Background noise that affects cognition in the elderly is referred to as ______

Fill in the blank with correct word


interference

Psychology

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When Sue's friends decide to go to a movie instead of a restaurant, Sue goes along with them because she is afraid her friends will reject her if she doesn't. Sue's behavior is being influenced by

a. obedience. b. normative influence. c. informational influence. d. the foot-in-the-door technique.

Psychology

Research on aggression in toddlers and young children suggests that this group resorts to aggression to resolve conflicts ____

a. more than any adolescent or adult group (e.g., even criminal or gang groups)—but does not end up committing many extremely violent crimes b. more than any adolescent or adult group (e.g., even criminal or gang groups)—and ends up committing many extremely violent crimes c. much less than adolescent or adult groups—and does not end up inflicting much damage or committing many extremely violent crimes d. much less than adolescent or adult groups—but ends up committing many extremely violent crimes

Psychology

Myrna started taking the drug thalidomide in her sixth month of pregnancy. Chances are her baby will

a. be cognitively impaired. b. have heart problems. c. have deformed or missing limbs. d. suffer no harmful effects.

Psychology

Freud claimed that anxiety stems from:

A. things we learn about negative experiences B. unconscious conflicts that arise between the id and superego with the ego in the middle C. discrepancies between the way the world is and the way we want it to be D. the subconscious belief that good things cannot last forever, but bad things can

Psychology