You come home from middle school one afternoon with a report card that boasts all A's. You can't wait to show your grandmother, who has recently been visiting from out of town. When you hand her the report card,
she has to hold it at arm's length in order to read it, because the lenses of her eyes are no longer able to accommodate to objects that are nearby. This eye condition, called __________, is very common on older people.
a. cataract
b. presbyopia
c. presbycusis
d. retinitis pigmentosa
Answer: B
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A. functional fixedness B. convergent thinking C. using an analogy D. overgeneralization
A person with a disease-resistant personality is one who ____.?
a. ?is very angry and resentful b. ?handles stress effectively c. ?has an external locus of control d. ?is high on all big five characteristics
After being conditioned to fear a white rat, Little Albert cried in the presence of other furry objects such as a rabbit and fur coat. This is due to
a. discrimination. c. higher order conditioning. b. generalization. d. spontaneous recovery.
Janet is really fed up with her husband, Paul. He constantly starts projects but rarely finishes them. He has at least 10 different tasks that he has started and they are all currently "in progress."
When she asks him when he is going to finish, he is often evasive and makes no commitment because he is already thinking about starting on something new. It is possible that Paul suffers from: a) obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). b) attention deficit disorder (ADD). c) generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). d) histrionic personality disorder (HPD).