Which of the following individuals has the greatest risk of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia?
A. Paul, who is wealthy and well educated
B. Rena, who completed college, though she has an average IQ
C. Jason, who is extremely bright but never finished college
D. Carrie, who is poorly educated
Answer: D
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a. EEG. b. CT scan. c. MRI scan. d. PET scan.
A friend has called you to "say goodbye" and tells you she is alone and how she plans to carry out the act using a drug overdose. She then hangs up on you, and you cannot get her back on the phone. What should you do?
a. Do not overreact because she is trying to manipulate you. b. If she does not call back in 15 minutes, call her. c. Call another friend to accompany you to this "suicidal" friend's house. d. Call the police or a rescue unit and tell them what happened.
Self-help groups and widow-to-widow programs are helpful to bereaved elders by
a. introducing them to potential partners for remarriage b. enabling them to find others to share special interests and hobbies c. encouraging them to get over their grieving quickly d. helping them to regain control in living e. none of these
Why didn't Latané and Darley (1968), in their study of bystander intervention in emergencies, use a manipulation more like events in the Kitty Genovese murder?
a. It would be unethical to expose unwitting participants to such a distressing manipulation. b. It would be impossible to ensure that the murder sounded identical to all participants. c. It would be impossible to assign participants on the street to experimental conditions. d. The New York City police refused to give the researchers permission to conduct their experiment.