The strategy in which people concentrate on particular skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas is called __________.
A. expertise
B. sensory improvement
C. long-term potentiation
D. selective optimization
Answer: D
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The comment, "I have been in this line of work for the past 35 years" is best associated with ____. a. external continuity
b. internal continuity. c. external discontinuity. d. internal discontinuity.
Ronnie likes to play with his uncle Steve because his uncle always has new magic tricks. However, Ronnie has difficulty understanding how Steve can be his mother's brother as well as Uncle Steve. Ronnie's thinking is most characteristic of the ____ stage of cognitive development.?
a. ?concrete operational b. ?formal operational c. ?sensorimotor d. ?preoperational
According to the theory of signal detection, perceptual judgments involve
a. decision processes only. b. an absolute threshold. c. sensory processes only. d. both sensory and decision processes.
Recent studies on the progression of marital satisfaction in 7- and 8-year marriages found that it follows which one of the following patterns?
A) A level line that starts a steep decline after a short while B) A straight diagonal line that starts at a high point and gradually gets lower C) A straight diagonal line that starts at a low point and gradually gets higher D) A U-shape