In a study of middle-aged and older adults, theater-training participants showed __________ than no-intervention controls
A) fewer gains in working-memory capacity
B) greater gains in problem solving
C) fewer gains in word recall
D) greater gains in verbal IQ
B
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Prayer, incantations, and noise-making were all techniques for __________.
A. altering a person's brain functioning B. improving a person's dreams C. helping a person internalize good spirits D. conducting an exorcism
Thorndike (1920) called the tendency to judge specific traits on the basis of general impressions the
a. halo effect. b. general standoutishness. c. testing effect. d. experimenter bias effect.
When relationships are in distress
a. self-disclosure patterns change. b. one or both individuals may increase the breath of their self-disclosures. c. one of the individuals may increase the depth of their self-disclosures. d. self-disclosure is only negative in nature.
Two employees are performing the same job and are required to meet the same standards; however, one employee makes $2 per hour more for the job. According to which theory will the lower paid employee be unsatisfied because he feels he is being treated unfairly in comparison to his coworker?
a. McClelland's needs theory b. Equity theory c. Expectancy theory d. Consistency theory