Which term is used for an expert who studies aging?
A. genealogist
B. gerontologist
C. oncologist
D. endocrinologist
Answer: B
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In the studies by Bigler and colleagues, children randomly divided into two groups on the basis of shirt colors, and referred to by teachers as "the reds" and "the blues" (without making negative or positive statements about either group), __________.
A. tended to make friends equally often in their own group and the other group B. tended to form in-group biases about their own group within a few weeks C. formed in-group biases only at the end of the school year, months after the intervention D. were initially biased, but became less biased after a few weeks
Guilford was a pioneer in the development of tests that measured
a. functional fixedness. b. divergent thinking. c. confirmation bias. d. convergent thinking. e. heuristics.
A sleep disorder marked by sudden drowsiness and sleepiness is referred to as ____
a. somnambulism. b. narcolepsy. c. sleep-state misperception. d. insomnia.
In a research study, it was observed that older students engaged in more spontaneous rehearsal than younger students, and when asked to identify pictures that had been shown to them fifteen seconds earlier, the older students showed significantly greater accuracy. This suggests that
a. performance on memory tasks is determined by age. b. performance on memory tasks is determined by genetics. c. there is a direct link between strategy use and performance on memory tasks. d. there is an indirect link between strategy use and performance on memory tasks.