A researcher working with college-age football players is conducting a longitudinal study to examine an athlete's decline in physical performance as the athlete ages. What type of development would the researcher most likely be studying?
a) cognitive
b) personality
c) physical
d) social
c
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Chemicals released by the immune system that attack infections and communicate with the brain to elicit anti-illness behaviors are ____
a. macrophages b. cytotoxic cells c. cytokines d. natural killer cells
The predisposition to act toward objects or events in particular ways is part of:
a. the cognitive component of attitudes about the object or event b. the affective component of attitudes about the object or event c. the physiological component of attitudes about the object or event d. the behavioral component of attitudes about the object or event
Regarding lies and the polygraph, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. As many as 25 percent of all wrongful convictions include false confessions as evidence. b. Although the polygraph is popularly known as a lie detector because the police use it for that purpose, in reality, the polygraph is not a lie detector. c. The polygraph was invented in 1950 by Joseph Wolpe, who also created the comic book character Batman. d. The word polygraph means "many writings.".
Danielle is playing Trivial Pursuit and is asked to name the title of a classic American TV show revolving around castaways on an island. Danielle feels sure she knows the name of the show and thinks its first initial is G, but she cannot come up with the answer. Danielle is experiencing:
A) memory misattribution. B) the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon. C) retroactive interference. D) transience.