Which of the following are you most likely to find among the elderly in the United States?

a. higher rates of alcohol abuse than among younger people
b. higher rates of drug abuse than among younger people
c. prescription drug abuse and dependence
d. illegal drug abuse and dependence


Answer: c.

Psychology

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A. gender identities B. gender roles C. gender labels D. gender markers

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A difficult worker obsessed with completing a task quickly is classified as a _____, whereas one who dominates conversations and does not listen to other's ideas is a _____

a. tank / know-it-all b. know-it-all / tank c. tank / sniper d. sniper / know it all

Psychology

Which of the following is true of Franz Mesmer?

a. He dispelled the belief in animal magnetism. b. He believed that redistributing a person’s magnetic force field could restore one’s health. c. He proclaimed the use of exorcism as the only way to restore normal behavior. d. He uncovered fraudulent “natural healers.”

Psychology

When behavior is high in consistency, but low in distinctiveness or consensus, people tend to:

a. make internal attributions b. make external attributions c. make the fundamental attribution error d. show the self-serving bias

Psychology