Which of the following statements about middle-aged children and their aging parents is true?
A) Adults of past generations were more devoted to their aging parents than contemporary adults.
B) Approximately two-thirds of older adults in the United States do not live in close proximity to any of their children.
C) A longer life expectancy means that adult children and their parents are increasingly likely to grow old together.
D) Adult children spend less time in physical proximity to their parents today than in the past.
C
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a. accommodation. b. convergence. c. linear perspective. d. stereoscopic vision.
Results of research on latent learning and observational learning suggest all of the following EXCEPT
a. Learning can occur without obvious reward. b. Learning can be interpreted in cognitive concepts. c. Learning cannot be explained in behavioral terms alone. d. Learning can occur only if the operant is reinforced.
The tendency to respond to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus is called ______________
A) generalization B) adaptation C) discrimination D) extinction
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a) independence b) metacognition c) metamemory d) mental processing speed