Why is it that older adults seem to have declines in their psychomotor speed and their working memories when compared to younger adults?
a. Because they experience a reduction in neurofibrillary tangles, which inhibits the ability of neurons to send messages at a maximally efficient speed.
b. Because they experience a reduction in the ability of the corpus callosum to send messages from one cerebral hemisphere to the other.
c. Because they experience more neuronal death in the diencephalon (the thalamus and hypothalamus), which hinders these cognitive skills.
d. Because they show greater activation of the prefrontal cortex on easier tasks, thus "using up" their brain power before they ascend to more difficult tasks.
d
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According to your textbook, the word heterosexism refers to
a. a bias against individuals who are heterosexual. b. a bias against individuals who are lesbian, gay, or bisexual. c. a greater bias against lesbians than against gay males. d. a positive attitude toward all intimate relationships, whether they are heterosexual or lesbian, gay, or bisexual.
Suppose that you read an article that reports gender differences in aggression in Culture A, but gender similarities in aggression in Culture B. How would the social constructionist perspective explain these results?
a. Evolutionary forces operated differently in the two cultures. b. Each culture creates its own definition of aggression. c. Aggressive behavior is favored by the school system in Culture A, but not in Culture B. d. Both cultures have adopted an essentialist perspective on gender differences.
What is the authors' position on the use of animal research in psychology?
A) Animal research provides important insights but also comes with costs in terms of death and suffering of these subjects. B) All animal research must be ended as soon as is possible. C) It is more desirable to harm animals than to harm humans in the research process. D) Results from animal research cannot inform us of how the same phenomenon occur with humans.
The competence-performance gap is likely to be larger when
A) the adolescent's attention is divided among different problems. B) the material fits well with the teen's own views. C) the matter is personally relevant. D) the information being considered is more familiar.