The strategy in which people concentrate on particular skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas is called __________.
A. expertise
B. sensory improvement
C. long-term potentiation
D. selective optimization
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
Rosanna scores highly in Gardner's spatial intelligence. Based on these test results, which of the following occupations might Rosanna be best suited for?
A) writer B) engineer C) sculptor D) biologist
Marvin, age 7, and Edgar, age 4, are sitting at the table as their mother pours milk into their glasses. Both glasses are the same size and shape. However, Marvin's mother notices a chip on the lip of his glass, and decides that it is safer if she pours that milk into another glass. The new glass is shorter and much wider, and when she pours the milk into the new glass Edgar laughs and says that now he has more milk than Marvin. However, Marvin is not upset because he knows that he still got the same amount of milk. Marvin is demonstrating __________.
A. formal operations B. decentering C. the preoperational stage D. the abstract operational stage
____________ refers to a self-protection strategy in which we are likely to believe that external factors are responsible for situations in which we perform poorly
a. Self-serving attribution b. Self-fulfilling prophecy c. Cognitive distortion bias d. False consensus
Regarding oversexualizing within today's culture, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Oversexualization leads young girls to see themselves as having value only as sexual objects. b. Young boys are just as likely to be oversexualized as young girls. c. Oversexualization of children has led to a loss of self-esteem, eating disorders, depression, and feelings of shame. d. Some studies have shown that sexualized girls perform more poorly on intellectual activities.