According to your textbook's discussion of the ageism, this term

a. means that gender differences increase as people grow older.
b. is limited to biases against elderly adults.
c. is limited to biases against adolescents.
d. is typically aimed at elderly adults, but it actually means biases based on a person's age.


D

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A. cycles; architecture B. spindles; cycles C. cycles: spindles D. architecture; cycles

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Which of the following is a characteristic of people with an external locus of control?

a. They enjoy greater mental and physical health than those who are high in internal control. c. Their behavior is independent of the internal cues. b. They see little value in exerting any effort to change or improve their situation. d. They report lower anxiety, higher elf-esteem, and greater happiness because of their accepting nature.

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The t test for two related measures

a. is complicated by the fact that we have two different sets of numbers. b. is simplified by the fact that we really only focus on the column of difference scores. c. is not a valid test if the pre- and post-measures are correlated. d. is impractical because you do not know the population variance.

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__________ have a long evolutionary history of promoting survival

A) Guilt and envy B) Pride and shame C) Basic emotions D) Self-conscious emotions

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