Why is conscientiousness a strong predictor of longevity?
What will be an ideal response?
Conscientiousness itself does not produce longevity, but the behaviors that conscientiousness promotes-keeping doctor's appointments, watching weight and food intake, avoiding dangerous situations, lowered risk-taking-contribute to a long life.
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Which of the following is not an example of a constraint on language learning?
a. Children tend to think that a novel word refers to a whole object, not to just part of an object. b. Children treat new words as labels for unfamiliar objects rather than assigning the new word to an object for which they already know the word. c. Children ignore novel words unless an object is pointed to directly and at the same moment the new word is introduced. d. Children do not treat novel words as synonyms for words they already know.
If P = 0.40 for the probability of getting a head on any one flip of the coin, then _________
a. the odds of getting 4 out of 4 heads equals the odds of getting 4 out of 4 tails b. the odds of getting a head on any one toss is greater than the odds of getting a tail c. the odds of getting a tail is greater than the odds of getting a head d. cannot be determined
During a lecture on the dangers of stereotypes, Dr. Humphrey stated to her class, "as an example of a commonly held stereotype, some people believe that African-American individuals are less intelligent than Caucasian individuals."
A student in her class who was not paying attention only heard her say, "African-American individuals are less intelligent than Caucasian individuals." Clearly there will be a problem based on this miscommunication, but the real issue is that the __________ of the issue that was provided by the teacher was different than that which was received by the student. a. communication b. schema c. point-of-view d. framing
A time when adults discover they no longer feel fulfilled in their jobs or personal lives and attempt to make a decisive shift in career or lifestyle is called ______
a. empty nest syndrome c. a midlife crisis b. the climacteric d. a midlife transition