Does research show age-related changes in divided attention in middle adulthood?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Yes, this ability declines, but it may be due to a cohort effect and it may depend on the types of tasks that people are being asked to multi-task (real world demands vs. lab tasks).

Psychology

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What is one criticism of Chomsky's theory of language?

A. It downplays the importance of environmental influences. B. It ignores the biological components of language. C. It does not explain how children learn language. D. It fails to account for how we can create new sentences.

Psychology

Explain Binet’s reservations about intelligence testing.

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Teens who take pride in their ethnic heritage show which of the following characteristics?

a. low self-esteem b. high risk of drug use c. high risk of engaging in violent behavior d. strong sense of personal identity

Psychology

The goal of which field is to design machines and work environments so they are compatible with our sensory and motor capacities?

a. cybernetics b. kinesthetics c. consumer psychology d. human factors psychology

Psychology