Two of Dr. Brown's patients are in identical health, both having heart disease, diabetes, and limited physical abilities. However, one of these patients is 86 years old and the other is 56 years old. This example best points out what is meant by the term:
a. social age
b. chronological age
c. psychological age
d. biological age
d
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Individuals who can experience themselves as worthwhile only when they are in relationships with self-objects who will conform to their opinions, beliefs, values, and behavior are called:
a. alter-ego hungry personalities b. mirror-hungry personalities c. merger-hungry personalities d. ideal-hungry personalities
According to Lewin, a person's ____ consisted of all of the influences acting upon him or her at a given time
a. ?apperceptive mass b. ?essence c. ?life space d. ?hodological space
Your neighbor's infant daughter has epilepsy. They are considering surgery to help with the seizures, but they are worried that permanent brain damage will result. What should you tell them?
A. At that age, the brain is "plastic," so a different part of the brain can likely take over the functioning of the damaged area. B. They should carefully consider this option because any damage will be permanent. C. It will be difficult to tell whether there will be brain damage because infants do not really do much. D. They should proceed with caution because if there is any brain damage in the left hemisphere, their daughter might never learn to speak.
What theoretical perspective takes the position that pattern recognition is examined from various positions?
A) Form perception B) Prototype theory C) Feature analysis D) Template matching