The most accurate summation of declines in information-processing skills in older adults is that they are
a. both inevitable and universal.
b. neither inevitable nor universal.
c. inevitable but not universal.
d. universal but not inevitable.
b
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According to the discussion of emotional reactions to childbirth,
a. almost all women feel that childbirth is one of the major peak experiences in their lives. b. most women actually have little emotional reaction to childbirth. c. most women are so physically weary that exhaustion is their primary reaction to childbirth. d. some women have extremely positive emotions, but some women have extremely negative emotions.
Which of the following is true? a. When regression to the mean occurs, the scores of the entire sample tend to become more similar over time. b. When regression to the mean occurs, participants who score at the extremes of the distribution tend to become less extreme when tested a second time
c. When regression to the mean occurs, participants whose scores are close to the mean tend to receive lower scores when tested a second time. d. When regression to the mean occurs, participants whose scores are close to the mean tend to receive higher scores when tested a second time.
Don is trying to determine whether all two-year olds react fearfully whenever a dog is barking. Which type of information is Don using?
a. consistency b. reliability c. distinctiveness d. consensus
When people explain their own behavior by providing internal attributions for actions that produce positive outcomes and external attributions for actions that produce negative outcomes:
a. they are making the fundamental attribution error b. they initiate a self-fulfilling prophecy c. they experience cognitive dissonance d. they are showing a self-serving bias