Retired older adults who live on a fixed income often have difficulty making ends meet when prices rise. This reflects which of the following?

a. loss of secondary control
b. loss of primary control
c. inability to assimilate
d. inability to accommodate


Ans: b. loss of primary control

Psychology

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Ali is trying to patch the nail holes on his wall, but he doesn't have spackle to cover up the holes. His friend, Omer, rushes to the bathroom and gets the toothpaste. Ali looks at him very surprised and does not understand what he is doing. Ali's failure to think that Omer is going to use toothpaste to cover up the holes on the wall is an example of ____.?

a. ?functional fixedness b. ?confirmation bias c. ?a natural concept d. ?availability bias

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Research on the effects of caffeine consumption during pregnancy is:

a. unethical to conduct. b. never done, since few women consume caffeine while pregnant. c. likely to prove that it has the same effect as cocaine on the developing fetus. d. inconclusive in terms of its effects.

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_______________ is a fundamental personality dimension that describes whether people are cooperative and secure, or irritable and abrasive

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