Which theory of aging suggests that the mechanical functions of the body simply stop working efficiently as people age?
A. person-centered theory
B. activity theory
C. wear-and-tear theory
D. dual-process theory
Answer: C
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The experience of learned helplessness is ____
a. more likely to occur for an entity theorist than an incremental theorist b. more likely to occur for an incremental theorist than an entity theorist c. pleasant for an entity theorist, but unpleasant for an incremental theorist d. unpleasant for an entity theorist, but pleasant for an incremental theorist
Which term refers to learning that is out of our awareness, but influences conscious thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?
A. implicit or nondeclarative memory B. defense mechanisms C. explicit memory D. collective unconscious
Researchers now believe that most adolescents:
A. experience great psychological turmoil B. successfully negotiate their teenage years C. have many emotional problems D. pass on to postconventional moral development
Siegler's adaptive strategy choice model basically adopts ________ and applies it to cognitive development
a. Piaget's theory of cognitive development b. Freud's psychoanalytic method c. the idea of natural selection from Darwin's theory of evolution d. the information processing idea of children as computers