Which type of psychology focuses on our potential for optimal
functioning and addresses such topics as love, happiness, creativity, well-being, self-confidence, and achievement?
a. positive psychology
b. psychodynamic psychology
c. sociocultural psychology
d. cognitive psychology
ANSWER: a
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a. Poverty rates decline for older Americans in part because both spouses contribute to retirement income through Social Security and pension plans. b. Poverty rates are higher for older Americans in part because of the lower economic status of widowed women. c. Older men live longer if there is a wife in the home to take care of them. d. Older men are 30 percent more likely to remarry after the loss of a spouse.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. from conception until two months after birth. b. from conception to the onset of labor. c. lasting about ten to fourteen days after conception has occurred. d. lasting from conception to approximately seven months gestation.
What does the term "goodness-of-fit" refer to?
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