According to Vaillant and Vaillant (1990), what best predicts health and adjustment at age 63?
a) Health and adjustment at midlife
b) Happy childhood
Consider This: Successful adult life may be our own creations.
LO 12.2: List distinct parameters that classify individual life
c) Access to health resources
Consider This: Successful adult life may be our own creations.
LO 12.2: List distinct parameters that classify individual life
d) Race and gender
Consider This: Successful adult life may be our own creations.
LO 12.2: List distinct parameters that classify individual life
ANS: a
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Which period is characterized by an increase in parent-child bickering and disagreements and a decrease in shared activities and expressed affection?
a. Early childhood b. Late childhood c. Early adolescence d. Late adolescence
The essential features of the “scallop” that distinguishes FI schedules of reinforcement are
a. a low, steady rate of responding and a long pause following reinforcement. b. a high, steady rate of responding and a long pause following reinforcement. c. a low rate of responding following reinforcement and a gradual transition to a high rate of responding prior to delivery of the next reinforcer. d. a high rate of responding following reinforcement and a gradual transition to a low rate of responding prior to delivery of the next reinforcer.
In vision, the photoreceptors are called
a. retina, lens, and pupil. b. olfactory bulbs. c. semicircular canals and vestibular sacs. d. pheromones. e. rods and cones.
Regarding tranquilizers, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Tranquilizers are widely used in the treatment of anxiety and insomnia. b. Tranquilizers can lead to addiction. c. Benzodiazepines are a family of tranquilizer drugs that act by boosting the availability of GABA in the brain. d. Tranquilizers are more toxic than barbiturates. e. Tranquilizers can reduce excess nervous system activity.