The text suggests that the beginning and ending of the period of middle adulthood is defined by a variety of cues. Which of the following stage-defining cues is the best example of a PSYCHOLGICAL cue?
a. reaching menopause
b. the realization that one will soon retire
c. the youngest child leaving home for college
d. the slowing down of reaction times, making it more difficult to play baseball
b
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Barbara was six months pregnant when her mother called to say her father was in a car accident and had been taken to the hospital. Barbara believed that her father was probably not badly hurt, but flew home to visit her parents anyway. When she arrived, she found that her father was going to be just fine, though he did have some bad breaks and lacerations. This stress-related experience would
most likely a. have no lasting effect on Barbara's unborn child. b. contribute to sleep and feeding problems that Barbara's baby exhibited following birth. c. cause Barbara to deliver her baby three weeks early. d. result in Barbara's baby being somewhat hyperactive during the preschool years.
Katelyn is an attractive college student. Which of the following descriptions would people most likely give for an attractive person?
A. loyal, quiet, generous B. moody, insecure, pessimistic C. shy, reserved, smart D. sociable, outgoing, kind
William James, the founder of _____, emphasized the _____ of consciousness when he described it as a flowing stream.
A) structuralism; unity B) behaviourism; selectivity C) psychoanalysis; intentionality D) functionalism; transience
Smith et al. (2012) gave people 8 to 17 years of age a test of executive functioning and the Iowa Gambling Task, in which people choose whether to prefer risky decks of cards with big payoffs, and big potential losses, or less risky decks with lower payoffs and lower losses. They found that executive functioning scores improved steadily from 8 to 17 years of age and
a. children generally chose the riskier decks, whereas adolescents chose the less risky decks. b. the tendency to choose risky decks first increased in early adolescence, and then decreased in middle to late adolescence. c. the tendency to choose risky desks first decreased in early to middle adolescence, and then increased in late adolescence. d. there was a steady improvement with age in the tendency to choose less risky decks and reject riskier decks.