Which of the following is true regarding the positive effects of marriage on physical and psychological functioning of older adults?
A) They exist for men, but there are no benefits for older women.
B) Those that were seen in early and middle adulthood have largely disappeared by late adulthood.
C) They are greater for women than for men.
D) They occur among both women and men, but are generally greater for men than women.
D
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If you wonder about the adaptive purpose of a common behavior (such as toddlers following their mothers around or teenagers wanting more independence from their parents), your wondering would be MOST consistent with the principles of
a. cultural psychology. b. humanism. c. biological psychology. d. evolutionary psychology.
Research suggests that bonuses based on employee performance can improve productivity ________
a. but threaten company survival b. and reduce company profits only slightly c. without increasing company costs d. and reduce company costs
Hadley is told that the achievement test he is taking is a standardized test. This means that
a. the test has been approved by the APA. b. the test will be measuring what is it intended to measure. c. similar scores occur when the test is given in a standard laboratory setting or in a naturalistic setting. d. uniform procedures exist for giving and scoring the test.
When variables are closely related and difficult to separate they are known as ____
a. confused variables b. conflicted variables c. confounded variables d. compounded variables