Which of the following is generally true for people in their old age?
a. The frequency of intense negative emotions is highest at the age of 65.
b. As people get older, most become better able to regulate negative feelings and emphasize the positive.
c. People who have challenging occupations lose their cognitive abilities.
d. Cognitive enrichment can prevent most cases of serious cognitive decline and dementia.
B
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a. physiologically based needs. b. homeostatically controlled drives. c. rewards that motivate us to behave in a certain way. d. instinctually based motives. e. drives acquired through experience.
Many gay men and lesbians first sensed their biologically determined sexual orientation between ages __________, when they discovered __________
A) 3 and 6; a preference for their same-sex parent B) 6 and 12; a preference for quiet activities and hobbies C) 6 and 12; their play interests were more like those of the other gender D) 12 and 16; strong attractions to members of the same sex
Suppose you are given a test that asks you to identify similarities between two words
For example, one question asks, "How are a cup and a plate alike?" This test is most likely measuring which of the cognitive abilities tested in the Seattle Longitudinal Study? a. perceptual speed b. inductive reasoning c. numeric facility d. verbal ability
Defense attorneys often protest prosecutors' use of eyewitness testimony because:
A. memory misattribution errors may cause an eyewitness to make a false identification. B. eyewitnesses are prone to transience. C. poor eyesight in eyewitnesses tends to routinely invalidate their testimony. D. consistency bias may sway an eyewitness to a false identification.