Which of the following is true of cognitive development?
A) As with physical development, people are at the height of their cognitive powers during late adulthood.
B) People typically retain their verbal skills and may even show improvement in vocabulary and general knowledge as they age.
C) Performance on tasks that require reasoning or problem-solving speeds, and visual-spatial skills tends to decline in early adulthood.
D) Crystallized intelligence is more susceptible to age than fluid intelligence.
B
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The major procedural difference between coping desensitization and interoceptive exposure has to do with the
a. adaptive responses taught. b. average length of session. c. way sensations are elicited. d. presence of exposure techniques.
In order to find the t-obtained for an independent t-test, which step is not required?
a. Set up the sampling distribution b. Compute the pooled variance c. Compute the standard error of the difference d. Determine the means of your groups
In the final stage of moral development, Piaget suggests that children shift their thinking from _____ to _____.
A) intentions; drives B) outcomes; intentions C) outcomes; drives D) intentions; outcomes
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. People with psychological disorders experience thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts. 2. Depression is a devastating psychotic disorder in which the person’s thoughts, perceptions, and behaviors are impaired to the point of not being able to function normally in life. 3. Hyperactive children are fidgety, restless, and socially disruptive and have trouble with impulse control. A constant pattern has been shown to interfere with normal functioning. 4. Dream analysis occurs when the patient transfers positive or negative emotions associated with the patient’s other relationships to the psychoanalyst. 5. The goal of substance-related treatment is to help an addicted person manage compulsive drug-seeking behaviors.