Which of the following statements about age-related differences in Schaie's five primary abilities is true?
Only one of the abilities increases from ages 20 to 50.
Cohort effects may have been the result of younger generations completing
more education taught by educators who valued logic over facts.
After age 35, there were moderate decreases in all of the abilities.
Each successive cohort tended to score lower than previous generations in
verbal memory and inductive reasoning but higher in number ability.
Cohort effects may have been the result of younger generations completing
more education taught by educators who valued logic over facts.
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Tommy writes a behavioral contract with his parents which states he can go to a movie on weekends if he completes his school assignments. During the week Tommy tells himself, "Do your assignments so you can go to a movie on the weekend.". When Tommy makes this statement, it cues him to do his assignments. This is an example of ____________ behavior
a. self-directed b. rule-governed c. guided d. functional
Adolescents who think in a formal operational way are able to:
a. classify objects and ideas. c. use deductive reasoning. b. hypothesize. d. do all of these.
Tcrit must always be positive
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Kohlberg emphasized that it is the __________, not the __________ that determines moral judgment maturity when presented with the Heinz dilemma
A) way an individual reasons about the dilemma; content of the response B) content of the response; way an individual reasons about the dilemma C) final outcome; way in which that outcome was achieved D) emotional reaction to the dilemma; justification of the response