How might you explain the discrepancy in cross-sectional research finding a decline in memory for lists of words, but longitudinal research showing an increase in factual knowledge and procedural knowledge?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: It could be that people do better on every day tasks that are meaningful and they may not even give their best effort in lab tasks that require what may seem to them to be trivial tasks.
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a. synapses. b. synaptic vesicles. c. receptor sites. d. ion channels.
According to the video, which of the following is a signal that a woman is about to begin labor?
a. The cervix hardens. b. The position of the cervix moves from the back to the front of her body. c. The cervix becomes very thick. d. The cervix moves from the front of her body to the back.
What percentage of people in their 60s does volunteer work?
a. 60% b. 50% c. 40% d. 30%
What are nine intelligences described by Howard Gardner?
What will be an ideal response?