The percentage of preschool children that were classified as obese has ________ over the last several years.
A. increased
B. stayed the same
C. not been studied
D. decreased
Answer: D
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Which of the following indicates that the model of bereavement proposed by Kübler-Ross does not tell the whole story regarding how people grieve?
a. There are actually more stages than proposed by Kübler-Ross. b. Many people do not go through the stages in the sequence proposed, and some show no signs of any of the stages. c. Men, but not women, seem to proceed through the stages in different orders and at different speeds. d. The bargaining stage does not occur very often because most people realize the futility of such a response.
When asked about whether the death penalty is morally defensible, Mandi argues that it is never acceptable to take a life. According to Lawrence Kohlberg, Mandi is at the phase of moral development where moral judgments are based upon:
a. conformity and loyalty to others. b. what is in her own interest. c. universal human rights. d. the rule of law.
Wickens (1970) found that the continuing to study items from the same conceptual category (e.g. vehicles, furniture) would interfere with information in short-term memory over time, an effect known as ______.
a. cross-conceptual integration b. semantic dampening c. proactive inhibition d. repeated testing
Erikson regarded wisdom as _______.
A. a stage of cognitive thought that goes beyond formal operational reasoning B. excellence in the performance of one’s life C. using tacit knowledge and personal values to help find solutions that contribute to the common good D. the virtue that results from successful resolution of the last psychosocial stage of development: integrity versus despair