Diffusion of responsibility occurs when many people feel a responsibility to help in an emergency
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: FALSE
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Which of the following statements best describes the role of memory in later life?
a. There is no role for memory in later life because older adults have limited memory. b. There is wide variability in memory creating much change in memory throughout a person's life. c. Measures of memory suggest more stability than change throughout a person's life. d. Measures of memory are only reliable during adolescence making it difficult to examine memory in later life.
Regarding the lobotomy and deep lesioning, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Deep lesioning involves destroying small target areas within the brain's interior. b. When the first antipsychotic drugs became available, the use of the lobotomy was abandoned. c. Like the lobotomy, deep lesioning is reversible. d. Patients suffering from a severe type of obsessive-compulsive disorder may be helped by deep lesioning.
An advantage of Gardner's neuropsychological theory of intelligence is that
a. it explains correlations in the scores across many different measures of mental ability. b. it minimizes the importance of verbal ability. c. it is compatible with non-Western views of intelligence. d. eight categories allow for finer discriminations than two categories. e. each category is easily standardized for assessing.
Consuela and her parents immigrated from Argentina to Canada when she was 14 . When
at home, she obeys her parents and conforms to the traditional role of the oldest girl in the family. When at school or with her friends, she explores new activities such as acting and playing softball, sometimes against the wishes of her parents. Consuela's situation illustrates the concept of a. acculturation. b. acculturative stress. c. socialization dissonance. d. socialization ambiguity.