The theory of aging that states that people in their later years should retire from their jobs and find new, less demanding roles with less power and responsibility is:
a. activity theory
b. disengagement theory
c. geriatric theory
d. selective engagement theory
B
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Which of the following was NOT true of parents and children in Colonial America?
a) Parents believed adolescence was a special time of life in which young people transitioned to adulthood. b) Parents tended to be strict and expected unqualified obedience from their children. c) Parents were cautious about becoming too close to their children. d) Children were thought to be born with sin, and therefore needed firm discipline and severe religious training to prevent them from going to hell. e) Parents were emotionally distant from their children.
According to the text, spanking refers to a. hitting a child with an open hand without causing physical injury
b. striking a child with a blunt object such as a paddle. c. repeatedly striking a child with a non-injurious object, such as a folded newspaper. d. hitting a child with a small object.
Jane has just completed her quantitative study of the relationship between TV advertisement of breakfast cereals and the actual sale of 22 types of breakfast cereals. She is unsure which graphical representations she should use to show the frequency distribution for the amount of each cereal type sold after it was advertised. The BEST graph for her to use is a ______.
a. bar graph b. normal curve c. frequency distribution d. scatterplot
What is the most important factor for ensuring success in action research?
a. A team of participants led by an experienced researcher who controls all aspects of the project b. A team of participants who have basic knowledge of the research process and direct activities c. A team of participants who have a moral or epistemological commitment to the project