A 52-year-old woman who experiences hot flashes and the cessation of menstruation is most likely exhibiting
a. menarche. c. menopause.
b. late adulthood. d. all of these.
C
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Ann suffers from bulimia and has been gaining weight. Her parents are concerned and have been encouraging her to go on a diet. What would you tell her and her parents?
a. "She lacks the will power to diet successfully." b. "She has an unconscious reason to maintain weight." c. "An inherited endocrine dysfunction is most likely responsible for the difficulty she has losing weight." d. "Dieting is likely to contribute directly to subsequent binge eating."
Which of the "Big Five" personality traits pertains to the degree to which a person demonstrates curiosity and interest in new experiences?
A. extroversion B. openness C. conscientiousness D. neuroticism
Emily has a disorder that is produced by an injury to a gene on the X chromosome, producing a mild to moderate mental impairment. What disorder does Emily have?
A. Down syndrome B. Tay-Sachs disease C. fragile X syndrome D. Klinefelter's syndrome
Chapter 1 in your textbook discusses the Atkinson-Shiffrin model as an important example of the information-processing approach. According to this model,
a. almost all the stimuli that pass through sensory memory will end up in long-term memory. b. we need to identify the biological correlates of memory. c. memory can be represented as a series of stages, in which information is passed between separate storage areas. d. an item is more likely to be stored in memory if it is accompanied by insight.