Regarding aging and ageism, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Popular stereotypes of the "dirty old man," "meddling old woman," "senile old fool," and the like help perpetuate myths about aging.
b. In some societies, ageism is expressed as respect for the elderly.
c. Ageism is being shown when older people are spoken to in an overly polite, slow, loud, and simple way, implying that they are infirm, even when they are not.
d. Basing retirement on a person's age makes sense, since older workers in most occupations perform poorly in jobs that require both speed and skill.
D
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a. sexual pain disorder. b. arousal disorder. c. paraphilia. d. desire disorder.
A person with damage to the amygdala in the limbic system will most likely experience problems with
A. aggressive behavior. B. memory. C. focusing attention. D. eating and drinking.
Learned helplessness is the theory that depression is caused by a lack of connection between responses and their outcome, which was proposed by________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The realization that other people have their own set of beliefs and perspectives of a shared situation is known as ______.
a. theory of mind b. centration c. ego depletion d. vicarious reinforcement