As the values for one variable increase from one person to another, the values for a second variable tend to decrease. This is an example of a(n) ____ relationship
a. positive
b. negative
c. curvilinear
d. inconsistent
b
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According to terror-management theory, people reaffirm their self-esteem, hope, and values in response to which of the following?
a. Global climate change b. Panic attacks c. Reminders of death d. Loneliness
When people hear a sound, their ears turn the vibrations in the air into neural messages from the auditory nerve, which makes it possible for the brain to interpret the sound. This process is called _____________
a) encoding. b) storage. c) retrieval. d) evaluation.
In Kohlberg's theory of moral development, individuals who have their own abstract ethical principles and accept social consequences when they break laws because of those principles have reached
A) Stage 2. B) Stage 3. C) Stage 5. D) Stage 6.
According to disengagement theory, older adults' social networks shrink because
A) an ageist society rejects older people and regards them as useless. B) personality changes make older people unpleasant company. C) motives that caused them to interact with some people are no longer valid. D) they prefer to spend time alone reflecting on their lives.