Choose the true statement
a. Recognition memory declines sharply with old age.
b. About one-fourth of those over 65 live in nursing homes.
c. People become more fearful of death as they grow older.
d. Widows outnumber widowers about three to one.
D
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Homicide in adolescence is
a. lower among African-American males than among European-American males. b. greater among African-American females than among European-American females. c. the leading cause of death for Asian-American males ages 15 to 19. d. extremely uncommon, and is the twelfth leading cause of death among this age group.
Which phrase is indicative of a psychosocial crisis?
a. Managing a career b. Middle adulthood c. Generativity versus stagnation d. Concrete operations
Chapter 5 describes a study by Viorica Marian and Caitlin Fausey, who studied English-Spanish bilinguals. They presented two stories in English and two stories in Spanish
Then the researchers asked questions about the stories, sometimes in English and sometimes in Spanish. The results showed that a. there were no significant differences between conditions, demonstrating that encoding-specificity effect is weak. b. people were more accurate in the English-English condition, compared to the Spanish-Spanish condition. c. people were more accurate in the Spanish-Spanish condition, compared to the English-English condition. d. people were more accurate when the language of the stories matched the language of the questions.
Which of the following is accurate in regard to the long-term outlook for patients with schizophrenia? a. About 50 percent of people diagnosed with the disorder eventually recover. b. Recovery is possible only if the person stays on medication
c. Recovery is possible only if the patient receives psychotherapy. d. Complete recovery from schizophrenia is rare.