Jonas is being tested for decline in cognitive functioning. The test involves assessing his ability to plan actions, allocate attention to goals, detect errors, monitor progress on tasks, and deal with novel or difficult circumstances. The researchers are testing Jonas' ________ attention.
sustained
executive
divided
selective
executive
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When people feel anonymous and lack personal accountability, they may abandon their normal restraints and inhibitions. This is known as __________.
A. group polarization B. social loafing C. deindividuation D. group think
According to the discussion of puberty in Chapter 4,
a. Asian-American females reach puberty before females from other ethnic groups. b. body weight is typically correlated with the age at which a female reaches puberty. c. contrary to Theme 4, young females' reactions to puberty show remarkably little variation. d. in the United States, the average girl enters puberty between the ages of 8 and 10.
Which statement best characterizes the relationship between stress and illness? a. Stress increases the number of lymphocytes in the bloodstream, which diminishes the body's ability to fight offdisease
b. Stress increases levels of adrenaline and other hormones that suppress immune cell activity and increasesusceptibility to illness. c. Stress increases the negative attributions that people make, and negative attributions can become self-fulfillingprophecies. d. Under high levels of stress, people tend to sleep too much, which weakens the immune system and makesillness more likely.
Which is considered a risky behavior in relation to AIDS?
a. whispering close to someone b. sharing drinking glasses c. multiple sex partners d. using a public toilet seat