Older adults remember more positive pictures when exposed to both positive and negative pictures
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer: True
Rationale: Research indicates younger people remember positive and negative pictures equally, whereas older people are more likely to remember positive pictures.
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a. basic b. forensic c. applied d. I/O
Which of these is the best example of the behavioral component of an attitude?
a) Bea feels recycling is a great concept. b) Bob is upset when he hears a corporation plans to build a polluting plant near his home. c) Bill struggled to understand the arguments both sides presented in a debate over a new manufacturing plant. d) Betty wrote a letter to her senator asking her to support a law making corporations responsible for the pollution they cause.
It is a commonly known fact that dogs have a much keener sense of smell than do human beings. What is not commonly known, however, is why. Because you have studied psychophysics, you know the answer to this question. What is it?
a. Dogs have a better sense of smell because it compensates for the fact that their sense of taste is so poorly developed. b. Dogs have a better sense of smell because their noses are proportionally larger than the noses of human beings c. Dogs have a better sense of smell because they have far more scent receptors than do human beings.. d. Dogs have a better sense of smell because their olfactory processing centers are larger than the same part of the brain in human beings.
Sedentary healthy older adults up to age 80 who begin endurance training
A) show gains in vital capacity. B) should focus on non-weight-bearing activities. C) are at-risk for heart problems due to earlier inactivity. D) increase blood circulation to the brain, but risk personal injury.