Ruth is 80 years old and terminally ill with cancer. As she reflects back on her life, she comes to the conclusion that she has lived a full and productive life, and that it could not have been better lived in any other way. Ruth has successfully mastered the developmental task of
a. intimacy versus isolation.
b. generativity versus stagnation.
c. industry versus inferiority.
d. integrity versus despair.
d
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According to social facilitation theory, task performance is sometimes enhanced by the presence of others and sometimes hurt by the presence of others. Generally speaking, this depends upon ____
a. whether the task at hand is easy or hard. b. whether or not the others who are present are engaged in the same task. c. whether the person is an introvert or an extrovert. d. whether or not the others who are present are members of a social ingroup.
Functionalism focused on:
A. having subjects look inward and report on the workings of their minds B. the fact that perception was more than the sum of its parts C. how the mind helped the organism to adapt to its surroundings D. the objective, scientific analysis of observable behaviors
Initially, infants respond to videos of people
A) as make-believe characters. B) in a fearful manner. C) with indifference, paying little attention to the characters. D) as if viewing people directly.
When overweight and obesity rates are combined, ____ percent of Americans are considered to be at an unhealthy weight.
A) 27 B) 47 C) 67 D) 87