Jack and Sarah find that in their middle-aged years, many of their couple friends have either divorced or moved away, or do not share the same interests any more. Their adjustment illustrates which of Peck's issues of adult development?
a. socializing versus sexuality
b. ego differentiation versus work-role preoccupation
c. cathectic flexibility versus cathectic impoverishment
d. mental flexibility versus mental rigidity
c
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Which of the following statements is false?
a. People tend to form groups with people who just happen to be nearby. b. Exposure to a stimulus tends to increase our liking for that stimulus. c. Individuals tend to associate with people who like them. d. Individuals are attracted to people with dissimilar attitudes. e. Any factor that increases interaction among people can trigger group formation.
Alexander is hooked up to an electroencephalograph (EEG) in a sleep lab. As the researcher watches the printout from the EEG, theta waves appear. Based on this information, the researcher can conclude that Alexander
a. has just entered Stage 3 sleep. b. is still awake, but is relaxed and drowsy. c. has just entered Stage 1 sleep. d. is currently in REM sleep.
Mia likes to kick soccer balls. She has developed a mental structure for kicking that may be applied to different situations. This mental structure for kicking would best be described as a. a scheme
b. a fuzzy cognition. c. an intonation. d. an expressive style.
The overall outcome of Lashley's search for the engram was the
a. discovery of different engrams for different sorts of memories. b. realization that memories are not stored in any specific brain structure. c. discovery of a single engram for various sorts of memories. d. localization of engrams in the hippocampus. e. confirmation that memories are housed in the cerebral cortex.