Which of the following cognitive skills has been found to decline as people age?
a) verbal reasoning skills
b) episodic memories
c) spatial skills
d) working-memory capacity
d
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The ability to distinguish the views of others from their own views in defining their identities typically begins to develop during ______________.
A. middle childhood B. adolescence C. early childhood D. young adulthood
Conduct an experiment where participants see a number of target letters flashed briefly on a screen and are told to immediately write down the letters in the order they were presented. It is most likely that the target letter "P" will be misidentified as
a. L. b. I. c. R. d. C.
Which of the following students is LEAST likely to become depressed?
a. A student who strongly links everyday events to long-term goals. b. A student who views positive events as temporary and fragile. c. A student who is self-critical and self-blaming when they turn in poor work. d. A student who makes a daily schedule and tries to fill up every hour with something to do.
Which statement could help explain the higher incidence of depression in women??
a. ?Women are less likely to use a ruminative coping strategy. b. ?Women are more likely to have an interpersonal orientation. c. ?Women are more likely to engage in activities to take their minds off their feelings. d. ?Women are less likely to have experience with stressful life events.