The Institute of Medicine's proposed prevention efforts are categorized primarily according to the age groups of the targeted populations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Consider the Implicit Association Test in which people are asked to categorize words as well as Caucasian/AfricanAmerican names. If you were to design a similar measure to assess implicit associations related to age, and more specifically, implicit negative beliefs about older people, which pattern of results might your IAT produce to indicate such ageism?
a. Participants report that they like younger-sounding names (e.g., Dylan, Carter) more than older-soundingnames (e.g., Gladys, Sydney). b. Participants take longer to pair positive words with older-sounding names and negative words with youngersounding names than vice versa. c. Participants primed with words related to old age (e.g., "Florida," "Bingo," "wheelchair") internalizestereotypes regarding the elderly and demonstrate slower reaction times to the categorization tasks. d. Participants are quicker to recognize and categorize photos of young faces than photos of older faces.
The most common treatment for heroin addiction is:
A. methadone B. detoxification C. imprisonment D. antidepressants
According to your text, imagery enhances memory because
A. research shows people like pictures better than words, so there is an enhanced emotional response. B. the brain processes images more easily than the meanings of words. C. imagery can be used to create connections between items to be remembered. D. pictures fit better with our basic instincts because children learn pictures before reading words.
When the reinforcer does not follow every response but occurs after a number of responses have been made or after a passage of time, you are using which reinforcement schedule?
a. continuous b. secondary c. partial d. semi-continual