____________ is/are demonstrated by prejudicial, discriminatory behaviors stemming from negative stereotyping based on a person's age, whether young or old
a) Stereotypes
b) Racism
c) Sexism
d) Ageism
Answer: d
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Which side effect can result from administering anesthetics to a mother during childbirth?
A. decreased physiological responses in the newborn B. fast labor C. a higher level of physiological activity in the newborn D. increased bonding time with the infant because the mother does not feel any pain
Which of the following statements best summarizes the medical treatment that women receive?
a. Women consistently receive more medical treatment than they need. b. Women consistently receive less medical treatment than they need. c. Women sometimes receive too much medical treatment, and sometimes too little medical treatment. d. At present, women do not seem to receive biased medical treatment.
Research on decision-making indicates that there are two main steps in making choices. They are ____
a. ruling out the "losers" in the full range of choices and then focusing in on selecting a "winning" option b. whittling the full range of choices down to a limited few and then carefully considering these remaining few options c. making a preliminary choice, and then reviewing your choice to be certain that you are satisfied with it d. establishing your priorities, and then identifying the choice that best complements your priorities
Which statement accurately summarizes the effects of sleep on long-term storage?
A) Sleep facilitates long-term storage because it prevents proactive interference from occurring that otherwise might interfere with consolidation. B) Sleep facilitates the consolidation of trivial information that might be discarded as unimportant in the fully conscious state. C) Sleep helps strip memories of their emotionality, thereby aiding in their subsequent clarity. D) Sleep helps us to remember what is important and discard what is trivial.