Which of the following is an accurate description of partner relationships in later life?
A) According to research, marital satisfaction is lower in the late adult years than when children are still at home.
B) Older adult couples typically are not sexually active.
C) Older couples report lower levels of conflict in their relationships than do middle-aged couples.
D) Married older adults who spend less time with their spouses report high levels of happiness.
C
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Albert Bandura is to self-efficacy as Julian Rotter is to __________.
A. self-image B. locus of control C. personal freedom D. self-confidence
According to Skinner, children learn a language
a. because they possess an innate language acquisition device. b. through imitation, reinforcement, and shaping. c. as the quality of their thought improves with age. d. only when they have reached a certain level of brain maturation.
According to Hobson and McCarley, dreams are more primitive and more bizarre than daytime thoughts because
a. dreaming provides an outlet for repressed thoughts and unfulfilled wishes. b. the frontal areas of the cortex, which control higher mental abilities, are mostly shut down during REM sleep. c. the id part of the personality is expressed more strongly during sleep. d. of lucid dreaming.
Because the amygdala receives information from the thalamus before it receives information from the cortex, you:
A) are hard-wired to fear animals such as snakes. B) can be afraid of something without knowing exactly what it is. C) would be best served to delay making important decisions for 24 hours. D) will only have fast emotional responses to life-and-death situations.