What do the research studies reveal about the effects of exercise on positive well-being measures?
What will be an ideal response?
A meta-analytic study of exercise interventions in advanced-age participants without clinical disorders found that the effect size for psychological well-being was three times greater than for control groups; aerobic exercise was the type and moderate intensity activity was the activity level that were the most beneficial. The study's authors noted that physical activity had a significant effect on self-efficacy and that well-being was linked to indicators of cardiovascular fitness.
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Dr. Fleming is a psychologist who develops tests used to assess behavioral and cognitive
problems caused by abnormal brain processes. Which area of research does Dr. Fleming's work best represent? a. cognitive neuroscience. b. behavior analysis. c. physiological psychology. d. behavior genetics. e. comparative psychology.
The first area to prune and become mature in middle childhood is the
A) occipital lobe. B) parietal lobe. C) hypothalamus. D) amygdala.
What do Abraham Maslow's and Carl Rogers's theories have in common?
a) They are both stage theories. b) They focus on unconscious motivation. c) They both fit in the learning/cognitive perspective. d) They believe that each human being is free to choose his or her own destiny.
Recall that in experiments presented in your text (Leippe & Eisenstadt, 1994; 1998), white college students agreed to write essays in favor of doubling funds for minority student scholarships, even though that policy would reduce funds available for majority students. What happened? Participants
a. who were initially prejudiced did not change their attitudes, but non-prejudiced participants did. b. convinced themselves that they supported the policy of expanding aid to minority students. c. changed their attitudes about the policy, but not about minority students. d. who were prejudiced refused to write the essays.