What explanation does research give for the finding that volunteers with egoistic motives tend to remain active volunteers longer than those with more altruistic motives?
a. Altruistic motives do not stand up against the personal costs of helping for long.
b. Altruistic motives are not genuinely felt.
c. Altruistic motives create more personal cost for the volunteer.
d. Altruistic motives help one manage the personal costs of helping.
a
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A group of people in their early 50s is meeting with a developmental specialist to discuss lifestyle changes. The group asks the specialist to summarize the research findings on stability versus change in personality. What should the specialist tell the group?
A. Many middle-aged adults tend to feel young, and in terms of basic personality traits, they perceive important similarities between their present selves and their younger selves. B. Personality does changes from adolescence to adulthood and some of these changes can be quite dramatic, leaving adults to struggle through midlife crises. C. People's basic personality traits do not appear to show continuity over time. D. Personality will change and could become unstable due to aging and illness.
FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME is to FETAL ALCOHOL EFFECT as ____ is to ____
a. BOY :: GIRL b. BAD :: GOOD c. SEVERE :: MILD d. ABSTINENCE :: EXCESSIVE
The participants selected to take part in an experiment are called the __________ and must represent those to whom the results will be generalized
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Your memory for cognitive psychology terms is an example of ______ memory.
A. semantic B. procedural C. episodic D. working