Optimal aging is
A) facilitated by societal contexts that promote effective person–environment fit.
B) easily measurable by examining cognitive performance, cardiovascular functioning, and degree of disability.
C) measured by examining each older adult's specific achievements and physical characteristics.
D) a concept that only applies to older adults who are financially secure and socially supported.
A
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What percentage of the subjects in Milgram's experiment on obedience actually completed the shock series?
A. Less than 1 percent B. Between 5 and 10 percent C. 65 percent D. 90 percent
Which parental characteristics are most highly associated with effective coping to the addition of a child to a family?
a. Realistic expectation about children and good overall mental health b. Authoritarian style and ambivalence toward the child c. Low socioeconomic level and newly married d. Low sense of filial responsibility and high levels of marital satisfaction
Many people believe that there are more deaths in the United States each year due to tornadoes than deaths due to asthma, even though asthma kills more people. This mistaken belief is due in part to the reports of tornadoes being more vivid. This is an example of how our judgments are affected by ____.?
a. ?the availability heuristic b. ?the representativeness heuristic c. ?the confirmation bias d. ?loss aversion
What research advantage is present when studying behavioral differences in monozygotic twins?
Since the twins have different genotypes at birth, behavioral differences can more likely be attributed to nature rather than nurture. Since the twins maintain identical genotypes throughout their lifetimes, behavioral differences are 100 percent attributable to differences in their environments. Since the twins have identical genotypes at birth, behavioral differences can more likely be attributed to differences in their environments. Since the twins are born with identical phenotypes, behavioral differences will also be identical.