Regarding the challenges of adulthood, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Peak earnings commonly occur during middle and late adulthood.
b. Most adults learn to work "smarter," both physically and mentally to offset the inevitable slow declines of adulthood.
c. When the youngest child moves away, the parents are referred to as "empty nesters.".
d. Career difficulties and unemployment can pose serious challenges to adult well-being because many adults derive most of their friendships from their work experiences.
D
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According to Erikson, when adolescents struggle to find and adopt a suitable identity, they may __________.
A. exhibit socially unacceptable roles as a way of expressing who they do not want to be B. readily form long-lasting and close personal relationships C. develop a sense of self that is concentrated on a unified core identity D. develop an identity disorder that carries through their adult years
Suppose that the heritability coefficient of intelligence is roughly 0.5. This means that:
A) 50% of intelligence is due to genetics, and 50% is due to environmental factors. B) 50% of intelligence is due to genetics, and 50% is due to unspecified factors. C) intelligence is completely determined by genes in 50% of the population. D) about 50% of the variability in intelligence scores can be explained by genetic differences.
While studying for an astronomy exam, Haley realizes that the swirling motion of the cream he has just poured into his coffee is similar to the motion of the solar nebula described in his textbook. This comparison helps him to remember the term for the phenomenon and represents an example of
a. maintenance rehearsal. c. semantic encoding. b. elaborative rehearsal. d. flashback memory.
Although sexual harassment can be somewhat difficult to define, a key part of the definition is
A) physical contact. B) requests for sexual favors. C) unwelcomed sexual attention. D) anything sexual in nature in the workplace.