. Which of the following is FALSE?
A. The three major coping styles are equally effective strategies in each situation.
B. Denial and avoidance can be helpful in the short term.
C. The cumulative effect of many daily hassles is more detrimental to well-being than relatively infrequent major life events.
D. The number of daily hassles has less impact on health than one’s perception of them.
Ans: A
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Regarding physical and cognitive changes in late adulthood, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Age-related declines in memory are generally not at a level significant enough to impair daily functioning. b. Aging brings loss of bone density and muscle mass, as well as reduced sharpness or acuity of the senses. c. Reaction times slow, which may have an impact on driving abilities. d. Immune system functioning declines, making older people more susceptible to illness. e. Fluid intelligence increases across much of the life span, only beginning to decline around age 70.
Alcohol enhances cognitive functioning
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
How are the brains of older adults and younger adults different as it relates to older adults maintaining their cognitive functioning?
A) The brains of older adults become de-differentiated. B) The brains of older adults are characterized by a more developed prefrontal cortex. C) The brains of older adults become more specialized in processing cognitive tasks. D) The brains of older adults exhibit a greater hippocampal volume.
When Myers and Sperry severed the corpus callosum in cats, they found that ________
a. one side of the brain did not know what the other side was doing. b. abnormal eating behaviors occurred because the cats could not regulate hunger. c. the left side of the cats' bodies were not affected by this operation. d. disorganized electrical activity spread from one hemisphere to the other.