Now that she's reached old age, Veronica's heart pumps blood slower when she swims laps in the pool than it did when she was younger. At the same time, however, it pumps a larger amount of blood with each heartbeat. Veronica's heart is demonstrating which of the following?
A) Compensation
B) Plasticity
C) Optimization
D) Selection
A
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a. distributive negotiation; integrative negotiation b. cooperation; competition c. equality; equity d. group-serving; self-serving e. fighting; yielding
Studies of long-term memory for material learned in cognitive psychology classes indicate that
a. 10 years from now you will not remember anything that you now know. b. 10 years from now you will remember almost everything you know now. c. 10 years from now you will remember about 25 percent of what you know now. d. 10 years from now you will remember about 50 percent of what you know now.
Along with body growth, __________ plays a vital role in improved motor performance in middle childhood
A) abstract thinking B) more efficient information processing C) elaboration D) metacognition
Mary's physician is trying to test her visual perception. She shows six-month old Mary a picture of a boat until Mary no longer pays any attention to it
Then she shows Mary a picture of a house and immediately Mary begins to stare at the picture in entranced curiosity. Mary's physician was using the _______________ to test her visual perception. a. habituation technique b. longitudinal technique c. attention-span technique d. novelty technique