Which of the following is a partial job description of a psychologist who holds the environmental/population perspective?
a) tries to understand how learning influences behaviors that affect child rearing
b) applies psychological principles to increase the tendency for people to turn off lights
c) engages in research on population genetics to see which genes are common across the world
d) uses cross-culturally sensitive messages to convey information so that it is understood by people globally
ANS: b
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Concerning REM and NREM sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. NREM sleep is dream-free about 90 percent of the time. b. Your first period of Stage 1 sleep usually lacks REMs and dreams. c. Brain areas associated with imagery and emotion become significantly less active during REM sleep. d. REM sleep may stimulate the developing brain in newborn babies.
Regarding the rate of depression among the elderly, after adjusting for confounding factors, researchers concluded that the rates for the elderly are
A) just about equal to the rates of other adult age groups. B) much lower than they are for other adult age groups. C) much higher than they are for other adult age groups. D) higher than those of young adults but lower than those of middle-aged adults.