Marital ________, or a sense of control, leads to increased marital satisfaction in mid-life

Generalizing from research described in the text, you would expect older adults to suffer the LEAST memory decrement on which of the following tasks?

a. arithmetic calculations, such as balancing a check book b. memories of a trip taken in childhood c. recollections of clothing that one wore at an important occasion years before d. recall of the colors painted on the walls of the house one lived 40 years ago

Dara reads a story about a teenager whose parents were killed in a fire and now has no home and no money to live on. Dara is moved by the story and feels sympathy and compassion for the teenager. If she is like most people Dara will be motivated to

a. try to find out more about this teenager b. avoid helping the teenager in order to reduce her negative emotions c. volunteer to help the teenager d. forget about the story quickly