Early research on group decision making seemed to demonstrate that groups tended to make ________ decisions than individuals

Regarding therapeutic treatment of disorders and problems of daily living, the goal of research is to discover the most efficient ways to overcome distress

How do researchers test the effectiveness of particular therapies and make comparisons between therapies? What will be an ideal response?

Which of the following aspects of memory loss involving information-processing deficits has received the most research support?

a) Memory declines are due to changes in the ability to pay attention to and organize tasks involving memory skills. b) People in late adulthood have a different ability for inhibiting irrelevant information and thoughts which interfere with learning and recalling memorized information. c) The speed at which the elderly process information is slower, and perhaps contributes to slow reaction times in retrieving memories. d) The elderly suffer neuron loss that inhibits their ability to hold and retrieve information.