When we compare ourselves to others who are less capable, we are engaged in a(n) ________
A) downward attribution
B) upward attribution
C) downward social comparison
D) upward social comparison
E) lateral social attribution
Answer: C
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The Big Five personality traits remain quite stable throughout adulthood; a proposed sixth trait, dependence on others, is observed in
A. Asia. B. Australia. C. the Philippines. D. the United States.
Studies of changes in intelligence as a function of aging suggest that:
a) both fluid and crystallized intelligence tend to decline with age in adults. b) crystallized intelligence tends to decline with age in adults but fluid intelligence does not. c) fluid intelligence tends to decline with age in adults but crystallized intelligence does not. d) neither fluid nor crystallized intelligence declines with age in adults.