Basic psychology is the study of psychological issues that have direct practical significance

You want to test people's reactions to a new artificial

sweetener, so you plan to give them coffee with two different kinds of sweetener. However, you are worried about possible cues you may give people as to which sweetener they're getting. To address this, you have your assistant prepare the packets, so she knows which is which, but you do not. You then give the two coffees to your subjects. This type of experiment is called a experiment. a. double-blind b. single-blind c. placebo effect d. placebo bias

As cognitive-affective complexity declines with diminishing information-processing skills, older adults

A) compensate with an improvement in affect optimization. B) become depressed and overwhelmed. C) become less resilient. D) withdraw from most social activities.