Amanda and Peter declined offers from their pediatrician to perform amniocentesis or other screening that could identify possible birth defects. Some parents may refuse to have any screening done, because they would choose to continue the pregnancy regardless of the results for personal, moral, or religious reasons

Research on expertise in memory indicates that

a. experts do not really perform substantially better than other people on memory tasks, when you consider memory for material related to their area of expertise. b. experts are usually accurate in reconstructing missing parts of information from material that they partially remember. c. experts typically have both a well-organized knowledge structure in a particular area and outstanding general memory skills. d. expertise is primarily helpful because it exercises the mind, similar to the way a body-builder exercises the muscles of the body.

According to terror management theory, we deal with uncertainly and tragedy in our lives by:

a. becoming depressed b. establishing a positive self-concept c. going into a state of self-denial d. focusing on the quality of our interpersonal relationships with friends and family