According to the text, people in which of the following developmental periods are most likely to focus on the present, rather than the future or the past?

To help himself remember the name of his new colleague, Hope, Jose thinks about the meaning of her name—the feeling of hopefulness. Which of the following concepts best corresponds to Jose’s strategy?

A. Chunking B. long-term potentiation C. Semantic encoding D. Self-reference E. Imagery

The aldehyde 2 (ALDH2) gene may have a mutation that

causes a distinctly unpleasant response to the ingestion of alcohol, including facial flushing, heart palpitations, and nausea. This gene is present in about 40 percent of people of _____ descent, who are at low risk for alcoholism and tend to drink less than people in most other ethnic groups. A) Asian B) Hispanic C) Native-American D) African-American