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Cynthia has just experienced a hassle, which could influence her cognitive functioning. She has MOST likely just experienced _____.

A) the death of a loved one
B) the birth of a child
C) a job loss
D) a traffic jam

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In adulthood, only a select number of previously developed abilities can be enhanced or diminished.

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B) False

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Define fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence. Describe age-related changes in fluid and crystallized intelligence, including how each type of intelligence relates to overall IQ scores.

Intelligence that reflects accumulated learning is referred to as "_____ intelligence."

If a person is experiencing stress and the person's organ reserve is depleted, the physiological toll of those stressors can _____.

The superior strategies of the expert permit selective optimization with compensation.

When the thought required for an action has become routine, and it appears that most aspects of the task are performed instinctively, the performance of the task is _____.

Crystallized intelligence allows an individual to demonstrate the immediate recall of nonsense words.

Expert thought is _____.

Which of Robert Sternberg's three forms of intelligence is sometimes called "street smarts"?

A psychologist who is studying the mathematical abilities of adults finds significant differences between the scores of adults born 50 years ago, when rote learning was stressed, and those born 25 years ago, when more progressive approaches to education were popular. This is an example of a(n) _____.

Women are more apt to use an emotion-focused coping style for stress than men.

Despite experiencing Hurricane Katrina, Alice continues to believe that God is caring and benevolent. Because of these beliefs, Alice is more likely to experience _____ after experiencing Katrina.

A(n) _____ is any situation, event, experience, or other stimulus that causes a person to feel stressed.

All the following contribute to the development of expertise EXCEPT _____.

When confronted with stress, women are likely to "_____."

Thinking that occurs without deliberate, conscious thought is _____ processing.

Robert Sternberg has proposed _____ fundamental forms of intelligence.

Expert thought is _____; that is, the complex action and thought required by most people have become routine.

Practical intelligence is sometimes called "_____ intelligence," because it is not obvious on tests.