Simpson wanted to have a face-to-face conversation with the professor about the problems he was having in class. But instead he ended up texting "this is a hard course" to the professor. Because of the shift to written communication, Simpson can expect which of the following?

A) greater clarity with regard to his purpose
B) greater precision with regard to context
C) more opportunities to use body language
D) more opportunities for misunderstanding

Which of the following statements is true in the context of cognitive development in older adults?

A) Aging is unlikely to affect the processing speed of individuals.
B) Aging has little effect on the retrospective memory of individuals.
C) Aging tends to affect explicit memory more than implicit memory.
D) Aging has a more detrimental effect on memory for single items than on associative memory.

Informational appeals are based on the idea that people will be more likely to pay attention to a message and to subsequently act to change their health behavior if their related fears are activated.

According to Alfred Adler, each person creates a style of life, which is

A) a plan for achieving superiority.
B) a set of friendships and acquaintances.
C) a means of satisfying biological drives.
D) a way of making a living.

The ability to separate from the family and be an independent individual is called:

A) breaking
B) emotional cutoff
C) differentiation
D) triads

How does Bowlby and Ainsworth's theory compare to evolutionary psychological perspectives? How can it be seen as evolutionary psychology?