Eleanor is an older adult who has quit volunteering at the food pantry where she used to spend 5 hours a week. She has stopped going to morning coffee with her friends, and her church has called on her much less than in the past. Which theory does this describe?

A) activity
B) continuity
C) disengagement
D) psychosocial

Imagine that a friend is worried about her interview. She passed the screening phone call, and did well enough on her conference call with the entire division to get called in for a face-to-face interview. Based on your reading of the Application section this chapter, which of the following suggestions represents something she should NOT do?

A) Never speak ill of past employers or coworkers.
B) Give a firm handshake.
C) Convey how she is a good fit for that company.
D) Reiterate how she is the most competent candidate.

A relatively durable change in behaviour or knowledge that is due to experience is defined as

A) mediation.
B) maturation.
C) learning.
D) conditioning.

In observational learning, a person who engages in a response that is imitated is a model.

Effective weight loss interventions are the ones that emphasize ______.

A) writing about feelings
B) eating low amounts of carbohydrates
C) behavioral changes
D) drinking a lot of water

Describe at least four (4) infant reflexes and discuss how these might prepare the child to survive in the post-birth world. Why do most of these reflexes disappear during infancy?