When making a complex decision such as choosing 1 of 10 different apartments to rent,participants ______.

A) spontaneously use multi-attribute utility theory
B) use the same decision strategies regardless of the number of alternatives they are choosing between
C) systematically search for all available information
D) often eliminate some alternatives on the basis of only one or a few undesirable characteristics

Which of the following skills is not a part of the formal operational stage of cognitive development?

A) abstract thinking
B) logical thinking
C) images of ideal circumstances
D) All of these are a part of the formal operational stage.

Research by Voelz et al. (2003) suggests that a ______ may be the most important factor in protecting against feelings of hopelessness.

A) high degree of enhancing attributional style for positive events
B) high degree of depressogenic attributional style for negative events
C) low degree of depressogenic attributional style for positive events
D) high degree of enhancing attributional style for negative events

A _____ is a person who specializes in the mental health of older persons.

A) cognitive-behavioral psychologist
B) mental health advocate
C) geropsychologist
D) developmental psychologist

Stress has been shown to put people at a higher risk for________.

A) unplanned pregnancy
B) heart attack and stroke
C) promotions at work
D) schizophrenia

Psychological maturity depends on which of the following?

A) Discovering one's identity
B) Becoming independent of one's parents
C) Developing a system of values
D) All of these

Unlike Freud,which of the following did Adler emphasize?

A) The conscious
B) Minimizing the importance of sex
C) The uniqueness of the individual
D) All of these are correct.