If Your Hand Were to Automatically Jerk Back After Accidentally

question 124

Multiple Choice

If your hand were to automatically jerk back after accidentally touching a hot kettle,which of the following nervous systems would be responsible for this moment?

• A) somatic
• B) sympathetic
• C) parasympathetic
• D) autonomic

Recognize the importance and implications of social support and religious activity in the well-being of older adults.

Identify factors predicting psychosocial adjustment in old age.

Understand the potential virtues and crises defined in Erikson’s theory relevant to late adulthood.

Comprehend continuity theory and its application to successful aging.

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for observers, when analyzing others' behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the influence of personal characteristics.

Quizmaster Study

An experimental study that illustrates the attribution error by having participants rate quizmasters as more knowledgeable than contestants, ignoring the situational advantage of the quizmasters.

Randomly Chosen

Selected without a specific pattern, order, or reason, ensuring that each member of a set has an equal chance of being included.

Knowledgeable

Having or showing understanding, awareness, or familiarity with facts, information, skills, or subjects through experience or education.