Imagine That a Psychologist Tests Your Mental Processing Speed Every

question 26

Multiple Choice

Imagine that a psychologist tests your mental processing speed every year, by, for example, testing how long it takes for you to push a lever after a light comes on.If you age normally, you should show

• A)no change in speed of response until after about age 60.
• B)speeding up until about age 35 and then a slow decline.
• C)a slowing by age 25 that becomes even slower as you continue to age.
• D)an ability to perform this task throughout your life at roughly the same speed, as long as your visual acuity is high.

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Suffrage

The right to vote in political elections.

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marks the year significant for several historical events, such as the completion of the Fifteenth Amendment in the United States, granting African American men the right to vote.