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captainjonesify

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According to the test scores on subjects ranging from adolescents to 60-year-olds, sensation seeking begins to _____ during the middle school years and then _____ in one's 20s.
 
  a. stall; increase
  c. decrease; increase
  b. increase; decrease
  d. increase; stall

Question 2

In general, _____ people are more inclined to seek adventure, risk, and novel experiences than _____ people.
 
  a. older; younger
  c. cheerful; depressed
  b. depressed; cheerful
  d. younger; older


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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Test scores on subjects ranging from adolescents to 60-year-olds showed that sensation seeking begins to increase during the middle school years and decrease in one's twenties (Lynne-Landsman, Graber, Nichols, & Botvin, 2011). No significant differences were reported as a function of educational level.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
FEEDBACK: Zuckerman found that differences in sensation seeking occur at a very young age. In general, younger people are more inclined to seek adventure, risk, and novel experiences than older people.


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