When the production of the protein beta amyloid precursor protein, which normally produces neurons, goes awry and produces clumps of cells that trigger inflammation and deterioration of nerve cells, this is called
a) Huntington's disease
b) Alzheimer's disease
c) schizophrenia
d) Parkinson's disease
b
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A key difference between Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia is that vascular dementia is more strongly
a. influenced by genetic factors. b. influenced by lifestyle choices. c. associated with dementia. d. associated with delirium.
You are the infant's "playmate.". When distressed, this child does not prefer you, but when the child wants to play, she chooses you. You are probably the child's a. mother
b. teacher. c. father. d. next-door neighbor.
According to the textbook, counseling psychologists are more likely to deal with:
a. problems in living c. drug addiction b. schizophrenia d. major depression
One aspect of intellectual ability that Sternberg feels is missing from other theories of intelligence is
A) metacognition. B) automaticity. C) practical intelligence. D) knowledge acquisition.