Thiamine deficiencies affect nervous system functioning because thiamine
a. prevents excess apoptosis in the aging brain
b. protects the brain from adverse reactions to alcohol.
c. is important in the synthesis of glutamate.
d. is important in the synthesis of acetylcholine.
d
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a. All behavior is motivated. b. Advances in cognitive capacities occur into old age. c. Personality development ends at age 6. d. The roots of cognition lie in an infant's biological capacities.
______ refers to the ancient belief that mind and body consist of the same substance.
A. Dualism B. Animism C. Monism D. Spiritualism
Damian has been taking keyboarding classes for the past 6 months. He just completed a test designed to assess his current speed and accuracy. The test indicated he could input 65 words per minute with 95% accuracy. In this case, the test that Damian completed would be classified as:
a. an aptitude test b. an achievement test c. a standardized test d. a multiphasic test
Dr. Goldberg introduces irrelevant stimuli into a task and records how well children attend to its central elements. Dr. Goldberg is probably studying __________
A) planning B) selectivity of attention C) memory strategies D) elaboration