The degradation of the myelin sheath around neurons is characteristic of which disorder?

A. myasthenia gravis
B. multiple sclerosis
C. Huntington's disease
D. lupus


Answer: B

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Approximately __________ percent of women develop PTSD over the course of their lives, while __________ percent of men develop PTSD.

A. 5; 10 B. 10; 4 C. 15; 12 D. 20; 5

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In the context of cognition, which of the following statements is true of creativity?

a) Cultures that have histories of greater prevalence of disease-causing pathogens are associated with greater creativity. b) It depends on convergent thinking rather than divergent thinking that is typically assessed in measures of intelligence. c) Creative individuals have been shown to have low capacity for hard work, and a low tolerance for ambiguity and disorder. d) Time spent living abroad, but not time spent traveling abroad, was positively related with creativity.

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Which of these help reduce bias due to oversampling from a group or cluster within the population?

A. simple random sample B. convenience sample C. cluster sample D. stratified random sample

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Research into the duration of short-term memory has indicated that when information in short-term memory is not rehearsed, it can be retained for:

a. less than 15 seconds b. approximately 1/2 second c. approximately 60 seconds d. up to 5 minutes

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