The outcome for patients with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease is usually:

A. death
B. slow recovery
C. stabilization at some level of greatly reduced cognitive ability
D. dependent on individual response to treatment


A. death

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a. range of drug doses, effect size b. effect size, number of drugs c. number of drugs, effect size d. effect size, range of drug doses

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Naomi is playing backgammon, and when she wins a game, she attributes her win to her skill and planning. However, when she loses a game, she attributes her loss to bad luck in rolling the dice. Naomi's attributions for her performance when she plays backgammon are consistent with:

a. the fundamental attribution error b. a self-serving bias c. a self-fulfilling prophecy d. cognitive dissonance theory

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Which of the following psychological approaches has been found to be as effective as drug therapy for treating many cases of depression?

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