Johnson is a socially awkward teenager and talks to everyone he meets in the same monotonous way. He has difficulty understanding emotions. On being examined, it was found that Johnson did not have the significant cognitive or language delays associated with autism. In this scenario, Johnson is most likely suffering from _____.
A. Asperger's syndrome
B. Turner syndrome
C. Huntington's disease
D. Tay-Sachs disease
Answer: A
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a. emotions are psychological events b. emotions involve a physiological reaction c. emotions involve an expressive reaction d. emotions involve objective experiences
Regarding the exceptional memory of Steve described in the textbook, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Steve's exceptional memory seemed to be based on highly practiced strategies of organizing digits into meaningful groups containing three or four digits each. b. After 20 months of practice, Steve was able to memorize approximately 80 digits. c. Steve's short-term memory improved through this intensive practice. d. Before he began practicing long lists of digits, Steve had an average digit span memory.
Rashma teaches a Parent Training Workshop, and she advocates that parents get to know the uniqueness of their children. She stresses that we can't see children's points of view because we don't know how they perceive the world and that children are innately good and working toward self-fulfillment. Rashma most likely identifies with the __________ approach to psychology.
A. behavioral B. cognitive C. psychoanalytic D. humanistic
A long structure leaving the cell body that action potential travel along is called the __________
a. cell membrane b. dendrite c. axon d. myelin sheath