Which statement is true of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?
A. Most ALS cases are genetic.
B. ALS is not a degenerative disease.
C. Spinal cord and cranial motor neurons are destroyed in ALS.
D. ALS is caused by damage to ?-amyloid in nerve cells.
Answer: C
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a. make her think more about the factors that influence her memory. b. emphasize that, in the ideal situation, memory is schematic. c. inform her that the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon is more a myth than a reality. d. emphasize shallow processing for working memory and deep processing for long-term memory.
The type of knowledge that allows a specialist to work efficiently on a problem without the elaborate preparation that a new problem would require of a beginner is ______
a. intuition c. insight b. expertise d. problem set
Sean had a rare form of stomach cancer and underwent surgical treatment to completely remove his stomach. How will this procedure likely affect his sensation of hunger?
A. He will no longer feel hungry and have to rely on external cues to eat. B. He will now need to only rely on internal cues to determine when to eat. C. He will now experience a sense of hunger in his throat region. D. He will still experience a sense of hunger in his abdominal region.
Dilthey was concerned with a “______ of psychic life” which was an organized whole, a comprehensive unity that was harmonized with life conditions.
a. web b. nexus c. coordination d. complex