Candy is a two-year-old with a moderate intellectual disability. She appears to have a single crease across the palm of her hand, slanted eyes, and a harsh voice. What diagnosis would Candy most likely be given?
a. Down syndrome
b. autism spectrum disorder
c. fragile X syndrome
d. learning disability
a
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Which of the following differs, on average, between homosexual men and heterosexual men?
a. Anatomy of the digestive system b. Anatomy of the hypothalamus c. Number of younger sisters d. Number of younger brothers
Lateralization refers to the
a. specialization of the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex. b. organizational structure of the peripheral nervous system. c. plasticity of the spinal cord. d. number of neurons produced during prenatal development.
Ralph sees his new door-to-door sales job as a threat because he sometimes encounters hostile strangers. Tom views the same job as a chance to meet an interesting variety of people. Their emotional responses will almost surely differ due to differences in their
a. primary appraisals. b. cortical emotions. c. secondary appraisals. d. perceptual sets.
Which of the following would be the most promising treatment for Huntington's disease?
A. enhancing formation of glutamine chains B. increasing production of huntingtin C. blocking formation of glutamine chain clustering D. decreasing production of BDNF