Abnormal deposits of protein that form in the brain and are associated with Alzheimer's disease are called:

a. neurofibrillary tangles.
b. apolipoprotein fibers.
c. dementia transmitters.
d. amyloid plaques.


d. amyloid plaques.

Psychology

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A. presbycusis B. sensory deprivation C. sound frontation D. sound localization

Psychology

Distress-induced eating binges that are not accompanied by purging, fasting, and excessive exercise are characteristic of

a. purging disorder b. gorging disorder c. binge-eating disorder d. obesity disorder

Psychology

Arkes and Freedman's "baseball game" experiment asked participants to indicate whether the following sentence was present in a passage they had previously read about events in a game: "The batter was safe at first." Their findings showed inaccurate memories involved

A. omissions of information that was presented. B. participants who did not understand baseball and assumed more information was presented than actually was. C. creations from inferences based on baseball knowledge. D. confusions about presented information when it was ambiguous.

Psychology

Both correlational and nonexperimental studies intend to examine relationships between variables without trying to explain the relationships

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology