Gregory was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, which produces degeneration in the basal ganglia. He likely will experience increasing difficulty with learning new ____ memories
a. ?declarative
b. ?procedural
c. ?episodic
d. ?semantic
ANSWER:
b
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a. skepticism. b. scientific thinking. c. critical thinking. d. empiricism.
Studies examining job satisfaction have found that, in general, __________ tend to be more satisfied than __________ with their jobs, even though the relationship between age and satisfaction may not be as simple as it appears.
A. men; women B. older workers; younger workers C. women; men D. younger workers; older workers
Research exploring the so-called "Mozart Effect" has resulted in which of the following outcomes?
A) Improvements in intellectual ability were either absent or minimal and temporary. B) Children forced to listen to this music actually suffered a decrease in intellectual ability due to deficits in alertness. C) Significant improvements in intellectual ability were found in longitudinal studies. D) There was such a variety of findings that no one conclusion was supported by a majority of the research.
An early theory of hunger proposed by Cannon and Washburn asserted that people are
motivated to eat when the a. hypothalamus signals the nervous system that blood-sugar levels are low. b. temporary fat reservoirs are low. c. set points for food are triggered by signals from the brain. d. stomachs are empty. e. blood-sugar levels are high.