Regarding the characteristics of psychosis, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. The speech of psychotic patients tends to be garbled and chaotic.
b. Psychotic patients have severely disturbed emotions and may show a "flat affect.".
c. A psychotic patient often exhibits a "split personality" with at least two identities.
d. Psychotic patients often experience delusions and/or hallucinations.
C
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a. ?alexia without agraphia b. ?phonemic but not semantic paraphasias c. ?mild cognitive impairment d. ?a persistent vegetative state
What is one of the criticisms of adaptationism?
a. Factors other than adaptation can cause evolutionary change. b. A trait must be adaptive in the present environment because it was adaptive in past environments. c. A trait that evolved for a specific purpose in the past typically retains its native function. d. Traits that are passed down from generation to generation do not always support survival of the species.
Knowing how the nervous system and brain work is central to any understanding of our behavior, emotions and cognitive processes. This statement best represents the focus of ______.
A. sociology B. psychology C. neuroscience D. neuroimaging
What is the connection between concrete operational thinking and conventional moral
reasoning? What will be an ideal response?