In the attempt to discover more effective treatments for Alzheimer's, all of the following main areas are being pursued EXCEPT ______.
A. removing beta amyloid or blocking its formation
B. preventing tau from forming tangles
C. reducing inflammation
D. moderating neurotransmitter release
Answer: D
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a. The committee will split into opposing factions and fail to make a decision. b. The committee will spend less than what most members originally favored. c. The committee will spend more than what most members originally favored. d. The committee will spend about the average of what most members originally favored.
The reason that we can "see" a rainbow is because the light waves are:
A. at the shorter end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum B. at the longer end of the electromagnetic energy spectrum C. ultra-violet waves D. in our visible spectrum
Patti throws a temper tantrum in order to gain her mother's attention. However, her mother does not pay any attention and leaves the room. Patti stops her tantrum and follows her mother into the next room. To eliminate Patti's tantrums, her mother has used
a. reciprocal inhibition. b. shaping. c. aversive conditioning. d. time out.
Sally has a desire to eat a steak with a baked potato smothered with butter and sour cream. One component of her personality tells her, because she is overweight, that instead of eating the meal, she should fast and direct her efforts to ending world hun
Another component suggests that it would be better to eat a salad and a bran muffin, then run two miles. The fasting suggestion most likely was made by which component of personality? a. id b. ego c. superego d. oral