Lesioning of portions of the __________ can alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
A. caudate nucleus
B. putamen
C. basal ganglia
D. globus pallidus
Answer: D
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When explaining the cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder, a psychologist who supports a cognitive-behavioral approach would be likely to make which statement?
a. "Excessive use of defense mechanisms helps the person redirect his or her unacceptable impulses into more acceptable behaviors.". b. "Thoughts and actions that reduce anxiety are done repetitively.". c. "Some individuals' personalities need high levels of autonomic nervous system arousal, and repetitive thoughts and behaviors satisfy that need.". d. "Certain thoughts and actions are the result of abnormal activity in particular brain centers.".
Charles has changed a great deal. He has a difficult time remembering things, even simple things like where he is or what year it is. He is having increasing difficulty understanding people or saying things that make sense to others. In addition, he rarely cleans himself anymore and acts in very inappropriate ways around others. Charles is exhibiting many signs of a. depression
b. anxiety disorder. c. Parkinson's disease. d. Alzheimer's disease.
Glass and Singer (1972) exposed participants to bursts of loud noise while they solved puzzles. Some participants were told that they could turn off the noise by pressing a button. Others were not given this option. Glass and Singer found that:
A) loud noise produced dramatic decreases in task performance in both groups. B) loud noise increased task performance in the group with the escape option. C) simply having an escape option reduced the disruptiveness of the loud noise. D) loud noise increased task performance, but only in the group that actively turned it off.
The only psychological measures that have been found to predict school performance better than IQ are those reflecting
a. reasoning. c. executive function. b. strategies. d. attention span.