Korsakoff's patients are believed to engage in confabulation because

a. their sense of right and wrong has deteriorated, and they do not care if they lie to others
b. they have difficulty distinguishing between current reality an their memories of the past
c. they are completely out of touch with reality
d. none of the above


b. they have difficulty distinguishing between current reality an their memories of the past

Psychology

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a. decision making. b. insightful problem solving. c. divergent thinking. d. deductive reasoning.

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What will be an ideal response?

Psychology

Chomsky proposed that

a. reinforcement is needed for normal language development. b. language arises from unknown supernatural influences. c. there is an inborn linguistic processor for language. d. language develops via imitation and social interaction.

Psychology

Ellis (1989) identified three theories of rape. Which of the following is not one of these theories?

A. feminist theory B. domination theory C. social-learning approach D. evolutionary theory

Psychology