The term used to describe any significant global deterioration in intellectual abilities in older adults is _______
a. Alzheimer's disease
b. dementia
c. depression
d. Parkinson's disease
Answer: b. dementia
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What device uses electrodes placed on the outside of the skull to record electrical activity within the brain?
A. computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan B. functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan C. electroencephalogram (EEG) D. semi-natural augmented recording localizer (SNARL)
Grace is serving on a jury for the first time. She entered the jury room with a dollar amount in mind for damages but, following deliberations, she agreed to a significantly higher number. This is an example of ____
a. ?groupthink b. ?deindividuation c. ?social facilitation d. ?group polarization
Information at the beginning and end of a list tends to be more easily recalled than information in the middle of the list. This cognitive process is called
a. encoding. c. serial-position effect. b. chunking. d. the Magic Number Seven.
The involuntary muscular reactions to specific types of stimulation seen in newborns are referred to as ___________
A) tremors B) reflexes C) ticks D) spasms