Which of the following results in the greatest amount of brain damage following a stroke?
A. excess calcium entering neurons in the affected area
B. reduced oxygen reaching neurons
C. reduced glucose reaching neurons
D. fluid reductions in the brain
Answer: A
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Sex education programs
a. have been shown to increase teen pregnancy rates. b. cause a decline in the use of contraceptives. c. work better in the United States than in other countries. d. have shown some success in reducing sexual activity and increasing contraceptive use.
Fechner proposed two ways to measure the lowest level of a sensation. One was the point of stimulus intensity below which no sensation is reported and above which subjects do experience a sensation; the other was ____.?
a. ?whether or not a stimulus is present or absent, sensed or not sensed b. ?the point of sensitivity at which the least change in a stimulus results in a change of sensation c. ?the level at which two points of stimulation can be distinguished d. ?the smallest difference that can be detected between two physical stimuli e. ?None of the choices are correct.
Based upon Ebbinghaus' research using nonsense syllables, forgetting curves show that most unfamiliar information is:
A. forgotten within the first hour B. forgotten within the first eight hours C. forgotten within the first day D. forgotten within the first week
Creating interactive images that combine the meaning of foreign words with English words that share similar sounds is a mnemonic device known as:
a. the linkword system b. the method of loci c. chunking d. context-specific processing