Which of these is a degenerative and irreversible brain disease that results in loss of intelligence, memory, and general awareness?
a) PKU
b) narcolepsy
c) fragile X syndrome
d) Alzheimer's disease
D
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Which of the following is the primary brain area involved in executive functions?
A. prefrontal cortex B. brain stem C. amygdala D. spinal cord
Waleska is a social psychologist who studies the legal system. Which objectives would she be least likely to pursue in her research?
a. improving the ability of police officers to determine when a criminal suspect is lying b. determining under what circumstances jurors are best able to understand and follow a judge's instructions c. assessing how judges apply sentencing guidelines to complex cases d. identifying the types of psychological disorders most likely to lead people to engage in criminal behavior
When we take a single sample mean as an estimate of the value of a population mean, we have
a. a point estimate. b. an interval estimate. c. a population estimate. d. a parameter.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Recent research is refining the search for genes that cause antisocial personality disorder b. Recent research on brain damage indicates that brain damage is found in psychopaths. c. Recent research on neuropsychological tests indicates that psychopaths score equally as well as nonpsychopaths. d. None of the above is true