Name and discuss at least five reasons why the memory of a healthy person may fail
What will be an ideal response?
The "seven sins" of memory include transience, absent-mindedness, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and unwanted persistence. Other concepts include lack of attention, our rehearsal strategies, repression, cramming as well. Credit is not to be given for answers referring to Alzheimer's disease, surgery, or brain damage, since the question referred to "healthy" people.
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A) cardiovascular B) reproductive C) nervous D) skeletal
What is the term for the ability to overcome circumstances that place a child at high risk for psychological or physical change?
a) psychological maltreatment b) cycle of violence hypothesis c) resilience d) character
Hemispheric specialization refers to the fact that the receptive and control centers for one side of the body are in the opposite hemisphere of the brain
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following will produce a hemorrhagic stroke?
A) bleeding within the brain B) prevention of blood flow C) the formation of an embolus in the lungs D) the passage of a thrombus into the brain E) release of glycine in brain.