Which of the following is NOT true of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?
A) Most ALS cases are sporadic.
B) ALS is a degenerative disease.
C) The cause of death in ALS is failure of respiration.
D) Spinal cord and cranial motor neurons are destroyed in ALS.
E) ALS is caused by damage to Beta-amyloid in nerve cells.
Answer: E
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Rodrigo took a job placement test, and the results stated he would be best suited to work in a teamwork environment. The test indicated he was stable, outgoing, and friendly. Two weeks later, Rodrigo took the same test again. The results suggested a career with an independent work style because he was introverted and difficult to get along with. This test is ________.
A. non-standardized B. biased C. not valid D. not reliable
The Rescorla-Wagner model introduced the role of __________ in classical conditioning.
A. learning B. habituation C. extinction D. expectation E. acquisition
____________________ occurs when a police officer is placed in a position where she might be tempted to break a law and monitored to see what she will do.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to life expectancy?
a. There is no single trend about gender differences for life expectancy that can be generalized to the entire world, because nearly every country shows different patterns of life expectancy based on lifestyle choices. b. On average, men outlive women by 3 years throughout the world, but women outlive men by 2 years in the United States. c. On average there is no difference in life expectancy between men and women throughout the world, however in the United States men outlive women by 5 years. d. On average women outlive men by four years throughout the world, and by 5 to 6 years in the United States.