Imagine you meet a person who has damaged their orbitofrontal cortex. What would the most likely olfactory symptom be due to this damage?
A. They would be unable to discriminate pleasant and unpleasant odors.
B. Their memory for odors would be eliminated.
C. They could not consciously perceive smells.
D. They would have trouble finding the words to describe what they smelled.
Answer: C
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a. working-memory capacity. b. short-term memory. c. long-term memory. d. destination memory.
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A. fact that the concentration of ions is greater on the inside of a neuron B. fact that the concentration of ions is greater on the outside of a neuron C. difference in distribution for various ions between the inside and outside of the membrane D. negatively charged proteins inside the cell
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A. cognitive behavioral B. humanistic psychology C. psychodynamic D. trait
Which of the following is NOT a weakness of Piaget's theory?
a. Piaget's theory overestimates cognitive competencies in infants and young children and underestimates cognitive competencies in adolescents. b. Piaget's theory is vague with respect to processes and mechanisms of change. c. Piaget's stage model does not account for variability in children's performance. d. Piaget's theory undervalues the influence of sociocultural environment on cognitive development.