Now in his late 40s, Scotty has abused alcohol since early adolescence. He experiences severe memory limitations, as well as daytime drowsiness and frequent disorientation. Scotty appears to suffer from ______.
A. Korsakoff’s syndrome
B. Broca’s aphasia
C. alcohol myopia
D. Wernicke’s aphasia
A. Korsakoff’s syndrome
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Brain growth in autism spectrum disorder usually a. proceeds at a normal rate
b. first accelerates then decelerates relative to healthy controls. c. first decelerates then accelerates relative to healthy controls. d. proceeds at an increased rate throughout childhood and adolescence.
The ability to focus on an object without being distracted by other objects is known as
A) attention. B) alertness. C) automaticity. D) accessibility.
Which of the following statements about the polygraph method of detecting lying is TRUE?
A) It may fail to detect a lie, but it would never falsely indicate that somebody is lying. B) It may sometimes falsely indicate that somebody is lying, but it would never fail to detect a lie. C) Better results are achieved when the individual does not believe in the reliability of the test. D) Fear and/or anger experienced by the individual may be interpreted as lying.