After an assessment, Dr. Find diagnoses her patient Lily as having a disorder of language and communication. According to the textbook, this is a kind of
A. aphasia.
B. neuropsychological disorder.
C. localization of dysfunction.
D. neurodegenerative disease.
Answer: B
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Disorders in which there is a break in consciousness, memory, perception, sense of identity, or some combination are called __________.
A. paraphilias B. anxiety disorders C. somatoform disorders D. dissociative disorders
Which of the following topics would be most likely studied by a social psychologist?
A. stereotypes, persuasion, and attitudes B. systematic desensitization, UCR, dieting, and superego C. unconditional positive regard, and hypnotic amnesia D. formal operations, Korsakoff's syndrome, and fight-or-flight response
What happens to typical low-birthweight infants in the first months after birth?
They will eat less than normal and maintain their low weight. They exhibit "catch-up growth." They exhibit early signs of obesity. They will fail to thrive.
The principal limitation of the information-processing perspective is that
A) it contradicts Piaget's theory of cognitive development. B) its components are difficult to reassemble into a broad, comprehensive theory of development. C) it provides an imprecise account of the mechanisms of cognitive development. D) it does not offer applications for teaching techniques that advance children's thinking.