An insurance company asked a neurologist to examine a patient who had been the victim of a brutal attack. The patient now has a language deficit resulting from brain damage. Which term will the neurologist use in a report of this examination?
a) alexia
b) aphasia
c) apraxia
d) aprosodia
ANS: b
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a. was limited to children. b. relied only on the correlational method. c. compared the average performance of large groups. d. was mostly limited to directly reinforced learning.
One major distinction between Asperger's disorder and autism is that
A. Asperger's disorder is associated with longer language delays and lower IQ B. Autism is associated with social impairment and Asperger's disorder is not C. Autism develops in early childhood and Asperger's develops during adolescence D. Asperger's disorder is not associated with severe language delays
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Which of the following statements about cataplexy is true?
A. Individuals who collapse from cataplexy remain conscious but are unable to move. B. Individuals who collapse from cataplexy are unconscious. C. Cataplexy is always paired with narcolepsy. D. Cataplexy is caused by an excess of hypocretin.