The occurrence of __________ after a head injury suggests a poor prognosis.
A. concussion
B. retrograde amnesia
C. contusion
D. anterograde amnesia
Answer: D
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Mr. Daniels continues to speak fluently and grammatically following a brain injury; however, what he says makes absolutely no sense. Mrs. Clemens has trouble speaking fluently, though she has no problem understanding the speech of others. Mr. Daniels appears to be suffering from damage to __________, while Mrs. Clemens is suffering from damage to __________.
A. Broca's area; Broca's area B. Broca's area; Wernicke's area C. Wernicke's area; Broca's area D. Wernicke's area; Wernicke's area
"Can-do" is to ____ as "will-do" is to ____
a. ability; motivation b. motivation; ability c. mentoring; leadership d. leadership; mentoring
A psychologist administers an intelligence test consisting of subtests, such as arranging blocks to match a picture and identifying the missing component of different pictures. The psychologist is administering which test?
A. one of the Wechsler scales B. the Stanford-Binet C. the K-ABC D. the MMPI-2
Darlene just found out that she made the dean's list, and she's in ecstasy -- singing and dancing down the corridor. Which area of the brain is directing her emotional reaction?
a. the hypothalamus b. the thalamus c. the reticular formation d. the cingulate gyrus