Why have scientists recently begun to realize that some of their long-held beliefs about the aging brain were false?
People are living longer.
Older people have become more aware of their own brain functioning.
Noninvasive imaging techniques that can be done on live brains have
become available.
More laboratory analyses of brains of deceased Alzheimer's patients have
been conducted.
Noninvasive imaging techniques that can be done on live brains have
become available.
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Which of the following would NOT be categorized as belonging to the same "concept" as the other three?
a. vision c. speech b. taste d. smell
The purpose of the Binet-Simon approach was to
a. determine which children needed remedial help. b. weed poor students out of the educational system. c. match workers with the appropriate job. d. test Galton's theories of intelligence. e. improve the educational system of France.
Does the phenomenon of sign-tracking appear to be adaptive?
a. No, because it can cause subjects to lose food. b. No, because it occurs only in the laboratory. c. Yes, because in nature signals for food are located close to food. d. Yes, because pigeons rapidly learn to ignore the stimulus and go straight to the food.
Identify four factors that contribute to depression in old age. Identify which of these is the strongest predictor of depression
What will be an ideal response?