One of your neighbors used to be a very heavy drinker. Eventually, she was unable to care for herself and was placed in a nursing home. She kept introducing herself several times a day to the staff and other residents. From what you learned about memory in this chapter, what do you think was most likely wrong with her?

a. She had experienced a stroke

b. She had Alzheimer's disease.
c. She had Parkinson's disease.
d. She had Korsakoff's syndrome.


d

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A) families and peers. B) travel to foreign countries. C) the local community. D) cultural forces and beliefs.

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A third dimension identified by Eysenck that reflects a predisposition toward disorders involving detachment from others, hostility, manipulation, and impulsiveness is

a. sociopathy. b. psychoticism. c. schizophrenia. d. Eysenck only identified two dimensions.

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What will be an ideal response?

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