How concerned should a parent be if his child scores 82 on an I.Q. test?
What will be an ideal response?
The student should mention that this score is just below the average range, on the
high end of the classification for a slow learner. From here, answers will vary.
Students may wish to mention the student's motivation and concentration abilities,
the tester and the testing environment, the validity or appropriateness of the test,
and the fact that it only measures certain types of intellectual abilities.
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Why do people almost never act out their dreams during REM sleep? a. The content of most dreams includes conversations with no action. b. People learn, beginning in early childhood, to remain quietly in bed. c. Brain activity is at its minimum during REM sleep
d. The major postural muscles are paralyzed during REM sleep.
Meredith suspects that her mother is suffering from dementia. However, Joy, the psychiatrist, asks her to visit the neurologist to get an X ray of her mother's brain to confirm this. Which of the following brain imaging techniques will the neurologist most likely use to get the X ray?
A) transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) B) positron-emission tomography (PET scan) C) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) D) computerized axial tomography (CAT scan)
Substance abuse and substance dependence are
a. Different terms for the same condition b. Two similar but separate diagnoses in the DSM-5 c. Outdated terms that reflect incomplete understanding of neurobiology d. Combined into a single diagnosis in the DSM-5
Typical speech has an intensity of about _________ dB, whereas legal deafness is defined as occurring when speech sounds lower than _________ dB cannot be heard
a. 40; 65 b. 60; 82 c. 82; 100 d. 102; 120