Patients with ________ have progressive degeneration of the basal ganglia, a group of nuclei in the brain that control smooth motor coordination.

A. Huntington's disease
B. Parkinson's disease
C. polio
D. dementia


Answer: B

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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All but which of the following techniques are used for recording and/or imaging the brain?

a. EEG b. lesioning c. MRI d. PET scan e. computed tomography scanning

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The study of inherited behavioral traits and tendencies is known as

a. analytical genetics. b. behavioral genetics. c. inferential statistics. d. statistical genetics.

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The pediatrician warns a mother that responding to her baby's every cry will reward and increase crying. Which view does this doctor hold?

A. John Bowlby's view B. the behaviorist view C. Mary Ainsworth's view D. the evolutionary view

Psychology