A neurological disorder that impairs the ability to make voluntary movements is ___________
a. aphasia c. ataxia
b. apraxia d. agnosia
Answer: b
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Before reading the chapter on Neurological Disorders in his biological psychology textbook, Christopher had never heard of brain worms. Once he had mastered this knowledge, information about brain worms became part of Christopher's _________ memory
a. sensory b. procedural c. implicit d. semantic
According to psycholinguistic theory, the inborn tendency to acquire language is called a
a. language acquisition device. c. reinforcement contingency. b. heuristic device. d. stimulus-response association.
Marsha slumped down into her seat as her therapy session began. Her eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had been crying. When her Gestalt therapist asked her how she was doing, she replied, "Oh, I'm just fine." Marsha's therapist will most likely handle the discrepancy between Marsha's behavior and her response by
A. showing Marsha a series of inkblots, hoping that the inkblots might provide insight as to why Marsha is upset. B. modeling appropriate behavior that corresponds to the phrase, "Oh, I'm just fine." C. pointing out the discrepancy to Marsha and not letting her change the topic until she honestly describes how she feels. D. questioning Marsha about her past to see if she has ever been rewarded for masking her true feelings.
Because of their relationship to the functioning of dopamine in the brain, the side effects of conventional antipsychotic medications resemble the symptoms of _____________.
A. depression B. autism spectrum disorder C. Parkinson's disease D. anxiety disorders