The majority of all cases of dementia result from
a. Alzheimer's disease.
b. Parkinson's disease.
c. strokes and cerebral hemorrhages.
d. neuronal loss that is part of the normal aging process.
A
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In a repeated-measures ANOVA, the variability within treatments is divided into two components. What are they?
a. Between-subjects variance and error variance b. Between-subjects variance and between-treatments variance c. Between-treatments variance and error variance d. Total variability and error variance
Melanie, a graduate student working in a neuroscience lab, grows neurons in a petri dish to study the effects of environmental toxins on neuronal communication. During one of Melanie’s experiments, she accidentally damages the axon of a neuron. What will be an immediate consequence of this mishap?
a. The neuron will not be able to transmit information to other cells. b. The neuron will not be able to translate proteins. c. The neuron will not be able to receive inputs from other cells. d. The neuron’s other axons will have to take over the function of the damaged axon.
Halfway houses, day hospitals, and supervised work and occupational centers are all aspects of
a. marginal placement efforts. b. aftercare services. c. arbitrary post treatment plans. d. rehabilitation services.
A cluster of knowledge and skills that depends on accumulated information and experience, awareness of social conventions, and good judgment, is referred to as ____.
A. crystallized intelligence B. emergent intelligence C. fluid intelligence D. assurgent intelligence