What distinguishes the decline in intellectual functioning in dementia from the decline in normal aging?
A. Victims of dementia have difficulty chiefly with long-term memory.
B. People with dementia have almost always suffered a stroke.
C. The normal elderly show no memory loss.
D. The decline in dementia victims is much more rapid and severe.
Answer: D
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a. a form of depersonalization b. a form of dissociative amnesia c. a sign of predisposition to dissociation d. a response to suggestion and expectations
Children's tendency to disapprove of cross-gender behaviors becomes more prominent in cultures that emphasize the importance of traditions and adherence to social norms
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Classical conditioning applies mostly to an organism's
A. forced behavior. B. voluntary behavior. C. biological responses. D. voluntary responses.
Which of the following fits best with B.F. Skinner's view that language is learned through operant conditioning?
a) Language development is programmed by the LAD. b) Babbling sounds the same in all languages throughout the world. c) Complicated syntax is learned by mimicking the words used by others. d) A child's speech is shaped through reinforcement.