Describe each of the five stages of Alzheimer disease. What is a typical timeline from the beginning of stage one to the end of stage five?
What will be an ideal response?
In the first stage, absentmindedness about recent events or new information is
observed, including difficulty remembering where something was just put down. In
the second stage, generalized confusion is observed, including deficits in
concentration and short-term memory. Speech is affected with repetition and a more
limited vocabulary. Personality changes are also common. In the third stage,
memory loss is pronounced and dangerous, with the individual perhaps forgetting to
eat, wandering in the streets, causing fires, and dressing inappropriately for the
weather. In the fourth stage, full-time care is needed and there is a lack of
recognition of loved ones. Communication ceases and anger or paranoia is
common. The fifth stage is characterized by nearly complete unresponsiveness. The
typical timeline from the beginning of stage one to the end of stage five is 10 to 15
years.
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a. farsightedness. b. presbyopia. c. astigmatism. d. nearsightedness.
Distinguish between rejecting the null hypothesis and accepting the research hypothesis.
What will be an ideal response?
In Eastern cultures, depression is experienced largely in terms of ______
a. fears of failure in procreation, in dreams, and complaints about witchcraft b. trancelike states c. physical or somatic symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, or weakness d. feelings of guilt or sadness
Apart from its effect on the study of attitude change, describe how the advent of Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory impacted our understanding of conditioning. What type of conditioning is most impacted by cognitive dissonance findings?
In which model (conditioning or dissonance) is cognition viewed as a non-observable cause of behavior (and why is that important)? Describe the differing predictions the two approaches would make for Festinger's experiment, referring in detail to aspects of the induced-compliance "$1/$20" paradigm.