The core feature of Alzheimer's disease is ____
a. memory impairment
b. hallucinations and delusions
c. disorientation of place and time
d. acute onset of symptoms
a
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Which of the following is a sociocultural factor that might contribute to the development of antisocial personality disorder?
A) having a genetic predisposition B) growing up in a violent neighborhood C) unique activity in the limbic system D) having ADHD
Monique has been diagnosed with a specific psychological disorder. She researches her condition so that she can better understand it, and learns that this particular illness has been linked to problems with the reticular formation in her midbrain
What diagnosis has Monique probably received? a) attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) b) major depressive disorder c) generalized anxiety disorder d) schizophrenia
Research has demonstrated you can enhance your memory for specific words if you think about its meaning, how it can be used, and by giving a personal example of its use. This is best accounted for by which model of memory?
a. levels-of-processing model b. parallel distributed processing model c. information-processing model d. three-stage model
The development of a national organ transplant program has been hindered in Japan because
A) the standard of death is brain death. B) the standard of death is absence of heartbeat and respiration. C) Japanese law does not allow organ donation. D) those in a persistent vegetative state are considered dead.