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66. Susan alternates between eating large amounts of food and then throwing up. She is suffering from an eating disorder called _____________.
  1. anorexia nervosa
  2. anorexia starvosa
  3. bulimia
  4. binging
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67. In a parallel distributed processing (PDP) connectionist model, objects or events are represented by a pattern of:
  1. activation across nodes
  2. activation between synapses
  3. interpretation across units
  4. activation across units
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68. Mr. Alda has been showing early signs of memory loss and reduced cognitive ability. His doctors recommend a special type of neuroimaging that examines the flow of oxygenated blood and glucose metabolism in the brain. What is this imaging called?
  1. Electroencephalography (ECG)
  2. Rorschach Ink Blots
  3. Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
  4. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (or fMRI)
  5. IAT
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69. Detective Benn is a criminal psychologist who is interested in juvenile precursors to adult murders. He is most likely interested in ______________________.
  1. diagnostic equipment that could detect sociopathy
  2. school programs that would deter the worst of juvenile offenders
  3. sociopsychological determinants of homicidal behavior in adulthood
  4. how the show ‘Criminal Minds’ handles juvenile murders
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70. Jean Piaget’s theory of child cognitive development presents stages in which skills are adopted. The first stage is ______________.
  1. preoperational
  2. concrete operations
  3. sensorimotor
  4. preoperational
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