The Discovery of a Cure for Syphilis Led to ______

question 47

Multiple Choice

The discovery of a cure for syphilis led to ______.

• A) today's general acceptance that there is a biological basis for all psychological disorders
• B) the cure for polio
• C) optimism that biological causes for other types of disturbed behavior would be discovered
• D) the eventual development of the fields of neurology and neuropsychology

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Syllable

A unit of speech sound within a word that contains a vowel sound and may include consonants before or after it.

Familiar Words

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Visual Cortex

The part of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information, located in the occipital lobe of the brain.

Speech Muscles

The muscles involved in the production of speech, including those in the tongue, lips, jaw, and throat, crucial for articulation and voice modulation.