Mild Impairment of Cognitive Functioning Frequently Occurs in the ____Of

question 243

Multiple Choice

Mild impairment of cognitive functioning frequently occurs in the ____of neurodegenerative diseases like AD and other conditions affecting the brain, such as traumatic brain injury, HIV infection, substance-use-related brain disorders, and diabetes.

• A) early stages
• B) middle stages
• C) late stages
• D) end stage

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Definitions:

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond appropriately to each one.

Conditioned Stimulus

A conditioned stimulus is a previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus, begins to evoke a conditioned response.

Specific Stimulus

A particular environmental factor or event that elicits a specific response from an organism.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause.