________ is a controversial disorder marked by the apparent appearance within one person of two or more distinct personalities, each with its own name and traits

In trying to make a differential diagnosis between delirium and dementia, which of the following would be accurate?

a. Delirium has a stable, rather than fluctuating, course. b. Delirium often involves hallucinations, but dementia rarely does. c. With delirium, one has consistently poor insight, but with dementia, there are often insightful periods. d. Sleep is more disturbed with dementia than it is with delirium.

Your instructor is lecturing on the availability heuristic. Which of the following would be most useful in making the point to the class?

a) a comparison of the average intelligence quotient in males and females b) comparing rates of grade inflation to the rates of inflation in the economy over the past 10 years c) comparing peoples' estimates of the number of deaths due to vehicle accidents with estimates of the number due to aircraft accidents d) a comparison of peoples' estimates of the number of calories consumed by adolescents with estimates of the calories consumed by adults