A 60-year-old retired seamstress comes to your office, compl…

A 60-year-old retired seamstress comes to your office, complaining of decreased sensation in her hands and feet. She states that she began to have the problems in her feet a year ago but now it has started in her hands also. She also complains of some weakness in her grip. She has had no recent illnesses or injuries. Her past medical history consists of having type 2 diabetes for 20 years. She now takes insulin and oral medications for her diabetes. She has been married for 40 years. She has two healthy children. Her mother has Alzheimer’s disease and coronary artery disease. Her father died of a stroke and also had diabetes. She denies any tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. On examination she has decreased deep tendon reflexes in the patellar and Achilles tendons. She has decreased sensation of fine touch, pressure, and vibration on both feet. She has decreased two-point discrimination on her hands. Her grip strength is decreased and her plantar and dorsiflexion strength is decreased. What is the disorder of the peripheral nervous system in this patient?

Kornell and Bjork (2009) instructed participants to study so…

Kornell and Bjork (2009) instructed participants to study some paired associates one time and other paired associates four times, and then they took a cued-recall test. Recall increased across the learning trials with more trials leading to better recall performance. What was the pattern of judgments of learning?

Chris is a 20-year-old college student who has had abdominal…

Chris is a 20-year-old college student who has had abdominal pain for 3 days. It started at his umbilicus and was associated with nausea and vomiting. He was unable to find a comfortable position. Yesterday, the pain became more severe and constant. Now, he hesitates to walk, because any motion makes the pain much worse. It is localized just medial and superior to his iliac crest on the right. Which of the following is most likely?