The case of HM is a documented case of a patient who could not form new long-term memories due to the removal of his _____ and parts of his temporal lobe.

A) hippocampus
B) amygdala
C) corpus callosum
D) cerebellum


A) hippocampus

Psychology

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____ is a consequence that has the effect of decreasing the chance that the behavior that came before it will happen again.

A. Negative reinforcement B. Shaping C. Punishment D. Operant response

Psychology

Blood flow to active regions of the brain is controlled by:

a. the myelin sheath b. the reflex arc c. glial cells d. interneurons

Psychology

The _______________ in the brain contain(s) the biological clock that controls the body's daily rhythms

a. parietal lobes b. amygdala c. reticular activating system d. hypothalamus

Psychology

The phrase "last one in, first one recalled" can best be applied to which of the following?

A. Recency effect B. Primacy effect C. Retroactive interference D. Proactive interference

Psychology