Your grandfather seems particularly good at recalling many of the colors and smells associated with his childhood experiences. The part of the brain responsible for these memories is the
a. cerebellum.
b. striatum.
c. cerebral cortex.
d. amygdala.
Answer: c. cerebral cortex.
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An operational definition is most likely to
a. describe precisely how the researchers will measure a particular concept. b. examine the correlation between two well-established variables. c. point out alternative explanations for the results of a study. d. adopt an information-processing approach, rather than a behaviorist approach.
"I remember being really excited last year, when my college team won the national championship in basketball." This statement is an example of memory
a. episodic b. implicit c. semantic d. procedural
This condition is sometimes referred to as "old eyes."
a) myopia b) hyperopia c) presbyopia d) ageopia
Ethology has its roots in
A) Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. B) Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory. C) Sigmund Freud's theory of psychoanalysis. D) John Watson's theory of operant conditioning.