The role of glutamate in long-term potentiation (LTP) can be described as which of the following?
a) Increasing the number of receptors that can be activated by glutamat
b) Decreasing the number of receptors that can be activated by glutamate
c) Increasing the number of NMDA receptors in the neuron
d) Decreasing the number of NDMA receptors in the neuron
A
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a. flashbulb memories. b. eidetic imagery. c. echoic memories. d. partial information.
Short-term memory can hold about 12 plus or minus 2 bits of information
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Identify a true statement about the personality psychologists working in the biological domain of knowledge about human nature.
A. They focus on the forces that often operate outside the realm of consciousness. B. They are interested in the advances in behavioral genetic research. C. They are interested in the origins of the important individual differences. D. They focus on one's experience that entails the self and self-concept.