Mateo is 70 years old and had a stroke last year. He is now unable to remember how to get to and from his new doctor's office using a specific route. The brain structure that was potentially damaged by the stroke was the __________.
A. amygdala
B. hypothalamus
C. hippocampus
D. cerebellum
Answer: C
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a. overestimate the frequency of events that are difficult to recall b. make accurate estimates when events are easier to recall c. underestimate the frequency of events that are easy to recall d. overestimate the frequency of events that are easy to recall
Wilder Penfield and Robert Heath used which of the following techniques with their human participants?
a. patch clamps b. magnetoencephalography (MEG) c. electrical stimulation d. single cell recording
If a person who has received the split-brain operation attempts to assemble a puzzle, this
person's best bet for successful completion of the task is to a. use both hands. b. use his or her left hand. c. use his or her right hand. d. use the left hand first, then use the right hand. e. use the right hand first, then the left hand.
________ refers to information gathered to test a hypothesis
a. Data b. A conclusion c. A response d. A variable e. A theory