Liam watches a documentary about space. What is happening at the neuronal level as he watches this program and forms new memories about the topic?
A. Neurons lose dendrites not associated with the new memories.
B. Communication is increased between neurons located nearby the neurons associated with the memory.
C. Neurons associated with the memory are being activated at the same time to enhance communication.
D. New neurons are being formed to store the information.
Answer: C
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a. Every synaptic message looks the same as any other one b. Synaptic messages spread diffusely instead of going to a particular target. c. A single synaptic message conveys an entire thought. d. Synaptic messages vary from sudden and brief to slow and long-lasting.
Skills training may involve in which a person constantly records the amount of drug taking or various situations and emotions that lead to urges for drug use
a. behavior therapy b. cognitive therapy c. exposure therapy d. self-monitoring
A teacher used prompting in order to get a student to pronounce written words correctly. When the student begins pronouncing the words correctly just by seeing them, the teacher begins to remove the prompts. The gradual removal of prompts while the behavior is occurring in the presence of the discriminative stimulus is called:
a. prompt withdrawal b. shaping c. fading d. reduction
Compared to those with neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease, healthy older adults show
A. no changes in pathways associated with memory. B. no changes in any pathways. C. changes of the same magnitude, but in different pathways. D. more subtle changes in the same pathways.