Research on the biology of memory involving the visual cortex of rats reared in stimulating environments and the stimulation of certain synapses in sea snails, such as Aplysia, suggests that
a. the engram is generalized throughout the entire cortex.
b. myelination is not critical to memory formation in the brain.
c. electrical circuits in the brain correspond to memory traces.
d. memories may have neural correlates at specific sites.
D
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a. brainstem b. hindbrain c. midbrain d. forebrain
Which memory skill shows a decline in middle age?
A. long-term memory and sensory memory B. sensory memory and short-term memory C. short-term memory only D. long-term memory only
Because Comte believed that science should be practical and nonspeculative, his view of science was very similar to that of:
a. the Scholastics b. Popper c. Bacon d. Descartes
According to Erikson, the psychological conflict of early adulthood is
A) initiative versus guilt. B) industry versus inferiority. C) identity versus role confusion. D) intimacy versus isolation.