Explain how amnesia helps us understand how memories are consolidated
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Amnesiacs, like H.M., have their hippocampus removed. They experience anterograde amnesia in which they cannot create new memories. Therefore, the hippocampus must be important for binding information into memory. Likewise, the retrograde amnesia found with these patients suggests that the hippocampus is important for consolidating information.
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a. a social interaction between a hypnotist and a willing person who assumes the role of a "good" subject byfollowing the hypnotist's directions and suggestions b. a social interaction between a hypnotist and a willing person who enters a trance state that is marked by an increase in their suggestibility c. a social interaction between a hypnotist and a willing person that leads to a dissociative state on the part of the hypnotic subject d. a social interaction between a hypnotist and a willing person that leads the hypnotic subject to engage inimaginative responses to the hypnotist's suggestions e. a social interaction between a hypnotist and a willing person that leads the hypnotic subject to remain detached from the experience, but aware of the experience and everything that happens
Who would most likely NOT be held accountable for his or her actions because he or she is incapable of evaluating their behavior as "right" or "wrong"?
a. Donnie, who is amoral b. Connie, who displays heteronomous morality c. Lonnie, who is preconventional d. Bonnie, who displays autonomous morality
All of the following situations have been associated with lowered immune system functioning EXCEPT a. marital conflict or relationship difficulties. b. job loss
c. death of a loved one. d. pregnancy.
According to research, ____ is/are a major cause of inactivity in overweight children.?
a. ?television watching b. ?maladaptive reactions to stress c. ?genetic abnormalities d. ?not having a parent home after school