Which type of memory process is most likely disrupted by a blow to the head?

a. consolidation
b. long-term potentiation
c. reconsolidation
d. short-term potentiation


Answer: b

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a. Movement is preprogrammed and not affected by the environment. b. If a movement has a large number of degrees of freedom, it is likely to be very stereotypical in form. c. Movement emerges in the context of control parameters. d. Learned movements are exactly the same every time they are produced.

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