Both new and old information are held temporarily in___ memory while it is being used, like computer RAM but working memory has small capacity and fades quickly.

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working

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The idea that the human brain has evolved specifically to enhance humans' ability to form relationships, interact, and—ultimately—develop culture is known as ________________

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Research on people with brain lesions

a. usually focuses on the way that isolated nerve cells function. b. emphasizes that most people who have had strokes won't ever recover the ability to perform a cognitive task. c. is a relatively recent neuroscience approach to cognition. d. studies people who cannot perform specific cognitive tasks after they have had a stroke, tumor, or accident.

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Which of the following is true of the axon terminals of neurons?

A. They supply the cell with nutrients and oxygen. B. They release neurotransmitters from vesicles. C. The provide insulation to the cell. D. They send electrical impulses.

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Carl Jung’s analytic psychology differs from Freud’s psychoanalysis in that . . .

a. Jung added the collective unconscious as different from the personal unconscious b. Jung identified complexes, not dreams, as the “royal road” to the unconscious c. Both of the above d. Neither of the above

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