________ are chemicals that facilitate transfer of electrical impulses across synapses
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Answer: Neurotransmitters
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Which of the following statements is true of long-term memory?
A) It has no known limits. B) It is not subject to distortion. C) It is not subject to bias. D) It is not subject to decay.
Humans experience a "stream of consciousness" rather than discrete choppy impressions because
a. saccadic eye movements create perceptions at a rate of approximately 20 per second, making the images seem continuous. b. short-term memories overlap, which gives the impression of a single perception. c. sensory memory briefly holds perceptions, making them seem connected. d. perceptions in short-term memory are not stored, but rather are constantly replaced with new perceptions.
American mothers talk about the past with their 3-year-old children more often than Korean mothers do, American children speak about past events more than Korean children do, and American adults remember earlier childhood events than Korean adults do. What does this suggest?
a. Early language experience contributes to the onset of autobiographical memory. b. Early language experience contributes to adults' being more talkative. c. Listening and speaking skills develop in a parallel manner. d. Americans consider past events to be more important than Koreans do.
Regarding gender differences in childhood ADHD, studies suggest that
A. it is a different disorder when it occurs in boys from when it occurs in girls. B. it manifests in the same way in boys and girls, but is much more common in boys. C. it manifests somewhat differently in boys and girls. D. it only occurs in boys, as most girls' ADHD symptoms are not clinically significant.