While Italian researchers were recording the activity of a single neuron in the motor cortex of a monkey, they noticed that this neuron responded the same way whether the monkey was actually performing the motor task or just observing a researcher performing the task. This observation led to the discovery of

a. amygdalas.
b. effector cells.
c. mirror neurons.
d. neurilemmas.


C

Psychology

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Psychology

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a. assimilation c. learning b. accommodation d. formalizing

Psychology

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Psychology

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Psychology