Your Teacher Has Given Each Student the Name of a Key

question 127

Multiple Choice

Your teacher has given each student the name of a key figure in the history of psychology. The assignment is to describe at least one significant contribution made by this person. If your historical figure is Hermann Ebbinghaus, what contribution might you describe to the class?

• A) He described the limits of sensory storage.
• B) He discovered the parts of the brain responsible for processing memories.
• C) He created nonsense syllables in order to study memory in a "pure" form.
• D) He developed a series of memory aids that is still used by students today.

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Definitions:

Repressed

Psychologically, referring to thoughts, memories, or desires that are kept out of conscious awareness. Biologically, it can refer to the inhibition of gene expression or enzymatic action.

Duplicated

To copy or make a replica of a biological or genetic element, such as a DNA sequence, within an organism.

Methylated DNA

DNA in which methyl groups are added to some bases, often affecting gene expression and involved in gene regulation.

Transcriptionally Inactive

Describes genes or segments of DNA that are not being transcribed into RNA.