Around 1800,William Herschel Passed Light Through a Prism and Discovered

question 34

Multiple Choice

Around 1800,William Herschel passed light through a prism and discovered that part of the NONVISIBLE radiation in the resulting spectrum would raise the temperature of a thermometer.This portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is

• A) radio.
• B) infrared.
• C) ultraviolet.
• D) X-ray.

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Definitions:

Hypnotic Suggestion

A technique used in hypnotherapy where a therapist suggests certain perceptions, feelings, thoughts, or behaviors to occur either during hypnosis or afterwards.

Memory Construction

The process of forming new memories, which includes the encoding, storage, and retrieval of information.

Proactive Interference

The phenomenon where older memories hinder the recall of newer memories.

Anterograde Amnesia

The loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past.