When You Drive a Car,you Have Two Pedals (In an Automatic

question 120

Multiple Choice

When you drive a car,you have two pedals (in an automatic transmission!) .One of them,the accelerator,makes the car move faster,and the other,the brake,slows the car down.In your peripheral nervous system,the __________ is like the accelerator and the __________ is the brake.

• A) sympathetic nervous system; parasympathetic nervous system
• B) parasympathetic nervous system; sympathetic nervous system
• C) autonomic nervous system; sympathetic nervous system
• D) afferent nervous system; efferent nervous system

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Definitions:

Implicit Memory

A type of memory in which previous experiences aid in the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.

Declarative Memory

The type of long-term memory that allows individuals to consciously recall facts and events.

Positron Emission Tomography

An imaging test that uses a radioactive substance to help visualize and measure metabolic processes in the body.

Temporal Lobes

Areas of the brain located on the sides of the cerebral hemisphere, involved in processing auditory information and encoding memory.