Which of the Following Is an Example of an Explicit

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of an explicit memory task?

• A) You are shown a set of photos and you are asked which ones are familiar because you have seen them before.
• B) You supply free associations more quickly to words that you have recently seen than to words you have not recently seen.
• C) You are shown some word fragments, and you complete the words more quickly if you have seen them before.
• D) You dial a familiar phone number more quickly than an unfamiliar phone number.

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Definitions:

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that neurons generate to transmit information through the neuron's axon to another neuron or to a muscle or gland cell.

Synapses

The junctions between two neurons, where the transfer of electrical or chemical signals occurs.

Interneurons

Neurons that transmit impulses between other neurons, especially as part of reflex arcs and neural networks within the central nervous system.

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, including the nerves and ganglia, responsible for transmitting information to and from the central nervous system.