Prefrontal Neurons That Fire During a Delay Period Seem to Encode

question 43

Multiple Choice

Prefrontal neurons that fire during a delay period seem to encode:

• A) the prior location of a target.
• B) both the prior location of a target and the motor movements needed to make a response.
• C) the identity of a target.
• D) both the identity of a target and the motor movements needed to make a response.

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Definitions:

Biological Parents

The individuals who have contributed their genetic material to the creation of an offspring.

Strange Situation

A procedure developed by Ainsworth in the 1970s to assess attachment styles in young children through observations of their reactions when separated and reunited with their caregiver.

Anxiously

A manner marked by feelings of worry, nervousness, or unease, often about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Attachment

According to Ainsworth, “an affectional tie” that an infant forms with a caregiver—a tie that binds them together in space and endures over time.