One of the Reasons Karl Lashley Was Unable to Find

question 119

Multiple Choice

One of the reasons Karl Lashley was unable to find evidence for the engram was that:

• A) he used too simple a task for assessing memory.
• B) he limited his lesions to the cerebral cortex.
• C) he was unable to lesion rat brains due to ethical constraints.
• D) the memories of rats are too different from the memories of humans.

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