Forming New Long-Term Memories Is Strikingly Disrupted After Damage to the ________

question 46

Multiple Choice

Forming new long-term memories is strikingly disrupted after damage to the ________.

• A) thalamus
• B) cerebral cortex
• C) somatosensory cortex
• D) primary motor cortex

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Extinction

Extinction refers to the process in behavioral psychology where a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears when the reinforcement stops.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers an unconditioned response without any learning needed.

Fear Reaction

The immediate response to a perceived threat, involving physiological changes that prepare the body to either fight or flee.