Let's Say That You Run a Deprivation Experiment in Which

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Multiple Choice

Let's say that you run a deprivation experiment in which kittens were raised from birth in an environment containing only horizontal stripes. Based on the research by Blakemore and Cooper (1970) , how will this affect cells in their visual cortex?

• A) the cells will respond to only horizontal lines
• B) the cells will respond mostly to horizontal lines, but still quite a lot to vertical lines
• C) the cells will respond mostly to vertical lines and partially to horizontal lines
• D) no effect at all- the cells will still respond to lines at all orientations
• E) the cells will now only respond to vertical lines

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Understand the importance and challenges of using analogies in problem solving.

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