Many People Can Easily Recall Exactly What They Were Doing

question 358

Multiple Choice

Many people can easily recall exactly what they were doing when they first learned of the death of a close friend or family member. This best illustrates ________ memory.

• A) Iconic
• B) flashbulb
• C) implicit
• D) state-dependent

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Definitions:

Synaptic Vesicles

Membrane-bound sacs within a neuron that store neurotransmitters, which are released into the synaptic cleft during synaptic transmission.

Synaptic Space

The small gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron, through which neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals.

Synaptic Cleft

The synaptic cleft is the small gap at the junction between neurons, through which neurotransmitters carry signals from one neuron to another.

Axon Terminal

The end part of an axon that makes synaptic connections with another nerve cell or with an effector cell.