The Three Major Approaches That Scientists Use to Study the Brain

question 141

Multiple Choice

The three major approaches that scientists use to study the brain regions involved in memory are studies of

• A)electrical stimulation, non-human animal lesions, brain-imaging
• B)encoding, storage, and retrieval
• C)episodic, semantic, and procedural memory
• D)sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory

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Definitions:

Flash Memory Cards

Portable storage devices that use flash memory for storing data, widely used in digital cameras, smartphones, and other electronic gadgets.

Memory Modules

Hardware components that include integrated circuits used to store data or programs (software) temporarily or permanently in computers or other electronic devices.

RAM Chips

Memory modules made of integrated circuits used to store temporary data for quick access by the computer's processor.

Motherboard

The main printed circuit board in a computer, which hosts the central processing unit, memory, and other essential components and connectors for peripherals.