Gick and Holyoak (1980) Found That the Ability to Solve

question 45

Multiple Choice

Gick and Holyoak (1980) found that the ability to solve a problem

• A) did not depend on the participant's having previously read the solution to a similar problem.
• B) was dependent on the participant's being explicitly told to use the example as a hint in solving the problem.
• C) was independent of whether participants had been told to use the story as a hint in solving the problem.
• D) was unrelated to the participant's familiarity with similar problems.

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Definitions:

Presynaptic Membrane

The part of the neuron that faces the synaptic cleft and is responsible for the release of neurotransmitters to signal adjacent neurons.

Depolarization

A decrease in the charge difference across a plasma membrane; may result in an action potential in a neuron or muscle cell.

Squid Axon Experiments

Classic scientific experiments conducted to understand the properties of nerve cells by studying the giant axon of squid.

Alan Hodgkin

A British physiologist and biophysicist who, along with Andrew Huxley, elucidated the ionic mechanism underlying nerve impulse transmission, work for which they received the Nobel Prize.