In Studying the Hypothesis That Individuals with OCD Have Memory

question 15

Multiple Choice

In studying the hypothesis that individuals with OCD have memory deficits, Cuttler and Graf (2009) identified prospective memory as:

• A)The ability to remember recent events and experiences
• B)The ability to look forward and to remember at the right time or place to perform an intended action
• C)The ability to remember recent events and to remember to perform an intended action
• D)The ability to remember having performed compulsive activities

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Definitions:

Somatic Nervous Systems

A part of the peripheral nervous system involved in voluntary control of body movements through the action of skeletal muscles.

Glial Cells

Non-neuronal cells in the central and peripheral nervous system that support, protect, and provide a supportive framework for neurons.

Axons

Long, threadlike parts of nerve cells which transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the axons of nerve cells, speeding up the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.