Monkeys Are Presented with a Series of Stimuli in a Delayed

question 50

Multiple Choice

Monkeys are presented with a series of stimuli in a delayed matching to sample task.First a white light signals the start of the trial.Then a green light is presented, followed by the red sample light, a delay, and then the test stimuli of a green light and a red light.This experiment is designed to explore

• A)proactive interference.
• B)reference memory coding.
• C)retroactive interference.
• D)retrograde amnesia.

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