Francisco Is Having a Hard Time Remembering That Madison Is

question 133

Multiple Choice

Francisco is having a hard time remembering that Madison is the capital of Wisconsin. He also knows that his dad will be upset if Francisco flunks his test of state capitals. Suddenly, Francisco sees a connection between these two events and realizes that he can recall the capital of Wisconsin by remembering that his dad will be mad at him if he can't remember (mad at son = Madison) . In this example, Francisco is clearly using ____ to aid in his memory.

• A) rehearsal
• B) centration
• C) elaboration
• D) irreversibility

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Definitions:

Sympathetic

Pertaining to the sympathetic nervous system, a part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for stimulating the body's fight-or-flight response.

Parasympathetic

The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for conserving energy and promoting a "rest and digest" response.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers that transmit signals across a chemical synapse, from one neuron (nerve cell) to another target neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

Synaptic Vesicle

A small, spherical packet located within presynaptic terminals of neurons that stores neurotransmitters, which are released into the synaptic cleft during neurotransmission.