Which Example Below Best Demonstrates State-Dependent Learning

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which example below best demonstrates state-dependent learning?

• A)Last night,at the grocery store,Cole ran into a psychology professor he took a class with three semesters ago.He recognized her right away.
• B)Even though Walt hasn't been to the beach cottage his parents owned since he was a child,he still has many fond memories of time spent there as a family.
• C)Although Emily doesn't very often think about her first love,Steve,she can't help getting caught up in happy memories when "their song" (the first song they danced to)plays on the radio.
• D)Alexis always suffers test anxiety in her classes.To combat this,she tries to relax when she studies.She thinks it's best to study while lying in bed,reading by candlelight with soft music playing.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

This refers to the brain's cerebrum's outer neural tissue, instrumental in controlling memory, cognition, consciousness, thought, language, perception, and attention.

Hemisphere

Half of a spherical or roughly spherical structure, especially one of the halves of the brain.

Caudate Nucleus

A curved, elongated nucleus located within the brain, playing a key role in various functions including motor processing, learning, memory, and emotion regulation.

Corpus Striatum

Caudate nucleus, putamen, and globus pallidus; so-named because of the striations caused by intermixing of gray and white matter, which result from the number of tracts crossing the anterior portion of the corpus striatum.