Luke Is Learning to Play the Guitar

question 71

Multiple Choice

Luke is learning to play the guitar. Recent research suggests that the organization of Luke's somatosensory cortex may change to allow more of the neurons there to respond to touch. Which lobe of Luke's cerebral cortex contains the somatosensory cortex?

• A)Frontal
• B)Parietal
• C)Temporal
• D)Occipital

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information presented at the beginning of a list or sequence better than information that comes later.

Recency Effect

A memory bias where the most recently presented information is remembered better than older information.

TOT Effect

The Tip-of-the-Tongue phenomenon where a person cannot fully recall a word or name, but has partial recall and a sense of imminent retrieval.

Flashbulb Memories

Highly detailed, exceptionally vivid 'snapshot' memories of the moment and circumstances in which a piece of shocking news was heard.