What Prevents the Fetus from Experiencing a Sense of Smell

question 17

Multiple Choice

What prevents the fetus from experiencing a sense of smell?

• A) The nostrils are plugged with skin cells and then filled with amniotic fluid.
• B) The brain is not developed enough to detect odors.
• C) There is no sense of smell without a sense of taste.
• D) The sense of smell requires cognitive interpretation which does not take place until 6 months of age.

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Definitions:

Retroactive Interference

A memory disruption phenomenon where new information interferes with the ability to recall old information.

Memorization

The process of committing something to memory or learning it by heart.

Hindsight Bias

The inclination to think, following an event, that one could have foreseen or anticipated the result, commonly called the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a conditioned response after a period of apparent extinction or reduction.