Studies Indicate That the Learning of Sensorimotor Skills, Perceptual Skills

question 32

Multiple Choice

Studies indicate that the learning of sensorimotor skills, perceptual skills, and cognitive skills are all impaired by lesions that include the

• A) basal ganglia.
• B) temporal cortex.
• C) hippocampus.
• D) amygdala.

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Definitions:

Slate

A fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock derived from shale, characterized by its ability to split into thin, durable layers, commonly used in roofing and flooring.

Fault Scarp

A step in the landscape caused when fault movement offsets Earth’s surface.

Columnar Joints

Distinctive polygonal shapes formed in volcanic rock due to contraction as it cools, creating pillar-like formations.

Cleavage

The tendency of a mineral to break along flat, even surfaces as determined by the structure of the mineral’s crystal lattice.