Working Memory Is Comprised of a Short-Term Store of Information

question 86

Multiple Choice

Working memory is comprised of a short-term store of information to process and the ______.

• A) amygdala
• B) hippocampus
• C) central executive
• D) response inhibition

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response which is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Response (CR)

The learned reaction or response to a previously neutral stimulus, after the stimulus has been repeatedly presented along with an unconditioned stimulus.

Unconditioned Stimulus (US)

A stimulus that naturally triggers a reflexive response without prior learning.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus.