Which Has Been Shown to Occur When Rats Trained to Associate

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which has been shown to occur when rats trained to associate foot shock with an auditory tone exhibit an exaggerated auditory startle reflex?

• A) Cells in the cerebellum show an LTP like increase in their synaptic response.
• B) Cells in the amygdala show an LTP like increase in their synaptic response.
• C) Cells in the hippocampus show an LTD like increase in their synaptic response.
• D) iLTD occurs.
• E) Post-tetanic potentiation occurs.

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Definitions:

Data Value

A specific piece of information, often numerical, that is collected, analyzed, or stored as part of a data set.

Outlier

A data point that significantly differs from the other data points in a dataset, often indicating a measurement error or a unique case.

Correlation Coefficient

A value that quantifies both the magnitude and the direction of a straight-line association between a pair of variables.

Box Plot

A graphical representation of the distribution of a data set, showing the median, quartiles, and outliers, used for depicting the spread and skewness of the data.