The Picture Below Is a Hippocampal Section from an Animal

question 31

Multiple Choice

The picture below is a hippocampal section from an animal injected with tritiated thymidine shortly after birth and sacrificed two weeks later. What can you conclude from this image?

• A) no cell division has occurred during this two-week period of time
• B) the rate of cell division seems to be slower than before birth
• C) the presence of radioactive thymidine in the image indicates DNA synthesis has occurred
• D) all of the cells in the image are neurons
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Framing Effects

Cognitive biases where people's decisions are influenced by the way information is presented, rather than just the information itself.

Anchoring

Anchoring is a psychological phenomenon wherein an individual relies too heavily on an initial piece of information, or 'anchor,' to make subsequent decisions.

Heuristics

Simple, efficient rules, either hard-coded by evolutionary processes or learned, which help in making decisions, forming judgments, or solving problems.

Error-Free Decisions

Decisions made without mistakes, achieved through careful analysis, planning, and consideration of all relevant information.