Samantha Prides Herself in "Never Forgetting a Face," Although She

question 54

Multiple Choice

Samantha prides herself in "never forgetting a face," although she frequently cannot put the correct name with a specific face. Samantha is really saying that she is better at

• A) memory retrieval than at memory reconstruction.
• B) memory reconstruction than at memory recall.
• C) recognition than at recall.
• D) recall than at recognition.

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Definitions:

Blood Vessels

Tubular structures in the body responsible for transporting blood to and from the heart and throughout the body, including arteries, veins, and capillaries.

Striated Involuntary

Relating to muscle tissue that is marked by a pattern of stripes or striations and is not under conscious control, such as the heart muscle.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells (neurons) that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Action Potentials

Rapid changes in the electrical charge of a neuron's membrane, facilitating the transmission of nerve impulses.