After Class, Jessie Commented to Her Friend Maria, "One of the Cities

question 74

Multiple Choice

After class, Jessie commented to her friend Maria, "One of the cities discussed in the lecture today reminded me of a line from that song by the Talking Crows-you know, 'They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.'" Maria looked confused and Jessie added, "The paradise they paved was the park." What type of city was Jessie referring to?

• A) an edge city
• B) a dual city
• C) a suburban city
• D) a postmodern city

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Definitions:

Long-Term Potentiation

An enduring increase in signal transmission between two neurons that results from stimulating them synchronously, believed to be a cellular mechanism for learning and memory.

Classically Conditioned Associations

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Cerebellum

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Semantic Memories

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