Lashley's Extirpation Experiments on Rat Memory

question 28

Multiple Choice

Lashley's extirpation experiments on rat memory

• A) all of these
• B) demonstrated mass action and equipotentiality
• C) showed that parts of the brain can take on new functions
• D) convinced him that learning is not a series of chained reflexes

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