Adolph, Mary, and Megan, as Portrayed in Box 2

question 52

Multiple Choice

Adolph, Mary, and Megan, as portrayed in Box 2.2, illustrate that:

• A)people who practice polyandry in the U.S. are generally motivated by a desire to have a large number of sexual partners
• B)polygyny clearly exploits women and is detrimental to them
• C)people who practice polygyny tend to cite the Bible to justify their marriage
• D)people who practice monogamy have the most satisfying relationships
• E)polyandry is primarily confined to certain fundamentalist Mormon groups, and the Mormon church approves of these relationships

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Definitions:

Long-term Potentiation

A lasting enhancement in signal transmission between two neurons that results from stimulating them simultaneously, believed to be a cellular mechanism underlying learning and memory.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances involved in the transmission of neural impulses from one neuron to another.

Glutamate

A major neurotransmitter in the nervous system that plays key roles in brain development, learning, and memory.

Retrograde Amnesia

Failure to remember events that occurred prior to physical trauma because of the effects of the trauma.