Hebbian Learning Occurs When

question 54

Multiple Choice

Hebbian learning occurs when

• A)a synapse is strengthened by the synchronous activity of the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons.
• B)a synapse is weakened by the synchronous activity of the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons.
• C)short-term memories represented in the hippocampus are consolidated to the cortex.
• D)short-term memories represented in the cortex are consolidated to the hippocampus.

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Definitions:

Chi-square Statistic

A measure used in statistics to assess how expectations compare to actual observed data, particularly in the context of categorical variables.

Observed Frequencies

The actual number of occurrences of each category in statistical data.

Expected Frequencies

The anticipated counts in each category of a contingency table under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true, calculated from the proportions in the total sample.

Chi-square Statistic

A statistical measure used to assess the differences between observed and expected frequencies in one or more categories.