What Did Researchers Learn from the Profound Amnesia That H

question 37

Multiple Choice

What did researchers learn from the profound amnesia that H.M.experienced after undergoing surgery to control his epilepsy

• A) The hippocampal complex plays a key role in the consolidation of long-term memories. 
• B) The prefrontal lobes are the storage area for most long-term episodic memories. 
• C) Long-term memories are consolidated and stored in the cerebellum. 
• D) The cortex houses detailed and persistent recordings of past experiences and events.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The process of applying the outcome of a particular case to a broader range of situations or groups.

Categorization

The process by which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood.

Spreading Activation

A model of how information is retrieved in the brain, suggesting that spreading activation from one concept in a network triggers the retrieval of related concepts.

Discriminative Stimulus

A stimulus in the presence of which a particular response is reinforced, helping to differentiate it from other stimuli where the response would not be reinforced.