Which of the Following Is TRUE of the Neuroscience of Memory

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE of the neuroscience of memory?

• A)In the process of long-term potentiation,memories become fixed and stable in long-term memory.
• B)The process called consolidation shows that certain neural pathways become easily excited while a new response is being learned.
• C)The initial encoding of information aided by the amygdala is passed along to the hippocampus where it is actually stored.
• D)The engram is the physical memory trace in the brain that corresponds to a memory.

---

Definitions:

Negative Reinforcer

An unpleasant or adverse stimulus that, when removed after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.

Mother

A female parental figure who may give birth to, adopt, or rear a child in the role of providing care, nurture, and protection.

Positive Punishment

A behavioral strategy that involves the addition of an unfavorable outcome in response to an undesired behavior.

Discipline

The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.