When Modern-Day College Students Memorize One of the Lists That

question 31

Multiple Choice

When modern-day college students memorize one of the lists that Ebbinghaus memorized, what is generally true about the rate of forgetting?

• A) College students forget the items on the list much quicker than Ebbinghaus did.
• B) College students forget at about the same rate Ebbinghaus did.
• C) College students remember the items better than Ebbinghaus did.
• D) College students forget at a faster rate than Ebbinghaus, but show more spontaneous recovery.

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Definitions:

Kisspeptin

A small protein that is produced by specialized cells in the hypothalamus and plays a key role in the activation of the HPG axis.

HPG Axis

The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, a complex set of interactions among the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and gonadal glands that regulate reproductive and hormonal functions.

Hypothalamus

A brain structure, located just above the brain stem, that performs a number of important tasks, including the regulation of hunger, thirst, and sexual desire, and connects the nervous system to the endocrine system.

Gonads

The primary reproductive organs that produce gametes (sperm in males, ova in females) and sex hormones, including testes in males and ovaries in females.