Which of the Following Is True Regarding Place Cells

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding place cells?

• A)They are hardwired at birth.
• B)There are sufficient numbers of neurons to assign a place cell to every place you will ever encounter.
• C)They respond to an internal sense of location in space,but not to external location cues.
• D)They each have a preferred location called a place field.

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Definitions:

Main Effect

Refers to the direct impact of an independent variable on a dependent variable in a statistical model.

P-Value

A statistical metric indicating the likelihood of obtaining the observed results when the null hypothesis of a study is true.

F Statistic

A ratio used in ANOVA and regression analysis to determine if the variances between means are statistically significant.

Main Effect

The direct influence of an independent variable on a dependent variable in an experimental design.