After Long-Term Potentiation Has Occurred

question 8

Multiple Choice

After long-term potentiation has occurred

• A) sending neurons release their neurotransmitters more easily.
• B) it takes longer to process new information.
• C) a receiving neuron's receptor sites are reduced.
• D) you more readily forget facts that you once knew.

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Definitions:

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Quasi-Experiment

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Institutional Review Board

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