If You Wanted to Alter the Early Development of Pea

question 228

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to alter the early development of pea plants, which of the following would not be useful to change or manipulate?

• A) Environment
• B) Photoreceptors
• C) Leaf abscission
• D) Hormones
• E) Gene expression

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Definitions:

Encoding Specificity

The principle that recall is more effective when the context at the time of encoding is similar to the context at the time of retrieval.

Retrieval Cues

Stimuli that assist in the recall of information stored in memory, facilitating the access to memories.

Theta Waves

Brainwave activity in the frequency range of 4-7Hz, typically associated with drowsiness or the early stages of sleep.

Recency Effect

A cognitive bias that makes people more likely to remember the last items in a series.