-Suppose Scientists Discovered an Organism That Had a Head with a Brain

question 20

Multiple Choice

-Suppose scientists discovered an organism that had a head with a brain at the anterior end of the dorsal nerve, eyes and other sensory organs, a skull, and a vertebral column. The organism could not be a(n)

• A) lamprey.
• B) hagfish.
• C) ray-finned shark.
• D) amphibian.

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Definitions:

Positive Transfer

The beneficial effect of prior learning on the acquisition of new skills or knowledge, where skills from one context enhance performance in another.

Conscious Attention

The focused and deliberate awareness and processing of the present moment or a specific stimulus.

Déjà Vu

The feeling of having already experienced the present situation, a phenomenon that's often mysterious and hard to explain.

Anterograde Amnesia

A condition that prevents an individual from forming new memories after the onset of the condition, though memories from before the event may remain intact.