Which Is a Neuroscience Finding Relating to Memory and Age

question 115

Multiple Choice

Which is a neuroscience finding relating to memory and age?

• A) When the memory task is difficult, the elderly brain shifts to underactivation.
• B) When the memory task is easy, the elderly brain shuts down.
• C) Frontal lobe activation patterns are similar on memory tests.
• D) Individual neurons look different on memory tests.

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Definitions:

Unconscious Anxieties

Fears or worries that reside within the unconscious mind, influencing behavior and emotions without the individual's conscious awareness.

Current Behavior

The present or ongoing actions or reactions of an organism, often studied in psychology to understand and modify undesirable behaviors.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique used to replace a negative or unwanted response to a stimulus with a positive one.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging or discouraging certain behaviors.