The Advent of Computer Technology in the 1950s and 1960s

question 82

Multiple Choice

The advent of computer technology in the 1950s and 1960s spurred growth in the field of ___.More recently,advances in imaging have sparked the field of ___.

• A) cognitive psychology; neuroscience
• B) neuroscience; cognitive psychology
• C) experimental psychology; neuroscience
• D) developmental psychology; neuroscience

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Definitions:

Phototropin

A protein that acts as a blue-light receptor, causing phototropic responses in plants towards light sources.

Phototropic Response

the growth or movement of a plant organ toward or away from light, as a response to its direction.

Phytochrome

A blue-green, proteinaceous pigment involved in a wide variety of physiological responses to light; occurs in two interconvertible forms, Pr (red-absorbing phytochrome) and Pfr (far-red-absorbing phytochrome).

Bolting

The production of a tall flower stalk by a plant that grows vegetatively as a rosette (growth habit with a short stem and a circular cluster of leaves).