Why Are Learning and Memory Treated Separately in Most Introductory

question 175

Multiple Choice

Why are learning and memory treated separately in most introductory textbooks in psychology?

• A) Psychologists have traditionally used animal subjects in studies of learning, but human participants in studies of memory.
• B) Learning and memory involve different brain mechanisms.
• C) Learning and memory are less related than they might seem.
• D) Psychologists have used experimental methods to investigate memory, but correlational research to examine memory.

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