Background noise that affects cognition in the elderly is referred to as ______

Fifty years ago, it was considered extremely inappropriate for an African-American man to make eye contact with a white person, especially a white woman. Why?

A) It was a culturally inappropriate emblem. B) This violated display rules of the time. C) This violated encoding rules of the time. D) This was considered normatively inscrutable. E) It was an emotionally incorrect referent of the time.

The amygdala contributes to learning by strengthening declarative memories about emotional events involving:

a. Good things that happen to you b. Surprising things that happen to you c. Bad things that happen to you d. All are strengthened, provided there is an emotional component