Provide a definition of learning and memory
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Learning allows an organism to adapt to new environments, to modify the behaviors that currently exist in its repertoire, and to develop new behaviors that will promote survival in that environment. The physical changes in the brain that occur during learning are our memories.
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Experimental studies involvingpersons with antisocial personalitydisorders have revealed
that these people a. show less reactivity in emotional situations. b. seek out the company of other psychopaths. c. have overaroused nervous systems. d. have sustained damaged to the prefrontal cortex, which explains their lack of planning and foresight. e. are affected by social stimuli but not physical stimuli.
Exposure to high levels of testosterone during prenatal development is associated with______
a. decreased aggressiveness b. decreased aggressiveness in boys but increased aggressiveness in girls c. increased aggressiveness in boys but decreased aggressiveness in girls d. increased aggressiveness