A drug known as Memantine may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease by reducing excitotoxicity that results from excessive acetylcholine release

Malcolm, aged 35, is severely depressed. Because of this he is given electroconvulsive shock therapy. After treatment, he is sent home and does much better. However, his TV-watching behavior is strange. Malcolm thinks that last year's episodes of his favorite series are new. Malcolm is showing signs of ______________.

a) anterograde amnesia b) retrograde amnesia c) childhood amnesia d) senile dementia

By changing the rules about what makes a successful response,

we can gradually, through successive approximations, train an animal or a person to make a chain of responses or to improve a skill. This process is called a. shaping. b. respondent conditioning. c. latent learning. d. vicarious classical conditioning.