Explain why the hippocampus has been called the "gateway to memory." What research supports this explanation?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include the following key points:
• The hippocampus enables us to take in and combine different components of experiences—sights, sounds, and feelings—and bind them together into one "memory."
• The individual components may ultimately be stored in various parts of the cerebral cortex involved in formation of new memories about facts and events.
• Research on brain-damaged patients with severe memory problems supports these conclusions.
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63. Which of the following statements regarding verbal ability and gender is incorrect?
a. females outscore males on verbal tasks on college entrance tests b. girls outperform boys on reaching achievement tests throughout school years c. spelling is a strength for girls as compared to boys d. boys are weaker at writing than girls
A variable, such as the personality of a subject, that might affect the outcome of an experiment would be controlled by
a. random assignment of subjects. b. assuming the effects of the variable are negligible. c. manipulating the dependent variables simultaneously. d. repeating the experiment several times until the results are consistent.