Flash Cards
1
Q
Parts of the neuron
A
Cell body or soma
Dendrite
Axon
Myelin sheath
2
Q
Memory
A
The ability to store and retrieve information over time
3
Q
Cognition
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The process of acquiring and using knowledge
4
Q
Stages of memory
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Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Long-term memory
5
Q
Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
A
We are certain that we know something we are trying to recall, but we cannot quite come up with it; illustrates retrieval failure
6
Q
Memory is influenced by chemicals
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Glutamate, serotonin,epinephrine and estrogen
7
Q
Intelligence
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Is the ability to think, to learn from experience, to solve problems, and to adapt to new situations.
8
Q
Neuron
A
Is a cell in the nervous system whose function it is to receive and transmit information
