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madam-professor

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on: Jun 22, 2018
The law of specific nerve energies states that ____.
 
  a. perception of a repeated stimulus fades
 b. every stimulation of the optic nerve is perceived as light
 c. the speed of action potentials varies depending on the strength of the stimulus
  d. any stimulation above the threshold produces an action potential

Question 2

Korsakoff's patients and Alzheimer's patients have better memory for ____.
 
  a. recent events than events of the remote past
 b. what is happening at a given moment than general principles
 c. skills than facts
 d. verbal information than visual information


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c


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