Author Question: The subcortical structure that acts like a traffic director, sending information to various parts of ... (Read 18 times)

natalie2426 · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

The subcortical structure that acts like a traffic director, sending information to various parts of the cortex is the

a) thalamus
b) hypothalamus.
c) amygdala.
d) hippocampus.

Question 2

Fred and his wife socialized with their good friends Barney and Betty for many years. Then Barney and Betty divorced, and Barney remarried. Unfortunately, when Fred is introduced to Barney's new wife, Bobbi, he calls her Betty.

Which of the following statements explains Fred's memory lapse?
a) Fred is experiencing proactive interference
b) Fred is experiencing retroactive interference.
c) Fred is experiencing decay from short-term memory.
d) Fred is experiencing disruption of the phonological loop.