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1. what is sensory input?

a. something that a person can see, smell, touch, taste, or hear
b. an electric shock
c. a memory
d. a message from the brain that produces hormones

1. the passage describes ways that sensory input can help people access or \unlock\ forgotten memories.

which of the following describes evidence that sensory input can unlock a memory?
a. your brain produces a hormone that tells you to run when you see a bear.
b. marcel proust ate a madeleine and recalled a large portion of his childhood.
c. you automatically move your foot away from a sharp object after stepping on that object.
d. you can remember what your mother’s face looks like.

1. behaving a certain way for an extended period of time can affect the way that our brains react to sensory input in the future. what evidence from the text supports this conclusion?

a. writing a novel and remembering things from a long time ago
b. moving away from something that causes you pain automatically
c. feeling scared when you see something dangerous
d. a former soldier hearing a plane overhead and automatically producing adrenaline

1. why are sense reactors important?

a. they tell your body to run away from bears.
b. they help make your memory stronger.
c. they are the way that your brain processes what’s going on in the world around you.
d. they let your brain know which parts of your environment to ignore.

Explanation:

Question 1

Sensory input refers to stimuli detected by the senses (sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing). Option A matches this definition. Option B (electric shock is a stimulus but not the definition of sensory input broadly), C (memory is not input), D (brain - hormone message is output, not input).

To unlock a memory via sensory input, a sensory experience should trigger a memory. Option B: Marcel Proust eating a madeleine (sensory - taste) triggered childhood memories. Option A is about hormone - action, C is a reflex, D is a stored memory not unlocked by new sensory input.

The conclusion is about long - term behavior affecting future brain response to sensory input. Option D: A former soldier's long - term experience (being a soldier) makes his brain automatically produce adrenaline (response) to the sensory input of a plane overhead. Option A is about memory recall, B is a reflex, C is a normal fear response not related to long - term behavior change.

Answer:

A. something that a person can see, smell, touch, taste, or hear

Question 2