Question 1

Health Canada recommends that adults engage in at least ________ of vigorous physical activity each week, and that children exercise ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  two-and-a-half hours; at least one hour each day 
B)  two-and-a-half hours; at least two hours each day 
C)  ten-and-a-half hours; at least three hours each day 
D)  ten-and-a-half hours; at least five hours each day 
A)  two-and-a-half hours; at least one hour each day 
B)  two-and-a-half hours; at least two hours each day 
C)  ten-and-a-half hours; at least three hours each day 
D)  ten-and-a-half hours; at least five hours each day C

Question 2

What is the survival effect? What research has been conducted on the survival effect and what has it revealed?

Accepted Answer

The survival effect refers to a finding in the memory literature where participants show better performance on memory tasks when the to-be-remembered material bears directly on issues of survival than when it does not. The survival effect has been found for recall and recognition of words as well as memory for the location of objects. Early theories explaining the survival effect gave a fairly simple explanation for the phenomenon; individuals who were better able to remember survival-related information were more likely to survive and have offspring (who would better remember survival-related information). Nairne, Thompson, & Pandeirada (2007) found that survival-related encoding in the hunter-gatherer (or EEA) context led to both better recall and better recognition. However, some subsequent researchers noted that a problem with such strictly ecologically based explanation for the survival effect (such as Nairne's) is that thinking about survival necessarily evokes thoughts about one's self, and the self-reference effect (SRE) can have a powerful positive effect on memory. Sheila Cunningham wondered if the survival effect resulted not from a bias for survival-related information per se, but from the same forces that make all material that is processed in terms of self-reference better remembered. Cunningham et al. (2013) conclude that there is a survival effect; however, the survival effect is functionally specific to the self, and not to survival issues in general

Question 3

Alzheimer's disease accounts for _______ of neurocognitive disorders and affects ________ of people over the age of 65.

Accepted Answer

A)  80 to 90 per cent; about 9 per cent 
B)  6 to 7 per cent; less than one per cent 
C)  30 to 35 per cent; about 3 per cent 
D)  60 to 70 per cent; about 6 per cent 
A)  80 to 90 per cent; about 9 per cent 
B)  6 to 7 per cent; less than one per cent 
C)  30 to 35 per cent; about 3 per cent 
D)  60 to 70 per cent; about 6 per cent D

Question 4

What is Alzheimer's disease and what changes in the brain characterize it?

Accepted Answer

Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementi

Question 5

Many health conditions associated with memory problems are also associated with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased random eye movement sleep 
B)  decreased slow-wave sleep 
C)  increased random eye movement sleep 
D)  increased slow-wave sleep 
A)  decreased random eye movement sleep 
B)  decreased slow-wave sleep 
C)  increased random eye movement sleep 
D)  increased slow-wave sleep

Question 6

Vascular dementia can cause problems with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  balance and motor control but not memory 
B)  cognition, movement, behaviour, or emotions depending on what part of the brain is damaged 
C)  long-term but not short-term memory 
D)  cognition and motor control but not emotions 
A)  balance and motor control but not memory 
B)  cognition, movement, behaviour, or emotions depending on what part of the brain is damaged 
C)  long-term but not short-term memory 
D)  cognition and motor control but not emotions

Question 7

Aerobic exercise can increase the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  size of the hippocampus and improves the visuospatial memory in people of all ages, but not verbal memory 
B)  size of the frontal lobe and improves the visuospatial memory in people of all ages as well as verbal memory 
C)  size of the cerebellum and improves the visuospatial memory in people of all ages, but not verbal memory 
D)  size of the hippocampus and improves cognitive-motor skills in people of all ages as well as verbal memory 
A)  size of the hippocampus and improves the visuospatial memory in people of all ages, but not verbal memory 
B)  size of the frontal lobe and improves the visuospatial memory in people of all ages as well as verbal memory 
C)  size of the cerebellum and improves the visuospatial memory in people of all ages, but not verbal memory 
D)  size of the hippocampus and improves cognitive-motor skills in people of all ages as well as verbal memory

Question 8

Kiviniemi and Rothman (2006) found that memory for belief-inconsistent information was ________ memory for belief-consistent information, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly worse than; especially when participants held extreme beliefs 
B)  significantly better than; especially when participants held extreme beliefs 
C)  similar to that for; especially when participants held extreme beliefs 
D)  significantly worse than; except when participants held extreme beliefs 
A)  significantly worse than; especially when participants held extreme beliefs 
B)  significantly better than; especially when participants held extreme beliefs 
C)  similar to that for; especially when participants held extreme beliefs 
D)  significantly worse than; except when participants held extreme beliefs

Question 9

How can brain injury affect memory?

Accepted Answer

When a person is involved in a serious f

Question 10

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) affects ________ of people with dementia.

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 5 per cent 
B)  more than 50 per cent 
C)  about 15 per cent 
D)  about 30 per cent 
A)  less than 5 per cent 
B)  more than 50 per cent 
C)  about 15 per cent 
D)  about 30 per cent

Question 11

Dissociative fugue is a type of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  response to trauma, in which the individual with no memory of who she or he is wanders from home 
B)  psychopathic state, during which the individual pretends to have no memory when she or he wanders from home 
C)  epileptic seizure, during which the individual with no memory of who she or he is wanders from home 
D)  dissociative amnesia, during which the individual with no memory of who she or he is wanders from home 
A)  response to trauma, in which the individual with no memory of who she or he is wanders from home 
B)  psychopathic state, during which the individual pretends to have no memory when she or he wanders from home 
C)  epileptic seizure, during which the individual with no memory of who she or he is wanders from home 
D)  dissociative amnesia, during which the individual with no memory of who she or he is wanders from home

Question 12

What distinguishes "normal" memory changes that occur as people age from those associated with a neurocognitive disorder?

Accepted Answer

Subtle changes to memory occur frequentl

Question 13

What is the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and memory?

Accepted Answer

Individuals with PTSD often complain of

Question 14

How does alcohol affect memory?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol has diverse effects on memory. I

Question 15

In 2015, Statistics Canada reported that fewer than ________ get the amount of exercise recommended by Health Canada.

Accepted Answer

A)  one in ten adults and one in ten children 
B)  two in ten adults and one in ten children 
C)  two in ten adults and two in ten children 
D)  one in ten adults and two in ten children 
A)  one in ten adults and one in ten children 
B)  two in ten adults and one in ten children 
C)  two in ten adults and two in ten children 
D)  one in ten adults and two in ten children

Question 16

The average life expectancy following a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  three to nine years 
B)  five to eleven years 
C)  unchanged, compared to controls of comparable age, sex, health and socio-economic status 
D)  eight to fifteen years 
A)  three to nine years 
B)  five to eleven years 
C)  unchanged, compared to controls of comparable age, sex, health and socio-economic status 
D)  eight to fifteen years

Question 17

Regarding the memories of the advance directives (AD), Sharman et al. (2008) found that of the 1328 critical decisions made by the participants during the first interview, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 per cent changed by the time of the second interview, and among the participants who changed their decisions, 35 per cent falsely remembered that their decision had not changed 
B)  23 per cent changed by the time of the second interview, and among the participants who changed their decisions, 75 per cent falsely remembered that their decision had not changed 
C)  13 per cent changed by the time of the second interview, and among the participants who changed their decisions, 95 per cent falsely remembered that their decision had not changed 
D)  none of them had changed by the time of the second interview 
A)  50 per cent changed by the time of the second interview, and among the participants who changed their decisions, 35 per cent falsely remembered that their decision had not changed 
B)  23 per cent changed by the time of the second interview, and among the participants who changed their decisions, 75 per cent falsely remembered that their decision had not changed 
C)  13 per cent changed by the time of the second interview, and among the participants who changed their decisions, 95 per cent falsely remembered that their decision had not changed 
D)  none of them had changed by the time of the second interview

Question 18

What causes "baby brain"?

Accepted Answer

Many new parents complain that they can'

Question 19

Vascular dementia can be identified through ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroimaging 
B)  MMSE 
C)  blood tests 
D)  genetic testing 
A)  neuroimaging 
B)  MMSE 
C)  blood tests 
D)  genetic testing

Question 20

Twilight anaesthesia is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a mild dose of general anaesthetic is given to reduce a patient's anxiety and to induce anterograde amnesia so that the patient will have no memory of the surgical procedure 
B)  an elevated dose of local anaesthetic is given to eliminate a patient's anxiety 
C)  a mild dose of general anaesthetic is given to induce a dream-like state useful to recover repressed memories 
D)  a mild dose of general anaesthetic is given to treat depression 
A)  a mild dose of general anaesthetic is given to reduce a patient's anxiety and to induce anterograde amnesia so that the patient will have no memory of the surgical procedure 
B)  an elevated dose of local anaesthetic is given to eliminate a patient's anxiety 
C)  a mild dose of general anaesthetic is given to induce a dream-like state useful to recover repressed memories 
D)  a mild dose of general anaesthetic is given to treat depression

Health Canada recommends that adults engage in at least of vigorous physical activity each week, and that children exercise .

What is the survival effect? What research has been conducted on the survival effect and what has it revealed?

Alzheimer's disease accounts for _ of neurocognitive disorders and affects __ of people over the age of 65.

What is Alzheimer's disease and what changes in the brain characterize it?

Many health conditions associated with memory problems are also associated with ________.

Vascular dementia can cause problems with ________.

Aerobic exercise can increase the ________.

Kiviniemi and Rothman (2006) found that memory for belief-inconsistent information was memory for belief-consistent information, .

How can brain injury affect memory?

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) affects ________ of people with dementia.

Dissociative fugue is a type of ________.

What distinguishes "normal" memory changes that occur as people age from those associated with a neurocognitive disorder?

What is the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and memory?

How does alcohol affect memory?

In 2015, Statistics Canada reported that fewer than ________ get the amount of exercise recommended by Health Canada.

The average life expectancy following a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is ________.

Regarding the memories of the advance directives (AD), Sharman et al. (2008) found that of the 1328 critical decisions made by the participants during the first interview, ________.

What causes "baby brain"?

Vascular dementia can be identified through ________.

Twilight anaesthesia is ________.

The Study of Memory

Sensory Persistence and Information Persistence

Short-Term Memory and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Explicit and Implicit Memory

Episodic Memory and Autobiographical Memory

Generic Memory

Forgetting

Memory Across the Lifespan

Memory and Our Social Selves

Memory and the Law

Memory and the Marketplace

Exceptional Memory, Mnemonics, and Expertise

Filters

Exam 13: Memory, the Body, and Health

Health Canada recommends that adults engage in at least ________ of vigorous physical activity each week, and that children exercise ________.

What is the survival effect? What research has been conducted on the survival effect and what has it revealed?

Alzheimer's disease accounts for _______ of neurocognitive disorders and affects ________ of people over the age of 65.

What is Alzheimer's disease and what changes in the brain characterize it?

Many health conditions associated with memory problems are also associated with ________.

Vascular dementia can cause problems with ________.

Aerobic exercise can increase the ________.

Kiviniemi and Rothman (2006) found that memory for belief-inconsistent information was ________ memory for belief-consistent information, ________.

How can brain injury affect memory?

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) affects ________ of people with dementia.

Dissociative fugue is a type of ________.

What distinguishes "normal" memory changes that occur as people age from those associated with a neurocognitive disorder?

What is the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and memory?

How does alcohol affect memory?

In 2015, Statistics Canada reported that fewer than ________ get the amount of exercise recommended by Health Canada.

The average life expectancy following a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is ________.

Regarding the memories of the advance directives (AD), Sharman et al. (2008) found that of the 1328 critical decisions made by the participants during the first interview, ________.

What causes "baby brain"?

Vascular dementia can be identified through ________.

Twilight anaesthesia is ________.

The Study of Memory

Sensory Persistence and Information Persistence

Short-Term Memory and Working Memory

Long-Term Memory

Explicit and Implicit Memory

Episodic Memory and Autobiographical Memory

Generic Memory

Forgetting

Memory Across the Lifespan

Memory and Our Social Selves

Memory and the Law

Memory and the Marketplace

Exceptional Memory, Mnemonics, and Expertise

Filters

Health Canada recommends that adults engage in at least of vigorous physical activity each week, and that children exercise .

Alzheimer's disease accounts for _ of neurocognitive disorders and affects __ of people over the age of 65.

Kiviniemi and Rothman (2006) found that memory for belief-inconsistent information was memory for belief-consistent information, .