Question 1

Cognitive training in the use of memory skills will not bring a retarded person's abilities up to a normal level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Professor Smith can talk, without notes, about the complexity of neuropsychology for hours and hours in class. However, whenever someone asks him about neuropsychology and the question involves an image of some type, he can't seem to remember anything. Professor Smith seems to have a learning style consistent with which model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Williams Syndrome 
B)  the visualizer-verbalizer dimension 
C)  reflective thinking 
D)  concrete thinking 
A)  Williams Syndrome 
B)  the visualizer-verbalizer dimension 
C)  reflective thinking 
D)  concrete thinking

Question 3

Nick has the ability to memorize random strings of letters that are anywhere from 75-125 items long. If his brain were to undergo functional brain imaging while he was attempting to memorize such a stimulus, which area would likely show heightened activity?

Accepted Answer

A)  those involved with verbal memory 
B)  those involved with letter processing 
C)  no areas would be heightened in relation to others 
A)  those involved with verbal memory 
B)  those involved with letter processing 
C)  no areas would be heightened in relation to others

Question 4

Dual-task experiments using learning-disabled individuals as participants have suggested that the problems experienced by people with learning disabilities is due to a problem with:

Accepted Answer

A)  attention 
B)  retrieval 
C)  working memory 
D)  LTM 
A)  attention 
B)  retrieval 
C)  working memory 
D)  LTM

Question 5

While sitting in class, Jamie, a 10-year-old girl with a learning disability, is very distracted, fidgeting in her chair and not focusing on the lesson being delivered by the teacher. Which approach is most consistent either Jamie's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  the retrieval deficit hypothesis 
B)  the attentional deficit hypothesis 
C)  disconnection syndrome 
D)  classical conditioning 
A)  the retrieval deficit hypothesis 
B)  the attentional deficit hypothesis 
C)  disconnection syndrome 
D)  classical conditioning

Question 6

The decline in memory abilities seen in many adults can be attributed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the consumption of heart medication 
B)  strong metamemory processes 
C)  damaged working memory elements 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the consumption of heart medication 
B)  strong metamemory processes 
C)  damaged working memory elements 
D)  all of the above

Cognitive training in the use of memory skills will not bring a retarded person's abilities up to a normal level.

Nick has the ability to memorize random strings of letters that are anywhere from 75-125 items long. If his brain were to undergo functional brain imaging while he was attempting to memorize such a stimulus, which area would likely show heightened activity?

Dual-task experiments using learning-disabled individuals as participants have suggested that the problems experienced by people with learning disabilities is due to a problem with:

While sitting in class, Jamie, a 10-year-old girl with a learning disability, is very distracted, fidgeting in her chair and not focusing on the lesson being delivered by the teacher. Which approach is most consistent either Jamie's behavior?

The decline in memory abilities seen in many adults can be attributed to:

Introduction

Habituation and Other Forms of Simple Stimulus Learning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Learning: Reward

Instrumental Conditioning: Nonreward, Punishment, and Avoidance

Verbal Learning

Human Memory: Conceptual Approaches

Short-Term Retention

Encoding

Storage and Retrieval

Spatial, Motor-Skill, and Implicit Learning

Filters

Exam 12: Individual Differences in Learning and Memory

Cognitive training in the use of memory skills will not bring a retarded person's abilities up to a normal level.

Nick has the ability to memorize random strings of letters that are anywhere from 75-125 items long. If his brain were to undergo functional brain imaging while he was attempting to memorize such a stimulus, which area would likely show heightened activity?

Dual-task experiments using learning-disabled individuals as participants have suggested that the problems experienced by people with learning disabilities is due to a problem with:

While sitting in class, Jamie, a 10-year-old girl with a learning disability, is very distracted, fidgeting in her chair and not focusing on the lesson being delivered by the teacher. Which approach is most consistent either Jamie's behavior?

The decline in memory abilities seen in many adults can be attributed to:

Introduction

Habituation and Other Forms of Simple Stimulus Learning

Classical Conditioning

Instrumental Learning: Reward

Instrumental Conditioning: Nonreward, Punishment, and Avoidance

Verbal Learning

Human Memory: Conceptual Approaches

Short-Term Retention

Encoding

Storage and Retrieval

Spatial, Motor-Skill, and Implicit Learning

Filters