Question 1

​The general function of working memory is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) hold information until it has time to get to long-term storage 
B) store memories of life events permanently​ 
C) attend to and operate on current information​ 
D) store information related to repetitious motor movements​ 
A) hold information until it has time to get to long-term storage 
B) store memories of life events permanently​ 
C) attend to and operate on current information​ 
D) store information related to repetitious motor movements​

Question 2

​People with damage in the anterior and inferior regions of the temporal lobe suffer ____.

Accepted Answer

A) cingulate dementia 
B) ​implicit dementia 
C) ​lexical dementia 
D) semantic dementia 
A) cingulate dementia 
B) ​implicit dementia 
C) ​lexical dementia 
D) semantic dementia

Question 3

​Forgetting events prior to the time of brain damage is a characteristic of ____ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

A) retrograde 
B) anterograde​ 
C) proactive​ 
D) procedural​ 
A) retrograde 
B) anterograde​ 
C) proactive​ 
D) procedural​

Question 4

​Procedural memory is to ____ as declarative memory is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) jogging; walking 
B) reading; writing​ 
C) carrying on a conversation; listening to the radio​ 
D) juggling; explaining the sequence of moves in juggling​ 
A) jogging; walking 
B) reading; writing​ 
C) carrying on a conversation; listening to the radio​ 
D) juggling; explaining the sequence of moves in juggling​

Question 5

​The NMDA receptor responds to its transmitters when ____.

Accepted Answer

A) magnesium is present in the membrane 
B) enough sodium ions exit through AMPA channels​ 
C) the membrane is already at least partly depolarized​ 
D) the dendrite is depolarized enough to produce an action potential​ 
A) magnesium is present in the membrane 
B) enough sodium ions exit through AMPA channels​ 
C) the membrane is already at least partly depolarized​ 
D) the dendrite is depolarized enough to produce an action potential​

Question 6

​The delayed response task requires responding to something that you saw or heard ____.

Accepted Answer

A) in the distant past 
B) ​a short while ago 
C) ​right at that time 
D) in a meaningful way 
A) in the distant past 
B) ​a short while ago 
C) ​right at that time 
D) in a meaningful way

Question 7

​What memory impairments are found in patients with Korsakoff's syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) only anterograde amnesia 
B) ​only retrograde amnesia 
C) ​anterograde and retrograde amnesia 
D) neither anterograde nor retrograde amnesia 
A) only anterograde amnesia 
B) ​only retrograde amnesia 
C) ​anterograde and retrograde amnesia 
D) neither anterograde nor retrograde amnesia

Question 8

​During habituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia,the change in the nervous system takes place at the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) axon hillock of the sensory receptor 
B) axon of the motor neuron​ 
C) synapse between the sensory neuron and the motor neuron​ 
D) inhibitory neurons that connect to the motor neuron​ 
A) axon hillock of the sensory receptor 
B) axon of the motor neuron​ 
C) synapse between the sensory neuron and the motor neuron​ 
D) inhibitory neurons that connect to the motor neuron​

Question 9

​What is believed to be the likely cause of plaques?

Accepted Answer

A) a relative deficit of thiamine 
B) increased pressure from cerebrospinal fluid​ 
C) amyloid deposits in the brain​ 
D) a relative deficit of acetylcholine​ 
A) a relative deficit of thiamine 
B) increased pressure from cerebrospinal fluid​ 
C) amyloid deposits in the brain​ 
D) a relative deficit of acetylcholine​

Question 10

​If you stimulate the gills of an Aplysia by squirting them with a brief jet of seawater,at first,it will ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ignore the water 
B) withdraw its gills​ 
C) take in the water through the gills​ 
D) squirt the water in the direction of the source​ 
A) ignore the water 
B) withdraw its gills​ 
C) take in the water through the gills​ 
D) squirt the water in the direction of the source​

Question 11

​What area of the brain is particularly important for coding spatial information?

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus 
B) hypothalamus​ 
C) pons​ 
D) reticular formation​ 
A) hippocampus 
B) hypothalamus​ 
C) pons​ 
D) reticular formation​

Question 12

​Hippocampal damage impairs spatial memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

​H.M.was able to learn and remember ____.

Accepted Answer

A) people's names 
B) how to find his way to a new residence​ 
C) skills like mazes and puzzles​ 
D) events in recent history​ 
A) people's names 
B) how to find his way to a new residence​ 
C) skills like mazes and puzzles​ 
D) events in recent history​

Question 14

​Research indicates that the red nucleus is necessary for ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the learning of a conditioned response 
B) ​the performance of a conditioned response 
C) ​the learning AND performance of a conditioned response 
D) suppression of the conditioned response 
A) the learning of a conditioned response 
B) ​the performance of a conditioned response 
C) ​the learning AND performance of a conditioned response 
D) suppression of the conditioned response

Question 15

​Hippocampal damage has the greatest effect on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the delayed match-to-sample task when the same two objects are used repeatedly 
B) ​the delayed match-to-sample task when the two objects are continuously changed 
C) ​the delayed nonmatch-to-sample task when the same two objects are used repeatedly 
D) procedural memory 
A) the delayed match-to-sample task when the same two objects are used repeatedly 
B) ​the delayed match-to-sample task when the two objects are continuously changed 
C) ​the delayed nonmatch-to-sample task when the same two objects are used repeatedly 
D) procedural memory

Question 16

​A study with London taxi drivers found that answering ____ activated their hippocampus more than answering ____.

Accepted Answer

A) nonspatial questions; spatial questions 
B) spatial questions; nonspatial questions​ 
C) long questions; short questions​ 
D) short questions; long questions​ 
A) nonspatial questions; spatial questions 
B) spatial questions; nonspatial questions​ 
C) long questions; short questions​ 
D) short questions; long questions​

Question 17

​Habituation is a decrease in response to a stimulus that is presented repeatedly and accompanied by no change in other stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

​Korsakoff's patients and Alzheimer's patients have better memory for ____.

Accepted Answer

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​ 
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​

Question 19

​A rat must swim through murky water to find a rest platform that is just under the surface in the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) radial maze 
B) Morris water maze​ 
C) configurable learning task​ 
D) delayed matching-to-sample task​ 
A) radial maze 
B) Morris water maze​ 
C) configurable learning task​ 
D) delayed matching-to-sample task​

Question 20

​What memory task would a typical patient with Korsakoff's syndrome be able to do without difficulty?

Accepted Answer

A) recalling the temporal order of events 
B) remembering someone he or she met in the past week​ 
C) an implicit memory task​ 
D) an explicit memory task​ 
A) recalling the temporal order of events 
B) remembering someone he or she met in the past week​ 
C) an implicit memory task​ 
D) an explicit memory task​

The general function of working memory is to ____.

People with damage in the anterior and inferior regions of the temporal lobe suffer ____.

Forgetting events prior to the time of brain damage is a characteristic of ____ amnesia.

Procedural memory is to as declarative memory is to .

The NMDA receptor responds to its transmitters when ____.

The delayed response task requires responding to something that you saw or heard ____.

What memory impairments are found in patients with Korsakoff's syndrome?

During habituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia,the change in the nervous system takes place at the ____.

What is believed to be the likely cause of plaques?

If you stimulate the gills of an Aplysia by squirting them with a brief jet of seawater,at first,it will ____.

What area of the brain is particularly important for coding spatial information?

Hippocampal damage impairs spatial memory.

H.M.was able to learn and remember ____.

Research indicates that the red nucleus is necessary for ____.

Hippocampal damage has the greatest effect on ____.

A study with London taxi drivers found that answering activated their hippocampus more than answering .

Habituation is a decrease in response to a stimulus that is presented repeatedly and accompanied by no change in other stimuli.

Korsakoff's patients and Alzheimer's patients have better memory for ____.

A rat must swim through murky water to find a rest platform that is just under the surface in the ____.

What memory task would a typical patient with Korsakoff's syndrome be able to do without difficulty?

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Vision

Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

Cognitive Functions

Psychological Disorders

Appendix A: Brief, basic Chemistry

Filters

Exam 12: The Biology of Learning and Memory