Question 1

Mossy fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in​

Accepted Answer

A) neurons in the inferior olive of the medulla. 
B) neurons in the pons. 
C) Purkinje cells. 
D) granule cells. 
A) neurons in the inferior olive of the medulla. 
B) neurons in the pons. 
C) Purkinje cells. 
D) granule cells.

Question 2

Which memories are easiest to demonstrate?​

Accepted Answer

A) sensory 
B) procedural 
C) semantic and episodic 
D) explicit 
A) sensory 
B) procedural 
C) semantic and episodic 
D) explicit

Question 3

Complex,species-specific behaviors that are triggered by environmental stimuli are known as

Accepted Answer

A) reflexes. 
B) instincts. 
C) habituation. 
D) sensitization. 
A) reflexes. 
B) instincts. 
C) habituation. 
D) sensitization.

Question 4

In sensitization in Aplysia,what process occurs in the sensory neurons serving the siphon?​

Accepted Answer

A) an ionotropic process, which results in the closing of calcium channels 
B) a metabotropic process, which results in the closing of calcium channels 
C) an ionotropic process, which results in the closing of potassium channels 
D) a metabotropic process, which results in the closing of potassium channels 
A) an ionotropic process, which results in the closing of calcium channels 
B) a metabotropic process, which results in the closing of calcium channels 
C) an ionotropic process, which results in the closing of potassium channels 
D) a metabotropic process, which results in the closing of potassium channels

Question 5

Important attentional aspects of short-term memory require activation in the​

Accepted Answer

A) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex. 
B) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex. 
C) hippocampus and the anterior cingulate cortex. 
D) hippocampus and the posterior cingulate cortex. 
A) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex. 
B) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex. 
C) hippocampus and the anterior cingulate cortex. 
D) hippocampus and the posterior cingulate cortex.

Question 6

Karl Lashley suggested that​

Accepted Answer

A) location of a lesion was the best predictor of learned performance. 
B) the size of a lesion was the best predictor of learned performance. 
C) size and location of a lesion were equally correlated with learned performance. 
D) neither the size nor the location of a lesion was correlated with learned performance. 
A) location of a lesion was the best predictor of learned performance. 
B) the size of a lesion was the best predictor of learned performance. 
C) size and location of a lesion were equally correlated with learned performance. 
D) neither the size nor the location of a lesion was correlated with learned performance.

Question 7

Habituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia californica is largely due to reduced responsiveness of the sensory neurons serving the siphon.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Andrew needed temporal lobe surgery that resulted in a severe case of anterograde amnesia.Which of the following tasks is likely to be the most difficult for Andrew?​

Accepted Answer

A) learning the name of the new occupational therapist assigned to his case 
B) learning to use his new cell phone 
C) remembering the details of his high school graduation 
D) remembering how to find the square root of a number 
A) learning the name of the new occupational therapist assigned to his case 
B) learning to use his new cell phone 
C) remembering the details of his high school graduation 
D) remembering how to find the square root of a number

Question 9

-The structure identified as number 5 in this illustration represents a​

Accepted Answer

A) parallel fiber. 
B) climbing fiber. 
C) mossy fiber. 
D) perforant pathway fiber. 
A) parallel fiber. 
B) climbing fiber. 
C) mossy fiber. 
D) perforant pathway fiber.

Question 10

Why is trace conditioning,but not delay conditioning,considered a type of declarative memory?​

Accepted Answer

Delay conditioning involves an overlap i

Question 11

One of your neighbors used to be a very heavy drinker.Eventually,she was unable to care for herself and was placed in a nursing home.She kept introducing herself several times a day to the staff and other residents.From what you learned about memory in this chapter,what do you think was most likely wrong with her?​

Accepted Answer

A) She had experienced a stroke. 
B) She had Alzheimer's disease. 
C) She had Parkinson's disease. 
D) She had Korsakoff's syndrome. 
A) She had experienced a stroke. 
B) She had Alzheimer's disease. 
C) She had Parkinson's disease. 
D) She had Korsakoff's syndrome.

Question 12

Many mating and parenting behaviors,including the tailfeather display of the male peacock,are examples of instinctive behaviors.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of an episodic memory?​

Accepted Answer

A) what happened at your best childhood birthday party ever 
B) the meaning of the word exculpatory. 
C) the name of the first president of the United States 
D) how to ride a bike 
A) what happened at your best childhood birthday party ever 
B) the meaning of the word exculpatory. 
C) the name of the first president of the United States 
D) how to ride a bike

Question 14

Repeated touching of the siphon in Aplysia will result in​

Accepted Answer

A) habituation. 
B) sensitization. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) a fixed action pattern. 
A) habituation. 
B) sensitization. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) a fixed action pattern.

Question 15

Simultaneous activation of climbing and parallel fibers results in _________ in Purkinje cells.​

Accepted Answer

A) increases in EPSPs 
B) decreases in EPSPs 
C) increases in IPSPs 
D) decreases in IPSPs 
A) increases in EPSPs 
B) decreases in EPSPs 
C) increases in IPSPs 
D) decreases in IPSPs

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a short-term memory?​

Accepted Answer

A) what you had for breakfast this morning 
B) the question you just read and are trying to answer 
C) your best friend's name 
D) the instructions your professor gave you when you began taking this exam 
A) what you had for breakfast this morning 
B) the question you just read and are trying to answer 
C) your best friend's name 
D) the instructions your professor gave you when you began taking this exam

Question 17

The nucleus accumbens​

Accepted Answer

A) does not participate in learning of any type. 
B) is important to long-term, but not to short-term learning. 
C) is important in episodic and semantic memory, but not procedural memory. 
D) contributes to the evaluation of reward during procedural learning. 
A) does not participate in learning of any type. 
B) is important to long-term, but not to short-term learning. 
C) is important in episodic and semantic memory, but not procedural memory. 
D) contributes to the evaluation of reward during procedural learning.

Question 18

When an organism reduces its responses to an unchanging,harmless source of information,which of the following processes has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A) instinctive behavior 
B) habituation 
C) sensitization 
D) classical conditioning 
A) instinctive behavior 
B) habituation 
C) sensitization 
D) classical conditioning

Question 19

Short-term habituation in Aplysia occurs when _________ neurotransmitter is released at synapses with _________ neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) less; gill motor 
B) less; siphon sensory 
C) more; gill motor 
D) more; siphon sensory 
A) less; gill motor 
B) less; siphon sensory 
C) more; gill motor 
D) more; siphon sensory

Question 20

It appears that circuits connecting the amygdala,hippocampus,and medial prefrontal cortex participate in matching correct responses to their contexts following _______ training.​

Accepted Answer

A) dishabituation 
B) sensitization 
C) habituation 
D) extinction 
A) dishabituation 
B) sensitization 
C) habituation 
D) extinction

Mossy fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in

Which memories are easiest to demonstrate?

Complex,species-specific behaviors that are triggered by environmental stimuli are known as

In sensitization in Aplysia,what process occurs in the sensory neurons serving the siphon?

Important attentional aspects of short-term memory require activation in the

Karl Lashley suggested that

Habituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia californica is largely due to reduced responsiveness of the sensory neurons serving the siphon.

Andrew needed temporal lobe surgery that resulted in a severe case of anterograde amnesia.Which of the following tasks is likely to be the most difficult for Andrew?

-The structure identified as number 5 in this illustration represents a

Why is trace conditioning,but not delay conditioning,considered a type of declarative memory?

Many mating and parenting behaviors,including the tailfeather display of the male peacock,are examples of instinctive behaviors.

Which of the following is an example of an episodic memory?

Repeated touching of the siphon in Aplysia will result in

Simultaneous activation of climbing and parallel fibers results in _________ in Purkinje cells.

Which of the following is an example of a short-term memory?

The nucleus accumbens

When an organism reduces its responses to an unchanging,harmless source of information,which of the following processes has occurred?

Short-term habituation in Aplysia occurs when _ neurotransmitter is released at synapses with _ neurons.

It appears that circuits connecting the amygdala,hippocampus,and medial prefrontal cortex participate in matching correct responses to their contexts following _______ training.

What Is Behavioral Neuroscience

Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: the Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Homeostasis and Motivation

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Hemispheric Asymmetry, language, and Intelligence

Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress

Neuropsychology

Psychopathology

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Exam 12: Learning and Memory

Mossy fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in​

Which memories are easiest to demonstrate?​

Complex,species-specific behaviors that are triggered by environmental stimuli are known as

In sensitization in Aplysia,what process occurs in the sensory neurons serving the siphon?​

Important attentional aspects of short-term memory require activation in the​

Karl Lashley suggested that​

Habituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia californica is largely due to reduced responsiveness of the sensory neurons serving the siphon.​

Andrew needed temporal lobe surgery that resulted in a severe case of anterograde amnesia.Which of the following tasks is likely to be the most difficult for Andrew?​

-The structure identified as number 5 in this illustration represents a​

Why is trace conditioning,but not delay conditioning,considered a type of declarative memory?​

Many mating and parenting behaviors,including the tailfeather display of the male peacock,are examples of instinctive behaviors.​

Which of the following is an example of an episodic memory?​

Repeated touching of the siphon in Aplysia will result in​

Simultaneous activation of climbing and parallel fibers results in _________ in Purkinje cells.​

Which of the following is an example of a short-term memory?​

The nucleus accumbens​

When an organism reduces its responses to an unchanging,harmless source of information,which of the following processes has occurred?

Short-term habituation in Aplysia occurs when _________ neurotransmitter is released at synapses with _________ neurons.

It appears that circuits connecting the amygdala,hippocampus,and medial prefrontal cortex participate in matching correct responses to their contexts following _______ training.​

What Is Behavioral Neuroscience

Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: the Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Homeostasis and Motivation

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Hemispheric Asymmetry, language, and Intelligence

Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress

Neuropsychology

Psychopathology

Filters

Mossy fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in

Which memories are easiest to demonstrate?

In sensitization in Aplysia,what process occurs in the sensory neurons serving the siphon?

Important attentional aspects of short-term memory require activation in the

Karl Lashley suggested that

Habituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia californica is largely due to reduced responsiveness of the sensory neurons serving the siphon.

Andrew needed temporal lobe surgery that resulted in a severe case of anterograde amnesia.Which of the following tasks is likely to be the most difficult for Andrew?

-The structure identified as number 5 in this illustration represents a

Why is trace conditioning,but not delay conditioning,considered a type of declarative memory?

Many mating and parenting behaviors,including the tailfeather display of the male peacock,are examples of instinctive behaviors.

Which of the following is an example of an episodic memory?

Repeated touching of the siphon in Aplysia will result in

Simultaneous activation of climbing and parallel fibers results in _________ in Purkinje cells.

Which of the following is an example of a short-term memory?

The nucleus accumbens

Short-term habituation in Aplysia occurs when _ neurotransmitter is released at synapses with _ neurons.

It appears that circuits connecting the amygdala,hippocampus,and medial prefrontal cortex participate in matching correct responses to their contexts following _______ training.