Question 1

Which of the following is not a true difference between Pick's disease and Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pick's disease occurs ten to twenty times less frequently than Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  The onset of Pick's disease tends to occur at an earlier age than Alzheimer's disease. 
C)  Changes in personality occur early in Pick's disease and not until late in Alzheimer's disease. 
D)  Changes in memory have an earlier onset in Pick's disease than they do in Alzheimer's disease. 
E)  c and d 
A)  Pick's disease occurs ten to twenty times less frequently than Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  The onset of Pick's disease tends to occur at an earlier age than Alzheimer's disease. 
C)  Changes in personality occur early in Pick's disease and not until late in Alzheimer's disease. 
D)  Changes in memory have an earlier onset in Pick's disease than they do in Alzheimer's disease. 
E)  c and d

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  When people perform tasks of implicit memory, it becomes obvious that that an intact explicit memory system is required. 
B)  When people perform tasks of implicit memory, it becomes obvious that that an intact explicit memory system is not required; participants can improve without articulating why. 
C)  When people perform tasks of implicit memory, it becomes obvious that that an intact explicit memory system is required in order to show any improvement on the task. 
D)  When people perform tasks of implicit memory, it becomes obvious that that an intact explicit memory system is required for auditory but not visual tasks. 
E)  When people perform tasks of implicit memory, it becomes obvious that that an intact explicit memory system is required if the people are suffering from brain damage. 
A)  When people perform tasks of implicit memory, it becomes obvious that that an intact explicit memory system is required. 
B)  When people perform tasks of implicit memory, it becomes obvious that that an intact explicit memory system is not required; participants can improve without articulating why. 
C)  When people perform tasks of implicit memory, it becomes obvious that that an intact explicit memory system is required in order to show any improvement on the task. 
D)  When people perform tasks of implicit memory, it becomes obvious that that an intact explicit memory system is required for auditory but not visual tasks. 
E)  When people perform tasks of implicit memory, it becomes obvious that that an intact explicit memory system is required if the people are suffering from brain damage.

Question 3

Many cues that help people with non-Alzheimer's disease (AD) related impairments do not help people with AD. This is because memory problems in AD patients exist at _________level(s) of memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  the encoding 
B)  the storage 
C)  the retrieval 
D)  all three 
E)  the encoding and storage 
A)  the encoding 
B)  the storage 
C)  the retrieval 
D)  all three 
E)  the encoding and storage

Question 4

What is the experimental design of the Brown-Peterson task design?

Accepted Answer

A)  This is a test where participants are given two set of information to remember followed by a distractor task and then asked to recall the information. 
B)  This is a test consisting of a series of plates with ten dots on it, one of which is coloured and moves from plate to plate over successive trials and participants must predict where the dot will be next. 
C)  This is a dual-task paradigm in which the primary task involves listening and the irrelevant task involves speaking. 
D)  This is a two-part test in which individuals are given a sentence with the last word missing. In the first part of the test, individuals are asked to provide a work that would finish the sentence in a meaningful way and in the second part of the test, individuals are required to finish the sentence with a word that makes no sense. 
E)  This is a task done to measure retroactive interference where the participants are taught two skills consecutively and then tested to see if they remember the skill learned second is remembered better than the first. 
A)  This is a test where participants are given two set of information to remember followed by a distractor task and then asked to recall the information. 
B)  This is a test consisting of a series of plates with ten dots on it, one of which is coloured and moves from plate to plate over successive trials and participants must predict where the dot will be next. 
C)  This is a dual-task paradigm in which the primary task involves listening and the irrelevant task involves speaking. 
D)  This is a two-part test in which individuals are given a sentence with the last word missing. In the first part of the test, individuals are asked to provide a work that would finish the sentence in a meaningful way and in the second part of the test, individuals are required to finish the sentence with a word that makes no sense. 
E)  This is a task done to measure retroactive interference where the participants are taught two skills consecutively and then tested to see if they remember the skill learned second is remembered better than the first.

Question 5

Which of the following statements about dementia is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dementia refers to a condition related to a general loss of function. 
B)  Dementia refers to a number of neurological conditions. 
C)  Dementia is a progressive, irreversible condition that seldom results in death. 
D)  Dementia is associated with a variety of cognitive deficits. 
E)  Memory deficits are a hallmark of the early stage of many of the dementias. 
A)  Dementia refers to a condition related to a general loss of function. 
B)  Dementia refers to a number of neurological conditions. 
C)  Dementia is a progressive, irreversible condition that seldom results in death. 
D)  Dementia is associated with a variety of cognitive deficits. 
E)  Memory deficits are a hallmark of the early stage of many of the dementias.

Question 6

Which of the following is the neurodegenerative condition related to the production and accumulation of prion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multi- infarct dementia 
B)  bradyphenia 
C)  Huntington's dementia 
D)  Parkinson's dementia 
E)  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
A)  Multi- infarct dementia 
B)  bradyphenia 
C)  Huntington's dementia 
D)  Parkinson's dementia 
E)  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dementia appears to be a general consequence of ageing. 
B)  Dementia has not been associated with changes in the nervous system. 
C)  The incidence of dementia is predicted to increase over the next twenty-five years. 
D)  The prevalence of dementia is between 25% and 50% in people who are more than 85 years of age. 
E)  Dementia affects approximately 20% of the population over age 65. 
A)  Dementia appears to be a general consequence of ageing. 
B)  Dementia has not been associated with changes in the nervous system. 
C)  The incidence of dementia is predicted to increase over the next twenty-five years. 
D)  The prevalence of dementia is between 25% and 50% in people who are more than 85 years of age. 
E)  Dementia affects approximately 20% of the population over age 65.

Question 8

Dementia can be divided into three common groups. What are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's dementia, Huntington's dementia. 
B)  cortical, subcortical, mixed 
C)  frontal, temporal, cortical 
D)  none of the above are correct. 
A)  Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's dementia, Huntington's dementia. 
B)  cortical, subcortical, mixed 
C)  frontal, temporal, cortical 
D)  none of the above are correct.

Question 9

Which of the following is a problem with taking nutriceuticals for memory improvement?

Accepted Answer

A)  The field of nutriceuticals is not regulated by a pharmaceutical industry. 
B)  There is not a set, uniform dose for nutriceutical products. 
C)  The preparation of nutriceuticals is not standardized. 
D)  Preparations of nutriceuticals are not regulated between manufacturers. 
E)  All of the above are problems with nutriceuticals.
F) Only b, c, and d are problems with nutriceuticals. 
A)  The field of nutriceuticals is not regulated by a pharmaceutical industry. 
B)  There is not a set, uniform dose for nutriceutical products. 
C)  The preparation of nutriceuticals is not standardized. 
D)  Preparations of nutriceuticals are not regulated between manufacturers. 
E)  All of the above are problems with nutriceuticals.
F) Only b, c, and d are problems with nutriceuticals.

Question 10

Which of the dementias typically have an insidious onset, often marked by initial memory problems and changes in personality and mood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subcortical dementias 
B)  Mixed-etiology dementias 
C)  Cortical dementias. 
D)  Multi-infarct dementias 
E)  Degenerative dementias 
A)  Subcortical dementias 
B)  Mixed-etiology dementias 
C)  Cortical dementias. 
D)  Multi-infarct dementias 
E)  Degenerative dementias

Question 11

Which of the following is not true regarding transient global amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  This phenomenon is where people display no knowledge of their previous life but have intact skills and language. 
B)  This type of amnesia has a sudden onset. 
C)  This type of amnesia has been associated with migraines, epilepsy, cold showers and stress hormones. 
D)  Almost as abruptly as it begins, transient global amnesia is apparently resolved. 
E)  The onset of this condition is typically preceding a non-penetrating head injury. 
A)  This phenomenon is where people display no knowledge of their previous life but have intact skills and language. 
B)  This type of amnesia has a sudden onset. 
C)  This type of amnesia has been associated with migraines, epilepsy, cold showers and stress hormones. 
D)  Almost as abruptly as it begins, transient global amnesia is apparently resolved. 
E)  The onset of this condition is typically preceding a non-penetrating head injury.

Question 12

How would a person show that they have bradyphenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of implicit learning. 
B)  Clear motor deficits in the limbs. 
C)  Being very slow at a problem that requires planning. 
D)  By responding irregularly to a cued recall tasks. 
E)  Increased hyperorality and hyperphagia. 
A)  Loss of implicit learning. 
B)  Clear motor deficits in the limbs. 
C)  Being very slow at a problem that requires planning. 
D)  By responding irregularly to a cued recall tasks. 
E)  Increased hyperorality and hyperphagia.

Question 13

Echoic memory is to sound based, as iconic memory is to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  impression based 
B)  flavour based 
C)  odour based 
D)  contact based 
E)  visually based 
A)  impression based 
B)  flavour based 
C)  odour based 
D)  contact based 
E)  visually based

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding the phonological loop?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are two components of the phonological loop. 
B)  The phonological loop includes a controller for inner speech. 
C)  The phonological store can hold linguistic information for no more than two seconds, unless it is refreshed by inner speech. 
D)  Only a and b are true. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  There are two components of the phonological loop. 
B)  The phonological loop includes a controller for inner speech. 
C)  The phonological store can hold linguistic information for no more than two seconds, unless it is refreshed by inner speech. 
D)  Only a and b are true. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 15

Which of the following is not an example of an explicit memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recognizing a person in a photograph. 
B)  Remembering the name of a movie actor. 
C)  Telling a story about your 16th birthday party. 
D)  Riding your bike to school. 
A)  Recognizing a person in a photograph. 
B)  Remembering the name of a movie actor. 
C)  Telling a story about your 16th birthday party. 
D)  Riding your bike to school.

Question 16

Neurons undergoing prion-induced apoptosis are a characteristic of _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Multi- infarct dementia 
B)  Alzheimer's disease 
C)  Huntington's dementia 
D)  Parkinson's dementia 
E)  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
A)  Multi- infarct dementia 
B)  Alzheimer's disease 
C)  Huntington's dementia 
D)  Parkinson's dementia 
E)  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Question 17

A typical task used to investigate echoic memory would involve…

Accepted Answer

A)  having participants differentiate between hot and cold stimuli with their fingertips. 
B)  having participants remember letters that were briefly presented on a screen. 
C)  the use of a tachistoscope. 
D)  presenting different speech into different ears of a participant simultaneously. 
A)  having participants differentiate between hot and cold stimuli with their fingertips. 
B)  having participants remember letters that were briefly presented on a screen. 
C)  the use of a tachistoscope. 
D)  presenting different speech into different ears of a participant simultaneously.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a well-established risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  being male 
B)  age 
C)  the ApoE gene 
D)  having family members with AD 
E)  Down syndrome 
A)  being male 
B)  age 
C)  the ApoE gene 
D)  having family members with AD 
E)  Down syndrome

Question 19

What is the name of the type of memory that contains memories for facts?

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit memory 
B)  implicit memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  echoic memory 
E)  automatic memory 
A)  explicit memory 
B)  implicit memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  echoic memory 
E)  automatic memory

Which of the following is not a true difference between Pick's disease and Alzheimer's disease?

Which of the following statements is true?

Many cues that help people with non-Alzheimer's disease (AD) related impairments do not help people with AD. This is because memory problems in AD patients exist at _________level(s) of memory.

What is the experimental design of the Brown-Peterson task design?

Which of the following statements about dementia is false?

Which of the following is the neurodegenerative condition related to the production and accumulation of prion?

Which of the following statements is true?

Dementia can be divided into three common groups. What are they?

Which of the following is a problem with taking nutriceuticals for memory improvement?

Which of the dementias typically have an insidious onset, often marked by initial memory problems and changes in personality and mood?

Which of the following is not true regarding transient global amnesia?

How would a person show that they have bradyphenia?

Echoic memory is to sound based, as iconic memory is to _________.

Which of the following is true regarding the phonological loop?

Which of the following is not an example of an explicit memory?

Neurons undergoing prion-induced apoptosis are a characteristic of _________.

A typical task used to investigate echoic memory would involve…

Which of the following is not a well-established risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD)?

What is the name of the type of memory that contains memories for facts?

Introduction to Neuropsychology Objectives

Neuroanatomy

Techniques in Neuropsychology

Laterality

The Sensorimotor System

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Hearing and Language Processing

Emotion

Spatial Ability

Attention and Consciousness

Humans, Human Brains, and Evolution

Neural Development

Human Brain Damage

Neuropsychological Assessment

Recovery of Function Objectives

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Exam 7: Memory

Which of the following is not a true difference between Pick's disease and Alzheimer's disease?

Which of the following statements is true?

Many cues that help people with non-Alzheimer's disease (AD) related impairments do not help people with AD. This is because memory problems in AD patients exist at _________level(s) of memory.

What is the experimental design of the Brown-Peterson task design?

Which of the following statements about dementia is false?

Which of the following is the neurodegenerative condition related to the production and accumulation of prion?

Which of the following statements is true?

Dementia can be divided into three common groups. What are they?

Which of the following is a problem with taking nutriceuticals for memory improvement?

Which of the dementias typically have an insidious onset, often marked by initial memory problems and changes in personality and mood?

Which of the following is not true regarding transient global amnesia?

How would a person show that they have bradyphenia?

Echoic memory is to sound based, as iconic memory is to _________.

Which of the following is true regarding the phonological loop?

Which of the following is not an example of an explicit memory?

Neurons undergoing prion-induced apoptosis are a characteristic of _________.

A typical task used to investigate echoic memory would involve…

Which of the following is not a well-established risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD)?

What is the name of the type of memory that contains memories for facts?

Introduction to Neuropsychology Objectives

Neuroanatomy

Techniques in Neuropsychology

Laterality

The Sensorimotor System

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Hearing and Language Processing

Emotion

Spatial Ability

Attention and Consciousness

Humans, Human Brains, and Evolution

Neural Development

Human Brain Damage

Neuropsychological Assessment

Recovery of Function Objectives

Filters