Question 1

The ________________ is the part of the limbic system that is highly involved with processing and recognizing emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus 
B)  fornix 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  amygdala 
A)  thalamus 
B)  fornix 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  amygdala

Question 2

Short-term memory is primarily processed in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus and frontal lobes 
B)  primary motor cortex and amygdala 
C)  prefrontal cortex and frontal cortex 
D)  none of these 
A)  hippocampus and frontal lobes 
B)  primary motor cortex and amygdala 
C)  prefrontal cortex and frontal cortex 
D)  none of these

Question 3

People who have sustained damage to their frontal lobes and thus their central executives may have a hard time __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  screening out irrelevant information from the environment 
B)  remembering new experiences 
C)  processing and recalling language communicated to them 
D)  recalling information from before their injuries 
A)  screening out irrelevant information from the environment 
B)  remembering new experiences 
C)  processing and recalling language communicated to them 
D)  recalling information from before their injuries

Question 4

When we attend to sounds or linguistic information, information is sent to the __________________ for brief storage and retention, where it is evaluated by the central executive.

Accepted Answer

A)  visuospatial sketch pad 
B)  phonological loop 
C)  medulla 
D)  episodic buffer 
A)  visuospatial sketch pad 
B)  phonological loop 
C)  medulla 
D)  episodic buffer

Question 5

Millie was in a skiing accident and broke both her legs. She cannot remember the accident at all. This is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde amnesia 
B)  anterograde amnesia 
C)  false memory 
D)  misattribution 
A)  retrograde amnesia 
B)  anterograde amnesia 
C)  false memory 
D)  misattribution

Question 6

Famous memory experiments conducted by Herman Ebbinghaus in the 1880s showed a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  forgetting curve 
B)  serial position effect 
C)  neurological basis for forgetting 
D)  connection between memory and the amygdala 
A)  forgetting curve 
B)  serial position effect 
C)  neurological basis for forgetting 
D)  connection between memory and the amygdala

Question 7

After removal of his hippocampus, H. M. was unable to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recognize the faces of his parents 
B)  remember how to eat 
C)  remember his birthday 
D)  consciously recall experiences 
A)  recognize the faces of his parents 
B)  remember how to eat 
C)  remember his birthday 
D)  consciously recall experiences

Question 8

Hebb's law states that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  touch your nose and your limbic system grows 
B)  true memories of flowers only last a few hours 
C)  neurons that fire together wire together 
D)  you need one lobe to recognize shame in me, you need two lobes to recognize shame in you 
A)  touch your nose and your limbic system grows 
B)  true memories of flowers only last a few hours 
C)  neurons that fire together wire together 
D)  you need one lobe to recognize shame in me, you need two lobes to recognize shame in you

Question 9

Age-related decline in memory has been found __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in the United States 
B)  in Asian countries 
C)  primarily in southern Europe 
D)  cross-culturally 
A)  in the United States 
B)  in Asian countries 
C)  primarily in southern Europe 
D)  cross-culturally

Question 10

Gertie, who is away at summer camp, is especially frightened when someone turns all the lights off. She can tell that her fellow campers are also scared. Which of the following parts of the brain has been shown to be highly associated with experiences like Gertie's?

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  nucleus accumbens 
C)  inferior colliculus 
D)  cerebellum 
A)  amygdala 
B)  nucleus accumbens 
C)  inferior colliculus 
D)  cerebellum

Question 11

According to research by Walker and Stickgold (2006) and others, sleep is vital for which state of long-term memory formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  storage 
C)  retrieval 
D)  consolidation 
A)  encoding 
B)  storage 
C)  retrieval 
D)  consolidation

Question 12

Miguel is trying to have a dinner party, but from the smell coming from his kitchen it is evident he burned whatever he was cooking. What is the order of the processes the burnt smell will go through to become a long-term memory for Miguel?

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding, consolidation, storage, retrieval 
B)  storage, consolidation, encoding, recognition 
C)  storage, visuospatial loop, encoding, recall 
D)  consolidation, storage, recognition, recall 
A)  encoding, consolidation, storage, retrieval 
B)  storage, consolidation, encoding, recognition 
C)  storage, visuospatial loop, encoding, recall 
D)  consolidation, storage, recognition, recall

Question 13

H. M. could not remember any experiences that occurred since his traumatic brain injury. This is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive interference 
B)  posttraumatic stress disorder 
C)  anterograde amnesia 
D)  retrograde amnesia 
A)  proactive interference 
B)  posttraumatic stress disorder 
C)  anterograde amnesia 
D)  retrograde amnesia

Question 14

Tan is remembering where she put the receipt for the birthday gift she bought her mother. With respect to memory processes, Tan is engaging in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory 
B)  retrieval 
C)  encoding 
D)  consolidation 
A)  working memory 
B)  retrieval 
C)  encoding 
D)  consolidation

Question 15

Researcher Eric Kandel's work with sea slugs showed that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  repetition of experiences can actually lead to synaptic death 
B)  the neuronal basis for memory in lower animals is extremely different than that of humans 
C)  moving information from short-term to long-term memory requires repetition 
D)  repeated experience does not strengthen long-term potentiation 
A)  repetition of experiences can actually lead to synaptic death 
B)  the neuronal basis for memory in lower animals is extremely different than that of humans 
C)  moving information from short-term to long-term memory requires repetition 
D)  repeated experience does not strengthen long-term potentiation

Question 16

Tori remembers how to drive a car with a manual transmission, but when asked how she does it, she just says, "I don't know-it's automatic." This is an example of her __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memory 
B)  priming 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  episodic memory 
A)  implicit memory 
B)  priming 
C)  semantic memory 
D)  episodic memory

Question 17

_________________ are mental frameworks formed from our experiences with the world that help us interpret, store, and remember related experiences, concepts, and behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nodes 
B)  Binocular cues 
C)  Schemas 
D)  Etiology 
A)  Nodes 
B)  Binocular cues 
C)  Schemas 
D)  Etiology

Question 18

Mona says, "I know his name! He's married to that famous actress, and he was in all those movies about the killer cheerleaders! His name begins with an F . . . I just can't remember it!" Mona is experiencing __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  divided attention 
B)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  all of these 
A)  divided attention 
B)  the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  all of these

Question 19

China is trying to memorize the lyrics to a new song, but lyrics to a song she learned last week keep popping into her head, making it difficult. This is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  decay 
B)  the forgetting curve 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  retroactive interference 
A)  decay 
B)  the forgetting curve 
C)  proactive interference 
D)  retroactive interference

Question 20

What happens in long-term potentiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a permanent change in the excitatory neuron. 
B)  There is a permanent change in the receiving neuron. 
C)  The synaptic connection between repeatedly firing neurons is strengthened. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  There is a permanent change in the excitatory neuron. 
B)  There is a permanent change in the receiving neuron. 
C)  The synaptic connection between repeatedly firing neurons is strengthened. 
D)  all of these.

The ________________ is the part of the limbic system that is highly involved with processing and recognizing emotions.

Short-term memory is primarily processed in the __________.

People who have sustained damage to their frontal lobes and thus their central executives may have a hard time __________.

When we attend to sounds or linguistic information, information is sent to the __________________ for brief storage and retention, where it is evaluated by the central executive.

Millie was in a skiing accident and broke both her legs. She cannot remember the accident at all. This is an example of __________.

Famous memory experiments conducted by Herman Ebbinghaus in the 1880s showed a __________.

After removal of his hippocampus, H. M. was unable to __________.

Hebb's law states that __________.

Age-related decline in memory has been found __________.

Gertie, who is away at summer camp, is especially frightened when someone turns all the lights off. She can tell that her fellow campers are also scared. Which of the following parts of the brain has been shown to be highly associated with experiences like Gertie's?

According to research by Walker and Stickgold (2006) and others, sleep is vital for which state of long-term memory formation?

Miguel is trying to have a dinner party, but from the smell coming from his kitchen it is evident he burned whatever he was cooking. What is the order of the processes the burnt smell will go through to become a long-term memory for Miguel?

H. M. could not remember any experiences that occurred since his traumatic brain injury. This is an example of __________.

Tan is remembering where she put the receipt for the birthday gift she bought her mother. With respect to memory processes, Tan is engaging in __________.

Researcher Eric Kandel's work with sea slugs showed that __________.

Tori remembers how to drive a car with a manual transmission, but when asked how she does it, she just says, "I don't know-it's automatic." This is an example of her __________.

_________________ are mental frameworks formed from our experiences with the world that help us interpret, store, and remember related experiences, concepts, and behaviors.

Mona says, "I know his name! He's married to that famous actress, and he was in all those movies about the killer cheerleaders! His name begins with an F . . . I just can't remember it!" Mona is experiencing __________.

China is trying to memorize the lyrics to a new song, but lyrics to a song she learned last week keep popping into her head, making it difficult. This is an example of __________.

What happens in long-term potentiation?

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Exam 7: Memory

The ________________ is the part of the limbic system that is highly involved with processing and recognizing emotions.

Short-term memory is primarily processed in the __________.

People who have sustained damage to their frontal lobes and thus their central executives may have a hard time __________.

When we attend to sounds or linguistic information, information is sent to the __________________ for brief storage and retention, where it is evaluated by the central executive.

Millie was in a skiing accident and broke both her legs. She cannot remember the accident at all. This is an example of __________.

Famous memory experiments conducted by Herman Ebbinghaus in the 1880s showed a __________.

After removal of his hippocampus, H. M. was unable to __________.

Hebb's law states that __________.

Age-related decline in memory has been found __________.

Gertie, who is away at summer camp, is especially frightened when someone turns all the lights off. She can tell that her fellow campers are also scared. Which of the following parts of the brain has been shown to be highly associated with experiences like Gertie's?

According to research by Walker and Stickgold (2006) and others, sleep is vital for which state of long-term memory formation?

Miguel is trying to have a dinner party, but from the smell coming from his kitchen it is evident he burned whatever he was cooking. What is the order of the processes the burnt smell will go through to become a long-term memory for Miguel?

H. M. could not remember any experiences that occurred since his traumatic brain injury. This is an example of __________.

Tan is remembering where she put the receipt for the birthday gift she bought her mother. With respect to memory processes, Tan is engaging in __________.

Researcher Eric Kandel's work with sea slugs showed that __________.

Tori remembers how to drive a car with a manual transmission, but when asked how she does it, she just says, "I don't know-it's automatic." This is an example of her __________.

_________________ are mental frameworks formed from our experiences with the world that help us interpret, store, and remember related experiences, concepts, and behaviors.

Mona says, "I know his name! He's married to that famous actress, and he was in all those movies about the killer cheerleaders! His name begins with an F . . . I just can't remember it!" Mona is experiencing __________.

China is trying to memorize the lyrics to a new song, but lyrics to a song she learned last week keep popping into her head, making it difficult. This is an example of __________.

What happens in long-term potentiation?

Introduction to Psychology

Conducting Psychological Research

The Biology of Behavior

Sensing and Perceiving Our World

The Developing Human

Consciousness

Learning

Language and Thought

Intelligence, Problem-Solving, and Creativity

Motivation and Emotion

Stress, Coping, and Health

Personality and the Uniqueness of the Individual

Social Behavior

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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