Question 1

Posttraumatic amnesia for events that occur in the period after a concussive blow to the head is called __________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Posttraumatic amnesia for events that occur in...

Question 2

-The shaded areas on this drawing of the inferior surface of the brain illustrate the position of the

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampuses. 
B)  amygdalas. 
C)  striatums. 
D)  medial parietal lobes. 
E)  medial temporal lobes. 
A)  hippocampuses. 
B)  amygdalas. 
C)  striatums. 
D)  medial parietal lobes. 
E)  medial temporal lobes.

Question 3

Which of the following amnesic patients suffered what appeared to be selective bilateral damage to the CA1 subfield of the hippocampal pyramidal-cell layer?

Accepted Answer

A)  H.M. 
B)  P.B. 
C)  J.P. 
D)  R.B. 
E)  K.C. 
A)  H.M. 
B)  P.B. 
C)  J.P. 
D)  R.B. 
E)  K.C.

Question 4

In one test commonly used to study medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in macaque monkeys,

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A)  the sample appears over the central food well during the test phase of each trial. 
B)  food is available under both objects during the test phase of each trial. 
C)  food is available under the nonsample object during the test phase of each trial. 
D)  no food is available during the sample-presentation phase of each trial. 
E)  no food is available during the test phase of each trial. 
A)  the sample appears over the central food well during the test phase of each trial. 
B)  food is available under both objects during the test phase of each trial. 
C)  food is available under the nonsample object during the test phase of each trial. 
D)  no food is available during the sample-presentation phase of each trial. 
E)  no food is available during the test phase of each trial.

Question 5

After his surgery, H.M.'s IQ

Accepted Answer

A)  dropped to 68. 
B)  dropped slightly. 
C)  dropped to 89. 
D)  stayed about the same. 
E)  increased. 
A)  dropped to 68. 
B)  dropped slightly. 
C)  dropped to 89. 
D)  stayed about the same. 
E)  increased.

Question 6

The reduction of cholinergic activity in the brains of predementia Alzheimer patients results from damage to the

Accepted Answer

A)  basal forebrain. 
B)  frontal cortex. 
C)  mediodorsal nuclei. 
D)  rhinal cortex. 
E)  mammillary bodies. 
A)  basal forebrain. 
B)  frontal cortex. 
C)  mediodorsal nuclei. 
D)  rhinal cortex. 
E)  mammillary bodies.

Question 7

Why do we have two memory systems - explicit and implicit - that are both capable of learning the same material? What advantage is there in having a second, conscious system? Recent evidence suggests that the answer is

Accepted Answer

A)  ischemia resistance. 
B)  evolution. 
C)  greater flexibility. 
D)  direct motor control. 
E)  the advantage of bilateral systems. 
A)  ischemia resistance. 
B)  evolution. 
C)  greater flexibility. 
D)  direct motor control. 
E)  the advantage of bilateral systems.

Question 8

In Alzheimer's disease, the brain damage is

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A)  diffuse. 
B)  restricted to the basal ganglia. 
C)  restricted to the basal forebrain. 
D)  unilateral. 
E)  contralateral. 
A)  diffuse. 
B)  restricted to the basal ganglia. 
C)  restricted to the basal forebrain. 
D)  unilateral. 
E)  contralateral.

Question 9

One of the major turning points in the study of the neuropsychology of memory was the year H.M.had his operation:

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A)  1923. 
B)  1934. 
C)  1953. 
D)  1983. 
E)  1991. 
A)  1923. 
B)  1934. 
C)  1953. 
D)  1983. 
E)  1991.

Question 10

-Here is an illustration of coronal section of a monkey brain cut through the hippocampus and amygdala.The shaded area indicates the position of the

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus. 
B)  rhinal cortex. 
C)  amygdala. 
D)  parietal cortex. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  hippocampus. 
B)  rhinal cortex. 
C)  amygdala. 
D)  parietal cortex. 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

There is substantial evidence that the__________ plays a major role memory for spatial location.

Accepted Answer

The answer of There is substantial evidence that the__________ plays...

Question 12

What is LTP? why is LTP so interesting to researchers? Describe a specific demonstration of LTP at a hippocampal site of your choice, and include a diagram.

Accepted Answer

30% for defining LTP
30% for e

Question 13

In early studies of medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in monkeys, the cortex underlying the hippocampus and amygdala was always damaged because the lesions were

Accepted Answer

A)  electrolytic. 
B)  epileptic. 
C)  cryogenic 
D)  made by aspiration. 
E)  bilateral. 
A)  electrolytic. 
B)  epileptic. 
C)  cryogenic 
D)  made by aspiration. 
E)  bilateral.

Question 14

Because H.M.'s surgery seemed to disrupt only those retrograde memories acquired shortly before his surgery, it was widely believed that the hippocampus

Accepted Answer

A)  stores most long-term memories. 
B)  stores all long-term memories. 
C)  temporarily stores memories before they are transferred to a more permanent storage site. 
D)  stores spatial memories. 
E)  temporarily consolidates short-term memories. 
A)  stores most long-term memories. 
B)  stores all long-term memories. 
C)  temporarily stores memories before they are transferred to a more permanent storage site. 
D)  stores spatial memories. 
E)  temporarily consolidates short-term memories.

Question 15

When neuron A repeatedly fires neuron B, some change occurs that increases the efficiency with which A fires B.This statement is

Accepted Answer

A)  Occam's razor. 
B)  the principle of serendipity. 
C)  Racine's rule. 
D)  Hebb's postulate for learning. 
E)  Nadel's nostrum. 
A)  Occam's razor. 
B)  the principle of serendipity. 
C)  Racine's rule. 
D)  Hebb's postulate for learning. 
E)  Nadel's nostrum.

Question 16

H.M.showed no long-term retention on the

Accepted Answer

A)  digit-span +1 test. 
B)  mirror-drawing test. 
C)  rotary-pursuit test. 
D)  incomplete pictures test. 
E)  Pavlovian conditioning test. 
A)  digit-span +1 test. 
B)  mirror-drawing test. 
C)  rotary-pursuit test. 
D)  incomplete pictures test. 
E)  Pavlovian conditioning test.

Question 17

Grid cells, head direction cells, and border cells are located in the

Accepted Answer

A)  entorhinal cortex. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  perirhinal cortex. 
D)  place field. 
E)  Morris water maze. 
A)  entorhinal cortex. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  perirhinal cortex. 
D)  place field. 
E)  Morris water maze.

Question 18

The tests commonly used to assess implicit memory in neuropsychological patients are

Accepted Answer

A)  object recognition tests. 
B)  repetition priming tests. 
C)  digit span tests. 
D)  episodic tests. 
E)  delayed nonmatching-to-sample tests. 
A)  object recognition tests. 
B)  repetition priming tests. 
C)  digit span tests. 
D)  episodic tests. 
E)  delayed nonmatching-to-sample tests.

Question 19

Rats have one advantage over monkeys in the study of medial temporal lobe amnesia:

Accepted Answer

A)  In rats, the hippocampus can readily be aspirated without substantial rhinal cortex damage. 
B)  Rats live longer. 
C)  Rats learn object-recognition tasks more readily. 
D)  Rats have better episodic memories. 
E)  Rats have a subcortical hippocampus. 
A)  In rats, the hippocampus can readily be aspirated without substantial rhinal cortex damage. 
B)  Rats live longer. 
C)  Rats learn object-recognition tasks more readily. 
D)  Rats have better episodic memories. 
E)  Rats have a subcortical hippocampus.

Question 20

One area of rhinal cortex is the

Accepted Answer

A)  entorhinal cortex. 
B)  perirhinal cortex. 
C)  introrhinal cortex. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  entorhinal cortex. 
B)  perirhinal cortex. 
C)  introrhinal cortex. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Posttraumatic amnesia for events that occur in the period after a concussive blow to the head is called __________ amnesia.

-The shaded areas on this drawing of the inferior surface of the brain illustrate the position of the

Which of the following amnesic patients suffered what appeared to be selective bilateral damage to the CA1 subfield of the hippocampal pyramidal-cell layer?

In one test commonly used to study medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in macaque monkeys,

After his surgery, H.M.'s IQ

The reduction of cholinergic activity in the brains of predementia Alzheimer patients results from damage to the

Why do we have two memory systems - explicit and implicit - that are both capable of learning the same material? What advantage is there in having a second, conscious system? Recent evidence suggests that the answer is

In Alzheimer's disease, the brain damage is

One of the major turning points in the study of the neuropsychology of memory was the year H.M.had his operation:

-Here is an illustration of coronal section of a monkey brain cut through the hippocampus and amygdala.The shaded area indicates the position of the

There is substantial evidence that the__________ plays a major role memory for spatial location.

What is LTP? why is LTP so interesting to researchers? Describe a specific demonstration of LTP at a hippocampal site of your choice, and include a diagram.

In early studies of medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in monkeys, the cortex underlying the hippocampus and amygdala was always damaged because the lesions were

Because H.M.'s surgery seemed to disrupt only those retrograde memories acquired shortly before his surgery, it was widely believed that the hippocampus

When neuron A repeatedly fires neuron B, some change occurs that increases the efficiency with which A fires B.This statement is

H.M.showed no long-term retention on the

Grid cells, head direction cells, and border cells are located in the

The tests commonly used to assess implicit memory in neuropsychological patients are

Rats have one advantage over monkeys in the study of medial temporal lobe amnesia:

One area of rhinal cortex is the

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Exam 11: Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Posttraumatic amnesia for events that occur in the period after a concussive blow to the head is called __________ amnesia.

-The shaded areas on this drawing of the inferior surface of the brain illustrate the position of the

Which of the following amnesic patients suffered what appeared to be selective bilateral damage to the CA1 subfield of the hippocampal pyramidal-cell layer?

In one test commonly used to study medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in macaque monkeys,

After his surgery, H.M.'s IQ

The reduction of cholinergic activity in the brains of predementia Alzheimer patients results from damage to the

Why do we have two memory systems - explicit and implicit - that are both capable of learning the same material? What advantage is there in having a second, conscious system? Recent evidence suggests that the answer is

In Alzheimer's disease, the brain damage is

One of the major turning points in the study of the neuropsychology of memory was the year H.M.had his operation:

-Here is an illustration of coronal section of a monkey brain cut through the hippocampus and amygdala.The shaded area indicates the position of the

There is substantial evidence that the__________ plays a major role memory for spatial location.

What is LTP? why is LTP so interesting to researchers? Describe a specific demonstration of LTP at a hippocampal site of your choice, and include a diagram.

In early studies of medial-temporal-lobe amnesia in monkeys, the cortex underlying the hippocampus and amygdala was always damaged because the lesions were

Because H.M.'s surgery seemed to disrupt only those retrograde memories acquired shortly before his surgery, it was widely believed that the hippocampus

When neuron A repeatedly fires neuron B, some change occurs that increases the efficiency with which A fires B.This statement is

H.M.showed no long-term retention on the

Grid cells, head direction cells, and border cells are located in the

The tests commonly used to assess implicit memory in neuropsychological patients are

Rats have one advantage over monkeys in the study of medial temporal lobe amnesia:

One area of rhinal cortex is the

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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