Question 1

Neuroimaging work has suggested that during the retrieval of a list of studied items, the hippocampus is most active

Accepted Answer

A) for items that are correctly recollected as old items. 
B) for items that are incorrectly recollected as old items. 
C) for items that are correctly rejected as new items. 
D) for items that are incorrectly rejected as new items. 
A) for items that are correctly recollected as old items. 
B) for items that are incorrectly recollected as old items. 
C) for items that are correctly rejected as new items. 
D) for items that are incorrectly rejected as new items. A

Question 2

Deficits in memory as a function of brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma are known collectively as

Accepted Answer

A) aphasia. 
B) agnosia. 
C) anomia. 
D) amnesia. 
A) aphasia. 
B) agnosia. 
C) anomia. 
D) amnesia. D

Question 3

Greater activity in the frontal and parietal portions of the retrieval network is to __________ as greater activity in the medial temporal lobe and sensory areas is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) false memories; true memories 
B) true memories; false memories 
C) encoding; decoding 
D) decoding; encoding 
A) false memories; true memories 
B) true memories; false memories 
C) encoding; decoding 
D) decoding; encoding A

Question 4

Research using the mismatch field (MMF), which is the magnetic equivalent of the mismatch negativity (MMN), has suggested that auditory sensory memory has a duration of about

Accepted Answer

A) 10 milliseconds. 
B) 100 milliseconds. 
C) 1 second. 
D) 10 seconds. 
A) 10 milliseconds. 
B) 100 milliseconds. 
C) 1 second. 
D) 10 seconds.

Question 5

The term ________ refers to a limited-capacity store that not only retains information over the short-term (maintenance) but also permits the performance of mental operations with the contents of this store (manipulation).

Accepted Answer

A) working memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) sensory memory 
D) long-term memory 
A) working memory 
B) short-term memory 
C) sensory memory 
D) long-term memory

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of the kind of amnesia demonstrated by people with bilateral hippocampal damage (like patients H.M. and R.B.) or people with diencephalon injury (like people with Korsakoff's syndrome)?

Accepted Answer

A) They forget their dates of birth. 
B) They can still learn new skills, such as the serial reaction time task, after the injury. 
C) They remember meeting new people after the injury. 
D) They have good memory for learning facts after the injury but fail to show priming effects. 
A) They forget their dates of birth. 
B) They can still learn new skills, such as the serial reaction time task, after the injury. 
C) They remember meeting new people after the injury. 
D) They have good memory for learning facts after the injury but fail to show priming effects.

Question 7

________ memory does NOT affect behavior consciously.

Accepted Answer

A) Nondeclarative 
B) Declarative 
C) Episodic 
D) Explicit 
A) Nondeclarative 
B) Declarative 
C) Episodic 
D) Explicit

Question 8

________ is the process of acquiring new information, whereas ________ is the trace that results from this process and can be revealed at a later time.

Accepted Answer

A) Recall; recognition 
B) Recognition; recall 
C) Learning; memory 
D) Memory; learning 
A) Recall; recognition 
B) Recognition; recall 
C) Learning; memory 
D) Memory; learning

Question 9

According to the modal model of memory, information that is currently held within short-term memory originates from

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory. 
B) working memory. 
C) both sensory and working memory. 
D) neither sensory nor working memory. 
A) sensory memory. 
B) working memory. 
C) both sensory and working memory. 
D) neither sensory nor working memory.

Question 10

Under the multiple trace theory, the neocortex is to semantic memory as the hippocampus is to

Accepted Answer

A) procedural memory. 
B) relational memory. 
C) semantic memory. 
D) episodic memory. 
A) procedural memory. 
B) relational memory. 
C) semantic memory. 
D) episodic memory.

Question 11

Consider the binding-of-items-and-contexts (BIC) model. The perirhinal cortex is to the parahippocampal cortex as __________ is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) retrieval; relational memory 
B) relational memory; retrieval 
C) who and what; when and where 
D) when and where; who and what 
A) retrieval; relational memory 
B) relational memory; retrieval 
C) who and what; when and where 
D) when and where; who and what

Question 12

Korsakoff's syndrome is associated with alcoholism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Describe the BIC model. Describe an experiment that supports the model.

Accepted Answer

The Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC)

Question 14

Which of the following statements concerning types of memory in the modal model of memory is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) At any moment, there is more information in sensory memory than in short-term memory. 
B) Some contents of sensory memory are selected via attention and next processed in long-term memory. 
C) Sensory memory has a shorter duration than short-term memory. 
D) Long-term memory has a longer duration than sensory memory. 
A) At any moment, there is more information in sensory memory than in short-term memory. 
B) Some contents of sensory memory are selected via attention and next processed in long-term memory. 
C) Sensory memory has a shorter duration than short-term memory. 
D) Long-term memory has a longer duration than sensory memory.

Question 15

Your favorite cartoon character has been struck over the head and can no longer remember his name or where he lives. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) anterograde aphasia. 
B) retrograde aphasia. 
C) anterograde amnesia. 
D) retrograde amnesia. 
A) anterograde aphasia. 
B) retrograde aphasia. 
C) anterograde amnesia. 
D) retrograde amnesia.

Question 16

Imagine that B.T. and G.J. move abroad and then marry. Between moving and marrying, B.T. receives damage to his hippocampus and G.J. receives damage to her anterior temporal lobes. What might B.T. and G.J. each remember and not remember about moving and getting married? As you list each memory, include whether it is episodic or semantic. How does Ribot's law impact your answer?

Accepted Answer

B.T. may have difficulty remembering the

Question 17

Neuroimaging studies of the left and right hemispheres in memory function indicate that

Accepted Answer

A) memory structures in the brain are similar in function in the left and right hemispheres. 
B) encoding and retrieval processes in long-term memory may be lateralized to different hemispheres. 
C) implicit memory function is localized primarily to the left hemisphere, whereas explicit memory is localized to the right hemisphere. 
D) working memory information is processed primarily in the left hemisphere. 
A) memory structures in the brain are similar in function in the left and right hemispheres. 
B) encoding and retrieval processes in long-term memory may be lateralized to different hemispheres. 
C) implicit memory function is localized primarily to the left hemisphere, whereas explicit memory is localized to the right hemisphere. 
D) working memory information is processed primarily in the left hemisphere.

Question 18

Describe the subsequent-memory paradigm, used by Charan Ranganath and others. Explain how it has been used with neuroimaging to understand the specific involvement of brain regions in memory.

Accepted Answer

The subsequent-memory paradigm is a rese

Question 19

Your textbook describes several different proposed distinctions in memory, including short-term and long-term, declarative and nondeclarative, and episodic and semantic. How do these different terms interrelate? What evidence supports these distinctions?

Accepted Answer

The different distinctions in memory int

Question 20

When individuals encode information that relates to themselves, which of following regions is particularly likely to be active?

Accepted Answer

A) occipital lobe 
B) amygdala 
C) retrosplenial cortex 
D) parahippocampal cortex 
A) occipital lobe 
B) amygdala 
C) retrosplenial cortex 
D) parahippocampal cortex

Neuroimaging work has suggested that during the retrieval of a list of studied items, the hippocampus is most active

Deficits in memory as a function of brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma are known collectively as

Greater activity in the frontal and parietal portions of the retrieval network is to as greater activity in the medial temporal lobe and sensory areas is to .

Research using the mismatch field (MMF), which is the magnetic equivalent of the mismatch negativity (MMN), has suggested that auditory sensory memory has a duration of about

The term ________ refers to a limited-capacity store that not only retains information over the short-term (maintenance) but also permits the performance of mental operations with the contents of this store (manipulation).

Which of the following statements is true of the kind of amnesia demonstrated by people with bilateral hippocampal damage (like patients H.M. and R.B.) or people with diencephalon injury (like people with Korsakoff's syndrome)?

________ memory does NOT affect behavior consciously.

is the process of acquiring new information, whereas is the trace that results from this process and can be revealed at a later time.

According to the modal model of memory, information that is currently held within short-term memory originates from

Under the multiple trace theory, the neocortex is to semantic memory as the hippocampus is to

Consider the binding-of-items-and-contexts (BIC) model. The perirhinal cortex is to the parahippocampal cortex as is to .

Korsakoff's syndrome is associated with alcoholism.

Describe the BIC model. Describe an experiment that supports the model.

Which of the following statements concerning types of memory in the modal model of memory is FALSE?

Your favorite cartoon character has been struck over the head and can no longer remember his name or where he lives. This is an example of

Neuroimaging studies of the left and right hemispheres in memory function indicate that

Describe the subsequent-memory paradigm, used by Charan Ranganath and others. Explain how it has been used with neuroimaging to understand the specific involvement of brain regions in memory.

Your textbook describes several different proposed distinctions in memory, including short-term and long-term, declarative and nondeclarative, and episodic and semantic. How do these different terms interrelate? What evidence supports these distinctions?

When individuals encode information that relates to themselves, which of following regions is particularly likely to be active?

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Exam 9: Memory

Neuroimaging work has suggested that during the retrieval of a list of studied items, the hippocampus is most active

Deficits in memory as a function of brain damage, disease, or psychological trauma are known collectively as

Greater activity in the frontal and parietal portions of the retrieval network is to __________ as greater activity in the medial temporal lobe and sensory areas is to __________.

Research using the mismatch field (MMF), which is the magnetic equivalent of the mismatch negativity (MMN), has suggested that auditory sensory memory has a duration of about

The term ________ refers to a limited-capacity store that not only retains information over the short-term (maintenance) but also permits the performance of mental operations with the contents of this store (manipulation).

Which of the following statements is true of the kind of amnesia demonstrated by people with bilateral hippocampal damage (like patients H.M. and R.B.) or people with diencephalon injury (like people with Korsakoff's syndrome)?

________ memory does NOT affect behavior consciously.

________ is the process of acquiring new information, whereas ________ is the trace that results from this process and can be revealed at a later time.

According to the modal model of memory, information that is currently held within short-term memory originates from

Under the multiple trace theory, the neocortex is to semantic memory as the hippocampus is to

Consider the binding-of-items-and-contexts (BIC) model. The perirhinal cortex is to the parahippocampal cortex as __________ is to __________.

Korsakoff's syndrome is associated with alcoholism.

Describe the BIC model. Describe an experiment that supports the model.

Which of the following statements concerning types of memory in the modal model of memory is FALSE?

Your favorite cartoon character has been struck over the head and can no longer remember his name or where he lives. This is an example of

Neuroimaging studies of the left and right hemispheres in memory function indicate that

Describe the subsequent-memory paradigm, used by Charan Ranganath and others. Explain how it has been used with neuroimaging to understand the specific involvement of brain regions in memory.

Your textbook describes several different proposed distinctions in memory, including short-term and long-term, declarative and nondeclarative, and episodic and semantic. How do these different terms interrelate? What evidence supports these distinctions?

When individuals encode information that relates to themselves, which of following regions is particularly likely to be active?

A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

Hemispheric Specialization

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

Attention

Action

Emotion

Language

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

The Consciousness Problem

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Greater activity in the frontal and parietal portions of the retrieval network is to as greater activity in the medial temporal lobe and sensory areas is to .

is the process of acquiring new information, whereas is the trace that results from this process and can be revealed at a later time.

Consider the binding-of-items-and-contexts (BIC) model. The perirhinal cortex is to the parahippocampal cortex as is to .