Question 1

Psychogenic amnesia:

Accepted Answer

A) refers to only those amnesia which are not reversible. 
B) refers to amnesia caused by developmental disruptions of brain anatomy. 
C) refers to those forms of amnesia which do not occur psychologically. 
D) covers all forms of amnesia that are not directly linked to disruption or injury to the brain. 
A) refers to only those amnesia which are not reversible. 
B) refers to amnesia caused by developmental disruptions of brain anatomy. 
C) refers to those forms of amnesia which do not occur psychologically. 
D) covers all forms of amnesia that are not directly linked to disruption or injury to the brain.

Question 2

Which two forms of amnesia are associated with confabulation?

Accepted Answer

A) Alzheimer's and psychogenic amnesia. 
B) Anterograde and retrograde amnesia. 
C) Korsakoff's disease and frontal lobe amnesia. 
D) Reduplicative paramnesia and Transient global amnesia. 
A) Alzheimer's and psychogenic amnesia. 
B) Anterograde and retrograde amnesia. 
C) Korsakoff's disease and frontal lobe amnesia. 
D) Reduplicative paramnesia and Transient global amnesia.

Question 3

Unlike H.M., Clive Wearing showed severe:

Accepted Answer

A) retrograde amnesia. 
B) deficits in language production. 
C) anosognosia. 
D) symptoms of Capgrass syndrome. 
A) retrograde amnesia. 
B) deficits in language production. 
C) anosognosia. 
D) symptoms of Capgrass syndrome.

Question 4

Repetition priming means that if an item is repeated enough times it will be encoded even in anterograde amnesiacs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease usually relate to:

Accepted Answer

A) the person notices that they can no longer speak fluently. 
B) the person notices changes in their personality. 
C) the person finds that they are forgetting things. 
D) an MRI reveals structural damage in the brain. 
A) the person notices that they can no longer speak fluently. 
B) the person notices changes in their personality. 
C) the person finds that they are forgetting things. 
D) an MRI reveals structural damage in the brain.

Question 6

The category of drugs known as benzodiazepines simulate which form of amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) psychogenic amnesia 
B) anomic amnesia 
C) frontal lobe syndrome 
D) anterograde amnesia 
A) psychogenic amnesia 
B) anomic amnesia 
C) frontal lobe syndrome 
D) anterograde amnesia

Question 7

______ disease is associated with damage to the diencephalon area of the brain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ disease is associated with damage to...

Question 8

Define amnesic syndrome.

Accepted Answer

Impairment of encoding new inf

Question 9

Dissociative fugue refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) when only the traumatic event or events closely related to that trauma are not remembered. 
B) when the patient forgets his or her personal identity in addition to access to their autobiographical past. 
C) when the patient shows dissociations between explicit and implicit memory. 
D) a rare form of reduplicative paramnesia. 
A) when only the traumatic event or events closely related to that trauma are not remembered. 
B) when the patient forgets his or her personal identity in addition to access to their autobiographical past. 
C) when the patient shows dissociations between explicit and implicit memory. 
D) a rare form of reduplicative paramnesia.

Question 10

______ global amnesia is most common in the 50-60 adult age group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ global amnesia is most common in...

Question 11

Short-term memory amnesia was first studied by Shallice and Warrington (1970), studying a patient known by the initials, K.F.The patient showed:

Accepted Answer

A) impaired performance on digit spans. 
B) impaired performance on word-stem completion. 
C) impaired performance on source monitoring tasks. 
D) impaired memory on levels of processing tasks. 
A) impaired performance on digit spans. 
B) impaired performance on word-stem completion. 
C) impaired performance on source monitoring tasks. 
D) impaired memory on levels of processing tasks.

Question 12

Unlike H.M., Clive Wearing showed severe symptoms of Capgrass syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Research on reduplicative paramnesia indicates that the neurological damage is in the Amygdala.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Elaborate on Dissociative Fugue.

Accepted Answer

Patients forget his or her per

Question 15

Medved (2007) interviewed a number of patients with anterograde amnesia with the goal of understanding what it was like to be amnesic.She found that patients engage in a number of compensatory behaviors to limit the impact of their amnesia in conversations with others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe the relationship of Frontal syndrome to amnesia.

Accepted Answer

People often show retrograde a

Question 17

Which form of amnesia refers to the inability to retrieve old memories following brain damage?

Accepted Answer

A) transient global amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) psychogenic fugue 
D) the amnesic syndrome 
A) transient global amnesia 
B) retrograde amnesia 
C) psychogenic fugue 
D) the amnesic syndrome

Question 18

The failure to become aware of a cognitive deficit is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Ferrell's amnesia 
B) Anosognosia 
C) Alzheimer's syndrome 
D) encoding specificity 
A) Ferrell's amnesia 
B) Anosognosia 
C) Alzheimer's syndrome 
D) encoding specificity

Question 19

The area of the brain associated with anterograde amnesia is the ______ area.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The area of the brain associated with...

Question 20

The effect of benzodiazepines on memory is:

Accepted Answer

A) limited to working memory only. 
B) permanent-once these drugs are used, memory performance will always be impaired. 
C) linked to impairments in language production. 
D) temporary-once the drug wears off, the amnesic effects wear off. 
A) limited to working memory only. 
B) permanent-once these drugs are used, memory performance will always be impaired. 
C) linked to impairments in language production. 
D) temporary-once the drug wears off, the amnesic effects wear off.

Psychogenic amnesia:

Which two forms of amnesia are associated with confabulation?

Unlike H.M., Clive Wearing showed severe:

Repetition priming means that if an item is repeated enough times it will be encoded even in anterograde amnesiacs.

The earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease usually relate to:

The category of drugs known as benzodiazepines simulate which form of amnesia?

______ disease is associated with damage to the diencephalon area of the brain.

Define amnesic syndrome.

Dissociative fugue refers to:

______ global amnesia is most common in the 50-60 adult age group.

Short-term memory amnesia was first studied by Shallice and Warrington (1970), studying a patient known by the initials, K.F.The patient showed:

Unlike H.M., Clive Wearing showed severe symptoms of Capgrass syndrome.

Research on reduplicative paramnesia indicates that the neurological damage is in the Amygdala.

Elaborate on Dissociative Fugue.

Medved (2007) interviewed a number of patients with anterograde amnesia with the goal of understanding what it was like to be amnesic.She found that patients engage in a number of compensatory behaviors to limit the impact of their amnesia in conversations with others.

Describe the relationship of Frontal syndrome to amnesia.

Which form of amnesia refers to the inability to retrieve old memories following brain damage?

The failure to become aware of a cognitive deficit is known as:

The area of the brain associated with anterograde amnesia is the ______ area.

The effect of benzodiazepines on memory is:

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

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Exam 10: Memory Disorders

Psychogenic amnesia:

Which two forms of amnesia are associated with confabulation?

Unlike H.M., Clive Wearing showed severe:

Repetition priming means that if an item is repeated enough times it will be encoded even in anterograde amnesiacs.

The earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease usually relate to:

The category of drugs known as benzodiazepines simulate which form of amnesia?

______ disease is associated with damage to the diencephalon area of the brain.

Define amnesic syndrome.

Dissociative fugue refers to:

______ global amnesia is most common in the 50-60 adult age group.

Short-term memory amnesia was first studied by Shallice and Warrington (1970), studying a patient known by the initials, K.F.The patient showed:

Unlike H.M., Clive Wearing showed severe symptoms of Capgrass syndrome.

Research on reduplicative paramnesia indicates that the neurological damage is in the Amygdala.

Elaborate on Dissociative Fugue.

Medved (2007) interviewed a number of patients with anterograde amnesia with the goal of understanding what it was like to be amnesic.She found that patients engage in a number of compensatory behaviors to limit the impact of their amnesia in conversations with others.

Describe the relationship of Frontal syndrome to amnesia.

Which form of amnesia refers to the inability to retrieve old memories following brain damage?

The failure to become aware of a cognitive deficit is known as:

The area of the brain associated with anterograde amnesia is the ______ area.

The effect of benzodiazepines on memory is:

Introduction to the Study of Memory

Memory and the Brain

Working Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Visual Memory

Autobiographical Memory

False Memory

Metamemory

Memory in Childhood

Memory in Older Adults

Memory Improvement and Learning Efficiency

Filters