Question 1

Patient KC in Toronto has been studied because:

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A) he has no access to any information in episodic memory. 
B) despite massive head injuries, his memory performance improved. 
C) he is the only known patient with deficits in implicit and procedural memory but not episodic memory. 
D) his spatial memory shows heuristic distortions. 
A) he has no access to any information in episodic memory. 
B) despite massive head injuries, his memory performance improved. 
C) he is the only known patient with deficits in implicit and procedural memory but not episodic memory. 
D) his spatial memory shows heuristic distortions.

Question 2

Schacter's describes the patient Lumberjack who suffered from psychogenic amnesia.In this case,

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A) the patient had permanent brain damage. 
B) the patient eventually recovered his memory and his identity. 
C) the psychogenic fugue was caused by Korskakoff's disease. 
D) the patient admitted that the whole affair was a hoax. 
A) the patient had permanent brain damage. 
B) the patient eventually recovered his memory and his identity. 
C) the psychogenic fugue was caused by Korskakoff's disease. 
D) the patient admitted that the whole affair was a hoax.

Question 3

The effects of transient global amnesia:

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A) are permanent, hence the name "transient." 
B) wear off usually within a few hours and all that is left is small window of retrograde amnesia. 
C) tend to accumulate over time as the onset is never sudden. 
D) mimic the effects of Alzheimer's though in a much shorter time frame. 
A) are permanent, hence the name "transient." 
B) wear off usually within a few hours and all that is left is small window of retrograde amnesia. 
C) tend to accumulate over time as the onset is never sudden. 
D) mimic the effects of Alzheimer's though in a much shorter time frame.

Question 4

In most cases, amnesia refers to:

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A) an improvement in memory brought about by employing mnemonic techniques. 
B) an acquired deficit in memory brought about by trauma to the brain. 
C) a developmental disorder that affects encoding into memory. 
D) the terminal states of Alzheimer's disease. 
A) an improvement in memory brought about by employing mnemonic techniques. 
B) an acquired deficit in memory brought about by trauma to the brain. 
C) a developmental disorder that affects encoding into memory. 
D) the terminal states of Alzheimer's disease.

Question 5

______ fugue refers to when the patient forgets his or her personal identity in addition to access to their autobiographical past.

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The answer of ______ fugue refers to when the patient...

Question 6

What are the physical manifestations of Alzheimer's disease?

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A) dense amyloid plaques form throughout the cortex 
B) breakdowns in subcortical regions of the brain 
C) massive cell death in the parietal lobe 
D) broken connections between the left and right hemisphere 
A) dense amyloid plaques form throughout the cortex 
B) breakdowns in subcortical regions of the brain 
C) massive cell death in the parietal lobe 
D) broken connections between the left and right hemisphere

Question 7

Dissociative amnesia refers to when the patient shows dissociations between explicit and implicit memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

______ amnesia covers all forms of amnesia that are not directly linked to disruption or injury to the brain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ amnesia covers all forms of amnesia...

Question 9

Which of these areas of the brain is associated with anterograde amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) the papillary mass 
B) the pons 
C) Broca's area 
D) the fornix 
A) the papillary mass 
B) the pons 
C) Broca's area 
D) the fornix

Question 10

Which skill was intact in H.M.despite his strong amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) He could learn new facts at a rate similar to an age-matched control. 
B) He showed equivalent implicit memory to an age-matched control. 
C) He showed equivalent explicit memory to an age-matched control. 
D) He could learn new events from his life at a rate similar to an age-matched control. 
A) He could learn new facts at a rate similar to an age-matched control. 
B) He showed equivalent implicit memory to an age-matched control. 
C) He showed equivalent explicit memory to an age-matched control. 
D) He could learn new events from his life at a rate similar to an age-matched control.

Question 11

Korsakoff's disease is associated with damage to which area of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) corpus callosum 
C) angular gyrus 
D) diencephalon 
A) amygdala 
B) corpus callosum 
C) angular gyrus 
D) diencephalon

Question 12

The most salient symptom of transient global amnesia is strong ______ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most salient symptom of transient global...

Question 13

Which is not a symptom of the amnesic syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) deficits in learning of new information 
B) anterograde amnesia 
C) damage to hippocampus and surrounding medial temporal lobe 
D) impaired language abilities 
A) deficits in learning of new information 
B) anterograde amnesia 
C) damage to hippocampus and surrounding medial temporal lobe 
D) impaired language abilities

Question 14

Dissociative amnesia 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. 
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.

Question 15

Which of these is impaired in the amnesic syndrome?

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A) intelligence 
B) language production 
C) learning of new information 
D) retrieval of old information 
A) intelligence 
B) language production 
C) learning of new information 
D) retrieval of old information

Question 16

Korsakoff's disease is linked with which other disease?

Accepted Answer

A) heart disease 
B) clinical depression 
C) alcoholism 
D) temporal-lobe epilepsy 
A) heart disease 
B) clinical depression 
C) alcoholism 
D) temporal-lobe epilepsy

Question 17

______ amnesia refers to the inability to retrieve old memories following brain damage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ amnesia refers to the inability to...

Question 18

Which area of the brain is associated with anterograde amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A) the hippocampus 
B) V1 or Area 17 
C) the anterior cingulate 
D) the pineal body 
A) the hippocampus 
B) V1 or Area 17 
C) the anterior cingulate 
D) the pineal body

Question 19

H.M.became amnesic when:

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A) his hippocampus was surgically removed. 
B) he suffered a closed head injury in an auto accident. 
C) he suffered a stroke. 
D) he nearly drowned. 
A) his hippocampus was surgically removed. 
B) he suffered a closed head injury in an auto accident. 
C) he suffered a stroke. 
D) he nearly drowned.

Question 20

Which of the following are considered the signs of early stage of Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A) global aphasia, anosognosia, and hemifield neglect 
B) deficits in autobiographical memory and decision-making errors 
C) retrograde amnesia, confabulation, and source monitoring deficits 
D) deficits in episodic memory, mild anterograde amnesia, and lexical retrieval difficulties 
A) global aphasia, anosognosia, and hemifield neglect 
B) deficits in autobiographical memory and decision-making errors 
C) retrograde amnesia, confabulation, and source monitoring deficits 
D) deficits in episodic memory, mild anterograde amnesia, and lexical retrieval difficulties

Patient KC in Toronto has been studied because:

Schacter's describes the patient Lumberjack who suffered from psychogenic amnesia.In this case,

The effects of transient global amnesia:

In most cases, amnesia refers to:

______ fugue refers to when the patient forgets his or her personal identity in addition to access to their autobiographical past.

What are the physical manifestations of Alzheimer's disease?

Dissociative amnesia refers to when the patient shows dissociations between explicit and implicit memory.

______ amnesia covers all forms of amnesia that are not directly linked to disruption or injury to the brain.

Which of these areas of the brain is associated with anterograde amnesia?

Which skill was intact in H.M.despite his strong amnesia?

Korsakoff's disease is associated with damage to which area of the brain?

The most salient symptom of transient global amnesia is strong ______ amnesia.

Which is not a symptom of the amnesic syndrome?

Dissociative amnesia refers to:

Which of these is impaired in the amnesic syndrome?

Korsakoff's disease is linked with which other disease?

______ amnesia refers to the inability to retrieve old memories following brain damage.

Which area of the brain is associated with anterograde amnesia?

H.M.became amnesic when:

Which of the following are considered the signs of early stage of Alzheimer's disease?

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

Patient KC in Toronto has been studied because:

Schacter's describes the patient Lumberjack who suffered from psychogenic amnesia.In this case,

The effects of transient global amnesia:

In most cases, amnesia refers to:

______ fugue refers to when the patient forgets his or her personal identity in addition to access to their autobiographical past.

What are the physical manifestations of Alzheimer's disease?

Dissociative amnesia refers to when the patient shows dissociations between explicit and implicit memory.

______ amnesia covers all forms of amnesia that are not directly linked to disruption or injury to the brain.

Which of these areas of the brain is associated with anterograde amnesia?

Which skill was intact in H.M.despite his strong amnesia?

Korsakoff's disease is associated with damage to which area of the brain?

The most salient symptom of transient global amnesia is strong ______ amnesia.

Which is not a symptom of the amnesic syndrome?

Dissociative amnesia refers to:

Which of these is impaired in the amnesic syndrome?

Korsakoff's disease is linked with which other disease?

______ amnesia refers to the inability to retrieve old memories following brain damage.

Which area of the brain is associated with anterograde amnesia?

H.M.became amnesic when:

Which of the following are considered the signs of early stage of Alzheimer's disease?

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