Question 1

While naming animals or tools, participants showed activation in

Accepted Answer

A)  overlapping areas in the temporal lobes. 
B)  overlapping areas in the frontal lobes. 
C)  separate but adjacent areas in the frontal lobes. 
D)  separate areas including the occipital, frontal, and temporal lobes. 
A)  overlapping areas in the temporal lobes. 
B)  overlapping areas in the frontal lobes. 
C)  separate but adjacent areas in the frontal lobes. 
D)  separate areas including the occipital, frontal, and temporal lobes.

Question 2

A friend of yours was injured while rollerblading, suffering from a brain injury that leaves her unable to learn new motor skills and having difficulty performing motor skills she previously could do. You recall from your psychology course which part of the brain is most likely involved and learn that you were correct. Her injury was to which brain area?

Accepted Answer

A)  the lower brainstem where the motor tracts enter the spinal cord 
B)  motor cortex and premotor cortex of the frontal lobe 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  the basal ganglia 
A)  the lower brainstem where the motor tracts enter the spinal cord 
B)  motor cortex and premotor cortex of the frontal lobe 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  the basal ganglia

Question 3

Simultaneous activation of climbing and parallel fibers results in _________ in Purkinje cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases in EPSPs 
B)  decreases in EPSPs 
C)  increases in inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs) 
D)  decreases in IPSPs 
A)  increases in EPSPs 
B)  decreases in EPSPs 
C)  increases in inhibitory postsynaptic potentials (IPSPs) 
D)  decreases in IPSPs

Question 4

The Schaffer collateral pathway connects

Accepted Answer

A)  the dentate gyrus and Ammon's horn of the hippocampus. 
B)  association cortex and the hippocampus. 
C)  the CA3 and CA1 areas of Ammon's horn. 
D)  the hippocampus and the hypothalamus. 
A)  the dentate gyrus and Ammon's horn of the hippocampus. 
B)  association cortex and the hippocampus. 
C)  the CA3 and CA1 areas of Ammon's horn. 
D)  the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.

Question 5

Which of the following proteins play a role in the structural changes associated with habituation or sensitization?

Accepted Answer

A)  dystrophin 
B)  agrin 
C)  actin 
D)  myosin 
A)  dystrophin 
B)  agrin 
C)  actin 
D)  myosin

Question 6

Habituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia californica is largely due to reduced responsiveness of the sensory neurons serving the siphon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the flow of information along the perforant pathway, the mossy fiber pathway, and the Schaffer collateral pathway. Use the numbers on the structures in this diagram as references in your explanation.

Accepted Answer

The pathways connecting the hippocampus

Question 8

Mossy fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in

Accepted Answer

A)  neurons in the inferior olive of the medulla. 
B)  neurons in the pons. 
C)  Purkinje cells. 
D)  granule cells. 
A)  neurons in the inferior olive of the medulla. 
B)  neurons in the pons. 
C)  Purkinje cells. 
D)  granule cells.

Question 9

Output from the hippocampus travels via the

Accepted Answer

A)  parahippocampal and rhinal cortices. 
B)  perforant pathway. 
C)  mossy fibers. 
D)  fornix. 
A)  parahippocampal and rhinal cortices. 
B)  perforant pathway. 
C)  mossy fibers. 
D)  fornix.

Question 10

Which type of memory can hold large amounts of information but only very briefly (a second or two)?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory 
B)  working 
C)  long-term 
D)  episodic 
A)  sensory 
B)  working 
C)  long-term 
D)  episodic

Question 11

The dentate gyrus and Ammon's horn are both structures in the

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  hypothalamus. 
D)  cerebellum. 
A)  hippocampus. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  hypothalamus. 
D)  cerebellum.

Question 12

Monkeys were most impaired in their performance on the delayed nonmatching to sample (DNMS) test following lesions in the interpositus nucleus of the cerebellum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Henry Molaison (patient H.M.) had severe epilepsy that was alleviated by bilateral temporal lobe surgery. Following this surgery, Molaison had

Accepted Answer

A)  no memory deficits. 
B)  deficits in implicit but not explicit memories. 
C)  deficits in explicit but not implicit memories. 
D)  profound deficits in both implicit and explicit memories. 
A)  no memory deficits. 
B)  deficits in implicit but not explicit memories. 
C)  deficits in explicit but not implicit memories. 
D)  profound deficits in both implicit and explicit memories.

Question 14

The type of memory that holds our knowledge of language and facts is ______ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural 
B)  episodic 
C)  sensory 
D)  semantic 
A)  procedural 
B)  episodic 
C)  sensory 
D)  semantic

Question 15

Just before class, Willis asked you the title and edition of the textbook being used as she ordered it online. Willis was using her ______ memory to hold this information while searching for the book.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory 
B)  working 
C)  procedural 
D)  semantic 
A)  sensory 
B)  working 
C)  procedural 
D)  semantic

Question 16

When eyeblink conditioning is done in human subjects, it was found that it

Accepted Answer

A)  does not occur. 
B)  is impaired in participants with amygdalar damage. 
C)  is impaired in participants with cerebellar damage. 
D)  is retained in participants with amygdalar or cerebellar damage. 
A)  does not occur. 
B)  is impaired in participants with amygdalar damage. 
C)  is impaired in participants with cerebellar damage. 
D)  is retained in participants with amygdalar or cerebellar damage.

Question 17

Changes in the NMDA receptor in Aplysia are believed to be the cause of

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term sensitization. 
B)  long-term sensitization. 
C)  short-term habituation. 
D)  long-term habituation. 
A)  short-term sensitization. 
B)  long-term sensitization. 
C)  short-term habituation. 
D)  long-term habituation.

Question 18

Poor performance on the delayed DNMS test probably indicates difficulty forming new _________ memories.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

The emotional and declarative aspects of a memory for a stressful event

Accepted Answer

A)  are both a result of activity in the hippocampus. 
B)  are both a result of activity in the amygdala. 
C)  are the result of independent activity in the amygdala and hippocampus, respectively. 
D)  result when activity in the hippocampus inhibits activity in the amygdala. 
A)  are both a result of activity in the hippocampus. 
B)  are both a result of activity in the amygdala. 
C)  are the result of independent activity in the amygdala and hippocampus, respectively. 
D)  result when activity in the hippocampus inhibits activity in the amygdala.

Question 20

Monkeys perform poorly on the delayed DNMS test following lesions in their _________ lobes.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal 
B)  frontal 
C)  parietal 
D)  occipital 
A)  temporal 
B)  frontal 
C)  parietal 
D)  occipital

While naming animals or tools, participants showed activation in

Simultaneous activation of climbing and parallel fibers results in _________ in Purkinje cells.

The Schaffer collateral pathway connects

Which of the following proteins play a role in the structural changes associated with habituation or sensitization?

Habituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia californica is largely due to reduced responsiveness of the sensory neurons serving the siphon.

Describe the flow of information along the perforant pathway, the mossy fiber pathway, and the Schaffer collateral pathway. Use the numbers on the structures in this diagram as references in your explanation.

Mossy fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in

Output from the hippocampus travels via the

Which type of memory can hold large amounts of information but only very briefly (a second or two)?

The dentate gyrus and Ammon's horn are both structures in the

Monkeys were most impaired in their performance on the delayed nonmatching to sample (DNMS) test following lesions in the interpositus nucleus of the cerebellum.

Henry Molaison (patient H.M.) had severe epilepsy that was alleviated by bilateral temporal lobe surgery. Following this surgery, Molaison had

The type of memory that holds our knowledge of language and facts is ______ memory.

Just before class, Willis asked you the title and edition of the textbook being used as she ordered it online. Willis was using her ______ memory to hold this information while searching for the book.

When eyeblink conditioning is done in human subjects, it was found that it

Changes in the NMDA receptor in Aplysia are believed to be the cause of

Poor performance on the delayed DNMS test probably indicates difficulty forming new _________ memories.

The emotional and declarative aspects of a memory for a stressful event

Monkeys perform poorly on the delayed DNMS test following lesions in their _________ lobes.

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Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: The Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

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Movement

Homeostasis, Motivation, and Reward

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

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Exam 12: Learning and Memory

While naming animals or tools, participants showed activation in

Simultaneous activation of climbing and parallel fibers results in _________ in Purkinje cells.

The Schaffer collateral pathway connects

Which of the following proteins play a role in the structural changes associated with habituation or sensitization?

Habituation of the gill-withdrawal reflex in Aplysia californica is largely due to reduced responsiveness of the sensory neurons serving the siphon.

Describe the flow of information along the perforant pathway, the mossy fiber pathway, and the Schaffer collateral pathway. Use the numbers on the structures in this diagram as references in your explanation.

Mossy fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in

Output from the hippocampus travels via the

Which type of memory can hold large amounts of information but only very briefly (a second or two)?

The dentate gyrus and Ammon's horn are both structures in the

Monkeys were most impaired in their performance on the delayed nonmatching to sample (DNMS) test following lesions in the interpositus nucleus of the cerebellum.

Henry Molaison (patient H.M.) had severe epilepsy that was alleviated by bilateral temporal lobe surgery. Following this surgery, Molaison had

The type of memory that holds our knowledge of language and facts is ______ memory.

Just before class, Willis asked you the title and edition of the textbook being used as she ordered it online. Willis was using her ______ memory to hold this information while searching for the book.

When eyeblink conditioning is done in human subjects, it was found that it

Changes in the NMDA receptor in Aplysia are believed to be the cause of

Poor performance on the delayed DNMS test probably indicates difficulty forming new _________ memories.

The emotional and declarative aspects of a memory for a stressful event

Monkeys perform poorly on the delayed DNMS test following lesions in their _________ lobes.

What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?

Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: The Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Homeostasis, Motivation, and Reward

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Cognition

Emotion, Aggression, and Stress

Neuropsychology

Psychopathology

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