Question 1

Which of the findings below supports the notion that recognition of a stimulus involves activation of the association cortex for that sensory system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recall of a word stimulus activates the visual association cortex, as measured by fMRI. 
B)  Recall of a visual stimulus activates the auditory association cortex, as measured by fMRI. 
C)  Electrical stimulation of the auditory association cortex results in the report of a remembered sound. 
D)  Electrical stimulation of the visual association cortex cannot produce a memory experience. 
E)  Stimulus recognition is a function of primary sensory cortex. 
A)  Recall of a word stimulus activates the visual association cortex, as measured by fMRI. 
B)  Recall of a visual stimulus activates the auditory association cortex, as measured by fMRI. 
C)  Electrical stimulation of the auditory association cortex results in the report of a remembered sound. 
D)  Electrical stimulation of the visual association cortex cannot produce a memory experience. 
E)  Stimulus recognition is a function of primary sensory cortex.

Question 2

Long-term potentiation may involve the formation of ________ within the postsynaptic dendrite which then acts on the presynaptic element to increase the release of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nitric oxide; glutamate 
B)  nitrous oxide synthase; GABA 
C)  nitric oxide; aspartate 
D)  nitrous oxide synthase; glycine 
E)  new NMDA receptors; AMPA receptors 
A)  nitric oxide; glutamate 
B)  nitrous oxide synthase; GABA 
C)  nitric oxide; aspartate 
D)  nitrous oxide synthase; glycine 
E)  new NMDA receptors; AMPA receptors

Question 3

The distinction between implicit and explicit memories is that

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memories are rapidly forgotten. 
B)  explicit memories are unavailable to consciousness. 
C)  we are unable to talk about implicit memories. 
D)  hippocampal damage impairs implicit, but not explicit memory. 
E)  we are unable to talk about explicit memories. 
A)  implicit memories are rapidly forgotten. 
B)  explicit memories are unavailable to consciousness. 
C)  we are unable to talk about implicit memories. 
D)  hippocampal damage impairs implicit, but not explicit memory. 
E)  we are unable to talk about explicit memories.

Question 4

Inactivation of type II calcium calmodulin kinase would be expected to

Accepted Answer

A)  promote the creation of new NMDA receptors. 
B)  promote the formation of new memories. 
C)  block the entry of calcium into the postsynaptic cell. 
D)  block the formation of long-term potentiation. 
E)  facilitate the production of long-term potentiation. 
A)  promote the creation of new NMDA receptors. 
B)  promote the formation of new memories. 
C)  block the entry of calcium into the postsynaptic cell. 
D)  block the formation of long-term potentiation. 
E)  facilitate the production of long-term potentiation.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a motor learning task?

Accepted Answer

A)  pressing buttons in a fixed sequence 
B)  recognizing songs learned in childhood prior to brain damage 
C)  recalling childhood events that occurred prior to age 9 
D)  recognizing broken drawings 
E)  making a classically conditioned eyeblink response 
A)  pressing buttons in a fixed sequence 
B)  recognizing songs learned in childhood prior to brain damage 
C)  recalling childhood events that occurred prior to age 9 
D)  recognizing broken drawings 
E)  making a classically conditioned eyeblink response

Question 6

In a typical long-term potentiation (LTP)study,a stimulating electrode is inserted into the perforant path,while a recording electrode is inserted into the dentate gyrus.LTP is produced in this preparation by delivering ________ via the stimulating electrode.

Accepted Answer

A)  a long duration but low-intensity pulse 
B)  a single low-intensity electrical pulse 
C)  an electrical pulse every minute for 2-3 hours 
D)  a single high intensity electrical pulse 
E)  a burst of 100 electrical pulses in a few seconds 
A)  a long duration but low-intensity pulse 
B)  a single low-intensity electrical pulse 
C)  an electrical pulse every minute for 2-3 hours 
D)  a single high intensity electrical pulse 
E)  a burst of 100 electrical pulses in a few seconds

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of perceptual learning task?

Accepted Answer

A)  making a classically conditioned eyeblink response 
B)  recognizing broken drawings 
C)  recalling childhood events that occurred prior to age 9 
D)  recognizing songs learned in childhood prior to brain damage 
E)  tracing a figure 
A)  making a classically conditioned eyeblink response 
B)  recognizing broken drawings 
C)  recalling childhood events that occurred prior to age 9 
D)  recognizing songs learned in childhood prior to brain damage 
E)  tracing a figure

Question 8

Which of the following is true of learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learning and memory are synonymous. 
B)  Memories are related to the electrical activity of the brain. 
C)  Learning involves the modification of the nervous system by experiences. 
D)  Experiences are stored in the brain in separate folders, like those of a filing cabinet. 
E)  Learning is possible in the absence of memory. 
A)  Learning and memory are synonymous. 
B)  Memories are related to the electrical activity of the brain. 
C)  Learning involves the modification of the nervous system by experiences. 
D)  Experiences are stored in the brain in separate folders, like those of a filing cabinet. 
E)  Learning is possible in the absence of memory.

Question 9

Patient H.M.had difficulty in navigating around a new environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Based on the study of Patient H.M.,it has been concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memories are stored within the hippocampus. 
B)  the hippocampus is required for retrieval of long-term memories. 
C)  long-term memories are stored within the hippocampus. 
D)  the hippocampus converts short-term memories into long-term memories. 
E)  damage to the hippocampus results in severe retrograde amnesia. 
A)  short-term memories are stored within the hippocampus. 
B)  the hippocampus is required for retrieval of long-term memories. 
C)  long-term memories are stored within the hippocampus. 
D)  the hippocampus converts short-term memories into long-term memories. 
E)  damage to the hippocampus results in severe retrograde amnesia.

Question 11

Patient H.M.was treated for severe epilepsy by bilateral removal of his

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal lobes. 
B)  occipital lobes. 
C)  frontal lobes. 
D)  hypothalamus. 
E)  thalamic nuclei. 
A)  temporal lobes. 
B)  occipital lobes. 
C)  frontal lobes. 
D)  hypothalamus. 
E)  thalamic nuclei.

Question 12

Which of the following is true of motor learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motor learning is a component of perceptual learning. 
B)  Motor learning involves changes in the sensory pathways. 
C)  Motor learning can occur in the absence of sensory feedback. 
D)  Motor learning is a component of stimulus-response learning. 
E)  Motor learning involves sensory-sensory connections. 
A)  Motor learning is a component of perceptual learning. 
B)  Motor learning involves changes in the sensory pathways. 
C)  Motor learning can occur in the absence of sensory feedback. 
D)  Motor learning is a component of stimulus-response learning. 
E)  Motor learning involves sensory-sensory connections.

Question 13

Amnesia for events that occur after some disturbance to the brain is called

Accepted Answer

A)  retrograde amnesia. 
B)  declarative amnesia. 
C)  Korsakoff's psychosis. 
D)  procedural amnesia. 
E)  anterograde amnesia. 
A)  retrograde amnesia. 
B)  declarative amnesia. 
C)  Korsakoff's psychosis. 
D)  procedural amnesia. 
E)  anterograde amnesia.

Question 14

Receptors for ________ are involved in long-term potentiation.

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine 
B)  glutamate 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  serotonin 
E)  GABA 
A)  dopamine 
B)  glutamate 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  serotonin 
E)  GABA

Question 15

Give an example of classical conditioning that has occurred in your experience.Define which element is the conditional stimulus,which is the unconditional stimulus,and what the response is.

Accepted Answer

Student examples will vary,but some comm

Question 16

Describe the physical changes that occur in the synapses of the hippocampus that may provide a physiological basis for long-term potentiation (LTP).

Accepted Answer

LTP is an increased EPSP recorded from d

Question 17

Recordings from individual cells in the hippocampus indicate they respond to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the strength of a stimulus 
B)  individual faces 
C)  specific locations in space 
D)  whether a stimulus predicts that a reward is coming 
E)  sequences of events 
A)  the strength of a stimulus 
B)  individual faces 
C)  specific locations in space 
D)  whether a stimulus predicts that a reward is coming 
E)  sequences of events

Question 18

A human who suffered damage to the inferior temporal cortex would be unable to

Accepted Answer

A)  sense changes in the color of objects. 
B)  detect movement. 
C)  differentiate between two tones. 
D)  recognize familiar objects or people. 
E)  detect changes in binocular depth cues. 
A)  sense changes in the color of objects. 
B)  detect movement. 
C)  differentiate between two tones. 
D)  recognize familiar objects or people. 
E)  detect changes in binocular depth cues.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true of long-term potentiation (LTP)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protein synthesis is required for persistent LTP. 
B)  NMDA receptors admit calcium ions when glutamate is present and the membrane is depolarized. 
C)  AMPA receptors are inserted into the dendritic membrane during LTP. 
D)  Presynaptic nitric oxide acts as a messenger on the postsynaptic membrane. 
E)  Glutamate is released from the axon terminal. 
A)  Protein synthesis is required for persistent LTP. 
B)  NMDA receptors admit calcium ions when glutamate is present and the membrane is depolarized. 
C)  AMPA receptors are inserted into the dendritic membrane during LTP. 
D)  Presynaptic nitric oxide acts as a messenger on the postsynaptic membrane. 
E)  Glutamate is released from the axon terminal.

Question 20

Implicit memory is another name for nondeclarative memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the findings below supports the notion that recognition of a stimulus involves activation of the association cortex for that sensory system?

Long-term potentiation may involve the formation of within the postsynaptic dendrite which then acts on the presynaptic element to increase the release of .

The distinction between implicit and explicit memories is that

Inactivation of type II calcium calmodulin kinase would be expected to

Which of the following is an example of a motor learning task?

In a typical long-term potentiation (LTP)study,a stimulating electrode is inserted into the perforant path,while a recording electrode is inserted into the dentate gyrus.LTP is produced in this preparation by delivering ________ via the stimulating electrode.

Which of the following is an example of perceptual learning task?

Which of the following is true of learning?

Patient H.M.had difficulty in navigating around a new environment.

Based on the study of Patient H.M.,it has been concluded that

Patient H.M.was treated for severe epilepsy by bilateral removal of his

Which of the following is true of motor learning?

Amnesia for events that occur after some disturbance to the brain is called

Receptors for ________ are involved in long-term potentiation.

Give an example of classical conditioning that has occurred in your experience.Define which element is the conditional stimulus,which is the unconditional stimulus,and what the response is.

Describe the physical changes that occur in the synapses of the hippocampus that may provide a physiological basis for long-term potentiation (LTP).

Recordings from individual cells in the hippocampus indicate they respond to which of the following?

A human who suffered damage to the inferior temporal cortex would be unable to

Which of the following is NOT true of long-term potentiation (LTP)?

Implicit memory is another name for nondeclarative memory.

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Exam 12: Learning and Memory

Which of the findings below supports the notion that recognition of a stimulus involves activation of the association cortex for that sensory system?

Long-term potentiation may involve the formation of ________ within the postsynaptic dendrite which then acts on the presynaptic element to increase the release of ________.

The distinction between implicit and explicit memories is that

Inactivation of type II calcium calmodulin kinase would be expected to

Which of the following is an example of a motor learning task?

In a typical long-term potentiation (LTP)study,a stimulating electrode is inserted into the perforant path,while a recording electrode is inserted into the dentate gyrus.LTP is produced in this preparation by delivering ________ via the stimulating electrode.

Which of the following is an example of perceptual learning task?

Which of the following is true of learning?

Patient H.M.had difficulty in navigating around a new environment.

Based on the study of Patient H.M.,it has been concluded that

Patient H.M.was treated for severe epilepsy by bilateral removal of his

Which of the following is true of motor learning?

Amnesia for events that occur after some disturbance to the brain is called

Receptors for ________ are involved in long-term potentiation.

Give an example of classical conditioning that has occurred in your experience.Define which element is the conditional stimulus,which is the unconditional stimulus,and what the response is.

Describe the physical changes that occur in the synapses of the hippocampus that may provide a physiological basis for long-term potentiation (LTP).

Recordings from individual cells in the hippocampus indicate they respond to which of the following?

A human who suffered damage to the inferior temporal cortex would be unable to

Which of the following is NOT true of long-term potentiation (LTP)?

Implicit memory is another name for nondeclarative memory.

Origins of Behavioral Neuroscience

Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Human Communication

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Schizophrenia, Affective Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders

Autistic, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity, Stress, and Substance Abuse Disorders

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Long-term potentiation may involve the formation of within the postsynaptic dendrite which then acts on the presynaptic element to increase the release of .