Question 1

The "ventral stream" is concerned with the perception of object location.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is true of long-term depression (LTD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  LTD is associated with an increase in the number of AMPA receptors in the postsynaptic neurons. 
B)  LTD reflects a gradual strengthening of synaptic connections. 
C)  LTD is associated with a decrease in the number of AMPA receptors in the postsynaptic neuron. 
D)  LTD can be produced by high-frequency stimulation of CA1 neurons. 
E)  LTD is not an associative phenomenon. 
A)  LTD is associated with an increase in the number of AMPA receptors in the postsynaptic neurons. 
B)  LTD reflects a gradual strengthening of synaptic connections. 
C)  LTD is associated with a decrease in the number of AMPA receptors in the postsynaptic neuron. 
D)  LTD can be produced by high-frequency stimulation of CA1 neurons. 
E)  LTD is not an associative phenomenon.

Question 3

The notion that learning a conditioned emotional response to a tone involves long-term potentiation is supported by studies in which

Accepted Answer

A)  cells of the amygdala do not show evidence of long-term potentiation. 
B)  electrical stimulation of neurons that project to the amygdala produces less overall neural firing in the amygdala. 
C)  a drug that blocks the NMDA receptor blocks CER learning. 
D)  activation of NMDA receptors impairs CER learning. 
E)  few NMDA receptors are found in the amygdala. 
A)  cells of the amygdala do not show evidence of long-term potentiation. 
B)  electrical stimulation of neurons that project to the amygdala produces less overall neural firing in the amygdala. 
C)  a drug that blocks the NMDA receptor blocks CER learning. 
D)  activation of NMDA receptors impairs CER learning. 
E)  few NMDA receptors are found in the amygdala.

Question 4

The perforant pathway

Accepted Answer

A)  is another name for the fornix. 
B)  interconnects the entorhinal cortex with the granule cells of the dentate gyrus. 
C)  is the major output of the hippocampus. 
D)  interconnects the CA2 and CA3 fields of the hippocampus. 
E)  interconnects the granule cells of the dentate gyrus with the amygdala. 
A)  is another name for the fornix. 
B)  interconnects the entorhinal cortex with the granule cells of the dentate gyrus. 
C)  is the major output of the hippocampus. 
D)  interconnects the CA2 and CA3 fields of the hippocampus. 
E)  interconnects the granule cells of the dentate gyrus with the amygdala.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of stimulus-response learning task?

Accepted Answer

A)  tracing a figure viewed via a mirror 
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)  making a classically conditioned eyeblink response 
A)  tracing a figure viewed via a mirror 
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)  making a classically conditioned eyeblink response

Question 6

Explain what is meant by a place cell,and discuss the role of these cells in spatial memory.

Accepted Answer

The ability to navigate requires an inta

Question 7

The ventral stream of the visual association cortex continues into the ________ and carries information relating to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary visual cortex; object shape and color 
B)  posterior parietal cortex; object location 
C)  posterior parietal cortex; object recognition 
D)  inferior temporal cortex; object recognition 
E)  inferior temporal cortex; object location 
A)  primary visual cortex; object shape and color 
B)  posterior parietal cortex; object location 
C)  posterior parietal cortex; object recognition 
D)  inferior temporal cortex; object recognition 
E)  inferior temporal cortex; object location

Question 8

People with retrograde amnesia are unable to

Accepted Answer

A)  learn new information. 
B)  recall childhood experiences. 
C)  remember stressful or traumatic events. 
D)  transform their short-term memories into long-term memories. 
E)  recall events that occurred prior to the brain injury. 
A)  learn new information. 
B)  recall childhood experiences. 
C)  remember stressful or traumatic events. 
D)  transform their short-term memories into long-term memories. 
E)  recall events that occurred prior to the brain injury.

Question 9

People with anterograde amnesia are deficient in

Accepted Answer

A)  declarative memory. 
B)  procedural memory. 
C)  motor memory. 
D)  nondeclarative memory. 
E)  short-term memory. 
A)  declarative memory. 
B)  procedural memory. 
C)  motor memory. 
D)  nondeclarative memory. 
E)  short-term memory.

Question 10

During a PET scan,a London cabby is asked to describe the route she would take a fare from the West End theatre district to Harrod's department store.Her description would be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced activity of the left hippocampal formation. 
B)  increased activity of the right hippocampal formation. 
C)  reduced activity of the right hippocampal formation. 
D)  increased activity of the left hippocampal formation. 
E)  an increase in the activity of the amygdala, but not the hippocampus. 
A)  reduced activity of the left hippocampal formation. 
B)  increased activity of the right hippocampal formation. 
C)  reduced activity of the right hippocampal formation. 
D)  increased activity of the left hippocampal formation. 
E)  an increase in the activity of the amygdala, but not the hippocampus.

Question 11

Instrumental conditioning results from an association between

Accepted Answer

A)  a weak stimulus and a strong stimulus. 
B)  two responses that occur at the same time. 
C)  motor responses and a stimulus. 
D)  a conditional and an unconditional stimulus. 
E)  a weak response and a strong response. 
A)  a weak stimulus and a strong stimulus. 
B)  two responses that occur at the same time. 
C)  motor responses and a stimulus. 
D)  a conditional and an unconditional stimulus. 
E)  a weak response and a strong response.

Question 12

Experienced London cab drivers show enhanced activity of the right hippocampal formation while verbally describing a trip through London.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A bird breeder feeds her hungry,chirping chicks a diet formula after heating it in her microwave.After a few days,the chicks begin chirping when they hear the sounds of the buttons on the microwave being pushed.In this example,the conditional stimulus is the

Accepted Answer

A)  taste of the formula. 
B)  hunger experienced by the birds. 
C)  chirping sound made by the chicks. 
D)  sounds of the microwave. 
E)  sense of satiation produced by the consumption of the formula. 
A)  taste of the formula. 
B)  hunger experienced by the birds. 
C)  chirping sound made by the chicks. 
D)  sounds of the microwave. 
E)  sense of satiation produced by the consumption of the formula.

Question 14

People with anterograde amnesia are better able to learn new motor skills than new facts or words.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Damage to the caudate nucleus/putamen in monkeys would be expected to

Accepted Answer

A)  impair spatial memory. 
B)  promote the formation of new motor memories. 
C)  impair the acquisition of a stimulus-response relationship. 
D)  impair instrumental conditioning. 
E)  impair episodic memory. 
A)  impair spatial memory. 
B)  promote the formation of new motor memories. 
C)  impair the acquisition of a stimulus-response relationship. 
D)  impair instrumental conditioning. 
E)  impair episodic memory.

Question 16

The primary input to the hippocampus is from the

Accepted Answer

A)  granule cells of the dentate gyrus. 
B)  the nucleus accumbens. 
C)  entorhinal cortex. 
D)  granule cells of field CA2. 
E)  pyramidal cells of field CA4. 
A)  granule cells of the dentate gyrus. 
B)  the nucleus accumbens. 
C)  entorhinal cortex. 
D)  granule cells of field CA2. 
E)  pyramidal cells of field CA4.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of an implicit memory task?

Accepted Answer

A)  mirror tracing 
B)  reading 
C)  recall of pair associate words 
D)  recall of autobiographical details of early childhood 
E)  recognition that a person had been tested in this situation in the past 
A)  mirror tracing 
B)  reading 
C)  recall of pair associate words 
D)  recall of autobiographical details of early childhood 
E)  recognition that a person had been tested in this situation in the past

Question 18

In the prologue for the memory chapter,Patient H.M.

Accepted Answer

A)  is unable to learn new information. 
B)  is unable to count numbers from 1 to 10. 
C)  is unable to speak coherent sentences. 
D)  suffers from a motor tic of the eye. 
E)  underwent surgery in 1998 to treat aphasia. 
A)  is unable to learn new information. 
B)  is unable to count numbers from 1 to 10. 
C)  is unable to speak coherent sentences. 
D)  suffers from a motor tic of the eye. 
E)  underwent surgery in 1998 to treat aphasia.

Question 19

The NMDA receptor controls ________ that is normally blocked by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the input to the hippocampus; presynaptic inhibition 
B)  a potassium channel; magnesium ions 
C)  the presynaptic membrane potential; GABA 
D)  a calcium channel; magnesium ions 
E)  a chloride channel; sodium ions 
A)  the input to the hippocampus; presynaptic inhibition 
B)  a potassium channel; magnesium ions 
C)  the presynaptic membrane potential; GABA 
D)  a calcium channel; magnesium ions 
E)  a chloride channel; sodium ions

Question 20

Classical conditioning is considered to be a form of

Accepted Answer

A)  relational learning. 
B)  instrumental learning. 
C)  stimulus-response learning. 
D)  intra-modal learning. 
E)  perceptual learning. 
A)  relational learning. 
B)  instrumental learning. 
C)  stimulus-response learning. 
D)  intra-modal learning. 
E)  perceptual learning.

The "ventral stream" is concerned with the perception of object location.

Which of the following is true of long-term depression (LTD)?

The notion that learning a conditioned emotional response to a tone involves long-term potentiation is supported by studies in which

The perforant pathway

Which of the following is an example of stimulus-response learning task?

Explain what is meant by a place cell,and discuss the role of these cells in spatial memory.

The ventral stream of the visual association cortex continues into the and carries information relating to .

People with retrograde amnesia are unable to

People with anterograde amnesia are deficient in

During a PET scan,a London cabby is asked to describe the route she would take a fare from the West End theatre district to Harrod's department store.Her description would be associated with

Instrumental conditioning results from an association between

Experienced London cab drivers show enhanced activity of the right hippocampal formation while verbally describing a trip through London.

A bird breeder feeds her hungry,chirping chicks a diet formula after heating it in her microwave.After a few days,the chicks begin chirping when they hear the sounds of the buttons on the microwave being pushed.In this example,the conditional stimulus is the

People with anterograde amnesia are better able to learn new motor skills than new facts or words.

Damage to the caudate nucleus/putamen in monkeys would be expected to

The primary input to the hippocampus is from the

Which of the following is an example of an implicit memory task?

In the prologue for the memory chapter,Patient H.M.

The NMDA receptor controls that is normally blocked by .

Classical conditioning is considered to be a form of

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Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

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Emotion

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The "ventral stream" is concerned with the perception of object location.

Which of the following is true of long-term depression (LTD)?

The notion that learning a conditioned emotional response to a tone involves long-term potentiation is supported by studies in which

The perforant pathway

Which of the following is an example of stimulus-response learning task?

Explain what is meant by a place cell,and discuss the role of these cells in spatial memory.

The ventral stream of the visual association cortex continues into the ________ and carries information relating to ________.

People with retrograde amnesia are unable to

People with anterograde amnesia are deficient in

During a PET scan,a London cabby is asked to describe the route she would take a fare from the West End theatre district to Harrod's department store.Her description would be associated with

Instrumental conditioning results from an association between

Experienced London cab drivers show enhanced activity of the right hippocampal formation while verbally describing a trip through London.

A bird breeder feeds her hungry,chirping chicks a diet formula after heating it in her microwave.After a few days,the chicks begin chirping when they hear the sounds of the buttons on the microwave being pushed.In this example,the conditional stimulus is the

People with anterograde amnesia are better able to learn new motor skills than new facts or words.

Damage to the caudate nucleus/putamen in monkeys would be expected to

The primary input to the hippocampus is from the

Which of the following is an example of an implicit memory task?

In the prologue for the memory chapter,Patient H.M.

The NMDA receptor controls ________ that is normally blocked by ________.

Classical conditioning is considered to be a form of

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

Neurological Disorders

Schizophrenia, Affective Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders

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

Filters

The ventral stream of the visual association cortex continues into the and carries information relating to .

The NMDA receptor controls that is normally blocked by .