Question 1

The ability to state a memory in words is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural memory. 
B)  declarative memory. 
C)  implicit memory. 
D)  short term memory. 
A)  procedural memory. 
B)  declarative memory. 
C)  implicit memory. 
D)  short term memory.

Question 2

The UCR and the CR are always the same.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Hippocampal damage has the greatest effect on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the delayed match-to-sample task when the same two objects are used over and over again. 
B)  the delayed match-to-sample task when the two objects are continuously changed. 
C)  the delayed nonmatch-to-sample task when the same two objects are used over and over again. 
D)  procedural memory. 
A)  the delayed match-to-sample task when the same two objects are used over and over again. 
B)  the delayed match-to-sample task when the two objects are continuously changed. 
C)  the delayed nonmatch-to-sample task when the same two objects are used over and over again. 
D)  procedural memory.

Question 4

Which of the following accurately describes H.M.'s memory problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  impaired short-term memory, but not long-term memory 
B)  impaired procedural memory, but not declarative memory 
C)  impaired explicit memory, but not implicit memory 
D)  impaired personal memories, but not impersonal memories 
A)  impaired short-term memory, but not long-term memory 
B)  impaired procedural memory, but not declarative memory 
C)  impaired explicit memory, but not implicit memory 
D)  impaired personal memories, but not impersonal memories

Question 5

Korsakoff's patients best remember a list of short sentences by:

Accepted Answer

A)  reading and rereading them. 
B)  testing themselves on each sentence before going on to the next. 
C)  creating an elaborate story integrating the content of the sentences. 
D)  relating each sentence to a past personal experience. 
A)  reading and rereading them. 
B)  testing themselves on each sentence before going on to the next. 
C)  creating an elaborate story integrating the content of the sentences. 
D)  relating each sentence to a past personal experience.

Question 6

Korsakoff's patients and Alzheimer's patients are most successful at learning and remembering:

Accepted Answer

A)  facts. 
B)  skills. 
C)  names of people. 
D)  words. 
A)  facts. 
B)  skills. 
C)  names of people. 
D)  words.

Question 7

The cerebellum's role in memories may be limited to what kind of learning or memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  language learning 
B)  imprinting 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  operant conditioning 
A)  language learning 
B)  imprinting 
C)  classical conditioning 
D)  operant conditioning

Question 8

Alzheimer's is associated with brain damage as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  loss of the fibers connecting the substantia nigra to the basal ganglia. 
B)  loss of cell bodies in the dorsomedial thalamus. 
C)  tangles and plaques in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. 
D)  an epileptic focus in the temporal lobe of the cortex. 
A)  loss of the fibers connecting the substantia nigra to the basal ganglia. 
B)  loss of cell bodies in the dorsomedial thalamus. 
C)  tangles and plaques in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. 
D)  an epileptic focus in the temporal lobe of the cortex.

Question 9

A number of species of birds differ in the size of their hippocampus. The species with the largest hippocampus performs best on tasks of:

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial memory. 
B)  color memory. 
C)  auditory memory. 
D)  implicit memory. 
A)  spatial memory. 
B)  color memory. 
C)  auditory memory. 
D)  implicit memory.

Question 10

Which of the following experiments would be a reasonable test of whether an animal has suffered damage to its hippocampus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Does it reenter a single arm before entering all the other appropriate arms in a radial maze? 
B)  Does it sometimes enter an arm in a radial maze that is never correct? 
C)  Can it learn to climb along a thin wire without losing its balance? 
D)  Can it learn to turn one direction when it hears a loud tone and a different direction when it hears a soft tone? 
A)  Does it reenter a single arm before entering all the other appropriate arms in a radial maze? 
B)  Does it sometimes enter an arm in a radial maze that is never correct? 
C)  Can it learn to climb along a thin wire without losing its balance? 
D)  Can it learn to turn one direction when it hears a loud tone and a different direction when it hears a soft tone?

Question 11

Who is most likely to develop Korsakoff's syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  those exposed to chronic stress 
B)  chronic alcoholics 
C)  certain ethnic groups 
D)  vegetarians 
A)  those exposed to chronic stress 
B)  chronic alcoholics 
C)  certain ethnic groups 
D)  vegetarians

Question 12

In his search for the engram, Lashley was testing:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pavlov's view of classical conditioning. 
B)  Skinner's view of operant conditioning. 
C)  Garcia's view of taste aversion learning. 
D)  Bandura's view of social learning. 
A)  Pavlov's view of classical conditioning. 
B)  Skinner's view of operant conditioning. 
C)  Garcia's view of taste aversion learning. 
D)  Bandura's view of social learning.

Question 13

Researchers have found several drugs, including ____, which weaken memories of recent events.

Accepted Answer

A)  gingko biloba 
B)  prozac 
C)  propanolol 
D)  clozapine 
A)  gingko biloba 
B)  prozac 
C)  propanolol 
D)  clozapine

Question 14

Lashley's conclusions from his engram research were based on certain unnecessary assumptions, which later psychologists have discarded. One of those assumptions was that the:

Accepted Answer

A)  brain treats all kinds of memory the same way. 
B)  left hemisphere of the brain is simply the mirror image of the right hemisphere. 
C)  physiological mechanisms of learning in rats are similar to those in humans. 
D)  hippocampus is more important for storage than it is for retrieval. 
A)  brain treats all kinds of memory the same way. 
B)  left hemisphere of the brain is simply the mirror image of the right hemisphere. 
C)  physiological mechanisms of learning in rats are similar to those in humans. 
D)  hippocampus is more important for storage than it is for retrieval.

Question 15

A study of patients with amnesia reveals that people:

Accepted Answer

A)  lose all aspects of memory equally 
B)  have predictable memory loss 
C)  can be categorized into distinct forms of memory loss 
D)  do not lose all aspects of memory equally 
A)  lose all aspects of memory equally 
B)  have predictable memory loss 
C)  can be categorized into distinct forms of memory loss 
D)  do not lose all aspects of memory equally

Question 16

Sensitization is the opposite of habituation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In operant conditioning, reinforcement is:

Accepted Answer

A)  any food that the organism likes. 
B)  a stimulus that produces a reflexive response. 
C)  an event that decreases the future probability of a response. 
D)  an event that increases the future probability of a response. 
A)  any food that the organism likes. 
B)  a stimulus that produces a reflexive response. 
C)  an event that decreases the future probability of a response. 
D)  an event that increases the future probability of a response.

Question 18

Lashley's conclusions from his engram research were based on certain unnecessary assumptions, which later psychologists have discarded. One of those assumptions was that the:

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebral cortex is the best or only place to search for an engram. 
B)  left hemisphere of the brain is simply the mirror image of the right hemisphere. . 
C)  physiological mechanisms of learning in rats are similar to those in humans. 
D)  hippocampus is more important for storage than it is for retrieval. 
A)  cerebral cortex is the best or only place to search for an engram. 
B)  left hemisphere of the brain is simply the mirror image of the right hemisphere. . 
C)  physiological mechanisms of learning in rats are similar to those in humans. 
D)  hippocampus is more important for storage than it is for retrieval.

Question 19

Parts of the ____ are important for learning about rewards and punishments.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypothalamus 
B)  Fornix 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  temporal cortex 
A)  Hypothalamus 
B)  Fornix 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  temporal cortex

Question 20

In some cases of Alzheimer's disease that run in families, the cause of the disease appears to involve which gene(s)?

Accepted Answer

A)  a gene on the X chromosome 
B)  a gene on the Y chromosome 
C)  a series of genes on chromosome 4 
D)  genes on several different chromosomes 
A)  a gene on the X chromosome 
B)  a gene on the Y chromosome 
C)  a series of genes on chromosome 4 
D)  genes on several different chromosomes

The ability to state a memory in words is termed:

The UCR and the CR are always the same.

Hippocampal damage has the greatest effect on:

Which of the following accurately describes H.M.'s memory problems?

Korsakoff's patients best remember a list of short sentences by:

Korsakoff's patients and Alzheimer's patients are most successful at learning and remembering:

The cerebellum's role in memories may be limited to what kind of learning or memory?

Alzheimer's is associated with brain damage as a result of:

A number of species of birds differ in the size of their hippocampus. The species with the largest hippocampus performs best on tasks of:

Which of the following experiments would be a reasonable test of whether an animal has suffered damage to its hippocampus?

Who is most likely to develop Korsakoff's syndrome?

In his search for the engram, Lashley was testing:

Researchers have found several drugs, including ____, which weaken memories of recent events.

Lashley's conclusions from his engram research were based on certain unnecessary assumptions, which later psychologists have discarded. One of those assumptions was that the:

A study of patients with amnesia reveals that people:

Sensitization is the opposite of habituation.

In operant conditioning, reinforcement is:

Lashley's conclusions from his engram research were based on certain unnecessary assumptions, which later psychologists have discarded. One of those assumptions was that the:

Parts of the ____ are important for learning about rewards and punishments.

In some cases of Alzheimer's disease that run in families, the cause of the disease appears to involve which gene(s)?

The Major Issues

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy of the Nervous System

Development and Plasticity of the Brain

Vision

The Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

Cognitive Functions

Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

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Exam 13: The Biology of Learning and Memory

The ability to state a memory in words is termed:

The UCR and the CR are always the same.

Hippocampal damage has the greatest effect on:

Which of the following accurately describes H.M.'s memory problems?

Korsakoff's patients best remember a list of short sentences by:

Korsakoff's patients and Alzheimer's patients are most successful at learning and remembering:

The cerebellum's role in memories may be limited to what kind of learning or memory?

Alzheimer's is associated with brain damage as a result of:

A number of species of birds differ in the size of their hippocampus. The species with the largest hippocampus performs best on tasks of:

Which of the following experiments would be a reasonable test of whether an animal has suffered damage to its hippocampus?

Who is most likely to develop Korsakoff's syndrome?

In his search for the engram, Lashley was testing:

Researchers have found several drugs, including ____, which weaken memories of recent events.

Lashley's conclusions from his engram research were based on certain unnecessary assumptions, which later psychologists have discarded. One of those assumptions was that the:

A study of patients with amnesia reveals that people:

Sensitization is the opposite of habituation.

In operant conditioning, reinforcement is:

Lashley's conclusions from his engram research were based on certain unnecessary assumptions, which later psychologists have discarded. One of those assumptions was that the:

Parts of the ____ are important for learning about rewards and punishments.

In some cases of Alzheimer's disease that run in families, the cause of the disease appears to involve which gene(s)?

The Major Issues

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy of the Nervous System

Development and Plasticity of the Brain

Vision

The Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

Cognitive Functions

Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

Filters