Question 1

The main reason why LTP is one of the most widely studied neuroscientific phenomena is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  involves a synaptic change similar to the synaptic change that has been hypothesized to be the basis of memory storage. 
B)  can easily be studied in human volunteers. 
C)  involves readily accessible neocortical circuits. 
D)  occurs in only mammals. 
E)  can be induced by a method called Hebb's postulate. 
A)  involves a synaptic change similar to the synaptic change that has been hypothesized to be the basis of memory storage. 
B)  can easily be studied in human volunteers. 
C)  involves readily accessible neocortical circuits. 
D)  occurs in only mammals. 
E)  can be induced by a method called Hebb's postulate.

Question 2

Patients with prefrontal cortex damage often display deficits in

Accepted Answer

A)  working memory. 
B)  memory for the temporal order of events. 
C)  reference memory. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  working memory. 
B)  memory for the temporal order of events. 
C)  reference memory. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 3

Hippocampal lesions in rats reliably disrupt the performance of tasks that involve memory for

Accepted Answer

A)  Pavlovian conditioning. 
B)  time. 
C)  spatial location. 
D)  instrumental conditioning. 
E)  objects. 
A)  Pavlovian conditioning. 
B)  time. 
C)  spatial location. 
D)  instrumental conditioning. 
E)  objects.

Question 4

According to the reconsolidation notion, long-term memories are temporarily susceptible to posttraumatic amnesia when they are

Accepted Answer

A)  recalled. 
B)  transferred to the cortex. 
C)  transferred to the hippocampus. 
D)  transferred to LTP. 
E)  consolidated. 
A)  recalled. 
B)  transferred to the cortex. 
C)  transferred to the hippocampus. 
D)  transferred to LTP. 
E)  consolidated.

Question 5

Why do we have two memory systems - explicit and implicit - that are both capable of learning the same material? What advantage is there in having a second, conscious system? Recent evidence suggests that the answer is

Accepted Answer

A)  ischemia resistance. 
B)  evolution. 
C)  greater flexibility. 
D)  direct motor control. 
E)  the advantage of bilateral systems. 
A)  ischemia resistance. 
B)  evolution. 
C)  greater flexibility. 
D)  direct motor control. 
E)  the advantage of bilateral systems.

Question 6

K.C., the man who can't time travel, experienced a severe deficit in __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit 
B)  semantic 
C)  episodic 
D)  short-term 
E)  none of the above 
A)  implicit 
B)  semantic 
C)  episodic 
D)  short-term 
E)  none of the above

The main reason why LTP is one of the most widely studied neuroscientific phenomena is that it

Patients with prefrontal cortex damage often display deficits in

Hippocampal lesions in rats reliably disrupt the performance of tasks that involve memory for

According to the reconsolidation notion, long-term memories are temporarily susceptible to posttraumatic amnesia when they are

Why do we have two memory systems - explicit and implicit - that are both capable of learning the same material? What advantage is there in having a second, conscious system? Recent evidence suggests that the answer is

K.C., the man who can't time travel, experienced a severe deficit in __________ memory.

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The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brain’s Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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Exam 11: Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

The main reason why LTP is one of the most widely studied neuroscientific phenomena is that it

Patients with prefrontal cortex damage often display deficits in

Hippocampal lesions in rats reliably disrupt the performance of tasks that involve memory for

According to the reconsolidation notion, long-term memories are temporarily susceptible to posttraumatic amnesia when they are

Why do we have two memory systems - explicit and implicit - that are both capable of learning the same material? What advantage is there in having a second, conscious system? Recent evidence suggests that the answer is

K.C., the man who can't time travel, experienced a severe deficit in __________ memory.

Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What is Biopsychology, Anyway?

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking About the Biology of Behavior

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brain’s Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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