Question 1

If you stub your toe,the painful sensation is carried to the brain by neurons in the:

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A) occipital lobe. 
B) frontal lobe. 
C) central nervous system. 
D) peripheral nervous system. 
A) occipital lobe. 
B) frontal lobe. 
C) central nervous system. 
D) peripheral nervous system.

Question 2

Explain why experimental brain lesions in animals allow for greater precision than is typically possible in humans.

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Grading criteria: Explain that human bra

Question 3

Which of the following is true?

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A) Animals must have both a central and peripheral nervous system in order to be able to learn. 
B) Animals with larger brains have higher intelligence than animals with smaller brains. 
C) Only vertebrates have both a central and a peripheral nervous system. 
D) The cerebral cortex takes up about the same percentage of total brain volume in humans as it does in other vertebrates. 
A) Animals must have both a central and peripheral nervous system in order to be able to learn. 
B) Animals with larger brains have higher intelligence than animals with smaller brains. 
C) Only vertebrates have both a central and a peripheral nervous system. 
D) The cerebral cortex takes up about the same percentage of total brain volume in humans as it does in other vertebrates.

Question 4

Long-term potentiation is when:

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A) neurons continue to respond long after a stimulus has been removed. 
B) a recent strong stimulus causes a neuron to overrespond to a subsequent stimulus. 
C) neurons respond in the absence of a stimulus. 
D) a strong stimulus leads to a weaker-than-normal response in a neuron. 
A) neurons continue to respond long after a stimulus has been removed. 
B) a recent strong stimulus causes a neuron to overrespond to a subsequent stimulus. 
C) neurons respond in the absence of a stimulus. 
D) a strong stimulus leads to a weaker-than-normal response in a neuron.

Question 5

Which of the following would be MOST likely to involve the amygdala?

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A) remembering the details of your first date 
B) remembering how you felt when you graduated from high school 
C) remembering how to perform an intricate sequence of gymnastic moves 
D) remembering the definition of new terms in your psychology class 
A) remembering the details of your first date 
B) remembering how you felt when you graduated from high school 
C) remembering how to perform an intricate sequence of gymnastic moves 
D) remembering the definition of new terms in your psychology class

Question 6

Compared to rats raised in a standard laboratory environment,rats raised in an enriched environment:

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A) show the same ability to learn a maze. 
B) have more and longer dendrites . 
C) have fewer synapses. 
D) have brains that weigh less. 
A) show the same ability to learn a maze. 
B) have more and longer dendrites . 
C) have fewer synapses. 
D) have brains that weigh less.

Question 7

Which of the following is a reflexive behavior?

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A) a dog salivating in response to food 
B) a student studying hard after receiving a poor grade 
C) a pigeon pecking at a light to obtain food 
D) a child saying "please" in order to get a cookie 
A) a dog salivating in response to food 
B) a student studying hard after receiving a poor grade 
C) a pigeon pecking at a light to obtain food 
D) a child saying "please" in order to get a cookie

Question 8

Single-cell recordings:

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A) are very uncomfortable for animals when electrodes are implanted into their brains. 
B) have been used to demonstrate cells that are "tuned" to particular body movements. 
C) are taken from the surface of an animal's brain. 
D) are used to determine the activity in large regions of the brain. 
A) are very uncomfortable for animals when electrodes are implanted into their brains. 
B) have been used to demonstrate cells that are "tuned" to particular body movements. 
C) are taken from the surface of an animal's brain. 
D) are used to determine the activity in large regions of the brain.

Question 9

Label the parts of the neuron in the following figure.

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The answer of Label the parts of the neuron in...

Question 10

When you recognize a friend at a party,which brain area is the first to receive the information from your visual receptors?

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A) primary visual cortex (V1) 
B) primary sensory cortex 
C) thalamus 
D) frontal cortex 
A) primary visual cortex (V1) 
B) primary sensory cortex 
C) thalamus 
D) frontal cortex

Question 11

In neuroimaging studies,researchers use a(n)_______ to determine how activity at each point in the image has changed relative to a baseline.

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A) engram 
B) event-related potential 
C) lesion 
D) difference image 
A) engram 
B) event-related potential 
C) lesion 
D) difference image

Question 12

Describe the process of transmitting messages from one neuron to the next.

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Grading criteria: Include basic details:

Question 13

The basic idea behind functional neuroimaging is:

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A) researchers can learn about brain structures by removing them and observing any changes in behavior. 
B) brain structures change color when they are active. 
C) structures that are more active use more oxygen. 
D) structures that are more active use less oxygen. 
A) researchers can learn about brain structures by removing them and observing any changes in behavior. 
B) brain structures change color when they are active. 
C) structures that are more active use more oxygen. 
D) structures that are more active use less oxygen.

Question 14

What was one of the problems with phrenology?

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Grading criteria: The main problem is th

Question 15

Which of the following has been shown to clearly improve memory in healthy individuals?

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A) drugs that increase levels of acetylcholine in Alzheimer's patients 
B) drugs that improve attention 
C) drugs that treat sleep disorders 
D) None of the answers is correct. 
A) drugs that increase levels of acetylcholine in Alzheimer's patients 
B) drugs that improve attention 
C) drugs that treat sleep disorders 
D) None of the answers is correct.

Question 16

The motor cortex (M1)sends its output signals to the:

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A) frontal lobes. 
B) basal ganglia. 
C) cerebellum. 
D) brainstem. 
A) frontal lobes. 
B) basal ganglia. 
C) cerebellum. 
D) brainstem.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism by which drugs alter synaptic transmission?

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A) increasing the ability of the presynaptic neuron to produce neurotransmitter 
B) increasing the ability of the presynaptic neuron to receive neurotransmitter 
C) decreasing the ability of the presynaptic neuron to produce neurotransmitter 
D) altering the mechanisms for clearing neurotransmitter from the synapse 
A) increasing the ability of the presynaptic neuron to produce neurotransmitter 
B) increasing the ability of the presynaptic neuron to receive neurotransmitter 
C) decreasing the ability of the presynaptic neuron to produce neurotransmitter 
D) altering the mechanisms for clearing neurotransmitter from the synapse

Question 18

Most sensory information enters the brain through the:

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus. 
B) occipital lobe. 
C) primary motor cortex. 
D) primary sensory cortices. 
A) thalamus. 
B) occipital lobe. 
C) primary motor cortex. 
D) primary sensory cortices.

Question 19

Neurotransmitters are:

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A) chemical substances that carry messages between neurons. 
B) the part of a neuron that receives signals from other neurons. 
C) types of neurons that connect other neurons together. 
D) types of neurons that have pyramid-shaped cell bodies. 
A) chemical substances that carry messages between neurons. 
B) the part of a neuron that receives signals from other neurons. 
C) types of neurons that connect other neurons together. 
D) types of neurons that have pyramid-shaped cell bodies.

Question 20

When you reach to catch a basketball,the neurons that carry the message from your brain to the muscles in your arms and hands are part of the:

Accepted Answer

A) central nervous system. 
B) peripheral nervous system. 
C) left hemisphere. 
D) right hemisphere. 
A) central nervous system. 
B) peripheral nervous system. 
C) left hemisphere. 
D) right hemisphere.

If you stub your toe,the painful sensation is carried to the brain by neurons in the:

Explain why experimental brain lesions in animals allow for greater precision than is typically possible in humans.

Which of the following is true?

Long-term potentiation is when:

Which of the following would be MOST likely to involve the amygdala?

Compared to rats raised in a standard laboratory environment,rats raised in an enriched environment:

Which of the following is a reflexive behavior?

Single-cell recordings:

Label the parts of the neuron in the following figure.

When you recognize a friend at a party,which brain area is the first to receive the information from your visual receptors?

In neuroimaging studies,researchers use a(n)_______ to determine how activity at each point in the image has changed relative to a baseline.

Describe the process of transmitting messages from one neuron to the next.

The basic idea behind functional neuroimaging is:

What was one of the problems with phrenology?

Which of the following has been shown to clearly improve memory in healthy individuals?

The motor cortex (M1)sends its output signals to the:

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism by which drugs alter synaptic transmission?

Most sensory information enters the brain through the:

Neurotransmitters are:

When you reach to catch a basketball,the neurons that carry the message from your brain to the muscles in your arms and hands are part of the:

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Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

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Exam 2: The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

If you stub your toe,the painful sensation is carried to the brain by neurons in the:

Explain why experimental brain lesions in animals allow for greater precision than is typically possible in humans.

Which of the following is true?

Long-term potentiation is when:

Which of the following would be MOST likely to involve the amygdala?

Compared to rats raised in a standard laboratory environment,rats raised in an enriched environment:

Which of the following is a reflexive behavior?

Single-cell recordings:

Label the parts of the neuron in the following figure.

When you recognize a friend at a party,which brain area is the first to receive the information from your visual receptors?

In neuroimaging studies,researchers use a(n)_______ to determine how activity at each point in the image has changed relative to a baseline.

Describe the process of transmitting messages from one neuron to the next.

The basic idea behind functional neuroimaging is:

What was one of the problems with phrenology?

Which of the following has been shown to clearly improve memory in healthy individuals?

The motor cortex (M1)sends its output signals to the:

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism by which drugs alter synaptic transmission?

Most sensory information enters the brain through the:

Neurotransmitters are:

When you reach to catch a basketball,the neurons that carry the message from your brain to the muscles in your arms and hands are part of the:

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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