Question 1

Four people failed a difficult exam and are trying to forget about the experience.Which person will be MOST successful?

Accepted Answer

A) Manny,who has been staying awake for the past three nights 
B) Jacob,who keeps thinking about how important this test was 
C) Joan,who has taken up meditation 
D) Bree,who enjoys listening to music,watching TV,and talking to her friends all at once 
A) Manny,who has been staying awake for the past three nights 
B) Jacob,who keeps thinking about how important this test was 
C) Joan,who has taken up meditation 
D) Bree,who enjoys listening to music,watching TV,and talking to her friends all at once

Question 2

Which of the following brain structures receives sensory information from the peripheral nervous system and relays this information to other parts of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus 
B) basal ganglia 
C) amygdala 
D) hippocampus 
A) thalamus 
B) basal ganglia 
C) amygdala 
D) hippocampus

Question 3

When synaptic transmission becomes less effective as a result of recent activity,it is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) long-term potentiation. 
B) inhibition. 
C) retrograde potentiation. 
D) long-term depression. 
A) long-term potentiation. 
B) inhibition. 
C) retrograde potentiation. 
D) long-term depression.

Question 4

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI):

Accepted Answer

A) directly measures neural activity. 
B) usually picks up more areas of brain activation than does positron emission tomography (PET). 
C) requires injecting radioactive materials into the participant's bloodstream. 
D) is faster than positron emission tomography (PET). 
A) directly measures neural activity. 
B) usually picks up more areas of brain activation than does positron emission tomography (PET). 
C) requires injecting radioactive materials into the participant's bloodstream. 
D) is faster than positron emission tomography (PET).

Question 5

Which part of the brain is involved in the high-level planning of the movements involved in picking up and using a pencil?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Describe the sensory and motor processes involved in crossing a busy street,including the areas of the brain that are involved.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Phrenology was a systematic study of the brain that was pursued by:

Accepted Answer

A) Galen. 
B) Aristotle. 
C) Paul Broca. 
D) Franz Joseph Gall. 
A) Galen. 
B) Aristotle. 
C) Paul Broca. 
D) Franz Joseph Gall.

Question 8

Early learning and memory researchers focused on behavior,rather than brain function,because:

Accepted Answer

A) they did not think the brain was involved in learning and memory. 
B) they were not interested in how the brain was involved in learning and memory. 
C) technology wasn't yet available for studying the complexities of the brain. 
D) none of them knew how to study physiology. 
A) they did not think the brain was involved in learning and memory. 
B) they were not interested in how the brain was involved in learning and memory. 
C) technology wasn't yet available for studying the complexities of the brain. 
D) none of them knew how to study physiology.

Question 9

According to the Bell-Magendie law of neural specialization:

Accepted Answer

A) reflexes are caused by spirits flowing from the brain into the muscles. 
B) the brain plays a major role in reflexes like the "knee-jerk" response to a doctor's rubber mallet. 
C) the spinal cord has one nerve system for sensing and another nerve system for responding. 
D) spinal reflexes can be combined into complex sequences of movements that are the basis of all behavior. 
A) reflexes are caused by spirits flowing from the brain into the muscles. 
B) the brain plays a major role in reflexes like the "knee-jerk" response to a doctor's rubber mallet. 
C) the spinal cord has one nerve system for sensing and another nerve system for responding. 
D) spinal reflexes can be combined into complex sequences of movements that are the basis of all behavior.

Four people failed a difficult exam and are trying to forget about the experience.Which person will be MOST successful?

Which of the following brain structures receives sensory information from the peripheral nervous system and relays this information to other parts of the brain?

When synaptic transmission becomes less effective as a result of recent activity,it is known as:

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI):

Which part of the brain is involved in the high-level planning of the movements involved in picking up and using a pencil?

Describe the sensory and motor processes involved in crossing a busy street,including the areas of the brain that are involved.

Phrenology was a systematic study of the brain that was pursued by:

Early learning and memory researchers focused on behavior,rather than brain function,because:

According to the Bell-Magendie law of neural specialization:

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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Exam 2: The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Four people failed a difficult exam and are trying to forget about the experience.Which person will be MOST successful?

Which of the following brain structures receives sensory information from the peripheral nervous system and relays this information to other parts of the brain?

When synaptic transmission becomes less effective as a result of recent activity,it is known as:

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI):

Which part of the brain is involved in the high-level planning of the movements involved in picking up and using a pencil?

Describe the sensory and motor processes involved in crossing a busy street,including the areas of the brain that are involved.

Phrenology was a systematic study of the brain that was pursued by:

Early learning and memory researchers focused on behavior,rather than brain function,because:

According to the Bell-Magendie law of neural specialization:

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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