Question 1

Degeneration of the cells of the basal ganglia is responsible for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's disease. 
B)  Huntington's chorea. 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome. 
D)  Asperger's syndrome. 
A)  Parkinson's disease. 
B)  Huntington's chorea. 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome. 
D)  Asperger's syndrome.

Question 2

Memory impairment involving loss of one's personal history, termed "fugue state," has been associated with temporary disruption to which structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  the DLPFC 
B)  the medial temporal lobe structures 
C)  the posterior parietal cortex 
D)  the insula 
A)  the DLPFC 
B)  the medial temporal lobe structures 
C)  the posterior parietal cortex 
D)  the insula

Question 3

According to the HERA model, the right prefrontal cortex is particularly involved in _____, whereas the role of the left prefrontal cortex is primarily involved in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory encoding; episodic memory retrieval 
B)  semantic memory encoding; semantic memory retrieval 
C)  implicit memory encoding; explicit memory encoding 
D)  episodic memory retrieval; episodic memory encoding 
A)  episodic memory encoding; episodic memory retrieval 
B)  semantic memory encoding; semantic memory retrieval 
C)  implicit memory encoding; explicit memory encoding 
D)  episodic memory retrieval; episodic memory encoding

Question 4

The weight of evidence now suggests that memory processes:

Accepted Answer

A)  require only temporal lobe structures. 
B)  depend on cortical and subcortical structures. 
C)  require only neocortical networks. 
D)  depend on a single anatomical system. 
A)  require only temporal lobe structures. 
B)  depend on cortical and subcortical structures. 
C)  require only neocortical networks. 
D)  depend on a single anatomical system.

Question 5

The anatomical region that was surgically removed from H.M., resulting in his amnesia, is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus. 
B)  insula. 
C)  middle temporal gyrus. 
D)  mammillary bodies. 
A)  hippocampus. 
B)  insula. 
C)  middle temporal gyrus. 
D)  mammillary bodies.

Question 6

According to a theory of Tronson and Taylor, our long - term memories become subject to modification when we recall them through the process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  fabrication. 
B)  consolidation. 
C)  reconsolidation. 
D)  reconfiguration. 
A)  fabrication. 
B)  consolidation. 
C)  reconsolidation. 
D)  reconfiguration.

Question 7

According to Harris, short - term memory for somatosensory stimuli was disrupted by transcranial magnetic stimulation only if the TMS was applied:

Accepted Answer

A)  within 600 seconds of stimulus presentation. 
B)  within 600 milliseconds of stimulus presentation. 
C)  after 900 milliseconds following stimulus presentation. 
D)  in conjunction with electroconvulsive therapy. 
A)  within 600 seconds of stimulus presentation. 
B)  within 600 milliseconds of stimulus presentation. 
C)  after 900 milliseconds following stimulus presentation. 
D)  in conjunction with electroconvulsive therapy.

Question 8

The process by which newly acquired information becomes a stable, permanent memory is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  consolidation. 
B)  stabilization. 
C)  reconsolidation. 
D)  plastification. 
A)  consolidation. 
B)  stabilization. 
C)  reconsolidation. 
D)  plastification.

Question 9

H.M.'s amnesia condition differs from that of Korsakoff's syndrome in amnesic patients because H.M. does NOT show:

Accepted Answer

A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  confabulation. 
D)  emotional dulling. 
A)  anterograde amnesia. 
B)  retrograde amnesia. 
C)  confabulation. 
D)  emotional dulling.

Question 10

Recalling the names of the friends who attended your sixteenth birthday party is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memory. 
B)  episodic memory. 
C)  semantic memory. 
D)  semantic priming. 
A)  implicit memory. 
B)  episodic memory. 
C)  semantic memory. 
D)  semantic priming.

Question 11

H.M. would have the greatest difficulty answering questions about:

Accepted Answer

A)  his name and childhood home address. 
B)  what he ate for breakfast this morning. 
C)  the number of days in the month of June. 
D)  the name of his first grade teacher. 
A)  his name and childhood home address. 
B)  what he ate for breakfast this morning. 
C)  the number of days in the month of June. 
D)  the name of his first grade teacher.

Question 12

H.M. became amnesic as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  surgery for epilepsy. 
B)  a brain infection. 
C)  an automobile accident. 
D)  bilateral ischemic strokes. 
A)  surgery for epilepsy. 
B)  a brain infection. 
C)  an automobile accident. 
D)  bilateral ischemic strokes.

Question 13

The Gollin Incomplete - Figures Test is used to assess:

Accepted Answer

A)  motor skills, a category of implicit memory. 
B)  priming, a category of explicit memory. 
C)  priming, a category of implicit memory. 
D)  avoidance, a category of emotional memory. 
A)  motor skills, a category of implicit memory. 
B)  priming, a category of explicit memory. 
C)  priming, a category of implicit memory. 
D)  avoidance, a category of emotional memory.

Question 14

One of the proposed differences between implicit and explicit memory is that explicit memory depends on _____ processing to a greater extent than does implicit memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  "top-down" 
B)  "bottom-up" 
C)  neural 
D)  temporal lobe 
A)  "top-down" 
B)  "bottom-up" 
C)  neural 
D)  temporal lobe

Question 15

The anatomical model of implicit memory proposed by the authors supports a central role for the:

Accepted Answer

A)  premotor cortex. 
B)  ventral thalamus. 
C)  substantia nigra. 
D)  basal ganglia. 
A)  premotor cortex. 
B)  ventral thalamus. 
C)  substantia nigra. 
D)  basal ganglia.

Question 16

Enhanced neural activity during the delay phase of a task requiring short - term memory for the location of a stimulus in space would MOST likely be observed in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary visual cortex. 
B)  orbitofrontal cortex. 
C)  frontal eye fields. 
D)  superior temporal cortex. 
A)  primary visual cortex. 
B)  orbitofrontal cortex. 
C)  frontal eye fields. 
D)  superior temporal cortex.

Question 17

Transient global amnesia can be produced by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  ischemic attack. 
B)  hypoglycemia. 
C)  epilepsy. 
D)  congenital abnormalities. 
A)  ischemic attack. 
B)  hypoglycemia. 
C)  epilepsy. 
D)  congenital abnormalities.

Question 18

Fear conditioning is hypothesized to depend on connections between the:

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala and hypothalamus. 
B)  amygdala and cerebellum. 
C)  hippocampus and cerebellum. 
D)  amygdala and thalamus. 
A)  amygdala and hypothalamus. 
B)  amygdala and cerebellum. 
C)  hippocampus and cerebellum. 
D)  amygdala and thalamus.

Question 19

Memory impairments observed in amnesic individuals are MOST commonly observed in the domain of:

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  perceptual priming. 
C)  skills memory. 
D)  declarative memory. 
A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  perceptual priming. 
C)  skills memory. 
D)  declarative memory.

Question 20

A patient who can recall the names of past presidents but cannot recall any specific memories from his or her own childhood would MOST probably be suffering from a disconnection syndrome involving the:

Accepted Answer

A)  uncinate fasciculus. 
B)  corpus callosum. 
C)  arcuate fasciculus. 
D)  medial forebrain bundle. 
A)  uncinate fasciculus. 
B)  corpus callosum. 
C)  arcuate fasciculus. 
D)  medial forebrain bundle.

Exam 18: Extension: A - Learning and Memory

Degeneration of the cells of the basal ganglia is responsible for:

Memory impairment involving loss of one's personal history, termed "fugue state," has been associated with temporary disruption to which structure?

According to the HERA model, the right prefrontal cortex is particularly involved in _____, whereas the role of the left prefrontal cortex is primarily involved in _____.

The weight of evidence now suggests that memory processes:

The anatomical region that was surgically removed from H.M., resulting in his amnesia, is the:

According to a theory of Tronson and Taylor, our long - term memories become subject to modification when we recall them through the process of:

According to Harris, short - term memory for somatosensory stimuli was disrupted by transcranial magnetic stimulation only if the TMS was applied:

The process by which newly acquired information becomes a stable, permanent memory is known as:

H.M.'s amnesia condition differs from that of Korsakoff's syndrome in amnesic patients because H.M. does NOT show:

Recalling the names of the friends who attended your sixteenth birthday party is an example of:

H.M. would have the greatest difficulty answering questions about:

H.M. became amnesic as a result of:

The Gollin Incomplete - Figures Test is used to assess:

One of the proposed differences between implicit and explicit memory is that explicit memory depends on _____ processing to a greater extent than does implicit memory.

The anatomical model of implicit memory proposed by the authors supports a central role for the:

Enhanced neural activity during the delay phase of a task requiring short - term memory for the location of a stimulus in space would MOST likely be observed in the:

Transient global amnesia can be produced by all of the following EXCEPT:

Fear conditioning is hypothesized to depend on connections between the:

Memory impairments observed in amnesic individuals are MOST commonly observed in the domain of:

A patient who can recall the names of past presidents but cannot recall any specific memories from his or her own childhood would MOST probably be suffering from a disconnection syndrome involving the:

Extension: A - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: B - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: C - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: A - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: B - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: C - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: A - Nervous System Organization

Extension: B - Nervous System Organization

Extension: C - Nervous System Organization

Extension: A - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: B - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: C - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: A - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: B - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: C - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: A - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: B - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: C - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: A - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: B - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: C - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: A - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: B - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: C - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: A - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: B - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: C - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: A - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: B - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: C - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: A - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: B - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: C - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: A - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: B - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: C - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: A - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: B - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: C - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: A - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: B - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: C - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: A - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: B - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: C - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: A - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: B - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: C - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: A - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: B - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: C - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: B - Learning and Memory

Extension: C - Learning and Memory

Extension: A - Language

Extension: B - Language

Extension: C - Language

Extension: A - Emotion and the Social Brain

Extension: B - Emotion and the Social Brain

Extension: C - Emotion and the Social Brain

According to the HERA model, the right prefrontal cortex is particularly involved in _, whereas the role of the left prefrontal cortex is primarily involved in _.