Question 1

Stress provokes the amygdala to initiate ________ that boosts activity in the brain's memory-forming area.

Accepted Answer

A)  a semantic memory 
B)  memory trace 
C)  long-term potentiation 
D)  release of dopamine 
A)  a semantic memory 
B)  memory trace 
C)  long-term potentiation 
D)  release of dopamine

Question 2

A baseball strikes Ashley in the head and she is momentarily knocked unconscious.The physical injury,though not serious,is most likely to interfere with Ashley's

Accepted Answer

A)  flashbulb memories. 
B)  long-term memories. 
C)  procedural memories. 
D)  very recent memories. 
A)  flashbulb memories. 
B)  long-term memories. 
C)  procedural memories. 
D)  very recent memories.

Question 3

A good night's sleep improves recall of the previous day's events by facilitating the transfer of memories from the

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala to the hippocampus. 
B)  hippocampus to the cerebral cortex. 
C)  cerebral cortex to the basal ganglia. 
D)  basal ganglia to the cerebellum. 
A)  amygdala to the hippocampus. 
B)  hippocampus to the cerebral cortex. 
C)  cerebral cortex to the basal ganglia. 
D)  basal ganglia to the cerebellum.

Question 4

Cerebellum is to ________ memory as hippocampus is to ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  working;long-term 
B)  long-term;working 
C)  implicit;explicit 
D)  explicit;implicit 
A)  working;long-term 
B)  long-term;working 
C)  implicit;explicit 
D)  explicit;implicit

Question 5

Recalling information and holding it in working memory requires that many brain regions send input to your

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Karl Lashley trained rats to solve a maze and then removed pieces of their cortexes.He observed that storage of their maze memories

Accepted Answer

A)  was restricted to their right cerebral hemispheres. 
B)  was restricted to their left and right frontal lobes. 
C)  was restricted to their left and right temporal lobes. 
D)  was not restricted to single,specific regions of the cortex. 
A)  was restricted to their right cerebral hemispheres. 
B)  was restricted to their left and right frontal lobes. 
C)  was restricted to their left and right temporal lobes. 
D)  was not restricted to single,specific regions of the cortex.

Question 7

By activating the amygdala,stress hormones promote

Accepted Answer

A)  the production of propranolol. 
B)  infantile amnesia. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  long-term potentiation. 
A)  the production of propranolol. 
B)  infantile amnesia. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  long-term potentiation.

Question 8

The hippocampus and brain cortex display simultaneous activity rhythms during sleep.This appears to be an indication of

Accepted Answer

A)  priming. 
B)  memory consolidation. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  the encoding specificity principle. 
A)  priming. 
B)  memory consolidation. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  the encoding specificity principle.

Question 9

Joshua vividly recalls his feelings and what he was doing at the exact moment when he heard of his grandfather's unexpected death.This best illustrates ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  nondeclarative 
B)  implicit 
C)  flashbulb 
D)  procedural 
A)  nondeclarative 
B)  implicit 
C)  flashbulb 
D)  procedural

Question 10

Which of the following is true regarding flashbulb memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  People lack confidence in their flashbulb memories. 
B)  Flashbulb memories lack vividness. 
C)  Flashbulb memories may contain errors because they are frequently rehearsed. 
D)  Flashbulb memories explain why the reactions and skills we learned during infancy reach far into our future. 
A)  People lack confidence in their flashbulb memories. 
B)  Flashbulb memories lack vividness. 
C)  Flashbulb memories may contain errors because they are frequently rehearsed. 
D)  Flashbulb memories explain why the reactions and skills we learned during infancy reach far into our future.

Question 11

Damage to the ________ is most likely to interfere with explicit memories of newly learned verbal information.Damage to the ________ is most likely to interfere with explicit memories of newly learned visual designs.

Accepted Answer

A)  right hippocampus;left hippocampus 
B)  left hippocampus;right hippocampus 
C)  right cerebellum;left cerebellum 
D)  left cerebellum;right cerebellum 
A)  right hippocampus;left hippocampus 
B)  left hippocampus;right hippocampus 
C)  right cerebellum;left cerebellum 
D)  left cerebellum;right cerebellum

Question 12

The cerebellum and basal ganglia play an important role in the processing of ________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit 
B)  flashbulb 
C)  implicit 
D)  declarative 
A)  explicit 
B)  flashbulb 
C)  implicit 
D)  declarative

Question 13

The neurotransmitter glutamate ________ LTP and the protein CREB ________ LTP.

Accepted Answer

A)  disrupts;disrupts 
B)  facilitates;facilitates 
C)  disrupts;facilitates 
D)  facilitates;disrupts 
A)  disrupts;disrupts 
B)  facilitates;facilitates 
C)  disrupts;facilitates 
D)  facilitates;disrupts

Question 14

Cerebellum is to ________ memory as hippocampus is to ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  working;long-term 
B)  long-term;working 
C)  implicit;explicit 
D)  explicit;implicit 
A)  working;long-term 
B)  long-term;working 
C)  implicit;explicit 
D)  explicit;implicit

Question 15

A full week after Usha heard her mother read her a list of 12 different farm animals,Usha is most likely to remember the animals ________ of the list.

Accepted Answer

A)  at the beginning and end 
B)  at the end 
C)  at the beginning 
D)  in the middle 
A)  at the beginning and end 
B)  at the end 
C)  at the beginning 
D)  in the middle

Question 16

One approach to improving memory involves the administration of drugs that boost the LTP-enhancing neurotransmitter

Accepted Answer

A)  glutamate. 
B)  propranolol. 
C)  GABA. 
D)  epinephrine. 
A)  glutamate. 
B)  propranolol. 
C)  GABA. 
D)  epinephrine.

Question 17

Whenever he feels sexually jealous,David is flooded with painful memories of instances when he thought his girlfriend was flirting with other men.David's experience best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural memory. 
B)  long-term potentiation. 
C)  mood-congruent memory. 
D)  memory consolidation. 
A)  procedural memory. 
B)  long-term potentiation. 
C)  mood-congruent memory. 
D)  memory consolidation.

Question 18

Long-term potentiation refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the impact of effortful processing on retention. 
B)  an automatic tendency to recall emotionally significant events. 
C)  an increase in a neuron's firing potential. 
D)  the process of learning something without any conscious memory of having learned it. 
A)  the impact of effortful processing on retention. 
B)  an automatic tendency to recall emotionally significant events. 
C)  an increase in a neuron's firing potential. 
D)  the process of learning something without any conscious memory of having learned it.

Question 19

The experience of emotionally stressful events is especially likely to promote

Accepted Answer

A)  nondeclarative memory. 
B)  infantile amnesia. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  tunnel vision memory. 
A)  nondeclarative memory. 
B)  infantile amnesia. 
C)  the serial position effect. 
D)  tunnel vision memory.

Question 20

Memories are primed by

Accepted Answer

A)  memory consolidation. 
B)  retrieval cues. 
C)  long-term potentiation. 
D)  infantile amnesia. 
A)  memory consolidation. 
B)  retrieval cues. 
C)  long-term potentiation. 
D)  infantile amnesia.

Exam 24: Introduction to Memory

Stress provokes the amygdala to initiate ________ that boosts activity in the brain's memory-forming area.

A baseball strikes Ashley in the head and she is momentarily knocked unconscious.The physical injury,though not serious,is most likely to interfere with Ashley's

A good night's sleep improves recall of the previous day's events by facilitating the transfer of memories from the

Cerebellum is to ________ memory as hippocampus is to ________ memory.

Recalling information and holding it in working memory requires that many brain regions send input to your

Karl Lashley trained rats to solve a maze and then removed pieces of their cortexes.He observed that storage of their maze memories

By activating the amygdala,stress hormones promote

The hippocampus and brain cortex display simultaneous activity rhythms during sleep.This appears to be an indication of

Joshua vividly recalls his feelings and what he was doing at the exact moment when he heard of his grandfather's unexpected death.This best illustrates ________ memory.

Which of the following is true regarding flashbulb memories?

Damage to the ________ is most likely to interfere with explicit memories of newly learned verbal information.Damage to the ________ is most likely to interfere with explicit memories of newly learned visual designs.

The cerebellum and basal ganglia play an important role in the processing of ________ memories.

The neurotransmitter glutamate ________ LTP and the protein CREB ________ LTP.

Cerebellum is to ________ memory as hippocampus is to ________ memory.

A full week after Usha heard her mother read her a list of 12 different farm animals,Usha is most likely to remember the animals ________ of the list.

One approach to improving memory involves the administration of drugs that boost the LTP-enhancing neurotransmitter

Whenever he feels sexually jealous,David is flooded with painful memories of instances when he thought his girlfriend was flirting with other men.David's experience best illustrates

Long-term potentiation refers to

The experience of emotionally stressful events is especially likely to promote

Memories are primed by

The History and Scope of Psychology

Thinking Critically with Psychological Science

Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

Neural and Hormonal Systems

The Brain

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Environmental Influences on Behavior, and Reflections on Nature and Nurture

Prenatal Development and the Newborn

Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues

Introduction to Sensation and Perception

Vision

Hearing

Other Senses

Perceptual Organization

Perceptual Interpretation

Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

Hypnosis

Drugs and Consciousness

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Learning by Observation

Encoding: Getting Information In

Storage: Retaining Information

Retrieval: Getting Information Out

Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Applying Memory Principles to Your Own Education

Thinking

Language and Thought

Introduction to Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Introduction to Motivation

Hunger

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

Motivation at Work

Introduction to Emotion

Experienced Emotion

Expressed Emotion

Stress and Illness

Coping With Stress

Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Humanistic Perspective

Contemporary Research on Personality

Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative and Personality Disorders

Mood Disorders

Schizophrenia

The Psychological Therapies

Evaluating Psychotherapies

The Biomedical Therapies

Social Thinking

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Cerebellum is to memory as hippocampus is to memory.

Damage to the is most likely to interfere with explicit memories of newly learned verbal information.Damage to the is most likely to interfere with explicit memories of newly learned visual designs.

The neurotransmitter glutamate LTP and the protein CREB LTP.

Cerebellum is to memory as hippocampus is to memory.