Question 1

Which of the following is not directly regulated by the autonomic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  heart rate 
B)  vigilance 
C)  blood pressure 
D)  respiration 
A)  heart rate 
B)  vigilance 
C)  blood pressure 
D)  respiration B

Question 2

Which of the following is not a protocol for conditioning positive emotion in animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned place preference 
B)  contextual place cueing 
C)  conditioned emotional preference 
D)  emotional place preference 
A)  conditioned place preference 
B)  contextual place cueing 
C)  conditioned emotional preference 
D)  emotional place preference A

Question 3

Rats were first trained to associate a light with the presence of water then they were placed in a new chamber where they were shaped to press a lever. If a light is paired with the left-hand lever they should press that more often than the right because of the protocol of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  first-order conditioning 
B)  classical conditioning 
C)  second-order conditioning 
D)  operant conditioning 
A)  first-order conditioning 
B)  classical conditioning 
C)  second-order conditioning 
D)  operant conditioning C

Question 4

The reptilian brain mediates _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  complex thinking and emotion 
B)  complex motor abilities 
C)  instinctive behaviors 
D)  conscious experience of feelings 
A)  complex thinking and emotion 
B)  complex motor abilities 
C)  instinctive behaviors 
D)  conscious experience of feelings

Question 5

The amygdala receives sensory input from the thalamus and the cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

LeDoux and his colleagues found that damage to the hippocampus resulted in _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  impaired freezing response to tone cues 
B)  blocked contextual fear conditioning 
C)  increased fear to a conditioned stimulus 
D)  blocked conditioned fear response to a cue 
A)  impaired freezing response to tone cues 
B)  blocked contextual fear conditioning 
C)  increased fear to a conditioned stimulus 
D)  blocked conditioned fear response to a cue

Question 7

In general, one would be more likely to develop an intense fear of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  pencils 
B)  snakes 
C)  running shoes 
D)  frying pans 
A)  pencils 
B)  snakes 
C)  running shoes 
D)  frying pans

Question 8

When amphetamines are injected into the amygdala after training on either a spatial or cued maze task, performance ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is enhanced on the spatial task but impaired on the cued maze task 
B)  is enhanced on the cued maze task but impaired on the spatial task 
C)  is enhanced on both tasks 
D)  is impaired on both tasks 
A)  is enhanced on the spatial task but impaired on the cued maze task 
B)  is enhanced on the cued maze task but impaired on the spatial task 
C)  is enhanced on both tasks 
D)  is impaired on both tasks

Question 9

Which of the brain areas are not connected directly to the basolateral nucleus through a pathway originating in the amygdala?

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus 
B)  striatum 
C)  hypothalamus 
D)  hippocampus 
A)  thalamus 
B)  striatum 
C)  hypothalamus 
D)  hippocampus

Question 10

An early anatomical explanation for the repetitive rumination of emotional experiences comes from ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the circular nature of the feedback loop from the emotional center to the memory centers 
B)  the circular nature of the emotional communication system 
C)  the positioning of the limbic system on the limbus 
D)  the connection between the hypothalamus and the amygdala 
A)  the circular nature of the feedback loop from the emotional center to the memory centers 
B)  the circular nature of the emotional communication system 
C)  the positioning of the limbic system on the limbus 
D)  the connection between the hypothalamus and the amygdala

Question 11

Which of the following provides evidence that fear conditioning is rapid and long lasting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alzheimer's disease 
B)  PTSD 
C)  Urbach-Wiethe disease 
D)  people taking beta blockers 
A)  Alzheimer's disease 
B)  PTSD 
C)  Urbach-Wiethe disease 
D)  people taking beta blockers

Question 12

Studies show that damage to the lateral amygdala results in _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  impaired motor response following foot shock 
B)  impaired autonomic reactions 
C)  dramatically reduced reactions to an unconditioned stimulus 
D)  dramatically reduced reactions to a conditioned tone cue 
A)  impaired motor response following foot shock 
B)  impaired autonomic reactions 
C)  dramatically reduced reactions to an unconditioned stimulus 
D)  dramatically reduced reactions to a conditioned tone cue

Question 13

What is not part of the limbic lobe?

Accepted Answer

A)  cingulate cortex 
B)  parahippocampal gyrus 
C)  cerebellar gyrus 
D)  orbital prefrontal cortex 
A)  cingulate cortex 
B)  parahippocampal gyrus 
C)  cerebellar gyrus 
D)  orbital prefrontal cortex

Question 14

Most of the time when a person fears snakes they also fear spiders or something similar in size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In a paired associative learning task, Kleinsmith & Kaplan (1963) found that after one week, subjects had better recall for ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  provocative words 
B)  ordinary words 
C)  both provocative and ordinary words depending on their moods 
D)  both provocative and ordinary words depending on how they were presented 
A)  provocative words 
B)  ordinary words 
C)  both provocative and ordinary words depending on their moods 
D)  both provocative and ordinary words depending on how they were presented

Question 16

The recall for a flashbulb memory is detailed because it is like taking a picture of the event in your head.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Klüver-Bucy syndrome is characterized by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  intense aggression 
B)  unpredictable anger 
C)  psychic blindness 
D)  emotional blindness 
A)  intense aggression 
B)  unpredictable anger 
C)  psychic blindness 
D)  emotional blindness

Question 18

More recent studies of the neurobiology of emotion have focused on the _________ system.

Accepted Answer

A)  limbic 
B)  hippocampal 
C)  neomammalian 
D)  cerebral 
A)  limbic 
B)  hippocampal 
C)  neomammalian 
D)  cerebral

Question 19

According to Paul MacLean, the neomammalian brain mediates:

Accepted Answer

A)  complex thinking. 
B)  complex motor abilities. 
C)  instinctive behaviors. 
D)  conscious experience of feelings. 
A)  complex thinking. 
B)  complex motor abilities. 
C)  instinctive behaviors. 
D)  conscious experience of feelings.

Question 20

Why would a company want to spend a great deal of money on a commercial spot during the Super Bowl or American Idol? Why would companies want to come up with short names for their products with catchy phrases? How did researchers measure this?

Accepted Answer

Researchers found that people are attrac

Which of the following is not directly regulated by the autonomic nervous system?

Which of the following is not a protocol for conditioning positive emotion in animals?

Rats were first trained to associate a light with the presence of water then they were placed in a new chamber where they were shaped to press a lever. If a light is paired with the left-hand lever they should press that more often than the right because of the protocol of _______________.

The reptilian brain mediates _________.

The amygdala receives sensory input from the thalamus and the cerebral cortex.

LeDoux and his colleagues found that damage to the hippocampus resulted in _________.

In general, one would be more likely to develop an intense fear of __________.

When amphetamines are injected into the amygdala after training on either a spatial or cued maze task, performance ____________.

Which of the brain areas are not connected directly to the basolateral nucleus through a pathway originating in the amygdala?

An early anatomical explanation for the repetitive rumination of emotional experiences comes from ___________.

Which of the following provides evidence that fear conditioning is rapid and long lasting?

Studies show that damage to the lateral amygdala results in _________.

What is not part of the limbic lobe?

Most of the time when a person fears snakes they also fear spiders or something similar in size.

In a paired associative learning task, Kleinsmith & Kaplan (1963) found that after one week, subjects had better recall for ___________.

The recall for a flashbulb memory is detailed because it is like taking a picture of the event in your head.

Klüver-Bucy syndrome is characterized by __________.

More recent studies of the neurobiology of emotion have focused on the _________ system.

According to Paul MacLean, the neomammalian brain mediates:

Why would a company want to spend a great deal of money on a commercial spot during the Super Bowl or American Idol? Why would companies want to come up with short names for their products with catchy phrases? How did researchers measure this?

The Nature of Learning and Memory

The Neural Bases of Learning and Memory

Simple Forms of Learning and Memory

Perceptual Learning and Memory

Procedural Learning I: Classical Conditioning

Procedural Learning II: Habits and Instrumental Learning

Cognitive Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Memory Consolidation

Short-Term Memory and Working Memory

Filters

Exam 7: Emotional Learning and Memory

Which of the following is not directly regulated by the autonomic nervous system?

Which of the following is not a protocol for conditioning positive emotion in animals?

Rats were first trained to associate a light with the presence of water then they were placed in a new chamber where they were shaped to press a lever. If a light is paired with the left-hand lever they should press that more often than the right because of the protocol of _______________.

The reptilian brain mediates _________.

The amygdala receives sensory input from the thalamus and the cerebral cortex.

LeDoux and his colleagues found that damage to the hippocampus resulted in _________.

In general, one would be more likely to develop an intense fear of __________.

When amphetamines are injected into the amygdala after training on either a spatial or cued maze task, performance ____________.

Which of the brain areas are not connected directly to the basolateral nucleus through a pathway originating in the amygdala?

An early anatomical explanation for the repetitive rumination of emotional experiences comes from ___________.

Which of the following provides evidence that fear conditioning is rapid and long lasting?

Studies show that damage to the lateral amygdala results in _________.

What is not part of the limbic lobe?

Most of the time when a person fears snakes they also fear spiders or something similar in size.

In a paired associative learning task, Kleinsmith & Kaplan (1963) found that after one week, subjects had better recall for ___________.

The recall for a flashbulb memory is detailed because it is like taking a picture of the event in your head.

Klüver-Bucy syndrome is characterized by __________.

More recent studies of the neurobiology of emotion have focused on the _________ system.

According to Paul MacLean, the neomammalian brain mediates:

Why would a company want to spend a great deal of money on a commercial spot during the Super Bowl or American Idol? Why would companies want to come up with short names for their products with catchy phrases? How did researchers measure this?

The Nature of Learning and Memory

The Neural Bases of Learning and Memory

Simple Forms of Learning and Memory

Perceptual Learning and Memory

Procedural Learning I: Classical Conditioning

Procedural Learning II: Habits and Instrumental Learning

Cognitive Memory

Episodic Memory

Semantic Memory

Memory Consolidation

Short-Term Memory and Working Memory

Filters