Exam 7: Emotional Learning and Memory

Your psychology professor asks you to remember where you were when you found out about 9/11 and you easily remember many details of this event. This is an example of a ____________.

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Question 21

According to Zajonc and his colleagues, what kind of words do most people prefer?

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Question 22

The reptilian brain includes lower brain stem parts of the brain.

(True/False)

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Question 23

Denise has a fear of heights although she has never fallen from something high. Her fear is called a ___________.

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Question 24

Cahill & McGaugh (1995) found that a subject's memory for the middle of a story was better when _____________.

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Question 25

During the "fight or flight" response, the hypothalamus signals the pituitary gland which in turn signals the _ to release _.

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Question 26

Fear can be conditioned easily in rats through _________.

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Question 27

During emotional arousal and attention, the superior colliculus controls _________.

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Question 28

Who developed the first theoretical proposal of a brain system for the perception and integration of emotional feeling?

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Question 29

It was suggested by Paul MacLean that the visceral part of the limbic system was responsible for __________.

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Question 30

When an animal is relaxed their startle reflex is smaller than if they were anxious.

(True/False)

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Question 31

David could not recognize his brother's face after the accident but he did not suffer from amnesia. This specific disorder is called ________.

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Question 32

Subjects in a study were exposed to shapes for a brief time. Although they did not remember seeing anything but light flashes, they preferred the shapes they were briefly exposed to. What do these results suggest about memory?

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Question 33

The Papez circuit explains the main emotional pathway in which the hypothalamus is the central brain structure

(True/False)

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Question 34

After reading a list of nonsense words, subjects had a preference for those words that __________.

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Question 35

Discuss the differences between the visceral brain, the reptilian brain, the paleomammalian brain, and the neomammalian brain.

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Question 36

Explain how phobias could be an example of fear conditioning. Use an example to support your view.

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Question 37

Fear conditioning is one of the most thoroughly studied examples of emotional memory.

(True/False)

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Question 38

Subjects who were given a beta blocker had ___________.

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Question 39

The cingulate cortex projects to the mamillary bodies.

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Your psychology professor asks you to remember where you were when you found out about 9/11 and you easily remember many details of this event. This is an example of a ____________.

According to Zajonc and his colleagues, what kind of words do most people prefer?

The reptilian brain includes lower brain stem parts of the brain.

Denise has a fear of heights although she has never fallen from something high. Her fear is called a ___________.

Cahill & McGaugh (1995) found that a subject's memory for the middle of a story was better when _____________.

During the "fight or flight" response, the hypothalamus signals the pituitary gland which in turn signals the _ to release _.

Fear can be conditioned easily in rats through _________.

During emotional arousal and attention, the superior colliculus controls _________.

Who developed the first theoretical proposal of a brain system for the perception and integration of emotional feeling?

It was suggested by Paul MacLean that the visceral part of the limbic system was responsible for __________.

When an animal is relaxed their startle reflex is smaller than if they were anxious.

David could not recognize his brother's face after the accident but he did not suffer from amnesia. This specific disorder is called ________.

Subjects in a study were exposed to shapes for a brief time. Although they did not remember seeing anything but light flashes, they preferred the shapes they were briefly exposed to. What do these results suggest about memory?

The Papez circuit explains the main emotional pathway in which the hypothalamus is the central brain structure

After reading a list of nonsense words, subjects had a preference for those words that __________.

Discuss the differences between the visceral brain, the reptilian brain, the paleomammalian brain, and the neomammalian brain.

Explain how phobias could be an example of fear conditioning. Use an example to support your view.

Fear conditioning is one of the most thoroughly studied examples of emotional memory.

Subjects who were given a beta blocker had ___________.

The cingulate cortex projects to the mamillary bodies.

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

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Exam 7: Emotional Learning and Memory

Your psychology professor asks you to remember where you were when you found out about 9/11 and you easily remember many details of this event. This is an example of a ____________.

According to Zajonc and his colleagues, what kind of words do most people prefer?

The reptilian brain includes lower brain stem parts of the brain.

Denise has a fear of heights although she has never fallen from something high. Her fear is called a ___________.

Cahill & McGaugh (1995) found that a subject's memory for the middle of a story was better when _____________.

During the "fight or flight" response, the hypothalamus signals the pituitary gland which in turn signals the _________ to release _________.

Fear can be conditioned easily in rats through _________.

During emotional arousal and attention, the superior colliculus controls _________.

Who developed the first theoretical proposal of a brain system for the perception and integration of emotional feeling?

It was suggested by Paul MacLean that the visceral part of the limbic system was responsible for __________.

When an animal is relaxed their startle reflex is smaller than if they were anxious.

David could not recognize his brother's face after the accident but he did not suffer from amnesia. This specific disorder is called ________.

Subjects in a study were exposed to shapes for a brief time. Although they did not remember seeing anything but light flashes, they preferred the shapes they were briefly exposed to. What do these results suggest about memory?

The Papez circuit explains the main emotional pathway in which the hypothalamus is the central brain structure

After reading a list of nonsense words, subjects had a preference for those words that __________.

Discuss the differences between the visceral brain, the reptilian brain, the paleomammalian brain, and the neomammalian brain.

Explain how phobias could be an example of fear conditioning. Use an example to support your view.

Fear conditioning is one of the most thoroughly studied examples of emotional memory.

Subjects who were given a beta blocker had ___________.

The cingulate cortex projects to the mamillary bodies.

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

During the "fight or flight" response, the hypothalamus signals the pituitary gland which in turn signals the _ to release _.