Question 1

Collins and Quillian predicted that the amount of time it takes to answer a question about a concept should be related to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the levels of processing within the network 
B)  the familiarity of the concept 
C)  the properties of the concept 
D)  the number of steps taken in the hierarchy to find the answer 
A)  the levels of processing within the network 
B)  the familiarity of the concept 
C)  the properties of the concept 
D)  the number of steps taken in the hierarchy to find the answer D

Question 2

Indicate the three specific cortical brain areas and their distinct roles in category-specific processing.

Accepted Answer

The first area is the fusiform face area (FFA), and it is activated during passive viewing of faces. This area is located in the ventral temporal cortex. The second area is the parahippocampal place area (PPA), and this was activated during the viewing of a house or environmental scene. The last area is the extrastriate body area (EBA), and it was activated during the viewing of body parts.

Question 3

Spatial knowledge is easy to represent in words or verbal concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

During episodic memory, the hippocampus works to _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  combine episodic memories together into more complex memories 
B)  encode episodic memories into networks for generalization 
C)  construct networks to coordinate memories from simple to complex 
D)  discriminate between complex and simple memories 
A)  combine episodic memories together into more complex memories 
B)  encode episodic memories into networks for generalization 
C)  construct networks to coordinate memories from simple to complex 
D)  discriminate between complex and simple memories

Question 5

Explain how Reed and colleagues (1999) tested amnesics and found that they were able to learn general rules for categorization.

Accepted Answer

Reed and colleagues showed subjects line

Question 6

Glisky and colleagues used the technique ______ to teach amnesics several computer terms to be retained for several weeks.

Accepted Answer

A)  cued learning 
B)  cued recall 
C)  vanishing cues 
D)  vanishing errors 
A)  cued learning 
B)  cued recall 
C)  vanishing cues 
D)  vanishing errors

Question 7

Brain imaging photographs indicated that the right lateral occipital cortex was more active during a task. It is likely that the person was viewing ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  novel objects 
B)  faces or body parts 
C)  animals 
D)  inanimate objects 
A)  novel objects 
B)  faces or body parts 
C)  animals 
D)  inanimate objects

Question 8

If individuals diagnosed with proposagnosia were presented with normal and upside-down faces their performance would be ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  equally impaired on all faces 
B)  impaired on the normally presented faces and better on the upside-down faces 
C)  relatively normal on all faces 
D)  impaired on the upside-down faces but better on the normal faces 
A)  equally impaired on all faces 
B)  impaired on the normally presented faces and better on the upside-down faces 
C)  relatively normal on all faces 
D)  impaired on the upside-down faces but better on the normal faces

Question 9

One of the patients in the clinic where you work cannot name the objects they are presented with but they can describe it and can tell you what you do with each object. This is an example of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  proposagnosia 
B)  pure anomia 
C)  aphasia 
D)  agnosia 
A)  proposagnosia 
B)  pure anomia 
C)  aphasia 
D)  agnosia

Question 10

The information shared during conversation is often referred to as _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  common ground 
B)  conversational rules 
C)  ground rules 
D)  shared communication 
A)  common ground 
B)  conversational rules 
C)  ground rules 
D)  shared communication

Question 11

Many researchers believe that semantic memory synthesizes information from episodic memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The fusiform face area (FFA) is located in the ventral temporal cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When British citizens were given a piece of paper with a vertical line drawn on it, those citizens who lived in the south tended to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have better spatial representations of Scotland 
B)  include specific details about Britain's geography 
C)  exaggerate northern Britain relative to surrounding countries 
D)  exaggerate the details and direction of England 
A)  have better spatial representations of Scotland 
B)  include specific details about Britain's geography 
C)  exaggerate northern Britain relative to surrounding countries 
D)  exaggerate the details and direction of England

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a complex category?

Accepted Answer

A)  shapes 
B)  chairs 
C)  animals 
D)  blocks 
A)  shapes 
B)  chairs 
C)  animals 
D)  blocks

Question 15

Experts tend to process objects holistically as members of their categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

On the top of a concept hierarchy are _________ features that define a category.

Accepted Answer

A)  specific 
B)  general 
C)  abstract 
D)  concrete 
A)  specific 
B)  general 
C)  abstract 
D)  concrete

Question 17

The amnesic man by the name of H.M. was able to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recall famous personalities when prompted without error 
B)  recall a digit span of 15 
C)  draw the features of his old house although he had no memory of it 
D)  draw the floor plan for a house he lived in years prior to testing 
A)  recall famous personalities when prompted without error 
B)  recall a digit span of 15 
C)  draw the features of his old house although he had no memory of it 
D)  draw the floor plan for a house he lived in years prior to testing

Question 18

Research findings indicate that memory for grammatical structure is separate from memory for the specific examples of those grammatical rules.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Before traveling to a new place you go to Mapquest and get the directions from your town to the new town. This is an example of _______ knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A)  survey 
B)  route 
C)  episodic 
D)  egocentric 
A)  survey 
B)  route 
C)  episodic 
D)  egocentric

Question 20

Results of a transitive inference paradigm suggest that the hippocampus plays a role in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  connecting past memories with novel items 
B)  interpreting subtle memories for unique events 
C)  linking related memories according to their common features 
D)  linking unrelated items that share a common ground 
A)  connecting past memories with novel items 
B)  interpreting subtle memories for unique events 
C)  linking related memories according to their common features 
D)  linking unrelated items that share a common ground

Collins and Quillian predicted that the amount of time it takes to answer a question about a concept should be related to _________.

Indicate the three specific cortical brain areas and their distinct roles in category-specific processing.

Spatial knowledge is easy to represent in words or verbal concepts.

During episodic memory, the hippocampus works to _________.

Explain how Reed and colleagues (1999) tested amnesics and found that they were able to learn general rules for categorization.

Glisky and colleagues used the technique ______ to teach amnesics several computer terms to be retained for several weeks.

Brain imaging photographs indicated that the right lateral occipital cortex was more active during a task. It is likely that the person was viewing ______.

If individuals diagnosed with proposagnosia were presented with normal and upside-down faces their performance would be ____________.

One of the patients in the clinic where you work cannot name the objects they are presented with but they can describe it and can tell you what you do with each object. This is an example of _______.

The information shared during conversation is often referred to as _______.

Many researchers believe that semantic memory synthesizes information from episodic memories.

The fusiform face area (FFA) is located in the ventral temporal cortex.

When British citizens were given a piece of paper with a vertical line drawn on it, those citizens who lived in the south tended to _______________.

Which of the following is an example of a complex category?

Experts tend to process objects holistically as members of their categories.

On the top of a concept hierarchy are _________ features that define a category.

The amnesic man by the name of H.M. was able to __________.

Research findings indicate that memory for grammatical structure is separate from memory for the specific examples of those grammatical rules.

Before traveling to a new place you go to Mapquest and get the directions from your town to the new town. This is an example of _______ knowledge.

Results of a transitive inference paradigm suggest that the hippocampus plays a role in _______.

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

Emotional Learning and Memory

Cognitive Memory

Episodic Memory

Memory Consolidation

Short-Term Memory and Working Memory

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Exam 10: Semantic Memory

Collins and Quillian predicted that the amount of time it takes to answer a question about a concept should be related to _________.

Indicate the three specific cortical brain areas and their distinct roles in category-specific processing.

Spatial knowledge is easy to represent in words or verbal concepts.

During episodic memory, the hippocampus works to _________.

Explain how Reed and colleagues (1999) tested amnesics and found that they were able to learn general rules for categorization.

Glisky and colleagues used the technique ______ to teach amnesics several computer terms to be retained for several weeks.

Brain imaging photographs indicated that the right lateral occipital cortex was more active during a task. It is likely that the person was viewing ______.

If individuals diagnosed with proposagnosia were presented with normal and upside-down faces their performance would be ____________.

One of the patients in the clinic where you work cannot name the objects they are presented with but they can describe it and can tell you what you do with each object. This is an example of _______.

The information shared during conversation is often referred to as _______.

Many researchers believe that semantic memory synthesizes information from episodic memories.

The fusiform face area (FFA) is located in the ventral temporal cortex.

When British citizens were given a piece of paper with a vertical line drawn on it, those citizens who lived in the south tended to _______________.

Which of the following is an example of a complex category?

Experts tend to process objects holistically as members of their categories.

On the top of a concept hierarchy are _________ features that define a category.

The amnesic man by the name of H.M. was able to __________.

Research findings indicate that memory for grammatical structure is separate from memory for the specific examples of those grammatical rules.

Before traveling to a new place you go to Mapquest and get the directions from your town to the new town. This is an example of _______ knowledge.

Results of a transitive inference paradigm suggest that the hippocampus plays a role in _______.

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

Emotional Learning and Memory

Cognitive Memory

Episodic Memory

Memory Consolidation

Short-Term Memory and Working Memory

Filters