Question 1

A loss of the ability to recognize faces is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prosopagnosia 
B)  ataxia 
C)  anomia 
D)  aphasia 
A)  prosopagnosia 
B)  ataxia 
C)  anomia 
D)  aphasia A

Question 2

Which of the following changes in Alzheimer's dementia causes a loss of mitochondria and ribosomes in the neurons?

Accepted Answer

A)  neurofibrillary tangles 
B)  de-myelinization 
C)  amyloid plaques 
D)  RNA re-sequencing 
A)  neurofibrillary tangles 
B)  de-myelinization 
C)  amyloid plaques 
D)  RNA re-sequencing A

Question 3

Which is a cortical dementia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's 
B)  Huntington's 
C)  Alzheimer's 
D)  multiple sclerosis 
A)  Parkinson's 
B)  Huntington's 
C)  Alzheimer's 
D)  multiple sclerosis C

Question 4

What effect can benzodiazepines have on memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  They induce anterograde amnesia. 
B)  They induce retrograde amnesia. 
C)  They induce hypermnesia. 
D)  They improve prospective memory. 
A)  They induce anterograde amnesia. 
B)  They induce retrograde amnesia. 
C)  They induce hypermnesia. 
D)  They improve prospective memory.

Question 5

The part of semantic amnesia in which a person has difficulty remembering word meanings is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  amusia 
B)  ataxia 
C)  anomia 
D)  prosopagnosia 
A)  amusia 
B)  ataxia 
C)  anomia 
D)  prosopagnosia

Question 6

What causes the phantom limb experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  failure to believe a limb has been removed 
B)  damage to the hippocampus 
C)  depression caused by the loss of a limb 
D)  The neurons in charge of controlling the lost limb are still functioning. 
A)  failure to believe a limb has been removed 
B)  damage to the hippocampus 
C)  depression caused by the loss of a limb 
D)  The neurons in charge of controlling the lost limb are still functioning.

Question 7

All of the following are subtypes of semantic amnesia except __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prosopagnosia 
B)  amusia 
C)  phantom limb syndrome 
D)  aphasia 
A)  prosopagnosia 
B)  amusia 
C)  phantom limb syndrome 
D)  aphasia

Question 8

According to the Pollyanna principle, normal, nondepressed people are more likely to remember _______ events.

Accepted Answer

A)  recent 
B)  older 
C)  negative 
D)  positive 
A)  recent 
B)  older 
C)  negative 
D)  positive

Question 9

How does alcohol impact memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increases retrograde interference. 
B)  It increases anterograde interference. 
C)  It decreases retrograde interference. 
D)  It decreases anterograde interference. 
A)  It increases retrograde interference. 
B)  It increases anterograde interference. 
C)  It decreases retrograde interference. 
D)  It decreases anterograde interference.

Question 10

Which of the following is not an example of a memory deficit of some type?

Accepted Answer

A)  amusia 
B)  ataxia 
C)  anomia 
D)  prosopagnosia 
A)  amusia 
B)  ataxia 
C)  anomia 
D)  prosopagnosia

Question 11

With regard to semantic information, people who are depressed are likely to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  activate a wider range of knowledge 
B)  activate a narrower range of information 
C)  show larger priming effects 
D)  show increased categorization tendencies 
A)  activate a wider range of knowledge 
B)  activate a narrower range of information 
C)  show larger priming effects 
D)  show increased categorization tendencies

Question 12

People who are depressed __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have normal memories 
B)  are actually able to remember faster 
C)  remember only depressing things 
D)  have a difficult time retrieving information 
A)  have normal memories 
B)  are actually able to remember faster 
C)  remember only depressing things 
D)  have a difficult time retrieving information

Question 13

Memory deficits in schizophrenic patients are most frequently __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memory problems 
B)  procedural memory problems 
C)  short-term memory problems 
D)  episodic memory problems 
A)  implicit memory problems 
B)  procedural memory problems 
C)  short-term memory problems 
D)  episodic memory problems

Question 14

What are some of the memory deficits observed in people with Parkinson's disease?

Accepted Answer

People with Parkinson's disease (PD) oft

Question 15

What is one type of semantic memory loss that can occur with brain damage?

Accepted Answer

One type of semantic memory loss that ca

Question 16

What part of the brain is damaged in most cases of semantic amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  right temporal lobe 
B)  left temporal lobe 
C)  right parietal lobe 
D)  left parietal lobe 
A)  right temporal lobe 
B)  left temporal lobe 
C)  right parietal lobe 
D)  left parietal lobe

Question 17

Patients with dementia of the Alzheimer's type __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have no difficulty performing under dual task conditions 
B)  have more difficulty than age-matched, nondemented adults performing under dual task conditions 
C)  have less difficulty than age-matched, nondemented adults in performing under dual task conditions 
D)  prefer multitasking 
A)  have no difficulty performing under dual task conditions 
B)  have more difficulty than age-matched, nondemented adults performing under dual task conditions 
C)  have less difficulty than age-matched, nondemented adults in performing under dual task conditions 
D)  prefer multitasking

Question 18

Which of the following is not a symptom of most dementias?

Accepted Answer

A)  word-finding difficulties 
B)  failure to recognize familiar people 
C) loss of motor control 
D)  declines in judgment 
A)  word-finding difficulties 
B)  failure to recognize familiar people 
C) loss of motor control 
D)  declines in judgment

Question 19

If there is long-term memory loss in schizophrenia, it shows what sort of pattern?

Accepted Answer

A)  flat memory loss 
B)  temporal gradient 
C)  reverse temporal gradient 
D)  constrictive memory loss 
A)  flat memory loss 
B)  temporal gradient 
C)  reverse temporal gradient 
D)  constrictive memory loss

Question 20

Working memory span might be increased by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  practicing every day 
B)  expressing and disclosing emotions 
C)  rehearsal 
D)  eliminating irrelevant knowledge from long-term memory 
A)  practicing every day 
B)  expressing and disclosing emotions 
C)  rehearsal 
D)  eliminating irrelevant knowledge from long-term memory

A loss of the ability to recognize faces is called __________.

Which of the following changes in Alzheimer's dementia causes a loss of mitochondria and ribosomes in the neurons?

Which is a cortical dementia?

What effect can benzodiazepines have on memory?

The part of semantic amnesia in which a person has difficulty remembering word meanings is called __________.

What causes the phantom limb experience?

All of the following are subtypes of semantic amnesia except __________.

According to the Pollyanna principle, normal, nondepressed people are more likely to remember _______ events.

How does alcohol impact memory?

Which of the following is not an example of a memory deficit of some type?

With regard to semantic information, people who are depressed are likely to __________.

People who are depressed __________.

Memory deficits in schizophrenic patients are most frequently __________.

What are some of the memory deficits observed in people with Parkinson's disease?

What is one type of semantic memory loss that can occur with brain damage?

What part of the brain is damaged in most cases of semantic amnesia?

Patients with dementia of the Alzheimer's type __________.

Which of the following is not a symptom of most dementias?

If there is long-term memory loss in schizophrenia, it shows what sort of pattern?

Working memory span might be increased by __________.

Overview and History

Neuropsychology of Memory

Methods and Principles

Sensory and Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Nondeclarative Memory

Episodic Memory

Memory for Space and Time

Semantic Memory

Formal Models of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Metamemory

Development

Amnesia

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Exam 17: Other Conditions That Affect Memory

A loss of the ability to recognize faces is called __________.

Which of the following changes in Alzheimer's dementia causes a loss of mitochondria and ribosomes in the neurons?

Which is a cortical dementia?

What effect can benzodiazepines have on memory?

The part of semantic amnesia in which a person has difficulty remembering word meanings is called __________.

What causes the phantom limb experience?

All of the following are subtypes of semantic amnesia except __________.

According to the Pollyanna principle, normal, nondepressed people are more likely to remember _______ events.

How does alcohol impact memory?

Which of the following is not an example of a memory deficit of some type?

With regard to semantic information, people who are depressed are likely to __________.

People who are depressed __________.

Memory deficits in schizophrenic patients are most frequently __________.

What are some of the memory deficits observed in people with Parkinson's disease?

What is one type of semantic memory loss that can occur with brain damage?

What part of the brain is damaged in most cases of semantic amnesia?

Patients with dementia of the Alzheimer's type __________.

Which of the following is not a symptom of most dementias?

If there is long-term memory loss in schizophrenia, it shows what sort of pattern?

Working memory span might be increased by __________.

Overview and History

Neuropsychology of Memory

Methods and Principles

Sensory and Short-Term Memory

Working Memory

Nondeclarative Memory

Episodic Memory

Memory for Space and Time

Semantic Memory

Formal Models of Memory

Autobiographical Memory

Memory and Reality

Memory and the Law

Metamemory

Development

Amnesia

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