Question 1

In the Cotard delusion, the patients believe that they are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dead 
B)  unable to remember anything 
C)  someone else 
D)  Jesus 
A)  dead 
B)  unable to remember anything 
C)  someone else 
D)  Jesus

Question 2

What is the Cotard delusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mistaken belief that one is dead or the world does not exist 
B)  the sounds of voices from unobserved sources 
C)  the idea that one cannot access any memories before a certain point due to repression 
D)  the concept that increased anxiety improves performance 
A)  the mistaken belief that one is dead or the world does not exist 
B)  the sounds of voices from unobserved sources 
C)  the idea that one cannot access any memories before a certain point due to repression 
D)  the concept that increased anxiety improves performance

Question 3

Patients with Parkinson's dementia __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have normal recognition memory 
B)  are emotionally unstable 
C)  suffer from anterograde amnesia 
D)  often have very poor episodic memory 
A)  have normal recognition memory 
B)  are emotionally unstable 
C)  suffer from anterograde amnesia 
D)  often have very poor episodic memory

Question 4

Which of the following is a memory deficit that can be observed in people with Parkinson's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  difficulty remembering object locations 
B)  difficulty with semantic memory 
C)  problems with overusing inhibitory processes 
D)  declines in semantic priming 
A)  difficulty remembering object locations 
B)  difficulty with semantic memory 
C)  problems with overusing inhibitory processes 
D)  declines in semantic priming

Question 5

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

Question 6

What are some memory changes that can occur with Alzheimer's disease, and during what part of the disease do they occur?

Accepted Answer

Memory changes are a common symptom of A

Question 7

What part of working memory functioning is more likely to be affected in someone with Parkinson's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  overactive phonological loop 
B)  perseveration errors 
C)  abstinence behaviors 
D)  electrocutical responding 
A)  overactive phonological loop 
B)  perseveration errors 
C)  abstinence behaviors 
D)  electrocutical responding

Question 8

How is the rate of episodic memory affected in people with Huntington's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is largely the same. 
B)  It slows down. 
C)  It speeds up. 
D)  It becomes an accelerated function. 
A)  It is largely the same. 
B)  It slows down. 
C)  It speeds up. 
D)  It becomes an accelerated function.

Question 9

What are some of the memory deficits observed in people with schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

People with schizophrenia can experience

Question 10

Which of the following is a hallmark of middle stage Alzheimer's dementia?

Accepted Answer

A)  impaired route finding 
B)  infantile reflexes return 
C)  hoarding 
D)  difficulty recognizing relatives 
A)  impaired route finding 
B)  infantile reflexes return 
C)  hoarding 
D)  difficulty recognizing relatives

Question 11

With depression, people are less likely to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  remember anything 
B)  organize information in memory 
C)  remember how to be happy 
D)  remember to take their medication 
A)  remember anything 
B)  organize information in memory 
C)  remember how to be happy 
D)  remember to take their medication

Question 12

What type of memory do benzodiazepines typically affect?

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit memory 
B)  autobiographical memory 
C)  declarative memory 
D)  procedural memory 
A)  implicit memory 
B)  autobiographical memory 
C)  declarative memory 
D)  procedural memory

Question 13

How does the rate of forgetting change in people with Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  It slows down. 
B)  It stays the same. 
C)  It increases. 
D)  It becomes nonlinear. 
A)  It slows down. 
B)  It stays the same. 
C)  It increases. 
D)  It becomes nonlinear.

Question 14

The Cotard delusion impacts patients with severe __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple sclerosis 
B)  depression 
C)  paranoid schizophrenia 
D)  phantom limb syndrome 
A)  multiple sclerosis 
B)  depression 
C)  paranoid schizophrenia 
D)  phantom limb syndrome

Question 15

A loss in memory for how to use language is called __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

People with Parkinson's disease have the most trouble with their __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  autobiographical memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  long-term memory 
A)  autobiographical memory 
B)  working memory 
C)  episodic memory 
D)  long-term memory

Question 17

Whether a person develops schizophrenia is a function of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics 
B)  culture 
C)  birth irregularities 
D)  all of the above 
A)  genetics 
B)  culture 
C)  birth irregularities 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

What percentage of the population over 65 has some form of dementia?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  30 
C)  15 
D)  50 
A)  10 
B)  30 
C)  15 
D)  50

Question 19

Would it be possible to induce the benefits of synesthesia on memory in people who do not have this condition? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

It is currently not possible to induce t

Question 20

What are some of the memory deficits observed in people with depression?

Accepted Answer

People with depression often experience

In the Cotard delusion, the patients believe that they are __________.

What is the Cotard delusion?

Patients with Parkinson's dementia __________.

Which of the following is a memory deficit that can be observed in people with Parkinson's disease?

People who are depressed __________.

What are some memory changes that can occur with Alzheimer's disease, and during what part of the disease do they occur?

What part of working memory functioning is more likely to be affected in someone with Parkinson's disease?

How is the rate of episodic memory affected in people with Huntington's disease?

What are some of the memory deficits observed in people with schizophrenia?

Which of the following is a hallmark of middle stage Alzheimer's dementia?

With depression, people are less likely to __________.

What type of memory do benzodiazepines typically affect?

How does the rate of forgetting change in people with Alzheimer's disease?

The Cotard delusion impacts patients with severe __________.

A loss in memory for how to use language is called __________.

People with Parkinson's disease have the most trouble with their __________.

Whether a person develops schizophrenia is a function of __________.

What percentage of the population over 65 has some form of dementia?

Would it be possible to induce the benefits of synesthesia on memory in people who do not have this condition? Why or why not?

What are some of the memory deficits observed in people with depression?

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

In the Cotard delusion, the patients believe that they are __________.

What is the Cotard delusion?

Patients with Parkinson's dementia __________.

Which of the following is a memory deficit that can be observed in people with Parkinson's disease?

People who are depressed __________.

What are some memory changes that can occur with Alzheimer's disease, and during what part of the disease do they occur?

What part of working memory functioning is more likely to be affected in someone with Parkinson's disease?

How is the rate of episodic memory affected in people with Huntington's disease?

What are some of the memory deficits observed in people with schizophrenia?

Which of the following is a hallmark of middle stage Alzheimer's dementia?

With depression, people are less likely to __________.

What type of memory do benzodiazepines typically affect?

How does the rate of forgetting change in people with Alzheimer's disease?

The Cotard delusion impacts patients with severe __________.

A loss in memory for how to use language is called __________.

People with Parkinson's disease have the most trouble with their __________.

Whether a person develops schizophrenia is a function of __________.

What percentage of the population over 65 has some form of dementia?

Would it be possible to induce the benefits of synesthesia on memory in people who do not have this condition? Why or why not?

What are some of the memory deficits observed in people with depression?

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

Filters