Question 1

The primary memory problem in people with anxiety is that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they remember too little information 
B)  they remember too much irrelevant information 
C)  their semantic activation becomes more random 
D)  their episodic activation becomes more random 
A)  they remember too little information 
B)  they remember too much irrelevant information 
C)  their semantic activation becomes more random 
D)  their episodic activation becomes more random

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a hallmark of early stage Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  mild forgetfulness 
B)  misplacing objects 
C)  forgetting familiar names 
D)  problems remembering names of semantic categories 
A)  mild forgetfulness 
B)  misplacing objects 
C)  forgetting familiar names 
D)  problems remembering names of semantic categories

Question 3

Compare and contrast the memory deficits observed in depression and anxiety.

Accepted Answer

Memory deficits in depression and anxiet

Question 4

What are some of the hallmarks of a dementia?

Accepted Answer

Dementia is a general term for a decline

Question 5

If words are presented in a color that is different from a person's synesthetic experience of that word, this will _________ memory for that word.

Accepted Answer

A)  reorganize 
B)  have no effect on 
C)  improve 
D)  impede
Short Answers 
A)  reorganize 
B)  have no effect on 
C)  improve 
D)  impede
Short Answers

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The consequence of synesthesia on working memory span is that it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conjunctifies it 
B)  reduces it 
C)  improves it 
D)  has no effect on it 
A)  conjunctifies it 
B)  reduces it 
C)  improves it 
D)  has no effect on it

Question 8

What are some of the primary neurological changes that occur with Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neu

Question 9

Which of the following is a characteristic of Huntington's Disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  flat function for retrograde amnesia 
B)  graded function for retrograde amnesia 
C)  particular loss of verbal working memory abilities 
D)  decreased episodic memory organization 
A)  flat function for retrograde amnesia 
B)  graded function for retrograde amnesia 
C)  particular loss of verbal working memory abilities 
D)  decreased episodic memory organization

Question 10

How is short-term memory affected by schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is largely intact. 
B)  It is moderately disrupted. 
C)  Its capabilities are abolished. 
D)  It runs in overdrive. 
A)  It is largely intact. 
B)  It is moderately disrupted. 
C)  Its capabilities are abolished. 
D)  It runs in overdrive.

Question 11

People who are depressed __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are less likely to encode new information 
B)  have no semantic memory impairment 
C)  have impaired memory spans 
D)  have problems with implicit memory 
A)  are less likely to encode new information 
B)  have no semantic memory impairment 
C)  have impaired memory spans 
D)  have problems with implicit memory

Question 12

What are two subcortical dementias?

Accepted Answer

Subcortical dementias are a group of dem

Question 13

What is an example of a short-term memory deficit that might emerge in people with multiple sclerosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Memory scanning slows down. 
B)  increased disorganization 
C)  decline in visuo-spatial trajectory 
D)  autumnal pressurization 
A)  Memory scanning slows down. 
B)  increased disorganization 
C)  decline in visuo-spatial trajectory 
D)  autumnal pressurization

Question 14

Working memory deficits among Alzheimer's patients are frequently a result of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  problems with the phonological loop 
B)  problems with the visuo-spatial sketchpad 
C)  problems with the central executive 
D)  problems with the echoic memory 
A)  problems with the phonological loop 
B)  problems with the visuo-spatial sketchpad 
C)  problems with the central executive 
D)  problems with the echoic memory

Question 15

What is the name of the condition in which a person invents false memories that are not based in reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  confabulation 
B)  improvisation 
C)  opportunicism 
D)  separation anxiety 
A)  confabulation 
B)  improvisation 
C)  opportunicism 
D)  separation anxiety

Question 16

What seems to be true about people suffering from depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Depressed individuals are resistant to mood-congruent memories. 
B)  Depressed individuals store all memories in the hippocampus. 
C)  Depressed individuals recall fewer positive memories than non-depressed individuals. 
D)  Depressed individuals recall more negative memories than non-depressed individuals. 
A)  Depressed individuals are resistant to mood-congruent memories. 
B)  Depressed individuals store all memories in the hippocampus. 
C)  Depressed individuals recall fewer positive memories than non-depressed individuals. 
D)  Depressed individuals recall more negative memories than non-depressed individuals.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

People with anxiety can experience a ran

Question 18

A loss in memory for how to think about music is called __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

People with semantic amnesia sometimes have trouble with remembering __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the structure of events 
B)  how to use objects 
C)  how to perform various activities 
D)  how to rehearse information in short-term memory 
A)  the structure of events 
B)  how to use objects 
C)  how to perform various activities 
D)  how to rehearse information in short-term memory

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT preserved in semantic amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  episodic memory 
B)  autobiographical memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  They are all preserved. 
A)  episodic memory 
B)  autobiographical memory 
C)  procedural memory 
D)  They are all preserved.

The primary memory problem in people with anxiety is that __________.

Which of the following is NOT a hallmark of early stage Alzheimer's disease?

Compare and contrast the memory deficits observed in depression and anxiety.

What are some of the hallmarks of a dementia?

If words are presented in a color that is different from a person's synesthetic experience of that word, this will _________ memory for that word.

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

The consequence of synesthesia on working memory span is that it __________.

What are some of the primary neurological changes that occur with Alzheimer's disease?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Huntington's Disease?

How is short-term memory affected by schizophrenia?

People who are depressed __________.

What are two subcortical dementias?

What is an example of a short-term memory deficit that might emerge in people with multiple sclerosis?

Working memory deficits among Alzheimer's patients are frequently a result of __________.

What is the name of the condition in which a person invents false memories that are not based in reality?

What seems to be true about people suffering from depression?

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

A loss in memory for how to think about music is called __________.

People with semantic amnesia sometimes have trouble with remembering __________.

Which of the following is NOT preserved in semantic amnesia?

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

The primary memory problem in people with anxiety is that __________.

Which of the following is NOT a hallmark of early stage Alzheimer's disease?

Compare and contrast the memory deficits observed in depression and anxiety.

What are some of the hallmarks of a dementia?

If words are presented in a color that is different from a person's synesthetic experience of that word, this will _________ memory for that word.

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

The consequence of synesthesia on working memory span is that it __________.

What are some of the primary neurological changes that occur with Alzheimer's disease?

Which of the following is a characteristic of Huntington's Disease?

How is short-term memory affected by schizophrenia?

People who are depressed __________.

What are two subcortical dementias?

What is an example of a short-term memory deficit that might emerge in people with multiple sclerosis?

Working memory deficits among Alzheimer's patients are frequently a result of __________.

What is the name of the condition in which a person invents false memories that are not based in reality?

What seems to be true about people suffering from depression?

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

A loss in memory for how to think about music is called __________.

People with semantic amnesia sometimes have trouble with remembering __________.

Which of the following is NOT preserved in semantic amnesia?

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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