Question 1

Patients with amygdala damage are likely,if rating or evaluating events,to show a:

Accepted Answer

A) neutral bias. 
B) negative bias. 
C) positive bias. 
D) mixed bias.

Question 2

____________________ forms the basis of our experience and our perception of ourselves.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ forms the basis of our experience...

Question 3

The three primary brain structures involved in consolidating information into long-term memory are the medial temporal lobes,diencephalons,and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The three primary brain structures involved in...

Question 4

Which of the following has been implicated in the processing of emotions?

Accepted Answer

A) the amygdala 
B) the ventromedial cortex 
C) the insular cortex 
D) all of these

Question 5

The Tower of London-Drexel provides a measure of:

Accepted Answer

A) executive flexibility 
B) executive planning 
C) executive projection 
D) executive fluency

Question 6

____________________ refers to the spatial engagement of attention to a target without moving the eyes or the head.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ refers to the spatial engagement of...

Question 7

Which of the following tasks is influenced by the frontal lobes?

Accepted Answer

A) shifting attentional set 
B) sustained attention 
C) attentional planning 
D) all of these

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true regarding working memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Information can be stored in working memory indefinitely. 
B) Working memory is an integrated system,which also incorporates attention and executive functions. 
C) Working memory is a static process,designed to temporarily store information until it can be integrated into short-term memory. 
D) Working memory is localized to the hippocampus.

Question 9

The episodic buffer is posed to be temporary storage system that holds and integrates information from different sensory modalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The ____________________ theory of emotional processing postulates that emotions are consciously experienced as a reaction to physical sensory experience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ theory of emotional processing postulates...

Question 11

Divided attention refers to the ability to:

Accepted Answer

A) focus in on details of the environment. 
B) see global aspects of the environment. 
C) partial out attentional resources to the most important aspects of the environment. 
D) simultaneously partial out attentional resources to more than one aspect of the environment.

Question 12

____________________ memory is fleeting but its capacity is unlimited as to what is can take in.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ memory is fleeting but its capacity...

Question 13

____ memory is to direct recall or recognition as ____ memory is to priming and skill demonstration.

Accepted Answer

A) Implicit; explicit 
B) Procedural; explicit 
C) Explicit; declarative 
D) Explicit; implicit

Question 14

The ____________________ theory of emotions argues that conscious emotional experience can be divorced from bodily sensation or expression.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ theory of emotions argues that...

Question 15

The loop known as the ____________________ is known to have more to do with consolidating memory than primary emotional processing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The loop known as the ____________________ is...

Question 16

Posner has found that the ____________________ lobe mediates conscious attention to spatial targets.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Posner has found that the ____________________ lobe...

Question 17

The ____________________ cortex is implicated in emotional decision making.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ cortex is implicated in emotional...

Question 18

____________________ memory is learned and demonstrated via performance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ memory is learned and demonstrated via...

Question 19

The function of declarative memory is to process information in such a way as to tag it or consolidate it for storage in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Short-term memory is said to have a capacity of 92.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Memory,attention,emotion,and Executive Functioning

Patients with amygdala damage are likely,if rating or evaluating events,to show a:

____________________ forms the basis of our experience and our perception of ourselves.

The three primary brain structures involved in consolidating information into long-term memory are the medial temporal lobes,diencephalons,and ____________________.

Which of the following has been implicated in the processing of emotions?

The Tower of London-Drexel provides a measure of:

____________________ refers to the spatial engagement of attention to a target without moving the eyes or the head.

Which of the following tasks is influenced by the frontal lobes?

Which of the following statements is true regarding working memory?

The episodic buffer is posed to be temporary storage system that holds and integrates information from different sensory modalities.

The ____________________ theory of emotional processing postulates that emotions are consciously experienced as a reaction to physical sensory experience.

Divided attention refers to the ability to:

____________________ memory is fleeting but its capacity is unlimited as to what is can take in.

memory is to direct recall or recognition as memory is to priming and skill demonstration.

The ____________________ theory of emotions argues that conscious emotional experience can be divorced from bodily sensation or expression.

The loop known as the ____________________ is known to have more to do with consolidating memory than primary emotional processing.

Posner has found that the ____________________ lobe mediates conscious attention to spatial targets.

The ____________________ cortex is implicated in emotional decision making.

____________________ memory is learned and demonstrated via performance.

The function of declarative memory is to process information in such a way as to tag it or consolidate it for storage in the brain.

Short-term memory is said to have a capacity of 92.