Question 1

Long-term potentiation has been studied primarily in which brain region?

Accepted Answer

A) the frontal cortex 
B) the hypothalamus 
C) the hippocampus 
D) Broca's area

Question 2

Robert calls Darla and asks her to pick up soap,a new pair of slippers,and wine from the store on her way home from work.Instead of making a list,Darla successfully remembers the items to be purchased by picturing herself sipping wine in her slippers,while Robert gives her a sponge bath.What memory technique is Darla MOST likely using?

Accepted Answer

A) visual imagery encoding 
B) semantic encoding 
C) organizational encoding 
D) sensory memory encoding

Question 3

Tess,a huge American football fan,couldn't remember the name of the beautiful model who walked the runway at the Rio Olympics until a friend reminded her that it was quarterback Tom Brady's wife.Tess realized it was Giselle,and her friend's prompt functioned as a(n)_____ cue.

Accepted Answer

A) transfer-appropriate 
B) encoding specificity 
C) state-dependent 
D) retrieval

Question 4

Blocking of memory is MOST prevalent in:

Accepted Answer

A) adolescents. 
B) young adults. 
C) people in their 40s and 50s. 
D) people in their 60s and 70s.

Exam 6: Memory

Long-term potentiation has been studied primarily in which brain region?

Tess,a huge American football fan,couldn't remember the name of the beautiful model who walked the runway at the Rio Olympics until a friend reminded her that it was quarterback Tom Brady's wife.Tess realized it was Giselle,and her friend's prompt functioned as a(n) _____ cue.

Blocking of memory is MOST prevalent in: