Question 1

-In the example in this illustration,the water jet serves as the ____________________,the shock serves as the ____________________,and the gill-withdrawal serves as the ____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of 
-In the example in this illustration,the water...

Question 2

The retrieval of personal episodic memories coincided with increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Trace conditioning​

Accepted Answer

A) requires the participation of the same structures as delay conditioning. 
B) requires the participation of forebrain structures to bridge the gap between the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli. 
C) requires the participation of the cerebellum to bridge the gap between the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli. 
D) requires a functional amygdala.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example memories that are recalled explicitly?​

Accepted Answer

A) classical conditioning 
B) sensitization 
C) procedural memory 
D) episodic memory

Question 5

Trace conditioning requires more activity in the forebrain than delay conditioning.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Luis developed anterograde amnesia when he was in his twenties due to surgery.You would expect him to have difficulty with which one of the following tasks?​

Accepted Answer

A) learning to ride a bike 
B) learning to swim 
C) telling a joke he heard yesterday 
D) telling a joke he heard when he was 10

Question 7

-Long-term depression (LTD)has been recorded in the structure labeled number ____________________ in this illustration,which is a ____________________,when the structures labeled ____________________ and ____________________,known as ____________________ and ____________________,were simultaneously stimulated.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of 
-Long-term depression (LTD)has been recorded in the...

Question 8

Aplysia's gill-withdrawal reflex is controlled by neurons in the animal's​

Accepted Answer

A) brain. 
B) buccal ganglia. 
C) pedal ganglia. 
D) abdominal ganglia.

Question 9

In studies of classical conditioning in Aplysia,gill-withdrawal in response to _________ usually serves as the conditioned response.​

Accepted Answer

A) electrical shock to the tail 
B) touching the CS+ 
C) touching the CS- 
D) electrical shock to the siphon

Question 10

Summarize the role of the amygdala in the classical conditioning of fear.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Summarize the role of the amygdala in...

Question 11

Relative to observations of healthy young adults,observations of the brain activity in healthy aging people show​

Accepted Answer

A) consistently decreased activation. 
B) consistently increased activation. 
C) areas of both increased and decreased activation. 
D) no differences.

Question 12

Parallel fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in​

Accepted Answer

A) neurons in the inferior olive of the medulla. 
B) neurons in the pons. 
C) Purkinje cells. 
D) granule cells.

Question 13

An engram is defined as a(n)​

Accepted Answer

A) physical representation of memory in the brain. 
B) area of association cortex. 
C) type of lesion that reduces memory capacity. 
D) metaphor for the mind.

Question 14

Jamelis has figured out that his mother will be furious with him if he comes home after dinner time,so he has started making sure never to be that late.Jamelis is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) reflexes. 
B)  instincts.​ 
C) fixed action patterns. 
D) learned behaviors.

Question 15

We can conclude from the case study of patient H.M.and similar cases that​

Accepted Answer

A) long-term memories are stored in the hippocampus. 
B) medial temporal lobe structures are necessary for the retrieval of stored memories. 
C) the hippocampus is essential to the formation of implicit memories. 
D) the hippocampus probably participates in the transfer of short-term memories to long-term storage.

Question 16

Psychologists define learning as

Accepted Answer

A) relatively permanent changes in behavior (or the capacity for behavior) due to experience. 
B)  relatively permanent changes in behavior (or the capacity for behavior) due to maturation.​ 
C)  the systematic organization of information for later recall and use.​ 
D)  the acquisition of new information through study.​

Question 17

Long-term depression (LTD)reflects​

Accepted Answer

A) increased responsiveness to glutamate. 
B) decreased responsiveness to glutamate. 
C) increased responsiveness to serotonin. 
D) decreased responsiveness to serotonin.

Question 18

Areas of the brain that may be involved with episodic memories include the​

Accepted Answer

A) prefrontal cortex and posterior cingulate cortex. 
B) prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex. 
C) medial temporal lobe and the occipital lobe. 
D) medial temporal lobe and the anterior cingulate cortex.

Question 19

When Thomas was a little boy,his mother often gave him a piece of candy whenever she had to bandage up a scraped elbow or knee.Now that Thomas is in college,he struggles with his weight because every time he feels sad or lonely,he craves something sweet to eat.It is likely that for Thomas,eating candy now serves as a(n)​

Accepted Answer

A) conditioned stimulus. 
B) conditioned response. 
C) unconditioned stimulus. 
D) unconditioned response.

Question 20

-Explain the significance of the events occurring in the circled location of this image,which depicts the synapse between a sensory neuron and an interneuron.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of 
-Explain the significance of the events occurring...

Exam 12: Learning and Memory

-In the example in this illustration,the water jet serves as the ,the shock serves as the ,and the gill-withdrawal serves as the .

The retrieval of personal episodic memories coincided with increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex.

Trace conditioning

Which of the following is an example memories that are recalled explicitly?

Trace conditioning requires more activity in the forebrain than delay conditioning.

Luis developed anterograde amnesia when he was in his twenties due to surgery.You would expect him to have difficulty with which one of the following tasks?

-Long-term depression (LTD)has been recorded in the structure labeled number in this illustration,which is a ,when the structures labeled and ,known as and ,were simultaneously stimulated.

Aplysia's gill-withdrawal reflex is controlled by neurons in the animal's

In studies of classical conditioning in Aplysia,gill-withdrawal in response to _________ usually serves as the conditioned response.

Summarize the role of the amygdala in the classical conditioning of fear.

Relative to observations of healthy young adults,observations of the brain activity in healthy aging people show

Parallel fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in

An engram is defined as a(n)

Jamelis has figured out that his mother will be furious with him if he comes home after dinner time,so he has started making sure never to be that late.Jamelis is demonstrating

We can conclude from the case study of patient H.M.and similar cases that

Psychologists define learning as

Long-term depression (LTD) reflects

Areas of the brain that may be involved with episodic memories include the

-Explain the significance of the events occurring in the circled location of this image,which depicts the synapse between a sensory neuron and an interneuron.

Exam 12: Learning and Memory

-In the example in this illustration,the water jet serves as the ____________________,the shock serves as the ____________________,and the gill-withdrawal serves as the ____________________.​

The retrieval of personal episodic memories coincided with increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex.​

Trace conditioning​

Which of the following is an example memories that are recalled explicitly?​

Trace conditioning requires more activity in the forebrain than delay conditioning.​

Luis developed anterograde amnesia when he was in his twenties due to surgery.You would expect him to have difficulty with which one of the following tasks?​

Aplysia's gill-withdrawal reflex is controlled by neurons in the animal's​

In studies of classical conditioning in Aplysia,gill-withdrawal in response to _________ usually serves as the conditioned response.​

Summarize the role of the amygdala in the classical conditioning of fear.​

Relative to observations of healthy young adults,observations of the brain activity in healthy aging people show​

Parallel fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in​

An engram is defined as a(n) ​

Jamelis has figured out that his mother will be furious with him if he comes home after dinner time,so he has started making sure never to be that late.Jamelis is demonstrating

We can conclude from the case study of patient H.M.and similar cases that​

Psychologists define learning as

Long-term depression (LTD) reflects​

Areas of the brain that may be involved with episodic memories include the​

-Explain the significance of the events occurring in the circled location of this image,which depicts the synapse between a sensory neuron and an interneuron.​

-In the example in this illustration,the water jet serves as the ,the shock serves as the ,and the gill-withdrawal serves as the .

The retrieval of personal episodic memories coincided with increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex.

Trace conditioning

Which of the following is an example memories that are recalled explicitly?

Trace conditioning requires more activity in the forebrain than delay conditioning.

Luis developed anterograde amnesia when he was in his twenties due to surgery.You would expect him to have difficulty with which one of the following tasks?

Aplysia's gill-withdrawal reflex is controlled by neurons in the animal's

In studies of classical conditioning in Aplysia,gill-withdrawal in response to _________ usually serves as the conditioned response.

Summarize the role of the amygdala in the classical conditioning of fear.

Relative to observations of healthy young adults,observations of the brain activity in healthy aging people show

Parallel fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in

An engram is defined as a(n)

We can conclude from the case study of patient H.M.and similar cases that

Long-term depression (LTD) reflects

Areas of the brain that may be involved with episodic memories include the

-Explain the significance of the events occurring in the circled location of this image,which depicts the synapse between a sensory neuron and an interneuron.