Mishkin Et Al

Multiple Choice

Mishkin et al.(1983) trained rhesus monkeys to do two different tasks.One task was called a landmark task, which required the monkeys to remember the location of an event, and the other task was called an object task, which required the monkeys to learn a particular object.What did they discover?

A) Rhesus monkeys were excellent at the landmark task, but poor at the object task.
B) Lesioning of the inferotemporal cortex resulted in impaired performance on the landmark task.
C) Lesioning of the frontal eye fields resulted in a decline in all performance.
D) Lesioning of the inferotemporal cortex resulted in impaired performance on the object task.