Question 1

H.M.'s operation was a bilateral __________ lobectomy.

Accepted Answer

medial temporal

Question 2

Bilateral lesions of the medial temporal cortex that do not damage the hippocampus or amygdala produce

Accepted Answer

A)   slight object-recognition deficits in rats.
B)   no object-recognition deficits in monkeys.
C)   slight object-recognition deficits in monkeys.
D)   major object recognition deficits in both rats and monkeys.
E)   both A and C D

Question 3

There is substantial evidence that the__________ plays a major role memory for spatial location.

Accepted Answer

hippocampus

Question 4

H.M.'s main problem is that he cannot form new __________ long-term memories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of H.M.'s main problem is that he cannot...

Question 5

Which of the following is a correct statement about medial temporal lobe amnesics? They often have

Accepted Answer

A)   medial temporal lobe pathology.
B)   no ability to form long-term semantic memories.
C)   a profile of mnemonic deficits similar to that of H.M.
D)   all of the above
E)   both A and C

Question 6

Many __________ cells are located in hippocampus, whereas many grid cells are located in the entorhinal cortex.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many __________ cells are located in hippocampus,...

Question 7

When rats are not sure where they are, their place cells fire in accordance with where they

Accepted Answer

A)   "think" they are.
B)   "want" to be.
C)   came from.
D)   are going.
E)   "expect" to be picked up.

Question 8

The long-term progressive increase in the resistance of memories to disruption by electroconvulsive shock was demonstrated in a classic study by Squire, Slater, and Chace (1975) in which the memory for __________ was assessed.

Accepted Answer

A)   digits
B)   faces
C)   shocks
D)   television shows that played for only one year
E)   names

Question 9

The __________ glutamate receptor appears to play a critical role in LTP at some synapses in the brain.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ glutamate receptor appears to play...

Question 10

The specificity of LTP to particular synapses on the postsynaptic neuron is likely attributable to compartmentalizing effects of

Accepted Answer

A)   serotonergic receptors.
B)   glutamate.
C)   dendritic spines.
D)   axoaxonal synapses.
E)   presynaptic inhibition.

Question 11

Memory for general principles and skills required to perform a task is called __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   complex
B)   reference
C)   working
D)   place
E)   inclusive

Question 12

Food-caching species of birds tend to have __________ hippocampi than non-food-caching species.
A) fewer
B) smaller
C) more complex
D) larger
E) more

Accepted Answer

The answer of Food-caching species of birds tend to have...

Question 13

Which of the following is regarded as a critical factor in the induction of LTP?

Accepted Answer

A)   the hippocampus
B)   co-occurrence of activity in presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons
C)   the amygdala
D)   reinforcement
E)   expression

Question 14

One major difference between the amnesia associated with advanced Korsakoff's syndrome and that associated with bilateral medial temporal lobe damage is that patients with advanced Korsakoff's syndrome have

Accepted Answer

A)   a retrograde amnesia that can extend back into childhood.
B)   a mild retrograde amnesia for recent events.
C)   deficits in consolidation.
D)   anterograde amnesia.
E)   difficulty forming new explicit long-term memories.

Question 15

The reduction of cholinergic activity in the brains of predementia Alzheimer's patients results from damage to the

Accepted Answer

A)   basal forebrain.
B)   frontal cortex.
C)   mediodorsal nuclei.
D)   rhinal cortex.
E)   mammillary bodies.

Question 16

The current consensus is that memories of experiences are likely stored

Accepted Answer

A)   diffusely throughout the structures of the brain that participated in the original experience.
B)   throughout the hippocampus.
C)   in the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus.
D)   in the diencephalon.
E)   in the rhinal cortex.

Question 17

The most commonly employed test of short-term verbal memory is the

Accepted Answer

A)   block-tapping test.
B)   digit-span test.
C)   digit-span +1 test.
D)   WAIS.
E)   paired-associate test.

Question 18

The study of which of the following amnesic subjects seemed to provide particularly strong evidence of the involvement of the hippocampus in memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   R.B.
B)   N.A.
C)   R.M.
D)   J.P.
E)   K.C.

Question 19

The amygdala is thought to play a role in

Accepted Answer

A)   object recognition memory.
B)   memory for time.
C)   memory for the emotional significance of experiences.
D)   space and working memory.
E)   memory for language.

Question 20

Posttraumatic amnesia for events that occur in the period after a concussive blow to the head is called __________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Posttraumatic amnesia for events that occur in...

Exam 11: Learning, Memory, and Amnesia