Question 1

​A possible treatment for Alzheimer's is the administration of drugs that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) stimulate acetylcholine receptors 
B) ​inhibit the basal forebrain 
C) ​inhibit acetylcholine release 
D) increase tau production 
A) stimulate acetylcholine receptors 
B) ​inhibit the basal forebrain 
C) ​inhibit acetylcholine release 
D) increase tau production

Question 2

​The memory for the development of motor skills is termed ____.

Accepted Answer

A) priming 
B) explicit memory​ 
C) procedural memory​ 
D) declarative memory​ 
A) priming 
B) explicit memory​ 
C) procedural memory​ 
D) declarative memory​

Question 3

​In studies that paired a tone with an air puff to the cornea of rabbits,learning was found to depend on one nucleus of the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) cerebellum 
B) ​hypothalamus 
C) ​thalamus 
D) hippocampus 
A) cerebellum 
B) ​hypothalamus 
C) ​thalamus 
D) hippocampus

Question 4

Deliberate recall of information that one recognizes as a memory is termed ____.

Accepted Answer

A) priming 
B) ​explicit memory 
C) ​procedural memory 
D) declarative memory 
A) priming 
B) ​explicit memory 
C) ​procedural memory 
D) declarative memory

Question 5

​Korsakoff's patients best remember a list of short sentences by ____.

Accepted Answer

A) reading and rereading them 
B) testing themselves on each sentence before going on to the next​ 
C) creating an elaborate story integrating the content of the sentences​ 
D) relating each sentence to a past personal experience​ 
A) reading and rereading them 
B) testing themselves on each sentence before going on to the next​ 
C) creating an elaborate story integrating the content of the sentences​ 
D) relating each sentence to a past personal experience​

Question 6

​After a series of electrical shocks,a person becomes overresponsive to lights and noises.This exemplifies ____.

Accepted Answer

A) habituation 
B) ​sensitization 
C) ​operant conditioning 
D) classical conditioning 
A) habituation 
B) ​sensitization 
C) ​operant conditioning 
D) classical conditioning

Question 7

​What should be the usual relationship between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A) The conditioned stimulus should be presented first. 
B) ​The unconditioned stimulus should be presented first. 
C) ​They should be presented simultaneously. 
D) It depends on what each stimulus is. 
A) The conditioned stimulus should be presented first. 
B) ​The unconditioned stimulus should be presented first. 
C) ​They should be presented simultaneously. 
D) It depends on what each stimulus is.

Question 8

​Producing long-term potentiation of cells in the mammalian nervous system requires ____.

Accepted Answer

A) a burst of many stimuli within a few seconds 
B) ​many stimuli spaced at exactly equal intervals over a period of minutes 
C) ​minutes of uninterrupted inhibitory stimulation 
D) a simultaneous pairing of an excitatory stimulus and an inhibitory stimulus 
A) a burst of many stimuli within a few seconds 
B) ​many stimuli spaced at exactly equal intervals over a period of minutes 
C) ​minutes of uninterrupted inhibitory stimulation 
D) a simultaneous pairing of an excitatory stimulus and an inhibitory stimulus

Question 9

​Korsakoff's patients perform better on tasks of implicit memory than explicit memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

​The patient H.M.suffered severe memory disorders following a surgical operation that removed the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) corpus callosum 
B) hippocampus​ 
C) lateral interpositus nucleus and hypothalamus​ 
D) prefrontal cortex and dorsomedial thalamus​ 
A) corpus callosum 
B) hippocampus​ 
C) lateral interpositus nucleus and hypothalamus​ 
D) prefrontal cortex and dorsomedial thalamus​

Question 11

​Which of the following accurately describes H.M.'s memory problems?

Accepted Answer

A) impaired short-term memory, but not long-term memory 
B) impaired procedural memory, but not declarative memory​ 
C) impaired explicit memory, but not implicit memory​ 
D) impaired personal memories, but not impersonal memories​ 
A) impaired short-term memory, but not long-term memory 
B) impaired procedural memory, but not declarative memory​ 
C) impaired explicit memory, but not implicit memory​ 
D) impaired personal memories, but not impersonal memories​

Question 12

​Retrograde amnesia is to ____ as anterograde amnesia is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) temporary loss of memory; permanent loss of memory 
B) ​loss of short-term memory; loss of long-term memory 
C) ​inability to form new memories; loss of memory for old events 
D) loss of memory for old events; inability to form new memories 
A) temporary loss of memory; permanent loss of memory 
B) ​loss of short-term memory; loss of long-term memory 
C) ​inability to form new memories; loss of memory for old events 
D) loss of memory for old events; inability to form new memories

Question 13

​Lashley found that a deep cut in a rat's cerebral cortex completely eliminated the effects of learning under what circumstances,if any?

Accepted Answer

A) if the cut was made after the learning 
B) if the learned task was simple​ 
C) if the learned task was complex​ 
D) under none of the circumstances he studied​ 
A) if the cut was made after the learning 
B) if the learned task was simple​ 
C) if the learned task was complex​ 
D) under none of the circumstances he studied​

Question 14

​What type of deficiency causes Korsakoff's syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) thiamine 
B) protein​ 
C) sodium​ 
D) calcium​ 
A) thiamine 
B) protein​ 
C) sodium​ 
D) calcium​

Question 15

​If people with Down syndrome live long enough,they almost invariably develop ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Korsakoff's syndrome 
B) ​Parkinson's disease 
C) ​Huntington's disease 
D) Alzheimer's disease 
A) Korsakoff's syndrome 
B) ​Parkinson's disease 
C) ​Huntington's disease 
D) Alzheimer's disease

Question 16

​It is believed that Hebbian synapses may be critical for ____.

Accepted Answer

A) associative learning 
B) reflexes​ 
C) loudness perception​ 
D) color vision​ 
A) associative learning 
B) reflexes​ 
C) loudness perception​ 
D) color vision​

Question 17

​H.M.had particularly severe impairment of episodic memories,or memories of single events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

​Operant conditioning is to ____ as classical conditioning is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) reinforcement; punishment 
B) ​CS; UCS 
C) ​association; consequences 
D) consequences; association 
A) reinforcement; punishment 
B) ​CS; UCS 
C) ​association; consequences 
D) consequences; association

Question 19

​Studies on ____ help clarify the distinctions among different kinds of memory and enable us to explore the mechanisms of memory.

Accepted Answer

A) dementia 
B) ​amnesia 
C) ​epilepsy 
D) stroke 
A) dementia 
B) ​amnesia 
C) ​epilepsy 
D) stroke

Question 20

​A study of patients with amnesia reveals that people ____.

Accepted Answer

A) lose all aspects of memory equally 
B) have predictable memory loss​ 
C) can be categorized into distinct forms of memory loss​ 
D) do not lose all aspects of memory equally​ 
A) lose all aspects of memory equally 
B) have predictable memory loss​ 
C) can be categorized into distinct forms of memory loss​ 
D) do not lose all aspects of memory equally​

A possible treatment for Alzheimer's is the administration of drugs that ____.

The memory for the development of motor skills is termed ____.

In studies that paired a tone with an air puff to the cornea of rabbits,learning was found to depend on one nucleus of the ____.

Deliberate recall of information that one recognizes as a memory is termed ____.

Korsakoff's patients best remember a list of short sentences by ____.

After a series of electrical shocks,a person becomes overresponsive to lights and noises.This exemplifies ____.

What should be the usual relationship between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?

Producing long-term potentiation of cells in the mammalian nervous system requires ____.

Korsakoff's patients perform better on tasks of implicit memory than explicit memory.

The patient H.M.suffered severe memory disorders following a surgical operation that removed the ____.

Which of the following accurately describes H.M.'s memory problems?

Retrograde amnesia is to as anterograde amnesia is to .

Lashley found that a deep cut in a rat's cerebral cortex completely eliminated the effects of learning under what circumstances,if any?

What type of deficiency causes Korsakoff's syndrome?

If people with Down syndrome live long enough,they almost invariably develop ____.

It is believed that Hebbian synapses may be critical for ____.

H.M.had particularly severe impairment of episodic memories,or memories of single events.

Operant conditioning is to as classical conditioning is to .

Studies on ____ help clarify the distinctions among different kinds of memory and enable us to explore the mechanisms of memory.

A study of patients with amnesia reveals that people ____.

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Vision

Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

Cognitive Functions

Psychological Disorders

Appendix A: Brief, basic Chemistry

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Exam 12: The Biology of Learning and Memory

​A possible treatment for Alzheimer's is the administration of drugs that ____.

​The memory for the development of motor skills is termed ____.

​In studies that paired a tone with an air puff to the cornea of rabbits,learning was found to depend on one nucleus of the ____.

Deliberate recall of information that one recognizes as a memory is termed ____.

​Korsakoff's patients best remember a list of short sentences by ____.

​After a series of electrical shocks,a person becomes overresponsive to lights and noises.This exemplifies ____.

​What should be the usual relationship between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?

​Producing long-term potentiation of cells in the mammalian nervous system requires ____.

​Korsakoff's patients perform better on tasks of implicit memory than explicit memory.

​The patient H.M.suffered severe memory disorders following a surgical operation that removed the ____.

​Which of the following accurately describes H.M.'s memory problems?

​Retrograde amnesia is to ____ as anterograde amnesia is to ____.

​Lashley found that a deep cut in a rat's cerebral cortex completely eliminated the effects of learning under what circumstances,if any?

​What type of deficiency causes Korsakoff's syndrome?

​If people with Down syndrome live long enough,they almost invariably develop ____.

​It is believed that Hebbian synapses may be critical for ____.

​H.M.had particularly severe impairment of episodic memories,or memories of single events.

​Operant conditioning is to ____ as classical conditioning is to ____.

​Studies on ____ help clarify the distinctions among different kinds of memory and enable us to explore the mechanisms of memory.

​A study of patients with amnesia reveals that people ____.

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy and Research Methods

Genetics, evolution, development, and Plasticity

Vision

Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

Cognitive Functions

Psychological Disorders

Appendix A: Brief, basic Chemistry

Filters

A possible treatment for Alzheimer's is the administration of drugs that ____.

The memory for the development of motor skills is termed ____.

In studies that paired a tone with an air puff to the cornea of rabbits,learning was found to depend on one nucleus of the ____.

Korsakoff's patients best remember a list of short sentences by ____.

After a series of electrical shocks,a person becomes overresponsive to lights and noises.This exemplifies ____.

What should be the usual relationship between the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning?

Producing long-term potentiation of cells in the mammalian nervous system requires ____.

Korsakoff's patients perform better on tasks of implicit memory than explicit memory.

The patient H.M.suffered severe memory disorders following a surgical operation that removed the ____.

Which of the following accurately describes H.M.'s memory problems?

Retrograde amnesia is to as anterograde amnesia is to .

Lashley found that a deep cut in a rat's cerebral cortex completely eliminated the effects of learning under what circumstances,if any?

What type of deficiency causes Korsakoff's syndrome?

If people with Down syndrome live long enough,they almost invariably develop ____.

It is believed that Hebbian synapses may be critical for ____.

H.M.had particularly severe impairment of episodic memories,or memories of single events.

Operant conditioning is to as classical conditioning is to .

Studies on ____ help clarify the distinctions among different kinds of memory and enable us to explore the mechanisms of memory.

A study of patients with amnesia reveals that people ____.