Question 1

The striatum is thought to store

Accepted Answer

A)  memories for consistent relationships between stimuli and responses. 
B)  the type of memories that develop incrementally over many trials (habit formation). 
C)  memory for the temporal order of trials. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  memories for consistent relationships between stimuli and responses. 
B)  the type of memories that develop incrementally over many trials (habit formation). 
C)  memory for the temporal order of trials. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 2

Stimulation of the __________ elicits a response in the __________ layer of the hippocampal __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perforant path; granule-cell; dentate gyrus 
B)  dentate gyrus; perforant-path; pyramidal cells 
C)  dentate gyrus; granule-cell; pyramidal cells 
D)  pyramidal cells; dentate-gyrus; granule cells 
E)  perforant layer; pyramidal-cell; gyrus 
A)  perforant path; granule-cell; dentate gyrus 
B)  dentate gyrus; perforant-path; pyramidal cells 
C)  dentate gyrus; granule-cell; pyramidal cells 
D)  pyramidal cells; dentate-gyrus; granule cells 
E)  perforant layer; pyramidal-cell; gyrus

Question 3

The major source of the brain's acetylcholine is often damaged in Alzheimer's patients.This area is the __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The major source of the brain's acetylcholine...

Question 4

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

Question 5

The __________ is thought to store memories for consistent relationships between stimuli and responses.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ is thought to store memories...

Question 6

Rats can perform the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task

Accepted Answer

A)  only at chance levels. 
B)  at levels that are only slightly above chance. 
C)  at levels that are not significantly above chance. 
D)  almost as well as monkeys at retention delays up to a minute or so. 
E)  as well as humans when food is involved. 
A)  only at chance levels. 
B)  at levels that are only slightly above chance. 
C)  at levels that are not significantly above chance. 
D)  almost as well as monkeys at retention delays up to a minute or so. 
E)  as well as humans when food is involved.

Question 7

-Illustrated here is one phase of the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task.It is the

Accepted Answer

A)  delay phase. 
B)  recall phase. 
C)  sample phase. 
D)  recognition phase. 
E)  choice phase. 
A)  delay phase. 
B)  recall phase. 
C)  sample phase. 
D)  recognition phase. 
E)  choice phase.

Question 8

A change in the brain that stores a memory is called

Accepted Answer

A)  LTP. 
B)  an engram. 
C)  a memorial. 
D)  a stilton. 
E)  synaptic facilitation. 
A)  LTP. 
B)  an engram. 
C)  a memorial. 
D)  a stilton. 
E)  synaptic facilitation.

Question 9

The long-term progressive increase in the resistance of memories to disruption by electroconvulsive shock was demonstrated in a 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 
A)  digits 
B)  faces 
C)  shocks 
D)  television shows that played for only one year 
E)  names

Question 10

Which of the following medial diencephalic structures are commonly damaged in Korsakoff patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus 
B)  mediodorsal nuclei 
C)  mammillary bodies 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C 
A)  thalamus 
B)  mediodorsal nuclei 
C)  mammillary bodies 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C

Question 11

The ability to refrain from visiting an arm of the radial arm maze more than once on a given test is a measure of __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic 
B)  episodic 
C)  working 
D)  reference 
E)  spatial 
A)  semantic 
B)  episodic 
C)  working 
D)  reference 
E)  spatial

Question 12

The radial arm maze can be used to study both reference memory and __________ memory.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The radial arm maze can be used...

Question 13

Which is the most prevalent excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  NMDA 
B)  GABA 
C)  glycine 
D)  epinephrine 
E)  glutamate 
A)  NMDA 
B)  GABA 
C)  glycine 
D)  epinephrine 
E)  glutamate

Question 14

H.M.'s postsurgical digit span was found to be

Accepted Answer

A)  109. 
B)  125. 
C)  112. 
D)  114. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  109. 
B)  125. 
C)  112. 
D)  114. 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

At delays of a few minutes or less, healthy control monkeys score about __________ correct on the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task

Accepted Answer

A)  90% 
B)  80% 
C)  70% 
D)  60% 
E)  5% 
A)  90% 
B)  80% 
C)  70% 
D)  60% 
E)  5%

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of H.M.'s operation was a bilateral __________ lobectomy....

Question 17

In an innovative series of experiments, Squire and his colleagues assessed the retrograde amnesia of patients following ECT.They assessed the patients' memory for television shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  had played for more than 5 years. 
B)  had played for more than 3 years. 
C)  were currently playing during the experiment. 
D)  had played for only one season. 
E)  were first shown in other countries. 
A)  had played for more than 5 years. 
B)  had played for more than 3 years. 
C)  were currently playing during the experiment. 
D)  had played for only one season. 
E)  were first shown in other countries.

Question 18

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

Question 19

Hippocampal lesions in rats reliably disrupt the performance of tasks that involve memory for

Accepted Answer

A)  Pavlovian conditioning. 
B)  time. 
C)  spatial location. 
D)  instrumental conditioning. 
E)  objects. 
A)  Pavlovian conditioning. 
B)  time. 
C)  spatial location. 
D)  instrumental conditioning. 
E)  objects.

Question 20

The rhinal cortex comprises two different regions: the entorhinal cortex and the ___________ cortex.

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The answer of The rhinal cortex comprises two different regions:...

The striatum is thought to store

Stimulation of the elicits a response in the layer of the hippocampal __.

The major source of the brain's acetylcholine is often damaged in Alzheimer's patients.This area is the __________.

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

The __________ is thought to store memories for consistent relationships between stimuli and responses.

Rats can perform the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task

-Illustrated here is one phase of the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task.It is the

A change in the brain that stores a memory is called

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

Which of the following medial diencephalic structures are commonly damaged in Korsakoff patients?

The ability to refrain from visiting an arm of the radial arm maze more than once on a given test is a measure of __________ memory.

The radial arm maze can be used to study both reference memory and __________ memory.

Which is the most prevalent excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain?

H.M.'s postsurgical digit span was found to be

At delays of a few minutes or less, healthy control monkeys score about __________ correct on the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task

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

In an innovative series of experiments, Squire and his colleagues assessed the retrograde amnesia of patients following ECT.They assessed the patients' memory for television shows that

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

Hippocampal lesions in rats reliably disrupt the performance of tasks that involve memory for

The rhinal cortex comprises two different regions: the entorhinal cortex and the ___________ cortex.

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The striatum is thought to store

Stimulation of the __________ elicits a response in the __________ layer of the hippocampal __________.

The major source of the brain's acetylcholine is often damaged in Alzheimer's patients.This area is the __________.

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

The __________ is thought to store memories for consistent relationships between stimuli and responses.

Rats can perform the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task

-Illustrated here is one phase of the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task.It is the

A change in the brain that stores a memory is called

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

Which of the following medial diencephalic structures are commonly damaged in Korsakoff patients?

The ability to refrain from visiting an arm of the radial arm maze more than once on a given test is a measure of __________ memory.

The radial arm maze can be used to study both reference memory and __________ memory.

Which is the most prevalent excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain?

H.M.'s postsurgical digit span was found to be

At delays of a few minutes or less, healthy control monkeys score about __________ correct on the delayed nonmatching-to-sample task

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

In an innovative series of experiments, Squire and his colleagues assessed the retrograde amnesia of patients following ECT.They assessed the patients' memory for television shows that

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

Hippocampal lesions in rats reliably disrupt the performance of tasks that involve memory for

The rhinal cortex comprises two different regions: the entorhinal cortex and the ___________ cortex.

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

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Stimulation of the elicits a response in the layer of the hippocampal __.