Question 1

The NMDA receptor is thought to be involved in

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A)  all LTP phenomena. 
B)  postsynaptic inhibition. 
C)  habituation. 
D)  LTP at some synapses. 
E)  eye blink inhibition. 
A)  all LTP phenomena. 
B)  postsynaptic inhibition. 
C)  habituation. 
D)  LTP at some synapses. 
E)  eye blink inhibition.

Question 2

LTP occurs only when the high-intensity, high-frequency stimulation activates the

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A)  presynaptic neurons but not the postsynaptic neurons. 
B)  postsynaptic neurons but not the presynaptic neurons. 
C)  both presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons. 
D)  hippocampus. 
E)  the hippocampus and the perforant path. 
A)  presynaptic neurons but not the postsynaptic neurons. 
B)  postsynaptic neurons but not the presynaptic neurons. 
C)  both presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons. 
D)  hippocampus. 
E)  the hippocampus and the perforant path.

Question 3

A major contribution of H.M.'s case was the following: It

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A)  was the first to strongly implicate the medial temporal lobes in memory. 
B)  effectively challenged the view that memorial functions are diffusely and equivalently distributed throughout the brain. 
C)  provided support for the view that there are distinct modes of short-term and long-term storage. 
D)  provided evidence of memory without conscious awareness. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  was the first to strongly implicate the medial temporal lobes in memory. 
B)  effectively challenged the view that memorial functions are diffusely and equivalently distributed throughout the brain. 
C)  provided support for the view that there are distinct modes of short-term and long-term storage. 
D)  provided evidence of memory without conscious awareness. 
E)  all of the above

Question 4

Alzheimer's amnesia is usually studied in

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A)  monkeys. 
B)  predementia Alzheimer's patients. 
C)  advanced cases of Alzheimer's disease. 
D)  neuropsychological patients with mediodorsal nucleus damage. 
E)  neuropsychological patients with medial temporal lobe damage. 
A)  monkeys. 
B)  predementia Alzheimer's patients. 
C)  advanced cases of Alzheimer's disease. 
D)  neuropsychological patients with mediodorsal nucleus damage. 
E)  neuropsychological patients with medial temporal lobe damage.

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

The human medial temporal lobe includes the

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A)  hippocampus. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  rhinal cortex. 
D)  CA1 subfield. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  hippocampus. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  rhinal cortex. 
D)  CA1 subfield. 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

An MRI of N.A.'s brain revealed

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A)  extensive medial diencephalic damage. 
B)  selective damage to the mammillary bodies. 
C)  selective damage to the mediodorsal nuclei. 
D)  total destruction of the thalamus. 
E)  deficits in forming new explicit memories. 
A)  extensive medial diencephalic damage. 
B)  selective damage to the mammillary bodies. 
C)  selective damage to the mediodorsal nuclei. 
D)  total destruction of the thalamus. 
E)  deficits in forming new explicit memories.

Question 8

The __________ is thought to play a role in working memory and memory for temporal order.

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The answer of The __________ is thought to play a...

Question 9

The delayed nonmatching-to-sample test is a good measure of __________ long-term object-recognition memory in both rats and monkeys.

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The answer of The delayed nonmatching-to-sample test is a good...

Question 10

Patients with prefrontal cortex damage display deficits in

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A)  working memory. 
B)  memory for the temporal order of events. 
C)  reference memory. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  working memory. 
B)  memory for the temporal order of events. 
C)  reference memory. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 11

The main source of the brain's acetylcholine is the

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A)  frontal cortex. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  basal forebrain. 
D)  mammillary bodies. 
E)  substantia nigra. 
A)  frontal cortex. 
B)  hippocampus. 
C)  basal forebrain. 
D)  mammillary bodies. 
E)  substantia nigra.

Question 12

Cerebral ischemia is

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A)  a condition characterized by cancerous brain tumors. 
B)  a type of cerebral hemorrhage. 
C)  a shortage of blood to the brain. 
D)  an area of brain damage. 
E)  an area of brain damage caused by a toxin. 
A)  a condition characterized by cancerous brain tumors. 
B)  a type of cerebral hemorrhage. 
C)  a shortage of blood to the brain. 
D)  an area of brain damage. 
E)  an area of brain damage caused by a toxin.

Question 13

Monkeys with large medial-temporal-lobe lesions displayed deficits on the __________ similar to those displayed by H.M.

Accepted Answer

A)  digit-span +1 test. 
B)  WAIS. 
C)  incomplete-pictures test. 
D)  delayed nonmatching-to-sample test. 
E)  digit-span test. 
A)  digit-span +1 test. 
B)  WAIS. 
C)  incomplete-pictures test. 
D)  delayed nonmatching-to-sample test. 
E)  digit-span test.

Question 14

Electroconvulsive shock is commonly used in studies of memory because it

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A)  improves semantic memory. 
B)  has amnesic effects similar to those produce by concussion. 
C)  causes hippocampal damage. 
D)  is an effective form of therapy for anxiety. 
E)  produces no retrograde effects on memory. 
A)  improves semantic memory. 
B)  has amnesic effects similar to those produce by concussion. 
C)  causes hippocampal damage. 
D)  is an effective form of therapy for anxiety. 
E)  produces no retrograde effects on memory.

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

Research has consistently shown that memory consolidation usually takes about

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A)  1 minute. 
B)  10 minutes. 
C)  1 hour. 
D)  2 years. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  1 minute. 
B)  10 minutes. 
C)  1 hour. 
D)  2 years. 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

K.C., the man who can't time travel, experienced a severe deficit in __________ memory.

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A)  implicit 
B)  semantic 
C)  episodic 
D)  short-term 
E)  none of the above 
A)  implicit 
B)  semantic 
C)  episodic 
D)  short-term 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

The case of N.A.had a major impact on theories of amnesia because

Accepted Answer

A)  he died soon after his accident, and this enabled his physician to perform a postmortem examination of his hippocampus. 
B)  a CT scan revealed the full extent of his lesion in the hippocampus. 
C)  the foil penetrated the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus. 
D)  by chance, his lesion was bilaterally symmetrical. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  he died soon after his accident, and this enabled his physician to perform a postmortem examination of his hippocampus. 
B)  a CT scan revealed the full extent of his lesion in the hippocampus. 
C)  the foil penetrated the CA1 subfield of the hippocampus. 
D)  by chance, his lesion was bilaterally symmetrical. 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

-Illustrated here is the time course of events occurring before and after

Accepted Answer

A)  concussion. 
B)  contusion. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  islands of memory. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  concussion. 
B)  contusion. 
C)  consolidation. 
D)  islands of memory. 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

Support for the hypothesis that long-term potentiation is the mechanism of memory came from the discovery that

Accepted Answer

A)  LTP can be elicited by levels of stimulation that mimic normal neural activity. 
B)  LTP effects are prominent in neural structures that have been implicated in memory. 
C)  behavioral conditioning can produce LTP-like effects. 
D)  the induction of maximal LTP in the hippocampus blocks learning of the Morris-water-maze task. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  LTP can be elicited by levels of stimulation that mimic normal neural activity. 
B)  LTP effects are prominent in neural structures that have been implicated in memory. 
C)  behavioral conditioning can produce LTP-like effects. 
D)  the induction of maximal LTP in the hippocampus blocks learning of the Morris-water-maze task. 
E)  all of the above

The NMDA receptor is thought to be involved in

LTP occurs only when the high-intensity, high-frequency stimulation activates the

A major contribution of H.M.'s case was the following: It

Alzheimer's amnesia is usually studied in

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

The human medial temporal lobe includes the

An MRI of N.A.'s brain revealed

The __________ is thought to play a role in working memory and memory for temporal order.

The delayed nonmatching-to-sample test is a good measure of __________ long-term object-recognition memory in both rats and monkeys.

Patients with prefrontal cortex damage display deficits in

The main source of the brain's acetylcholine is the

Cerebral ischemia is

Monkeys with large medial-temporal-lobe lesions displayed deficits on the __________ similar to those displayed by H.M.

Electroconvulsive shock is commonly used in studies of memory because it

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

Research has consistently shown that memory consolidation usually takes about

K.C., the man who can't time travel, experienced a severe deficit in __________ memory.

The case of N.A.had a major impact on theories of amnesia because

-Illustrated here is the time course of events occurring before and after

Support for the hypothesis that long-term potentiation is the mechanism of memory came from the discovery that

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The NMDA receptor is thought to be involved in

LTP occurs only when the high-intensity, high-frequency stimulation activates the

A major contribution of H.M.'s case was the following: It

Alzheimer's amnesia is usually studied in

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

The human medial temporal lobe includes the

An MRI of N.A.'s brain revealed

The __________ is thought to play a role in working memory and memory for temporal order.

The delayed nonmatching-to-sample test is a good measure of __________ long-term object-recognition memory in both rats and monkeys.

Patients with prefrontal cortex damage display deficits in

The main source of the brain's acetylcholine is the

Cerebral ischemia is

Monkeys with large medial-temporal-lobe lesions displayed deficits on the __________ similar to those displayed by H.M.

Electroconvulsive shock is commonly used in studies of memory because it

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

Research has consistently shown that memory consolidation usually takes about

K.C., the man who can't time travel, experienced a severe deficit in __________ memory.

The case of N.A.had a major impact on theories of amnesia because

-Illustrated here is the time course of events occurring before and after

Support for the hypothesis that long-term potentiation is the mechanism of memory came from the discovery that

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

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