Question 1

Recalling an old password and holding it in working memory would be most likely to activate the

Accepted Answer

A)   right frontal lobe.
B)   left frontal lobe.
C)   right cerebellum.
D)   left cerebellum.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Chickadees and other birds who store food in hundreds of places cannot remember the food storage locations months later if their ________ has been removed.

Accepted Answer

A)   amygdala
B)   basal ganglia
C)   hippocampus
D)   cerebellumE) A) and B)
F) All of the above C

Question 3

Sea slugs, mice, and fruit flies have displayed enhanced learning following enhanced production of the protein

Accepted Answer

A)   LTP.
B)   CREB.
C)   GABA.
D)   THC.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Cheri doesn't remember that she got sick after eating oatmeal on several occasions in early childhood. However, whenever she smells oatmeal she experiences a classically conditioned feeling of nausea. Cheri's conditioned reaction indicates that she retains a(n)  ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   flashbulb
B)   echoic
C)   iconic
D)   implicitE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   chunking.
B)   automatic processing.
C)   long-term potentiation.
D)   the spacing effect.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C) C

Question 6

Which of the following is believed to be the synaptic basis for learning and memory?

Accepted Answer

A)   priming
B)   semantic encoding
C)   proactive interference
D)   long-term potentiationE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Procedural memories for well-learned skills such as how to ride a bicycle are typically ________ memories.

Accepted Answer

A)   working
B)   implicit
C)   sensory
D)   flashbulbE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Recalling information and holding it in working memory requires that many brain regions send input to your

Accepted Answer

A)   basal ganglia.
B)   hypothalamus.
C)   frontal lobes.
D)   cerebellum.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Lashley's studies, in which rats learned a maze and then had various parts of their brains surgically removed, showed that the memory

Accepted Answer

A)   was lost when surgery took place within 1 hour of learning.
B)   was lost when surgery took place within 24 hours of learning.
C)   was lost when any region of the brain was removed.
D)   remained no matter which area of the brain was tampered with.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Damage to the hippocampus would most likely interfere with a person's ability to learn

Accepted Answer

A)   to ride a bike.
B)   to eat with a fork.
C)   a classically conditioned fear response.
D)   the names of newly introduced people.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Damage to the ________ would most likely interfere with a person's memory of how to play the piano.

Accepted Answer

A)   hippocampus
B)   amygdala
C)   hypothalamus
D)   basal gangliaE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Explicit memory is also known as

Accepted Answer

A)   procedural memory.
B)   context-dependent memory.
C)   declarative memory.
D)   mood-congruent memory.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Conscious memories of emotionally stressful events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the

Accepted Answer

A)   basal ganglia.
B)   amygdala.
C)   cerebellum.
D)   hypothalamus.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The amygdala boosts activity in the brain's memory-forming areas when stimulated by

Accepted Answer

A)   the basal ganglia.
B)   the cerebellum.
C)   stress hormones.
D)   propranolol.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C) C

Question 15

After recovering from a stroke, Farina was able to learn how to hit a tennis ball. She is unable, however, to learn and remember the name of the rehabilitation therapist who has been working with her each day to develop her tennis swing. Farina is most likely to have suffered damage to her

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebellum.
B)   hypothalamus.
C)   basal ganglia.
D)   hippocampus.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Studies demonstrate that learning causes permanent neural changes in the ________ of animals' neurons.

Accepted Answer

A)   myelin
B)   cell bodies
C)   synapses
D)   all of these partsE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following has been suggested as an explanation for infantile amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A)   The hippocampus is one of the last brain structures to mature.
B)   The emotional reactivity of infants inhibits the process of encoding.
C)   The accumulation of life experiences disrupts the retrieval of early life events.
D)   Iconic memories last for less than a second in infants.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

A conscious memory of the name of the first president of the United States is a(n)  ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic
B)   explicit
C)   procedural
D)   state-dependentE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The basal ganglia of the brain play a critical role in the formation of

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic memory.
B)   echoic memory.
C)   procedural memory.
D)   explicit memory.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

The receptor sites of receiving neurons have been observed to increase following

Accepted Answer

A)   retrieval failure.
B)   stress.
C)   long-term potentiation.
D)   imagination inflation.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Exam 24: Storage- Retaining Information in the Brain

Recalling an old password and holding it in working memory would be most likely to activate the

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Chickadees and other birds who store food in hundreds of places cannot remember the food storage locations months later if their ________ has been removed.

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Sea slugs, mice, and fruit flies have displayed enhanced learning following enhanced production of the protein

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Cheri doesn't remember that she got sick after eating oatmeal on several occasions in early childhood. However, whenever she smells oatmeal she experiences a classically conditioned feeling of nausea. Cheri's conditioned reaction indicates that she retains a(n) ________ memory.

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The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as

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Which of the following is believed to be the synaptic basis for learning and memory?

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Procedural memories for well-learned skills such as how to ride a bicycle are typically ________ memories.

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Recalling information and holding it in working memory requires that many brain regions send input to your

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Lashley's studies, in which rats learned a maze and then had various parts of their brains surgically removed, showed that the memory

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Damage to the hippocampus would most likely interfere with a person's ability to learn

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Damage to the ________ would most likely interfere with a person's memory of how to play the piano.

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Explicit memory is also known as

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Conscious memories of emotionally stressful events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the

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The amygdala boosts activity in the brain's memory-forming areas when stimulated by

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After recovering from a stroke, Farina was able to learn how to hit a tennis ball. She is unable, however, to learn and remember the name of the rehabilitation therapist who has been working with her each day to develop her tennis swing. Farina is most likely to have suffered damage to her

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Studies demonstrate that learning causes permanent neural changes in the ________ of animals' neurons.

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Which of the following has been suggested as an explanation for infantile amnesia?

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A conscious memory of the name of the first president of the United States is a(n) ________ memory.

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The basal ganglia of the brain play a critical role in the formation of

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The receptor sites of receiving neurons have been observed to increase following

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