Question 1

One of your neighbors used to be a very heavy drinker.Eventually,she was unable to care for herself and was placed in a nursing home.She kept introducing herself several times a day to the staff and other residents.From what you learned about memory in this chapter,what do you think was most likely wrong with her?

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A)   She had experienced a stroke.
B)   She had Alzheimer's disease.
C)   She had Parkinson's disease.
D)   She had Korsakoff's syndrome.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Classical conditioning of the nictitating membrane in rabbits is prevented by lesions of the

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A)   amygdala.
B)   deep cerebellar nuclei.
C)   interpositus nucleus of the cerebellum.
D)   inferior olive.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Repeated activation of PKA results in

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A)   activation of MAP kinase.
B)   activation of CREB-2 by CREB-1.
C)   inhibition of C/EBP.
D)   inhibition of ubiquitin carboxyterminal hydrolase.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Complex,species-specific behaviors that are triggered by environmental stimuli are known as

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A)   reflexes.
B)   instincts.
C)   habituation.
D)   sensitization.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

In sensitization experiments,shocking the head or tail of Aplysia will result in a(n)

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A)   reduced gill-withdrawal reflex in response to siphon touch.
B)   increased gill-withdrawal reflex in response to siphon touch.
C)   absence of the gill-withdrawal reflex in response to siphon touch.
D)   gill-withdrawal reflex in response to head touch,but not siphon touch.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Describe the process outlined by Kandel by which classical conditioning occurs in Aplysia californica?

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Question 7

Which of the following processes represents the formation of a connection between stimuli?

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A)   instinctive behaviors
B)   reflexes
C)   associative learning
D)   nonassociative learningE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of explicit memory?

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A)   classical conditioning
B)   sensitization
C)   procedural memory
D)   episodic memoryE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

In Pavlov's classic experiments with dogs and salivation,food serves as the

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A)   conditioned stimulus.
B)   conditioned response.
C)   unconditioned stimulus.
D)   unconditioned response.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of a short-term memory?

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A)   what you had for breakfast this morning
B)   the question you just read and are trying to answer
C)   your best friend's name
D)   the instructions your professor gave you when you began taking the examE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

In sensitization in Aplysia,what processes account for the stronger than normal responses of gill motor neurons?

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A)   extended action potentials in siphon sensory neurons,which result in the release of greater than normal amounts of neurotransmitter at synapses with gill motor neurons.
B)   extended action potentials in siphon sensory neurons,which result in the release of less than normal amounts of neurotransmitter at synapses with gill motor neurons.
C)   shortened action potentials in siphon sensory neurons,which result in the release of greater than normal amounts of neurotransmitter at synapses with gill motor neurons
D)   shortened action potentials in siphon sensory neurons,which result in the release of less than normal amounts of neurotransmitter at synapses with gill motor neurons.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Buffers for auditory,visual,and combined types of information are managed by a "central executive" in _________ memory.

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A)   sensory
B)   short-term
C)   long-term
D)   episodicE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Classical conditioning in Aplysia results primarily from

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A)   the release of larger amounts of neurotransmitter by the sensory neuron.
B)   the release of smaller amounts of neurotransmitter by the sensory neuron.
C)   increased sensitivity of the motor neuron.
D)   larger numbers of active interneurons.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

In studies of classical conditioning in Aplysia,gill-withdrawal in response to _________ usually serves as the conditioned response.

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A)   electrical shock to the tail
B)   touching the CS+
C)   touching the CS-
D)   electrical shock to the siphonE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Samantha's grandfather has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.Samantha knows that Parkinson's disease affects the basal ganglia,so she is able to tell her grandfather that he is likely to experience

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A)   little if any memory impairment.
B)   problems with procedural memories,but not declarative memories.
C)   problems with declarative memories,but not procedural memories.
D)   problems with both declarative and procedural memories.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Damage to the dorsomedial thalamus of patient N.A.resulted in

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A)   profound anterograde amnesia and mild retrograde amnesia.
B)   profound retrograde amnesia and mild anterograde amnesia.
C)   intact explicit memories,but deficits in the formation of implicit memories.
D)   equal deficits in the formation of both explicit and implicit memories.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Relative to observations of healthy young adults,observations of the brain activity in healthy aging people show

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A)   consistently decreased activation.
B)   consistently increased activation.
C)   areas of both increased and decreased activation.
D)   no differences.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Lesions of which structure interfere the most with classically conditioned fear responses in rats?

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A)   the septal area
B)   the orbitofrontal cortex
C)   the mammillary bodies
D)   the amygdalaE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Distinguishing fantasy from reality appears to involve areas of the brain known to participate in _________ memory.

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A)   short-term
B)   semantic
C)   episodic
D)   proceduralE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 12: Learning and Memory

In Pavlov's classic experiments with dogs and salivation,food serves as the

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Damage to the dorsomedial thalamus of patient N.A.resulted in

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Classical conditioning in Aplysia results primarily from

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Buffers for auditory,visual,and combined types of information are managed by a "central executive" in _________ memory.

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Relative to observations of healthy young adults,observations of the brain activity in healthy aging people show

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Which of the following is an example of a short-term memory?

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Describe the process outlined by Kandel by which classical conditioning occurs in Aplysia californica?

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Samantha's grandfather has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.Samantha knows that Parkinson's disease affects the basal ganglia,so she is able to tell her grandfather that he is likely to experience

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Distinguishing fantasy from reality appears to involve areas of the brain known to participate in _________ memory.

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Classical conditioning of the nictitating membrane in rabbits is prevented by lesions of the

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Repeated activation of PKA results in

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Lesions of which structure interfere the most with classically conditioned fear responses in rats?

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Which of the following is an example of explicit memory?

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In studies of classical conditioning in Aplysia,gill-withdrawal in response to _________ usually serves as the conditioned response.

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Complex,species-specific behaviors that are triggered by environmental stimuli are known as

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In sensitization in Aplysia,what processes account for the stronger than normal responses of gill motor neurons?

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Which of the following processes represents the formation of a connection between stimuli?

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In sensitization experiments,shocking the head or tail of Aplysia will result in a(n)

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Damage to the dorsomedial thalamus of patient N.A.resulted in

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Classical conditioning in Aplysia results primarily from

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Buffers for auditory,visual,and combined types of information are managed by a "central executive" in _________ memory.

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Which of the following is an example of a short-term memory?

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Describe the process outlined by Kandel by which classical conditioning occurs in Aplysia californica?

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Samantha's grandfather has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.Samantha knows that Parkinson's disease affects the basal ganglia,so she is able to tell her grandfather that he is likely to experience

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Distinguishing fantasy from reality appears to involve areas of the brain known to participate in _________ memory.

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Classical conditioning of the nictitating membrane in rabbits is prevented by lesions of the

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