Question 1

Cortex areas surrounding the hippocampus and supporting the processing and storing of explicit memories are located in the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Stress hormones provoke the ________ to initiate a memory trace in the frontal lobes and basal ganglia.

Accepted Answer

A)   amygdala
B)   hippocampus
C)   hypothalamus
D)   cerebellumE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Removing a rat's hippocampus 48 hours after it learns the location of some tasty food does not prevent it from forming a long-term memory of where the food is located. This best illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   chunking.
B)   the spacing effect.
C)   memory consolidation.
D)   the serial position effect.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

A flashbulb memory would typically be stored in ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   iconic
B)   short-term
C)   echoic
D)   long-termE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

By activating the amygdala, stress hormones facilitate

Accepted Answer

A)   repression.
B)   source amnesia.
C)   the misinformation effect.
D)   long-term potentiation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Damage to the ________ is most likely to interfere with explicit memories of newly learned verbal information. Damage to the ________ is most likely to interfere with explicit memories of newly learned visual designs.

Accepted Answer

A)   right hippocampus; left hippocampus
B)   left hippocampus; right hippocampus
C)   right cerebellum; left cerebellum
D)   left cerebellum; right cerebellumE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Passing an electric current through the brain during electroconvulsive therapy is most likely to disrupt ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   long-term
B)   procedural
C)   short-term
D)   flashbulbE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

After long-term potentiation has occurred

Accepted Answer

A)   sending neurons release their neurotransmitters more easily.
B)   it takes longer to process new information.
C)   a receiving neuron's receptor sites are reduced.
D)   you more readily forget facts that you once knew.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which type of memory has an essentially limitless capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)   echoic memory
B)   short-term memory
C)   long-term memory
D)   iconic memoryE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Cerebellum is to ________ memory as hippocampus is to ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   short-term; long-term
B)   long-term; short-term
C)   implicit; explicit
D)   explicit; implicitE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Remembering how to solve a puzzle without any conscious recollection that you can do so best illustrates ________ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)   working
B)   flashbulb
C)   implicit
D)   sensoryE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

A good night's sleep improves recall of the previous day's events by facilitating the transfer of memories from the

Accepted Answer

A)   amygdala to the hippocampus.
B)   hippocampus to the cerebral cortex.
C)   cerebral cortex to the basal ganglia.
D)   basal ganglia to the cerebellum.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Having read a story once, certain amnesia victims will read it faster the second time even though they can't recall having seen the story before. They have most likely suffered damage to the

Accepted Answer

A)   hippocampus.
B)   cerebellum.
C)   basal ganglia.
D)   amygdala.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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Remembering how to solve a puzzle without any conscious recollection that you can do so best illustrates ________ memory.

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Removing a rat's hippocampus 48 hours after it learns the location of some tasty food does not prevent it from forming a long-term memory of where the food is located. This best illustrates the importance of

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After long-term potentiation has occurred

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Having read a story once, certain amnesia victims will read it faster the second time even though they can't recall having seen the story before. They have most likely suffered damage to the

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By activating the amygdala, stress hormones facilitate

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Damage to the is most likely to interfere with explicit memories of newly learned verbal information. Damage to the is most likely to interfere with explicit memories of newly learned visual designs.

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Which type of memory has an essentially limitless capacity?

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Passing an electric current through the brain during electroconvulsive therapy is most likely to disrupt ________ memory.

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Stress hormones provoke the ________ to initiate a memory trace in the frontal lobes and basal ganglia.

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Cortex areas surrounding the hippocampus and supporting the processing and storing of explicit memories are located in the

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A good night's sleep improves recall of the previous day's events by facilitating the transfer of memories from the

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Cerebellum is to memory as hippocampus is to memory.

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A flashbulb memory would typically be stored in ________ memory.

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