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- LTD has been recorded in the structure labeled #____________________ in this illustration, which is a ____________________, when the structures labeled #____________________ and #____________________, known as ____________________ and ____________________, were simultaneously stimulated.

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2, Purkinje cell, 1, 4, parall...

Question 2

Which memories are easiest to demonstrate?

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A)   sensory
B)   procedural
C)   semantic and episodic
D)   explicit

Question 3

Hyperthymesia results in

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A)   superior procedural memory.
B)   inferior procedural memory.
C)   inferior episodic memory.
D)   superior episodic memory.

Question 4

During which memory phase does brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)  initiate the development of proteins that stabilize dendrite modifications?

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A)   generation.
B)   stabilization.
C)   consolidation.
D)   maintenance.

Question 5

Which of the following processes represents the formation of a connection between two or more stimuli in one's environment?

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A)   instinctive behaviors
B)   reflexes
C)   associative learning
D)   non-associative learning

Question 6

If the translation of C/EBP? is prevented one hour before training,

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A)   learning is prevented.
B)   learning proceeds normally.
C)   long-term memory is unaffected, but short-term memory is impaired.
D)   short-term memory is unaffected, but long-term memory is impaired.

Question 7

Karl Lashley suggested that

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A)   location of a lesion was the best predictor of learned performance.
B)   the size of a lesion was the best predictor of learned performance.
C)   size and location of a lesion were equally correlated with learned performance.
D)   neither the size nor the location of a lesion was correlated with learned performance.

Question 8

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.

Question 9

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.

Question 10

Luis developed anterograde amnesia when he was in his twenties due to surgery. You would expect him to have the greatest difficulty with which one of the following tasks?

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A)   learning to ride a bike
B)   learning to swim
C)   telling a joke he heard yesterday
D)   telling a joke he heard when he was 10

Question 11

During which memory phase do actin filaments produce larger, stiffer dendritic spines?

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A)   generation.
B)   stabilization.
C)   consolidation.
D)   maintenance.

Question 12

A classic model suggested that the role of the hippocampus is to

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A)   serve as a storage location for declarative memories.
B)   serve as a storage location for procedural memories.
C)   assist in the retrieval of memories stored in other locations.
D)   transfer information from short-term memory into long-term memory.

Question 13

The retrieval of personal episodic memories coincided with increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Classical conditioning involves mostly involuntary behaviors, while operant conditioning involves mostly voluntary behaviors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Semantic knowledge appears to be

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A)   widely distributed throughout the association cortex.
B)   localized in the hippocampus.
C)   localized in the occipital lobes.
D)   localized in the frontal lobes.

Question 16

The process that occurs following a strong stimulus, when the responses to subsequent stimuli are increased, is called

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A)   instinctive behavior.
B)   habituation.
C)   sensitization.
D)   classical conditioning.

Question 17

Procedural memories involve a number of areas of the brain. Explain which areas are involved.

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Procedural memories ...

Question 18

"Associativity" in the Hebbian synapse refers to the

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A)   use of the same type of neurotransmitter in both the pre- and postsynaptic neurons.
B)   simultaneous activity of several synapses on the same postsynaptic neuron.
C)   nearly simultaneous activity of the pre- and postsynaptic neurons.
D)   ability of the postsynaptic cell to use retrograde messengers such as nitric oxide (NO)  to communicate with the presynaptic cell.

Question 19

Lesions in the striatum interfere with _________ memories.

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A)   procedural but not declarative
B)   declarative but not procedural
C)   both declarative and procedural
D)   short-term but not long-term

Question 20

When Thomas was a little boy, his mother often gave him a piece of candy whenever she had to bandage up a scraped elbow or knee. Now that Thomas is in college, he struggles with his weight because every time he feels sad or lonely, he craves something sweet to eat. It is likely that for Thomas, eating candy now serves as a(n)

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A)   conditioned stimulus.
B)   conditioned response.
C)   unconditioned stimulus.
D)   unconditioned response.

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Which of the following processes represents the formation of a connection between two or more stimuli in one's environment?

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During which memory phase do actin filaments produce larger, stiffer dendritic spines?

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Hyperthymesia results in

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The process that occurs following a strong stimulus, when the responses to subsequent stimuli are increased, is called

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A classic model suggested that the role of the hippocampus is to

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The retrieval of personal episodic memories coincided with increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex.

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

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Semantic knowledge appears to be

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Classical conditioning involves mostly involuntary behaviors, while operant conditioning involves mostly voluntary behaviors.

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Hyperthymesia results in

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