QUESTIONS
Question 1
Currently, consolidation is thought to last
- 10 seconds
- 2 minutes
- 10 minutes
- A very long time, if not indefinitely
Question 2
The case of Genie emphasizes the role of
- The brain in behavior
- Experience in human neural and psychological development
- The brain language
- neuroplasticity in development
Question 3
Cerebral ischemia is
- a condition characterized by cancerous brain tumors
- a type of cerebral hemorrhage
- a shortage of blood to the brain
- an area of brain damage.
Question 4
Frogs, unlike mammals, have retinal ganglion cells that are capable of
- Degeneration
- Proliferation
- Regeneration
- Aggregation
Question 5
In vitro, neurons will form synapses
- only with their correct targets.
- only with neurons of the same type.
- with almost any neuron.
- only with glial cells.
Question 6
Hippocampal cells that become active only when the subject is in particular locations are called
- Location cells
- Place cells
- Location cells
- Simple cells
Question 7
Recent studies have demonstrated that infantile amnesia can occur for __________ memories without affecting __________ memories of the same information.
- implicit; explicit
- explicit; implicit
- working; reference
- short-term; long-term
Question 8
After his surgery, H.M.’s IQ had
- Dropped to 68
- Dropped slightly
- Stayed about the same
- Increased
Question 9
Which structure is thought to store memories for visual images?
- Amygdala
- inferotemporal cortex
- striatum
- prefrontal cortex
Question 10
Apoptosis is safer than necrosis because apoptosis does not involve
- Neuron death
- Inflammation
- Suicide
- Degeneration
Question 11
The striatum is thought to store
- memories for consistent relationships between stimuli and responses.
- the type of memories that develop incrementally over many trials (habit formation).
- Memory for habits.
- All of the above.
Question 12
The last part of the human brain to reach full maturity is the
- Prefrontal cortex
- Amygdala
- Occipital cortex
- Hypothalamus
Question 13
The amygdala is thought to play a role in
- object recognition memory.
- memory for the emotional significance of experiences.
- space and working memory.
- memory for language.
Question 14
A major feature of the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is their
- variability from case to case.
- Homogeinity
- Consistency
- Universality
Question 15
Most cell division in the developing neural tube occurs in the
- hindbrain zone.
- ventricular zone.
- Ventricles
- Midbrain
Question 16
How long does one eye have to be deprived of stimulation early in life in order to reduce its ability to activate visual cortex?
- A few days
- A few minutes
- A few years
- A few months
Question 17
The very first cells to develop in the embryo are
- Multipolar
- Bipolar
- Myelinated
- Totipotent
Question 18
Between birth and adulthood, the size of the human brain
- Doubles
- Quadruples
- actually declines.
- stays about the same although the skull grows.
Question 19
The cerebellum is thought to store memories of
- learned sensorimotor skills.
- Faces
- Objects
- Spatial Locations
Question 20
The most commonly employed test of short-term verbal memory is the
- block-tapping test.
- digit-span test.
- digit-span +1 test.
- paired-associate test.
Question 21
Korsakoff’s syndrome is typically associated with
- Amnesia
- chronic alcohol consumption.
- confusion and personality changes.
- All of the above
Question 22
Amnesia that is produced by a blow to the head that does not penetrate the skull is called __________ amnesia.
- Posttraumatic
- Retrograde
- Anterograde
- Postepisodic
Question 23
K.C., the man who can’t time travel, experienced a severe deficit in __________ memory.
- Implicit
- Semantic
- Episodic
- Short-term
Question 24
The neural plate develops directly into the
- Neural tube
- Neural groove
- Brain
- CNS
Question 25
Perseveration is the tendency to
- form long-term working memories.
- form permanent short-term memories.
- continue making formerly correct responses that are currently incorrect.
- continue making formerly incorrect responses that are currently correct.
ANSWERS:
Question 1
Currently, consolidation is thought to last
- 10 seconds
- 2 minutes
- 10 minutes
- A very long time, if not indefinitely
Correct Answer: A very long time, if not indefinitely
Question 2
The case of Genie emphasizes the role of
- The brain in behavior
- Experience in human neural and psychological development
- The brain language
- neuroplasticity in development
Correct Answer: Experience in human neural and psychological development.
Question 3
Cerebral ischemia is
- a condition characterized by cancerous brain tumors
- a type of cerebral hemorrhage
- a shortage of blood to the brain
- an area of brain damage.
Correct Answer: A shortage of blood to the brain.
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