Learning and Memory

The brain has two hemispheres.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a structure in the brain.

• Frontal Lobe

• Cerebellum

• Aural Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

Memories are encoded and stored by

• the hippocampus.

• the amygdala.

• the cerebellum.

• the hippocampus, amygdala and the cerebellum.

Information detected by our senses is called a/an

• signal.

• stimulus.

• alert.

• message.

Nerve impulses travel from

• the nucleus to the dendrites and synaptic terminals.

• from the synaptic terminals to the dendrites.

• from the dendrites to the synaptic terminals.

• from the axon to the dendrites and the synaptic terminals.

The yellow structure in this diagram is called the

• myelin sheath.

• axon covering.

• axon extender.

• synapse.

The chemical messengers responsible for passing messages from one neuron to the next are called

• carrier molecules.

• neurotransmitters.

• nerve relay agents.

• impulse carriers.

A duckling following the first thing it sees is an example of

• imprinting.

• innate behaviour.

• species specific behaviour.

• maturation.

A baby learning to walk is an example of

• imprinting.

• innate behaviour.

• species specific behaviour.

• maturation.

The mating dance of a male lyrebird is an example of

• imprinting.

• innate behaviour.

• species specific behaviour.

• maturation.