IB Psychology Midterm

What was the aim of Milner's 1966 study on HM?

• To study HM's childhood memories

• To investigate the causes of anterograde amnesia in HM

• To analyze HM's personality traits

• To test HM's intelligence quotient

What part of HM's brain was removed that led to his condition?

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Cerebellum

• Medial temporal lobe, including the hippocampus

What was the aim of Newcomer et al.'s 1999 study?

• To investigate the effects of cortisol on physical health

• To study cortisol's impact on verbal, declarative memory

• To analyze the role of cortisol in stress management

• To observe the long-term effects of cortisol

What was Maguire's 1997 study primarily focused on?

• The effect of stress on brain function

• The impact of age on memory

• Brain regions involved in semantic topographical memory retrieval

• The role of the cerebellum in coordination

Which area of the brain did Maguire find to be activated during the route task?

• Right hippocampus

• Left hippocampus

• Frontal regions

• Medial parietal lobe

What was the aim of Scoville and Milner's 1957 study?

• To explore different memory types

• To determine the effect of brain surgery on HM's seizures

• To determine the magnitude of HM's amnesia after brain surgery

• To study the role of the amygdala in emotion

Which part of HM's brain was most notably linked to his memory loss?

• Hippocampus

• Frontal lobe

• Cerebellum

• Amygdala

What change was observed in the jugglers' brains in Draganski's study?

• Decrease in gray matter

• Increase in gray matter in certain areas

• No change in brain structure

• Shrinkage of the hippocampus

What was the aim of Rogers and Kesner's 2003 study?

• To investigate the role of dopamine in addiction

• To study the impact of serotonin on mood

• To investigate the role of acetylcholine on memory encoding

• To analyze the effects of neurotransmitters on sleep

What was a major finding of Rogers and Kesner's study?

• Acetylcholine has no impact on memory

• Acetylcholine plays an important role in encoding memory

• Dopamine is crucial for memory retrieval

• Serotonin levels affect memory encoding