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WorksheetsThe Case of HM (Milner et al. 1968)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
The real name of HM was
Henry Molaison
Harold Milner
Heston Minuchin
Hector McMolaison
HM underwent brain surgery in 1953 to treat which condition?
severe epilepsy
brain tumour
stroke
parkinsons
HM's epilepsy was caused by a head injury from a head injury caused by
being hit by cyclist age 9
car accident aged 16
playing rugby aged 14
an accident with farming equipment aged 21
HM's age when the underwent surgery....
21
25
27
37
HM's brain surgery removed large areas of the temporal lobe
in both hemispheres (bilateral)
from the left hemisphere only
from the right hemisphere only
Surgeon William Scoville removed areas of HM's...
frontal lobe
temporal lobe
parietal lobe
occipital lobe
Following the surgery it was revealed that HM was no longer able to
create new long term memories (anterograde amnesia)
recall elements of his past (retrograde amnesia)
learn new skills such as 'mirror drawing'
have meaningful conversations with family or nursing staff
Although Henry could not learn new facts or remember events that had happened post surgery he was able to learn new skills skills such as mirror drawing and this suggests that which type of long term memory is not localised to the temporal lobe region
procedural memory
declarative memory
episodic memory
autobiographical
The case of HM can be used to support MSM because
it shows there are different types of LTM
it shows there are different types of STM
it shows that STM and LTM are separate stores
it shows rehearsal is necessary for information to be stored long term
The case of HM shows that STM and LTM are separate stores because
his digit span was normal and he was able to follow a conversations and read a newspaper but he was not able to recall information from LTM
his digit span was severely limited to only 2 items but he had no difficulties in recalling events from the past
he was able to play the piano and sing as well as he did as a younger man but he could not recognise his wife.
The case of HM can be used to refute the idea that LTM is one unitary store because...
HM could still play chess
HM learned a new skill mirror drawing
HM's verbal memory was weaker than his visual memory
HM's hippocampus was completely removed on both sides of his brain
true
false
Which section of HM's hippocampus was removed?
anterior 2/3s
posterior 1/3
anterior 1/3
posterior 2/3s
Scoville also removed most on HM's amygdala.
true
false
Following surgery, HM suffered primarily from...
anterograde amnesia
retrograde amnesia
HM was able to remember information using his STM for about...
2 seconds
5 seconds
15 seconds
3 minutes
HM seemed unable to transfer information from STM to LTM
true
false
If you asked HM whether he knew how to do mirror drawing he would say...
no
yes
HM would read newspaper or magazine several times not realising he had already read it.
true
false
HM and Brenda Milner became good friends and despite his other problem he always remembered her name
false
true
When HM died in 2008, his real name was revealed as articles were written about him in the media, meaning ethical guidelines around anonymity were not breached by the researchers who worked with him.
true
false
