WorksheetsLearning and Memory
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
A spider's ability to create a web is an example of
imprinting.
innate behaviour.
species specific behaviour.
maturation.
Operant conditioning is best described as
learning how to operate things.
learning from the consequences of our actions.
learning to do something when a bell is rung.
learning to avoid negative experiences.
Punishment is one form of operant conditioning. An example of punishment is
receiving an early pass for doing good work.
leaving a classroom when the bell rings.
not being allowed to do practical work due to misbehaviour.
being bitten by a strange dog.
A primate learns by watching the actions of its elders. This type of learning is known as
observational learning.
elder worship.
classical conditioning.
encoding.
Short-term memory is longer than long-term memory.
True
False
The capacity for the number of items the short-term memory can hold is
1-3
3-5
5-9
7-11
Semantic networks are
linked pieces of information in the brain.
a lot of connected semantics
pieces of encoded information.
pathways to the short-term memory.
Remembering the directions on a compass by using a rhyme like "Never Eat Sour Wasps" is an example of
a funny rhyme.
a mnemonic.
a platonic.
Remembering a list of numbers 529750627 as 529 750 627 is an example of
chunking.
number grouping.
information breakdown.
encoding.
Elaborative rehearsal is a process of connecting information to pre-existing stored information. This process is thought to be an effective way of transferring information from the short-term memory to the long-term memory.
True
False
