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WorksheetsLearning, Memory and Amnesia
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Learning is a change in an organism as a result of _____.
internal regulation
brain chemicals
experience
both internal and external regulation
Which of the following in NOT true of memory? Memory is ____?
a mental connection to a previous thought or thoughts
an objective change triggered in the frontal lobe
a change in an organism as a result of experience
presumed to correspond with a physical change in brain structure
The expected outcome of the eye-blinking conditioning is that ____.
the unconditioned stimulus
(UCS)
does not evoke the unconditioned response
the conditioned response is associated only
with the conditioned stimulus
the puff of air does not evoke the conditioned response
the puff of air
(UCS)
does evoke the unconditioned response
Learned association occurs when _____.
the subject responds negatively to an uncomfortable physical
stimulus
the subject does not respond to an uncomfortable physical stimulus
the subject responds to a neutral event with a negative emotional response
none of these responses are true
An organism learns that a certain stimulus is paired with a reward is an example of operant conditioning.
True
False
Which of the statements regarding operant conditioning is NOT true?
Operant conditioning involves an involuntary response
Operant conditioning involves a learned response
Operant conditioning involves a voluntary response.
In operant conditioning the voluntary response
is associated with a reward.
Salivation which consistently begins in response to the sound of a bell is an example of classical conditioning.
TRUE
FALSE
PET scans have confirmed that the cerebellum plays a critical rolle in classical conditioning.
TRUE
FALSE
Short term memory typically lasts for ______.
days or weeks
weeks to months
seconds to hours
hours to days
Abnormal types of memory loss include _____.
A.
Korsakoff Syndrome
B.
Alzheimer's
C.
Short Term
Memory
D.
Both A and B
Which of these are true of the term confabulation?
It involves memory loss.
The patient fills in memory gaps with
fabricated information they may believe is true
It is a classic symptom of Korsakoff Syndrome.
All of these responses are true.
Which statement(s) is/are true of Alzheimer's Disease
It tends to run in families
Involves gradual loss of memories
Alzheimers affects half of individuals over age 85
All of these are true
Which of the following is/are types of amnesia?
retrograde
classical
anterograde
both retrograde and anterograde
The definition of anterograde amnesia is _____
loss of memory of events prior to the occurrence of the brain damage
loss of ability to form new memory after the brain damage
Retrograde amnesia results in the loss of ability to recall information prior to a brain injury
FALSE
TRUE
Long-term potentiation can be defined as:
the increased tendency of a group of neurons to continue to fire together after they have been electrically stimulated at a particular electrical frequency.
when new synapses are formed.
the weakening of the synapse due to the related neurons not having fired together in the past.
the decreased tendency of a group of neurons to fire together after they have been electrically stimulated at a particular electrical frequency.
Classical conditioning involves an involuntary response that is consistently evoked by a neutral stimulus.
True
False
In some cases
Operant conditioning involves a voluntary response that is consistently evoked by positive reinforcement (a reward).
True
False
