Question 1

Which of the following serve as coincidence detectors on the neuron's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)   mossy fibers
B)   perforant receptors
C)   NMDA receptors
D)   AMPA receptorsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Your friend has volunteered for a psychology demonstration.She will be taught a list of words while wearing SCUBA gear at the bottom of a pool,and then she will be asked to remember the words when she returns to class.This demonstration is most likely exploring

Accepted Answer

A)   retention.
B)   acquisition.
C)   spatial memory.
D)   retrieval.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is true of delayed matching to sample tasks?

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A)   Pigeons learn only specific stimulus-response relations; chimps can learn general rules.
B)   Trials-unique procedures increase the likelihood of stimulus-response learning in pigeons, but not in chimps.
C)   Pigeons and chimps can learn "same-as rules."
D)   Pigeons often solve delayed matching to sample tasks by orienting their bodies towards the sample stimulus; chimps use general rules.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Compare retrospective memory to prospective memory.When is each used?

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Question 5

The retrieval failure hypothesis of retrograde amnesia suggests that amnesia results from

Accepted Answer

A)   retention failure.
B)   general memory loss.
C)   loss of information from short-term memory
D)   altered coding of relatively recent memories.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

According to the trace decay hypothesis,which of the following is not likely to increase the duration of memory in a delayed matching to sample task?

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A)   increasing the number of training trials
B)   increasing the exposure time to the sample
C)   increasing the intensity of the sample
D)   decreasing the delay intervalE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Steve is taught to work a difficult maze.The time it takes for him to work the maze is tested one day,three days,and ten days after training.This is likely a study of

Accepted Answer

A)   retrieval.
B)   retention.
C)   acquisition.
D)   extinction.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

In a 12-arm radial maze,a rat makes a correct response if it visits an arm it has not previously explored.After 10 arms have been explored,the rat is most likely using which coding strategy to make the last choices?

Accepted Answer

A)   introspective
B)   prospective
C)   retrospective
D)   rehearsalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Retrospective memory refers to memory of

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A)   spatial cues.
B)   events that have happened in the past.
C)   events that still must occur.
D)   visual cues in the environment.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

To increase the likelihood that your subjects will make correct responses in a delayed matching to sample task,you should

Accepted Answer

A)   present the sample for a brief period, followed by a short delay.
B)   present the sample for a long period followed by a long delay.
C)   present the sample for a long period followed by a short delay.
D)   present the sample for a brief period followed by a long delay.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

A trials-unique procedure results in an organism learning

Accepted Answer

A)   an S-R relationship.
B)   a general rule.
C)   an R-O relationship.
D)   an S(R-O)  relationship.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The trace decay hypothesis is challenged by findings that suggest that performance on a delayed matching to sample task can be improved by

Accepted Answer

A)   increasing the exposure time to the sample.
B)   increasing the intensity of the sample.
C)   decreasing the delay interval.
D)   increasing the number of training trials.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following is not a factor that determines performance in a delayed matching to sample task?

Accepted Answer

A)   the duration of the delay
B)   the duration of the sample presentation
C)   the nature of the stimulus to be remembered
D)   None of the above; all are important determinants of performance.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

If a hamster in a radial maze is keeping in mind where it has been,it is using

Accepted Answer

A)   prospective memory.
B)   introspective memory.
C)   retrospective memory.
D)   reference memory.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Doogie mice differ from normal mice in that

Accepted Answer

A)   they produce NR2A into adulthood.
B)   they produce NR2B into adulthood.
C)   they have more difficulty in the Morris water maze.
D)   they have more difficulty in stimulus discrimination tasks.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Long-term depression

Accepted Answer

A)   weakens synaptic connections.
B)   strengthens synaptic connections.
C)   can either strengthen or weaken synaptic connections.
D)   can both strengthen and weaken synaptic connections.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following has been determined to most influence the behavior of rats in a radial arm maze?

Accepted Answer

A)   odor cues
B)   the presence or absence of food
C)   a fixed sequence of responses
D)   visual cues in the testing roomE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Describe the memory consolidation and retrieval failure explanations of retrograde amnesia and what evidence can be used to support one or the other hypothesis.

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Question 19

CaMKII is engaged by which ion?

Accepted Answer

A)   NMDA+
B)   Ca++
C)   AMPA++
D)   KII+E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which of these relationships is not assumed to reflect animal cognition?

Accepted Answer

A)   S-O
B)   S-R
C)   R-O
D)   S(R-O) E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 11: Comparative Cognition I: Memory Mechanisms

Which of the following has been determined to most influence the behavior of rats in a radial arm maze?

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Steve is taught to work a difficult maze.The time it takes for him to work the maze is tested one day,three days,and ten days after training.This is likely a study of

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According to the trace decay hypothesis,which of the following is not likely to increase the duration of memory in a delayed matching to sample task?

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The retrieval failure hypothesis of retrograde amnesia suggests that amnesia results from

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Long-term depression

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The trace decay hypothesis is challenged by findings that suggest that performance on a delayed matching to sample task can be improved by

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Compare retrospective memory to prospective memory.When is each used?

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Retrospective memory refers to memory of

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To increase the likelihood that your subjects will make correct responses in a delayed matching to sample task,you should

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Which of these relationships is not assumed to reflect animal cognition?

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