Question 1

Compare and contrast traditional and contemporary views of memory storage and recall and the implications of these views for the accuracy of recollections.

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Question 2

Describe the delayed matching-to-sample procedure and alternative strategies that can be used to respond accurately in such a procedure. How can these response strategies be distinguished experimentally?

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Question 3

Learning is not possible without memory. However, studies of learning do differ from those of memory. For example, in most studies of learning, _____, but in studies of memory, _____.

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A)  retention intervals vary; the retrieval phase is varied
B)  the retrieval phase varies; the acquisition phase is varied
C)  the acquisition phase varies; retention intervals are varied
D)  retention intervals vary; the acquisition phase is variedE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

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?

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A)  introspective
B)  prospective
C)  retrospective
D)  rehearsalE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 5

In a delayed matching to sample task, what event immediately precedes presentation of the test stimuli?

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A)  a sample stimulus presentation
B)  a start cue
C)  a delay interval
D)  a discriminative stimulus presentationE) B) and C)
F) C) and D) C

Question 6

Compared with traditional views of memory acquisition, storage, and recall, contemporary views suggest

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A)  that acquisition is more difficult, recall is easier.
B)  that items in long-term storage are more permanent than previously thought.
C)  that items in long-term storage can be made more malleable than previously thought.
D)  that most of what we consider memory is actually classical or instrumental conditioning.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

In studies of memory, which stage of an experiment is usually held constant?

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A)  retrieval
B)  retention
C)  acquisition
D)  trace-delayE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

After three right-hand turns, Sally remembers that to get to Beth's house she must next make a left-hand turn. To remember the left-hand turn, Sally is using

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A)  prospection.
B)  retrospection.
C)  introspection.
D)  rehearsal memory.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

What is spatial memory? Describe two procedures that demonstrate spatial memory in animals.

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Question 10

Items in working memory

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A)  are, by definition, held there only long enough to complete a given task.
B)  are held only for a short (10-25 seconds) time.
C)  are held for a long time, and are necessary for successful use of incoming and recently acquired information.
D)  are useful only when other means of behavior acquisition fail.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Prospective coding refers to events

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A)  that must happen in the future.
B)  that have occurred in the immediate past.
C)  that have occurred in the distant past.
D)  that are no longer stored in working memory.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Doogie mice differ from normal mice in that

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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) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Stimulus coding refers to

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A)  the literal record of past events in memory.
B)  creating a neural representation of an experience.
C)  the use of current stimuli to decode or understand previous events.
D)  creating a stimulus that can be perceived and used by a given species.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

CaMKII enhances synaptic efficacy by activating

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A)  CaM receptors.
B)  NMDA receptors.
C)  AMPA receptors.
D)  KII receptors.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

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

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A)  retention.
B)  acquisition.
C)  spatial memory.
D)  retrieval.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Memory priming involves

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A)  presenting a retrieval cue and testing immediately.
B)  presenting a retrieval cue and testing some time later.
C)  presenting a retrieval cue during acquisition.
D)  presenting a retrieval cue that sets the occasion for the training phase.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D) B

Question 17

Compare proactive and retroactive interference.

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Question 18

Directed forgetting studies support all of the following conclusions except

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A)  rehearsal processes in animals can be brought under stimulus control.
B)  memory processes in animals can be brought under stimulus control.
C)  memory processes in animals involve the passive storage of information.
D)  memory processes in humans can be brought under stimulus control.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Evidence to support the retrieval failure hypothesis of retrograde amnesia comes from studies in which

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A)  memory deficits can be overcome by reminder treatments.
B)  hypothermia causes retrograde amnesia.
C)  memory deficits occur in response to ECT.
D)  memory in the short-term store is shown to be vulnerable.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

A trials-unique procedure results in an organism learning

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A)  an S-R relationship.
B)  a general rule.
C)  an R-O relationship.
D)  an S(R-O) relationship.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 11: Comparative Cognition I

Compare and contrast traditional and contemporary views of memory storage and recall and the implications of these views for the accuracy of recollections.

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Describe the delayed matching-to-sample procedure and alternative strategies that can be used to respond accurately in such a procedure. How can these response strategies be distinguished experimentally?

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Learning is not possible without memory. However, studies of learning do differ from those of memory. For example, in most studies of learning, _____, but in studies of memory, _____.

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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?

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In a delayed matching to sample task, what event immediately precedes presentation of the test stimuli?

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Compared with traditional views of memory acquisition, storage, and recall, contemporary views suggest

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In studies of memory, which stage of an experiment is usually held constant?

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After three right-hand turns, Sally remembers that to get to Beth's house she must next make a left-hand turn. To remember the left-hand turn, Sally is using

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What is spatial memory? Describe two procedures that demonstrate spatial memory in animals.

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Items in working memory

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Prospective coding refers to events

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Doogie mice differ from normal mice in that

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Stimulus coding refers to

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CaMKII enhances synaptic efficacy by activating

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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

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Memory priming involves

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Compare proactive and retroactive interference.

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Directed forgetting studies support all of the following conclusions except

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Evidence to support the retrieval failure hypothesis of retrograde amnesia comes from studies in which

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A trials-unique procedure results in an organism learning

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