Chapter 13 Review
PSYCH 335

1. Calcium channels that are linked to NMDA receptors allow only small numbers of calcium ions to enter unless the neuron

is already depolarized when glutamate binds to the receptor
is refractory when glutamate binds to the receptor
fires after NMDA binds to the receptors
is hyperpolarized when NMDA binds to the receptor

2. In the nonrecurring-items delayed nonmatching-to-sample task, the correct response on each trial is to select the

object that has previously been associated with food
sample from the previous trial
sample
unfamiliar object

3. Classical conditioning is considered to be an instance of

motor learning
relational learning
stimulus-response learning
perceptual learning

4. The NMDA receptor channel is unique in that this channel requires

depolarization of the postsynaptic membrane and activation of the NMDA receptor
the joint action of glutamate and chloride at the receptor
that the postsynaptic membrane be hyperpolarized when glutamate binds to the NMDA receptor
the presence of MG+ ions inside the membrane

5. Anterograde amnesia refers to an inability to

recall details of childhood before the age of three
access motor programs that guide everyday behaviors such as walking or riding a bicycle
learn new information
recall recent events

6. An individual with _______ would be expected to exhibit the symptom of confabulation

Tay-Sachs disease
Parkinson’s disease
Huntington’s disease
Korsakoff’s syndrome

7. The memory disorder shown by patient H.M. is unusual in that he

shows amnesia for events prior to his brain surgery
reverses word order in sentences
shows memory deficits as well as heightened emotionality
is able to learn new tasks, but is later unaware of this learning

8. The hippocampus seems to important for the formation of

declarative memory
spatial memory
configural learning
all of the above

9. Alzheimer’s patients

have a lightly longer protein that leads to neurofibrillar tangles
may be treated by blocking amyloid beta protein 42
may be treated by stimulating acetylcholine receptors
all of the above

10. Pavlov suggested that classical learning depends on connections in the brain. Lashley’s search for the engram failed to support the notion that learning depend on new connections. Was Lashley correct in his assumption?

yes, no lesions to the cerebellum impaired performance on complex tasks
yes, no lesions to the cortex impaired performance on simple tasks
no, Lashley used simple tasks and looked in the cerebellum
no, Lashley used complex tasks and looked in the cortex

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