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Which part of the brain is most important to your recall of information for success on this test?

• Cerebellum

• Medulla.

• Thalamus.

• Cerebrum.

Repetitive movement patterns, such as riding a bike, playing a musical instrument, or typing, are stored within the _____.

• Premotor cortex.

• Prefrontal cortex.

• Primary somatosensory area

• Motor cortex.

What part of our brain takes the information you just heard in lecture and converts it from short-term memory to long-term memory?

• Hippocampus

• Corpus callosum.

• Thalamus.

• Hypothalamus.

Which of the following structures is involved in both explicit memory as well as the development of fear?

• Amygdaloid nucleus

• Broca´s area

• Hippocampus.

• Wernicke's area.

Which of the following statements regarding diseases that induce altered states of consciousness is correct?

• Symptoms of the mood disorders (depressions and manias) typically include hallucinations and altered motor behavior.

• Symptoms of schizophrenia typically include delusions and paranoia.

• Symptoms of schizophrenia are frequently improved by drugs that stimulate dopamine activity in the brain.

• A and B.

Which of the following best describe the alpha rhythms?

• It a type of EEG wave characterized by moderate frequency (8-13 cycles per second).

• It occurs during the relaxed state with eyes closed.

• It is generated in the hypothalamus.

• A and B.

The neural mechanism that may represent a form of "learning" when transmission along frequently used nerve pathways results in improved efficiency of synaptic transmission, is called____

• Long-term potentiation.

• Synaptic inhibition.

• Presynaptic inhibition.

• Synaptic plasticity.

A distinction is made in memory research between _____ memory and _____ memory. The former refers to _____, whereas the later refers to_____.

• Episodic; autobiographical; memory for personally meaningful events; memory for general knowledge.

• Semantic; Episodic; memory for general knowledge; memory for personally meaningful events.

• Semantic; procedural; memory for general knowledge; memory for personally meaningful events.

• Semantic; short-term; memory for personally meaningful events; memory held in temporary storage.

At neural level, memory is thought to represent?

• Strengthening connections between neurons.

• Severing connections between neurons.

• Weakening connections between neurons.

• Learning neurons unaffected.

Long-term potentiation (LTP) describes ________

• How short-term memories are formed

• The day-to-day function of the amygdala

• How long-term memories are formed.

• Strengthening connections between neurons via repeated stimulation.