Bilogical Basis Of Learning

Question 1

Types of memory brain damage

Answer 1

Retrograde amnesia = cannot remember events prior to the brain damage
Anterograde amnesia = cannot remember events after brain damage, failure of consolidation

Question 2

Three store memory model

Answer 2

Sensory information
STM - rehearsal and consolidation
LTM

Question 3

Facts and events memory

Answer 3

Declarative or explicit memory

Question 4

Forms of memory expressed as skills, habits and simple forms of conditioning

Answer 4

Non-declarative or implicit memory

Question 5

Clark et al. (1992)

Answer 5

Reversible lesions of the cerebellar interpositus nucleus during acquisition and retention of a classically conditioned behaviour.
Rhinal cortex has the biggest effect on retention.

Question 6

What procedure did HM have?

Answer 6

Bilateral medial-temporal lobectomy
Couldn’t learn anything new
Good STM, LTM only from before the procedure
Retained classical conditioning for eye blink trials