Chapter 14: Cognition, Emotion, Memory and Language Flashcards
Remembering your social security number is an example of which type of memory?
Semantic
Which are of the brain is one of the last to myelinate?
Prefrontal Cortex
People with what condition are often found to have difficulty recognizing emotional expression in others.
Autism
Riding a bike would be an example of which type of memory?
Implicit
What are the 3 stage of motor learning?
Acquisition
Storage
Accessed
What is the estimated time frame for working memory?
Seconds to minutes
The the inability to understand written and spoken language would be associated with damage to which area?
Wernicke’s Area
Encoding into neural circuits in enhanced with which of the following activities?
Sleeping
Exercise
Repetition
Which of the following would be an example of episodic memory?
Remembering your first date with your significant other
Where does the cognitive cortex get information from?
association areas of somatosensory, auditory, visual, and thalamus.
Lesions of the cognitive cortex result in what?
difficulty focusing, staying on task, preservation (unable to shift to new topics). Common w/ TBI
What is prefrontal syndrome?
Pt. with TBI who has excessive agitation, lack of self-control, and socially inappropriate behaviors
What do mirror neurons do?
allow us to understand what other people are thinking or feeling.
Declarative learning is also called what?
Explicit learning
Remembering your PTA graduation day would be what type of declarative memory?
episodic
