Emotion & Memory

Question 1

The ______ memory system is associated with non-declarative memory

Answer 1

Caudate

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the physiological activities of memory formation during moderate stress?

Answer 2

Stress activates the amygdala which increases the resources available to both the caudate and hippocampal memory systems for encoding the current experience.

Question 3

Imagine you could do brain imaging (fMRI) of a human while he or she performed a video game version of the Morris water maze task (actually it is done). Further, imagine you received IRB (ethics review) approval to give your participants inescapable shock prior to training. For your shocked participants, what would you expect to see compared to your non-shocked participants in scans taken during training and behaviorally at a later test?

Answer 3

little hippocampal activation and long latencies to find the platform at test

Question 4

Same as the previous question —- Imagine you could do brain imaging (fMRI) of a human while he or she performed a video game version of the Morris water maze task (actually it is done). Further, imagine you received IRB (ethics review) approval to give your participants inescapable shock prior to training. —-

In addition you have been given approval to chemically deactivate the amygdala of some of your participants. For your shocked participants, what would you expect to see in the amygdala deactivated group compared to your amygdala intact group in scans taken during training and behaviorally at a later test?

Answer 4

extensive hippocampal activity during training and short latencies to find the platform at test

Question 5

Which of the following events would be most likely to cause a flashbulb memory for your average citizen of Orange County?

a. A bomb destroying part of LAX Correct
b. Assassination of the prime minister of Sweden
c. A bomb destroying the U.S. embassy in Bagdad
d. The death of a terminally ill relative who has been sick for a long time

Answer 5

A bomb destroying part of LAX

Question 6

What distinguishes flashbulb memory from everyday memory?

Answer 6

confidence in flashbulb memories remain high over extended periods

Question 7

What is a likely explanation for the higher congruence scores for flashbulb memory studies in which the original report about the flashbulb memory was taken more than 2 weeks after the event?

Answer 7

Narrative rehearsal hypothesis

Question 8

The Caudate memory system is associated with _____ memory

Answer 8

non-declarative

Question 9

The hippocampal memory systems is associated with _____ memory

Answer 9

declarative

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the physiological activities of memory formation during excessive stress?

Answer 10

Stress activates the amygdala which increases the resources available to the caudate memory system and decreases encoding in the hippocampal memory system of the current experience.

Question 11

the __________ memory system is associated with declarative memory

Answer 11

hippocampal