Learning, Memory, Emotions

Question 1

Fxns of orbitofrontal cortex and effects of lesion

Answer 1

control over biological drives, reward circuit (drugs). Disinhibition and inappropriate behavior.

Question 2

Fxns of dorsolateral convexity and effects of lesion

Answer 2

planning. decreased motivation, attention, concentration

Question 3

Fxns of medial region of frontal lobes and effects of lesion

Answer 3

movement. Apathy, decreased movement, gait disturbances, incontinence

Question 4

Left prefrontal lobe fxns and result of lesion. Right?

Answer 4

elevation of mood, depression. stress, elevation of mood

Question 5

trial and error learning or learning that occurs because of the consequences to the individual of a previous behavior

Answer 5

operant conditioning

Question 6

divisions of operant conditioning

Answer 6

reinforcement (increase behavior) or punishment (decrease). Reinforcement can be positive (add a + stimulus) or negative (remove a -). Punishment can be positive (add a noxious stimulus) or neg (remove a + stimulus)

Question 7

the gradual disappearance of a learned behavior when reinforcement is withheld

Answer 7

extinction

Question 8

best way to change long term behavior

Answer 8

positive reinforcement or extinction

Question 9

learning done by seeing another person and imitating them

Answer 9

modeling

Question 10

episodic vs semantic memory

Answer 10

what personally is experienced vs general knowledge about the world. Both are declarative