Neuropsychology of Learning & Memory

Question 1

The type of memory that refers to general knowledge of the world (e.g., facts vocabulary, rules) is called:
A.	Working memory
B.	Procedural memory
C.	Episodic memory
D.	Semantic memory

Answer 1

D. Semantic memory

Question 2

Retrograde amnesia is:
A. The inability to learn new information following a brain injury.
B. The inability to learn new information and recall information prior to a brain injury.
C. The inability to recall information prior to a brain injury.
D. None of the above

Answer 2

C. The inability to recall information prior to a brain injury.

(Anterograde amnesia: can’t form memories after)

Question 3

When memorizing a list of words, the words that are last to be presented are more easily recalled.  This is called:
A.	Primary effect
B.	Recency effect
C.	Equipotential effect
D.	Transduction effect

Answer 3

B. Recency effect

Question 4

The visuospatial sketchpad can be compromised by damage to what part of the brain?
A.	Bilateral frontal regions
B.	Bilateral temporal regions
C.	Bilateral occipital regions
D.	Bilateral parietal-occipital regions

Answer 4

D. Bilateral parietal-occipital regions

Question 5

Baddeley and Hitch’s (1974) Working Memory Model theorizes a modality non-specific cognitive system that coordinates processes in working memory. What are the two mechanisms that the central executive of working memory regulates?
A. Short-term and long-term memory
B. Phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad
C. Analysis and synthesis
D. Sensory memory and working memory

Answer 5

B. Phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad

Question 6

In kids, memory problems occur more frequently as secondary to deficits in attention, verbal processing, and visual perception, rather than as to problems that are specific to memory alone. True or False?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What term is used to describe memory retrieval without the aid of external cues?
A.	Recognition
B.	Free recall
C.	Learning
D.	Incidental learning

Answer 7

B. Free recall

Question 8

Unilateral right temporal lobe damage can affect everything below except for:
A.	Tactile and visual maze learning
B.	Spatial positioning
C.	Facial recognition
D.	Recall of stories

Answer 8

D. Recall of stories

Question 9

Which two brain structures plays a major role in memory?
A.	Amygdala and hippocampus
B.	Fornix and hypothalamus
C.	Angular gyrus and cingulate gyrus
D.	Basal ganglia and pons

Answer 9

A. Amygdala and hippocampus

Question 10

What part of the brain seems to be responsible for transferring short-term memories to long-term memories?
A.	Fornix
B.	Basal ganglia
C.	Pineal gland
D.	Hippocampus

Answer 10

D. Hippocampus

Question 11

Bilateral removal of the temporal lobes in the case study of H.M. produced what types of memory impairment?
A.	Retrograde amnesia
B.	Transduction amnesia
C.	Anterograde amnesia
D.	Posterior amnesia

Answer 11

C. Anterograde amnesia

Question 12

In Baddeley and Hitch’s Working Memory Model, what is the “command and control center” that presides over the interactions between the two subordinate systems and long-term memory?
A.	Visuospatial sketchpad
B.	Central executive 
C.	Phonological loop
D.	Dorsal stream

Answer 12

B. Central executive

Question 13

In the School Neuropsych Conceptual Model, memory is categorized into what four major divisions?
A. STM, LTM, semantic memory, and working memory
B. Sensory memory, STM, working memory, and LTM
C. Rate of new learning, immediate memory, LTM, and verbal-visual associative memory
D. Sensory memory, immediate working memory, working memory, and LTM

Answer 13

C. Rate of new learning, immediate memory, LTM, and verbal-visual associative memory

Question 14

What are the names of the three major stand-alone tests of memory and learning for kids?
A. CVLT-C, NEPSY-2, and CMS
B. WRAML-2, Test of Memory and Learning 2, and CMS
C. Test of Everyday Memory, WRAML-2, and NEPSY-2
D. CMS, NEPSY-2, and Test of Memory and Learning 2

Answer 14

B. WRAML-2, Test of Memory and Learning 2, and CMS

Question 15

Memory for Stories tests would be categorized where in the School Neuropsych Conceptual Model?
A.	Verbal memory with context
B.	Visual memory with context
C.	Verbal memory without context
D.	Visual memory without context

Answer 15

A. Verbal memory with context

Question 16

True or False? All memory for stories tests across batteries measure the same neurocognitive abilities?

Answer 16

False

Question 17

On a list learning test, the number correct from the last trial minus the number correct from the first trial is considered a measure of:
A.	Retention
B.	Recall
C.	Recognition
D.	Learning

Answer 17

D. Learning

Question 18

In a memory recall test, a recall error such as recalling “car” for “truck” is called:
A.	Phonological error
B.	Intrusion error
C.	Semantic error
D.	Confabulation error

Answer 18

C. Semantic error

Question 19

Which type of memory isn’t assessed on the WRAML-2, CMS, or TOMAL-2?
A.	Visual immediate memory
B.	Verbal LTM
C.	Semantic memory
D.	Verbal immediate memory

Answer 19

C. Semantic memory

Question 20

Tests such as recalling digits or letters backwards are designed to measure what aspect of memory?
A.	Verbal working memory
B.	Semantic memory
C.	Verbal immediate memory
D.	Verbal LTM

Answer 20

A. Verbal working memory