Practice Exam 4

Question 1

Which of the following is a correct statement about medial temporal lobe amnesics? They often have

Answer 1

Both A and C
•Medial temporal lobe pathology
•A profile of mnemonic deficits similar to that of H.M

Question 2

One major difference between the amnesia associated with advanced Korsakoff’s syndrome and that associated with bilateral medial temporal lobe damage is that patients with advanced Korsakoff’s syndrome have

Answer 2

A retrograde amnesia that can extend back to childhood

Question 3

LTP is one of the most widely studied models of the physiology of memory because it

Answer 3

Both A and C
•Can last for a long time
•Depends on co-occurrence

Question 4

Broca’s areas is in the ________ cortex

Answer 4

Left frontal

Question 5

Damage to the left angular gyrus has been implicated in some cases of

Answer 5

Alexia and agraphia

Question 6

In contrast to the predictions of Wernicke-Greschwind model, CT and structural MRI studies have identified aphasic patients who appear to have damage restricted to

Answer 6

All of the above
•The medial frontal lobes
•The basal ganglia
•Subcortical white matter

Question 7

According to the Cannon-Bard theory, emotional experiences and emotional expression

Answer 7

Are parallel processes

Question 8

The pattern of behavior that is observed in monkeys after their anterior temporal lobes have been removed is called

Answer 8

The Kluver-Bucy syndrome

Question 9

Disruptions in immune function do not necessarily increase the incidence of infectious disease because

Answer 9

All of the above

Question 10

A major contribution of H.M’s case was the following. It

Answer 10

All of the above