N110 Leon FInal — Lectures 1-3
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Human faces, surprising events, and emotional events are all examples of things humans
___________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- remember
Process of turning short-term memory into long-term memory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Consolidation
S appeared to have a ________ memory. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- limitless
S' limitless memory was due to a ___________ brain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- damaged
Your brain ________ unimportant information. _______________ are easy to remember,
while _____________ are difficult to remember. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- filters;
experiences/videos; readings/lectures
_________ attention is required for ___________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Focused;
consolidation
_________ is the most used study strategy (84%). Only 1% of people reported practicing
________ (self-testing) as their #1 studying strategy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rereading;
recall
The ______ form of learning is ___________ __________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
lowest; repeated information
The ____ way to study is by _________ _________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- best;
repeated testing
Memory improves with an ______ response , or the hormone, _____________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- emotional; norepinephrine
, ______ is caused by your memory being too _______ because there is a high level of the
hormone, ________________ present when an emotional event occurs. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- PTSD; strong; norepinephrine
Soldiers taking ___________ like _______ can increase their risk of PTSD - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- norepinephrine stimulants; Adderall
What drug increases PTSD risk and why? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Adderall, because it
increases norepinephrine levels which can make consolidation easier
How do you block bad memories from consolidating? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By
blocking norepinephrine beta receptors with beta blockers
______ have a combination of limited mental abilities and extraordinary ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Savants; memory
Memory impairment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amnesia
The type of amnesia where you can't remember past memories - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Retrograde amnesia
The type of amnesia where you can't form new memories - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Anterograde amnesia
Global amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dementia (both retrograde amnesia and
anterograde amnesia)
H.M. had his ________ removed and developed _______ amnesia - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- hippocampus; anterograde
Hippocampus damage produces a memory deficit for _______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- new facts
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Human faces, surprising events, and emotional events are all examples of things humans
___________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- remember
Process of turning short-term memory into long-term memory - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Consolidation
S appeared to have a ________ memory. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- limitless
S' limitless memory was due to a ___________ brain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- damaged
Your brain ________ unimportant information. _______________ are easy to remember,
while _____________ are difficult to remember. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- filters;
experiences/videos; readings/lectures
_________ attention is required for ___________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Focused;
consolidation
_________ is the most used study strategy (84%). Only 1% of people reported practicing
________ (self-testing) as their #1 studying strategy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Rereading;
recall
The ______ form of learning is ___________ __________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
lowest; repeated information
The ____ way to study is by _________ _________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- best;
repeated testing
Memory improves with an ______ response , or the hormone, _____________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- emotional; norepinephrine
, ______ is caused by your memory being too _______ because there is a high level of the
hormone, ________________ present when an emotional event occurs. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- PTSD; strong; norepinephrine
Soldiers taking ___________ like _______ can increase their risk of PTSD - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- norepinephrine stimulants; Adderall
What drug increases PTSD risk and why? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Adderall, because it
increases norepinephrine levels which can make consolidation easier
How do you block bad memories from consolidating? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By
blocking norepinephrine beta receptors with beta blockers
______ have a combination of limited mental abilities and extraordinary ________. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Savants; memory
Memory impairment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Amnesia
The type of amnesia where you can't remember past memories - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Retrograde amnesia
The type of amnesia where you can't form new memories - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Anterograde amnesia
Global amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Dementia (both retrograde amnesia and
anterograde amnesia)
H.M. had his ________ removed and developed _______ amnesia - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- hippocampus; anterograde
Hippocampus damage produces a memory deficit for _______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- new facts
