BIO N110 LEON
FINAL EXAM
(SPRING 22) Sec
A (219 questions
and answers)
What is prosopagnosia? - answer -"Face
blindness"
-Inability to identify/recognize an individual by
their face
-Often caused when someone has a stroke in the
part of the brain that specializes in facial features,
they can look at someone's face & see their
features but cannot recognize them
What piece of music has been shown to improve
memory in college students before an exam? -
answer Sonata for two pianos in D major, K.448
by Mozart
,What do humans REMEMBER? - answer -Human
faces (eg, need to recognize people)
-Human interactions
-Surprising events
-Emotional events (eg, day you get married)
-Interesting things (eg, Knowing Kim K's current
boyfriend is Pete)
-Processed information (eg, Driving does not have
to constantly be relearned)
-Repeated information (eg, AD's rely on this)
What do humans have difficulty remembering? -
answer -Everything that students are taught in
college
-People pretend to learn in school, it is all based on
memorization for re-gurgitation on the exam
What do you (humans) remember? - answer Long-
term memories made by CONSOLIDATION
What is CONSOLIDATION of memory? - answer -
The brain asks if the information/memory is
important enough to remember, or not.
,-If the information/memory is important, long-term
memories will be formed from immediate and
short-term memories.
Who is patient "S." and what is his role in human
memory? - answer -Appeared to have a LIMITLESS
memory.
-All information went into his long-term memory.
-Suggests that the human brain is capable of
remembering everything.
Your brain _______ unimportant information - answer
FILTERS
___________ are easy to remember. - answer
Experiences (eg, Easy to remember labs)
______ mimic real experiences. - answer Videos
_______ and lectures are difficult to remember. -
answer Readings (eg, Difficult to hear and write
at the same time)
How should you (college students) study? - answer
-Start studying right after the lecture; don't wait
until you forget most of it three weeks later
, -Eliminate distractions; focused attention is
required for consolidation
-After you review the material, try to replicate it
either verbally or in written form. Repeat.
-Correct any misunderstandings before the next
lecture
-But rereading is the most used strategy (84%).
Only 1% reported practicing RECALL (self-testing)
as their #1 strategy.
What is the ____ way to study? - answer best
Is it more effective to study by rehearsing in short-
term memory or through repeated testing? -
answer Repeated testing - Repetition is the only
way to study
Memory improves with an _________ response, or
norepinephrine - answer emotional
When memories for a traumatic event are too
strong, what disorder is developed? - answer
PTSD
Soldiers are often taking ______________ stimulants
(Adderall), which may increase their PTSD risk. -
answer norepinephrine
FINAL EXAM
(SPRING 22) Sec
A (219 questions
and answers)
What is prosopagnosia? - answer -"Face
blindness"
-Inability to identify/recognize an individual by
their face
-Often caused when someone has a stroke in the
part of the brain that specializes in facial features,
they can look at someone's face & see their
features but cannot recognize them
What piece of music has been shown to improve
memory in college students before an exam? -
answer Sonata for two pianos in D major, K.448
by Mozart
,What do humans REMEMBER? - answer -Human
faces (eg, need to recognize people)
-Human interactions
-Surprising events
-Emotional events (eg, day you get married)
-Interesting things (eg, Knowing Kim K's current
boyfriend is Pete)
-Processed information (eg, Driving does not have
to constantly be relearned)
-Repeated information (eg, AD's rely on this)
What do humans have difficulty remembering? -
answer -Everything that students are taught in
college
-People pretend to learn in school, it is all based on
memorization for re-gurgitation on the exam
What do you (humans) remember? - answer Long-
term memories made by CONSOLIDATION
What is CONSOLIDATION of memory? - answer -
The brain asks if the information/memory is
important enough to remember, or not.
,-If the information/memory is important, long-term
memories will be formed from immediate and
short-term memories.
Who is patient "S." and what is his role in human
memory? - answer -Appeared to have a LIMITLESS
memory.
-All information went into his long-term memory.
-Suggests that the human brain is capable of
remembering everything.
Your brain _______ unimportant information - answer
FILTERS
___________ are easy to remember. - answer
Experiences (eg, Easy to remember labs)
______ mimic real experiences. - answer Videos
_______ and lectures are difficult to remember. -
answer Readings (eg, Difficult to hear and write
at the same time)
How should you (college students) study? - answer
-Start studying right after the lecture; don't wait
until you forget most of it three weeks later
, -Eliminate distractions; focused attention is
required for consolidation
-After you review the material, try to replicate it
either verbally or in written form. Repeat.
-Correct any misunderstandings before the next
lecture
-But rereading is the most used strategy (84%).
Only 1% reported practicing RECALL (self-testing)
as their #1 strategy.
What is the ____ way to study? - answer best
Is it more effective to study by rehearsing in short-
term memory or through repeated testing? -
answer Repeated testing - Repetition is the only
way to study
Memory improves with an _________ response, or
norepinephrine - answer emotional
When memories for a traumatic event are too
strong, what disorder is developed? - answer
PTSD
Soldiers are often taking ______________ stimulants
(Adderall), which may increase their PTSD risk. -
answer norepinephrine
