Psych 311 Exam Questions And
Answers | 2026 Update
Anterograde amnesia is an inability to - Answer- Form New Memories
In the movie Groundhog Day, the character played by Bill Murray experiences the same
day over and over again. One of the activities he practices each day is playing the
piano. By the end of the movie, he is able to play piano expertly. Someone with
anterograde amnesia could do the same, but unlike Bill Murray's character not
remember ever practicing. This is because ___ memory is gone, but ___ memory
remains intact following hippocampal damage. - Answer- Declarative; Nondeclarative
Consolidation of Memory refers to - Answer- Formation of Permanent Memories
How well a list of words is remembered could be predicted from the extent _____ during
stimulus presentation - Answer- Of activation that occurred in the hippocampus
If glutamate-blocking drugs are given after learning a water maze, rats - Answer- show
a detriment in retrieval
On your first day of class, you enter a building, consult your schedule for a room
number and navigate to the classroom using - Answer- working memory
On your last day of class, you navigate to the classroom mostly using - Answer- Long-
term memory
The longest-lasting memories are located mostly in - Answer- cortical areas other than
the hippocampus
Your grandmother unfortunately had a stroke over the weekend. You take her to the
doctor, and the doctor says to expect some declarative memory loss. What will your
grandmother have problems with? - Answer- Memory For Facts
The amygdala contributes to learning by strengthening declarative memories about
emotional events involving - Answer- all are strengthened, provided there is an
emotional component
What is suggest to be the purpose of LTD? - Answer- To clear old memories
The arm of the immune system where B-cells create an antigen specific immune
response is - Answer- adaptive immune system
In one or two sentences, describe what can be conclude from the fluorescence images
below - Answer- In the binge EtOH group, the new born cells (BrdU) are likely microglia
Answers | 2026 Update
Anterograde amnesia is an inability to - Answer- Form New Memories
In the movie Groundhog Day, the character played by Bill Murray experiences the same
day over and over again. One of the activities he practices each day is playing the
piano. By the end of the movie, he is able to play piano expertly. Someone with
anterograde amnesia could do the same, but unlike Bill Murray's character not
remember ever practicing. This is because ___ memory is gone, but ___ memory
remains intact following hippocampal damage. - Answer- Declarative; Nondeclarative
Consolidation of Memory refers to - Answer- Formation of Permanent Memories
How well a list of words is remembered could be predicted from the extent _____ during
stimulus presentation - Answer- Of activation that occurred in the hippocampus
If glutamate-blocking drugs are given after learning a water maze, rats - Answer- show
a detriment in retrieval
On your first day of class, you enter a building, consult your schedule for a room
number and navigate to the classroom using - Answer- working memory
On your last day of class, you navigate to the classroom mostly using - Answer- Long-
term memory
The longest-lasting memories are located mostly in - Answer- cortical areas other than
the hippocampus
Your grandmother unfortunately had a stroke over the weekend. You take her to the
doctor, and the doctor says to expect some declarative memory loss. What will your
grandmother have problems with? - Answer- Memory For Facts
The amygdala contributes to learning by strengthening declarative memories about
emotional events involving - Answer- all are strengthened, provided there is an
emotional component
What is suggest to be the purpose of LTD? - Answer- To clear old memories
The arm of the immune system where B-cells create an antigen specific immune
response is - Answer- adaptive immune system
In one or two sentences, describe what can be conclude from the fluorescence images
below - Answer- In the binge EtOH group, the new born cells (BrdU) are likely microglia
