HW 9 - Learning & Memory and
Language & Lateralization Questions
and Answers.
Indicate whether the following are TRUE or FALSE in regards to the criteria for Learning. -
Answer A) Classical Conditioning involves developing associations between stimuli. True
B) Operant Conditioning involves developing associations between responses. False
C) Hebbian Synapses are those in which a circuit has developed, though experience, such that it
is easier to activate. True
D) Conditioning depends on Temporal Contiguity, which means that the items being associated
must co-occur. True
E) The "Law of Effect" states that a behavior repeatedly associated with negative reinforcement
is likely to be repeated. False
Indicate whether each of the following is or is not indicative of Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) -
Answer A) The majority of glutamate receptors in a given area have Mg+ blocking their
receptor sites. is not
B) Neurons involved have dense dendritic branches. is
C) A decrease in the levels of retrograde messengers. is not
D) Perforation of the terminal buttons of pre-synaptic cells. is
E) Significant rates of metabolic activity convert NMDA sites to AMPA sites. is
F) Neurogenesis. is
Answer the following in regards to Spatial Memory. - Answer A) The brain area most
implicated in spatial memory is Hippocampus
B) The Hippocampus is larger in seed-caching birds than in those who do not store food for
winter.
C) One class of neurons that show neurogenesis during the learning of a new spatial layout are
called Place Cells .
D) Damage to the Hippocampus impairs the ability to navigate, to recognize familiar locations,
and to read a map.
E) The Parietal Cortex is also implicated in mapping both your praxic and large-scaled
environments.
F) The representation of a learned territory is sometimes called a "Cognitive Map" .
Indicate whether the following are TRUE or FALSE in regards to Procedural Memory. - Answer
A) A rat in an "F maze" learns to go to the same arm of that maze for which it was rewarded on
the previous trial. False
Language & Lateralization Questions
and Answers.
Indicate whether the following are TRUE or FALSE in regards to the criteria for Learning. -
Answer A) Classical Conditioning involves developing associations between stimuli. True
B) Operant Conditioning involves developing associations between responses. False
C) Hebbian Synapses are those in which a circuit has developed, though experience, such that it
is easier to activate. True
D) Conditioning depends on Temporal Contiguity, which means that the items being associated
must co-occur. True
E) The "Law of Effect" states that a behavior repeatedly associated with negative reinforcement
is likely to be repeated. False
Indicate whether each of the following is or is not indicative of Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) -
Answer A) The majority of glutamate receptors in a given area have Mg+ blocking their
receptor sites. is not
B) Neurons involved have dense dendritic branches. is
C) A decrease in the levels of retrograde messengers. is not
D) Perforation of the terminal buttons of pre-synaptic cells. is
E) Significant rates of metabolic activity convert NMDA sites to AMPA sites. is
F) Neurogenesis. is
Answer the following in regards to Spatial Memory. - Answer A) The brain area most
implicated in spatial memory is Hippocampus
B) The Hippocampus is larger in seed-caching birds than in those who do not store food for
winter.
C) One class of neurons that show neurogenesis during the learning of a new spatial layout are
called Place Cells .
D) Damage to the Hippocampus impairs the ability to navigate, to recognize familiar locations,
and to read a map.
E) The Parietal Cortex is also implicated in mapping both your praxic and large-scaled
environments.
F) The representation of a learned territory is sometimes called a "Cognitive Map" .
Indicate whether the following are TRUE or FALSE in regards to Procedural Memory. - Answer
A) A rat in an "F maze" learns to go to the same arm of that maze for which it was rewarded on
the previous trial. False
