Biopsychology 9th Edition By John – Test Bank

CHAPTER 11
LEARNING, MEMORY, AND AMNESIA: HOW YOUR BRAIN STORES INFORMATION

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

!) One of the major turning points in the study of the neuropsychology of memory was the year H.M. had his operation:
A) 1923.
B) 1934.
C) 1953.
D) 1983.
E) 1991.
Answer: C
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2) H.M. was
A) a famous neuropsychologist.
B) a person who had epilepsy.
C) an Egyptian.
D) a famous physiological psychologist.
E) a sad product of prefrontal lobotomy.
Answer: B
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3) The brain operation performed on H.M. was a
A) unilateral temporal lobectomy.
B) bilateral prefrontal lobotomy.
C) bilateral temporal lobotomy.
D) bilateral medial temporal lobectomy.
E) none of the above
Answer: D
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4) If you were going to illustrate the extent of H.M.’s bilateral lesion, you could accomplish this best if you drew H.M.’s brain from __________ perspective.
A) an inferior
B) a dorsal
C) a posterior
D) a lateral
E) a dorsolateral
Answer: A
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5) H.M.’s surgery was a success in that
A) the incidence of his seizures was markedly reduced.
B) his IQ was increased.
C) it became possible to reduce the level of his anticonvulsant medication.
D) all of the above
E) both A and C
Answer: D
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6) After his surgery, H.M.’s IQ
A) dropped to 68.
B) dropped slightly.
C) dropped to 89.
D) stayed about the same.
E) increased.
Answer: E
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7) The shaded areas on this drawing of the inferior surface of the brain illustrate the position of the
A) hippocampuses.
B) amygdalas.
C) striatums.
D) medial parietal lobes.
E) medial temporal lobes.
Answer: E
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8) Following his surgery, H.M. seemed to experience
A) an extreme retrograde amnesia for remote events.
B) a complete disruption of short-term memory.
C) a mild retrograde amnesia for events of the 2 years preceding the surgery.
D) all of the above
E) both A and C
Answer: C
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9) H.M.’s greatest postsurgical problem was his
A) anterograde amnesia.
B) retrograde amnesia.
C) deficit in short-term memory.
D) loss of remote memory.
E) drop in IQ.
Answer: A
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10) The most commonly employed test of short-term verbal memory is the
A) block-tapping test.
B) digit-span test.
C) digit-span +1 test.
D) WAIS.
E) paired-associate test.
Answer: B
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