Learning Systems Theory Quiz Questions

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1.

In anterograde amnesia, which of the following is not present?
- A.
  
  Memory for events 20 years ago
- B.
  
  Memory for events in the past week
- C.
  
  Normal ability to do working memory tasks that take less than 30 seconds
- D.
  
  Normal phenomenological awareness
2.

Considering a stimulus A that is presented for exactly 100ms. Immediately after Stimulus A is presented, Stimulus B is presented for exactly 200 ms. The interstimulus interval for stimulus A and B is
- A.
  
  100 ms
- B.
  
  0 ms
- C.
  
  200 ms
- D.
  
  300 ms
3.

Synchronized EEG is found in which sleep stage(s)?
- A.
  
  Stage 1
- B.
  
  Stage 2
- C.
  
  REM
- D.
  
  Stage 3 and 4
4.

The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve shows, with regard to memory for learned information
- A.
  
  Precipitous decline in the first 30 seconds, then very slow decline
- B.
  
  Linear decline
- C.
  
  Precipitous decline in the first day, then very slow decline
- D.
  
  Slow decline in the first day, then precipitous decline
5.

Pre-categorical means
- A.
  
  Processing that includes identifying the category of a stimulus
- B.
  
  Processing that falls short of identifying category
- C.
  
  Processing that occurs after the appearance of a mask
- D.
  
  Processing that occurs after the presentation of a category name
6.

In working memory, a word written in green ink on a whiteboard would primarily be maintained in
- A.
  
  The central executive
- B.
  
  Visuospatial sketchpad
- C.
  
  Phonological loop
- D.
  
  Episodic buffer
7.

The Karni et al. (1994) study published in Science makes use of a task that is considered procedural because
- A.
  
  It is nonverbal
- B.
  
  It explicitly requires participants to remember their earlier experience in the task
- C.
  
  It is verbal and involves statements, assertions and propositions
- D.
  
  Learning is impaired by the disruption of REM sleep
8.

the three systems of memory in the Atkinson-Shiffrin (1968) model are
- A.
  
  Attention, rehearsal, retrieval
- B.
  
  Sensory, working memory, LTM
- C.
  
  Sensory, STM, LTM
- D.
  
  Decay, displacement, interference
9.

which of the following pairs of words would be coded most similarly in LTM?
- A.
  
  Steal and steel
- B.
  
  Great and grate
- C.
  
  Friend and acquaintance
- D.
  
  Four and for
10.

if not maintained by rehearsal, information in STM is lost in about
- A.
  
  100 ms
- B.
  
  2-5 s
- C.
  
  20 s
- D.
  
  5-10 minutes
11.

memory of pictures in LTM is better when the pictures are studied along with verbal explanation of the content of the pictures. This has been taken as evidence that
- A.
  
  Pictures are rehearsed in the visuospatial sketchpad in LTM
- B.
  
  The capacity of LTM for pictures is for all intents and purposes infinite
- C.
  
  Visual memory in LTM is coded at least in part semantically
- D.
  
  Memory in LTM involves phonological coding
12.

According to complementary learning systems theory
- A.
  
  All information is originally learned in semantic memory and then transferred to episodic memory
- B.
  
  For patients with amnesia, performance on recall tasks is about as good as performance of patients without amnesia
- C.
  
  The hippocampus is specialized for slow learning of patterns, while cortex is specialized for rapid learning that is not good at detecting patterns
- D.
  
  The hippocampus is specialized for rapid learning that is not good at detecting patterns, while cortex is specialized for slow learning that is good at detecting patterns
13.

in recognition tests of working memory, participants often falsely report that a homophone of a studied word was on the studied list. This has been taken as evidence that
- A.
  
  Coding in LTM is semantic
- B.
  
  Coding in LTM is phonological
- C.
  
  Coding in working memory is phonological
- D.
  
  Coding in working memory is semantic
14.

K-complexes and spindles are found in
- A.
  
  Stage 1
- B.
  
  Stage 2
- C.
  
  REM
- D.
  
  Stage 3 and 4
15.

The name of the briefly stored representation of visual information in sensory memory is
- A.
  
  The echo
- B.
  
  The mask
- C.
  
  The probe
- D.
  
  The icon
16.

Subvocal rehearsal in working memory is considered to take place in
- A.
  
  The central executive
- B.
  
  The visuospatial sketchpad
- C.
  
  The articulatory loop
- D.
  
  Wernicke's area
17.

The Baddeley and Hitch (1974) experiment in which subjects memorized a digit span of six numbers and then did a sentence verification task is problematic for traditional views of STM because
- A.
  
  In the traditional view, STM should not be able to retain a span of six numbers
- B.
  
  It seems to imply that people can store both numbers and letters in STm, and the traditional view is that STM can store letters or numbers, but not both
- C.
  
  In the traditional view, sentences are processed entirely by echoic memory
- D.
  
  It seems to imply a capacity greater than 7 plus or minus 2
18.

search that continues through to the end of a memory set even after the sought-after item is found would be considered
- A.
  
  Serial self-terminating
- B.
  
  Serial exhaustive
- C.
  
  Semantic
- D.
  
  Phonological
19.

Hopfield networks are said to "dream" when
- A.
  
  Periodic activation unlearns parasitic memories
- B.
  
  Their output indicates something analogous to rapid eye movements
- C.
  
  They fail to thermoregulate
- D.
  
  They are first learning which output is appropriate for which input
20.

the very rare instances of the complete absence of atonia in human sleep lead to
- A.
  
  Thermoregualtion
- B.
  
  Sexual arousal
- C.
  
  REM Behavior Disorder
- D.
  
  Desynchronization
21.

Peripheral processing in the visual system refers to processing that
- A.
  
  Occurs between the retina and visual cortex
- B.
  
  Occurs where the two optic nerves cross at the center of the brain
- C.
  
  Occurs between visual cortex and areas to which information is sent from the visual cortex
- D.
  
  Occurs for saccade fixations at the very center of a visual scene
22.

in the flowerpot or pedestal technique, the rat falls from the platform when
- A.
  
  It enters sleep
- B.
  
  It enters REM
- C.
  
  Place cells are activated
- D.
  
  Cells in the cortex are activated
23.

dysarthria refers to
- A.
  
  Severe damage to STM while LTM is intact
- B.
  
  An in impairment in subvocal rehearsal
- C.
  
  Speech that is fluent but nonsensical
- D.
  
  An impairment in articulating speech which has a neurological cause
24.

masking disrupts
- A.
  
  Visible persistence
- B.
  
  Informational persistence
- C.
  
  Interstimulus interval
- D.
  
  Stimulus onset asynchrony
25.

In sleep, atonia is present in
- A.
  
  Stage 1
- B.
  
  Stage 2
- C.
  
  Stage REM
- D.
  
  Stages 3 and 4