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Learning and Memory - Intro - Quiz
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1The process by which changes in behaviour arise as a result of experience and interaction in the world is known as:
- Aa. natural selection
- Bb. sampling
- Cc. survival of the fittest
- Dd. learning
2In studying memory, Ebbinghaus was concerned that his data would be affected by the fact that he was more familiar with some words than others. He avoided this problem by using
- AA. real words that were unfamiliar to him
- BB. strings of digits
- CC. three-letter nonsense words
- Dd. real words that were familiar but very short
3______ is a record of one's past experiences
- Aa. memory
- Bb. learning
- Cc. experience
- Dd. motivation
4The person who developed the form of learning known as classical conditioning is:
- Aa. Ivan Pavlov
- Bb. Hermann Ebbinghaus
- Cc. Francis Galton
- DJohn B. Watson
5Behaviourism focuses on the study of:
- Aa. interventions
- Bb. observable behaviours
- Cc. brain processes
- Dd. internal thoughts
6Which subfield of psychology focuses on human abilities such as thinking, language, and reasoning?
- Aa. cognitive psychology
- Bb. classical conditioning
- Cc. neo-behaviourism
- Dd. behaviourism
7Which part of the brain helps regulate autonomic functions such as breathing?
- Aa. the temporal lobe
- Bb. the brainstem
- Cc. the cerebellum
- Dd. the hippocampus
8Which brain structure is especially important for long-term memory of episodic information (e.g., remembering one's eighth birthday party)?
- AThe basal ganglia
- BThe hippocampus
- CThe Amygdala
- DThe thalamus
9Long-term potentiation is when:
- ANeurons respond in the absence of a stimulus
- BA recent strong stimulus causes a neuron to over-respond to a subsequent stimulus
- CA strong stimulus leads to a weaker-than-normal response in a neuron
- DNeurons continue to respond long after a stimulus has been removed
10What is neural plasticity?
- AThe finding that drugs can impact the release of neurotransmitters by the presynaptic neuron
- BThe ability of neural connections and synapses to change as a result of experience
- CThe finding that neurons are not rigid but can bend
- DThe ability of neurons to absorb a stain of silver chromate
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- Psychology Quiz sobre Learning and Memory - Intro - Quiz, criado por Olivia Lennan em 22-02-2017.
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