N110 LEON FINAL — LECTURES 1-3 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A++
Human faces, surprising events, and emotional events are all examples of things
humans ___________
remember
Process of turning short-term memory into long-term memory
Consolidation
S appeared to have a ________ memory.
limitless
S' limitless memory was due to a ___________ brain
damaged
Your brain ________ unimportant information. _______________ are easy to
remember, while _____________ are difficult to remember.
filters; experiences/videos; readings/lectures
_________ attention is required for ___________
Focused; consolidation
_________ is the most used study strategy (84%). Only 1% of people reported
practicing ________ (self-testing) as their #1 studying strategy
Rereading; recall
, The ______ form of learning is ___________ __________
lowest; repeated information
The ____ way to study is by _________ _________
best; repeated testing
Memory improves with an ______ response , or the hormone, _____________.
emotional; norepinephrine
______ is caused by your memory being too _______ because there is a high
level of the hormone, ________________ present when an emotional event
occurs.
PTSD; strong; norepinephrine
Soldiers taking ___________ like _______ can increase their risk of PTSD
norepinephrine stimulants; Adderall
What drug increases PTSD risk and why?
Adderall, because it increases norepinephrine levels which can make consolidation
easier
How do you block bad memories from consolidating?
By blocking norepinephrine beta receptors with beta blockers
______ have a combination of limited mental abilities and extraordinary ________.
Savants; memory
Memory impairment
Amnesia
The type of amnesia where you can't remember past memories
Retrograde amnesia
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A++
Human faces, surprising events, and emotional events are all examples of things
humans ___________
remember
Process of turning short-term memory into long-term memory
Consolidation
S appeared to have a ________ memory.
limitless
S' limitless memory was due to a ___________ brain
damaged
Your brain ________ unimportant information. _______________ are easy to
remember, while _____________ are difficult to remember.
filters; experiences/videos; readings/lectures
_________ attention is required for ___________
Focused; consolidation
_________ is the most used study strategy (84%). Only 1% of people reported
practicing ________ (self-testing) as their #1 studying strategy
Rereading; recall
, The ______ form of learning is ___________ __________
lowest; repeated information
The ____ way to study is by _________ _________
best; repeated testing
Memory improves with an ______ response , or the hormone, _____________.
emotional; norepinephrine
______ is caused by your memory being too _______ because there is a high
level of the hormone, ________________ present when an emotional event
occurs.
PTSD; strong; norepinephrine
Soldiers taking ___________ like _______ can increase their risk of PTSD
norepinephrine stimulants; Adderall
What drug increases PTSD risk and why?
Adderall, because it increases norepinephrine levels which can make consolidation
easier
How do you block bad memories from consolidating?
By blocking norepinephrine beta receptors with beta blockers
______ have a combination of limited mental abilities and extraordinary ________.
Savants; memory
Memory impairment
Amnesia
The type of amnesia where you can't remember past memories
Retrograde amnesia
