N110 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Taxi cab drivers have an enlarged __________
Hippocampus
The ______ form of learning is ___________ __________
lowest; repeated information
Human faces, surprising events, and emotional events are all examples of things
humans ___________
remember
Process of short-term memory to long-term memory
Consolidation
S had a ________ memory because he lacked a experiential _________.
limitless, filter
The ____ way to study is by _________ _________
best, repeated testing
Memory improves with an ______ response , or the hormone, _____________.
emotional, norepinephrine
PTSD is caused by your memory being too _____ because there is a high level of
the hormone, ______________ present when an emotional event occurs.
strong, norepinephrine
How do you block bad memories from consolidating?
,Beta blockers which block norepinephrine beta receptors
What drug increases norepinephrine risk and why?
Adderall, because it increases norepinephrine levels which can make consolidation
easier
______ have a combination of limited mental abilities and extraordinary ________.
Savants; memory
Starting out memorizing about 7 digits and training for 2 years to now be able to
memorize 84 proves that exceptional memories are not _______.
Innate
Memory impairment
Amnesia
The type of amnesia when you can't remember past memories
Retrograde amnesia
The type of amnesia when you can't form new memories
Anterograde amnesia
Global amnesia
Dementia (both retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia)
The hippocampus deals with _________ amnesia
Anterograde
Since the ________ deals with anterograde amnesia, removal of it causes the loss
of the ability to ___________ new memories
hippocampus; consolidate
Hippocampus damage produces a memory deficit for new _______
,facts
____ refers to the biological differences between males and females such as the
reproductive organs or _________
Sex; genitals
________ refers to the ____ of a male or female in society or an individual's self-
concept
Gender; role
Men are better at mathematical ________ while women are better at mathematical
____________
Reasoning; Calculation
Trait that has very small difference between the genders
____ ______
Self esteem
Sex differences are not only ________ but can also depend on ________
relative; context
If American women are allowed to take a math test with a ____ - ___ name, they
do better than if they use their ____ _____.
made-up; own name
Sex _______________ can be magnified with ______________
differences; discrimination
Gendered brain areas differ by ______
size
, _____ have increased seratonin production showing the differences in
_____________ between the genders
Males; neurotransmitters
Y chromosome has the gene called ____ which produces the protein _________
___________ _________
SRY; testis determining factor
The testis ________ factor causes the indeterminate ______ to develop into
______
determining; gonad; testis
The _____ system is female
default
In the absence of testis determining factor, produced by the SRY gene on the Y
chromosome, the indeterminate _____ becomes an ______.
gonad; ovary
The testis produces a group of hormones known as ________
androgens
What is the primary androgen produced by the testis?
Testosterone
If there is no testosterone during __________, both males and females will be
___________
development; feminized
If there is testosterone during ___________, both males and females will be
__________
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
Taxi cab drivers have an enlarged __________
Hippocampus
The ______ form of learning is ___________ __________
lowest; repeated information
Human faces, surprising events, and emotional events are all examples of things
humans ___________
remember
Process of short-term memory to long-term memory
Consolidation
S had a ________ memory because he lacked a experiential _________.
limitless, filter
The ____ way to study is by _________ _________
best, repeated testing
Memory improves with an ______ response , or the hormone, _____________.
emotional, norepinephrine
PTSD is caused by your memory being too _____ because there is a high level of
the hormone, ______________ present when an emotional event occurs.
strong, norepinephrine
How do you block bad memories from consolidating?
,Beta blockers which block norepinephrine beta receptors
What drug increases norepinephrine risk and why?
Adderall, because it increases norepinephrine levels which can make consolidation
easier
______ have a combination of limited mental abilities and extraordinary ________.
Savants; memory
Starting out memorizing about 7 digits and training for 2 years to now be able to
memorize 84 proves that exceptional memories are not _______.
Innate
Memory impairment
Amnesia
The type of amnesia when you can't remember past memories
Retrograde amnesia
The type of amnesia when you can't form new memories
Anterograde amnesia
Global amnesia
Dementia (both retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia)
The hippocampus deals with _________ amnesia
Anterograde
Since the ________ deals with anterograde amnesia, removal of it causes the loss
of the ability to ___________ new memories
hippocampus; consolidate
Hippocampus damage produces a memory deficit for new _______
,facts
____ refers to the biological differences between males and females such as the
reproductive organs or _________
Sex; genitals
________ refers to the ____ of a male or female in society or an individual's self-
concept
Gender; role
Men are better at mathematical ________ while women are better at mathematical
____________
Reasoning; Calculation
Trait that has very small difference between the genders
____ ______
Self esteem
Sex differences are not only ________ but can also depend on ________
relative; context
If American women are allowed to take a math test with a ____ - ___ name, they
do better than if they use their ____ _____.
made-up; own name
Sex _______________ can be magnified with ______________
differences; discrimination
Gendered brain areas differ by ______
size
, _____ have increased seratonin production showing the differences in
_____________ between the genders
Males; neurotransmitters
Y chromosome has the gene called ____ which produces the protein _________
___________ _________
SRY; testis determining factor
The testis ________ factor causes the indeterminate ______ to develop into
______
determining; gonad; testis
The _____ system is female
default
In the absence of testis determining factor, produced by the SRY gene on the Y
chromosome, the indeterminate _____ becomes an ______.
gonad; ovary
The testis produces a group of hormones known as ________
androgens
What is the primary androgen produced by the testis?
Testosterone
If there is no testosterone during __________, both males and females will be
___________
development; feminized
If there is testosterone during ___________, both males and females will be
__________
