9. __________ is the symptom; _________ is the disease

confusion and memory loss; Alzheimer's

8. Alzheimer's disease

can be tentatively diagnosed through an MRI

11. Neuronal death in Alzheimer's is associated with ____which inhibit communication between neurons and _____ within

amyloid plaques; neurofibrillary tangles

12. An acronym can be used to memorise a shopping list. How do mnemonics enhance memory. Mnenomics

elaborate on info so that it is stored in LTM as a more organised whole

7. One difference between congenital and acquired aphantasia is that

congenital is present at birth acquired develops after trauma to the brain

6. Leo was in a car crash and sustained damage to his hippocampus. Since then he cannot remember how to

the name of the doctors who treated him in hospital

14. Some similarities between the basal ganglia and the cerebellum are that they both

have a role in motor movement and procedural memory

13. Over time most societies have changed from oral to written culture. This might be advantageous because info

can be preserved for a long time, even if the culture becomes extinct

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5. The part of the brain that enables us to remember intense emotional experiences is the
basal ganglia
cerebral cortex
substantia nigra
amygdala
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9. __________ is the symptom; _________ is the disease
trauma; confusion and memory loss
memory loss; Parkinson's
confusion and memory loss; Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's; changers in personality
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8. Alzheimer's disease
is characterised by the inability to carry out fine motor movement
progressively produces the growth of neurons
can be tentatively diagnosed through an MRI
is a normal part of ageing
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11. Neuronal death in Alzheimer's is associated with ____which inhibit communication between neurons and _____ within
myloid plaques; acetylcholine
amyloid plaques; neurofibrillary tangles
neurofibrillary tangles; amyloid plaques
acetylcholine; amyloid plaques
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12. An acronym can be used to memorise a shopping list. How do mnemonics enhance memory. Mnenomics
elaborate on info so that it is stored in LTM as a more organised whole
involve going back
simplify information so there is less to remember
involve the constant repetition of information to be learned the info
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7. One difference between congenital and acquired aphantasia is that
congenital develops after brain trauma, acquired is present at birth
congenital involves progressive degeneration of neurons acquired does not
congenital is present at birth, acquired develops when you are an alcoholic
congenital is present at birth acquired develops after trauma to the brain
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6. Leo was in a car crash and sustained damage to his hippocampus. Since then he cannot remember how to
bake a cake
how to tie his shoelaces
the name of the doctors who treated him in hospital
the names of his family members
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4. Aisha is explaining the rules of football to Shane. The information about rules is being retrieved from
implicit procedural memory
implicit episodic memory
explicit semantic memory
explicit procedural memory
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2. Conscious awareness of a memory is more likely when it is in ___ memory rather than in ___ memory
short term, sensory
sensory, long term
long term, short term
sensory, short term
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3. Sensory memory usually has a _____ capacity and __________ duration
unlimited, 0.2 - 4 secs
12-30 secs, 5-9 items
unlimited, relatively permanent
small, short
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14. Some similarities between the basal ganglia and the cerebellum are that they both
have a role in motor movement and procedural memory
encode and retrieve explicit memories
regulate emotions such as fear or aggression
have a role in the storage of explicit memory
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13. Over time most societies have changed from oral to written culture. This might be advantageous because info
can be easily distributed to many people at once
can never be lost
can be preserved for a long time, even if the culture becomes extinct
is more easily understood when it is written down
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10. Memorising a list of names by constructing a word or phrase from the first letters is an example of
an acronym
a method of loci
an acrostic
a personal narrative
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1. The correct sequence of actions in the memory process is
encoding, storage, retrieval
retrieval, encoding, storage
storage, retrieval, encoding
storage, encoding, retrieval

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