Module 32 Practice

In the animated film Finding Nemo, the Regal Blue Tang Fish named Dory suffers severe memory loss. Although Dory is able to remember her past well she is unable to transfer new information from STM to LTM and as such cannot form new memories. What caused Dory's memory problem?

Anterograde

Leif is experiencing a memory disorder that prevents him from forming new long term memories. What is the name for Leif's condition?

Anterograde

Patient H.M. who had his hippocampus and parts of the surrounding areas of his medial temporal lobes removed to treat his severe epilepsy. Although the epilepsy was treated he was no longer able to learn new information or form new memories. What caused patient H.M.'s memory problems.

Anterograde

Shelly went to pick up her cousin, who is in elementary school. When she entered the school and saw all of the mini furniture all of her own memories of elementary school came flooding back. She finds herself thinking of things she has not thought of in years.

Context Dependent

Sally is on vacation with her parents in Hawaii. She is having a great time on the beach and finds she feels like telling only stories of other great vacations that she went on with her parents while growing up.

Mood

Ty came home late last night and is now grounded. He recalls his parents always being harsh and difficult to live with and has a hard time recalling times when his parents were lenient.

Mood

Sandy just left history class where there was a very intense discussion of the consequences of being a war veteran. After entering psychology class and being presented with a picture that shows two individuals with opposing emotions, Sandy is more likely to notice the sad individual due to

Priming

Your dad just told you a scary story about a killer rat. As you are heading to your tent to go to bed, you see a dark figure scamper by and immediately think it is a rat.

Priming

Hans a Swedish swing dancer is competing with his partner in a national competition. He is having trouble learning the new routine because his knowledge of the last routine he learned is blocking his memory. What is causing Hans' memory problem?

Proactive

Petra is trying to remember what the committee selected as this year's theme for Prom to tell her mom but for some reason she can only think of last year's theme. What is causing Petra's memory problem?

Proactive

Wyatt is frustrated because he cannot remember his new locker combination because all he can think of is his old locker combination. What is causing Wyatt's memory problem?

Proactive

Thomas is able to list all of the presidents from memory. This ability to remember without any hints is known a

Recall

Your friend as you to name who is across the room. When you experience the tip-of- the-tongue phenomenon it is due to the inability to __

Recall

Bob was told to pick up some cereal at the grocery store. When he gets there he cannot remember which brand he was supposed to get. However, once he goes down the cereal aisle and sees all of the boxes he can remember the correct brand to purchase.

Recognition

When looking in the yearbook, you cannot remember who everyone on the volleyball team is. However, after looking at the names at the bottom of the picture you are able to identify most of the players correctly. This ability to remember by choosing from a list or set of options is known as

Recognition

Adolfo is trying to remember his high school chemistry teachers name but all he can think of is the name of his current college chemistry professor. What is causing Adolfo's memory problem?

Retroactive

After a car accident and individual finds that although they make a complete recovery they cannot remember the events leading up to the accident although they remember what happened after they arrived at the hospital. What is causing this memory problem?

Retrograde

As a result of a serious illness Brady was temporarily unable to remember any of the events that occurred just prior to getting sick. What is causing Brady's memory problem?

Retrograde

Whenever Allie studies for her AP Psychology class she has an energy drink. To do her best on the test she should have an energy drink as she takes her exam. This is plan is based on evidence on

State dependent memory