Interference/Amnesia Worksheet
An individual known as Patient H.M. 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 new information or for new memories. What caused patient H.M.'s memory problems?
anterograde amnesia
Leif is experiencing a memory disorder that prevents him from forming any new long-term memories. What is the name for Leif's condition?
anterograde amnesia
Individuals who suffer severe anterograde and or retrograde amnesia as a result of damage to their medial temporal lobes still have the ability to use and create new procedural memories. This is due to the fact that these memories are related to a different are of the brain. Which area of the brain is most associated with procedural memory?
cerebellum
Adailah is very embarrassed because she just called her new boyfriend by her old boyfriend's name. She tries to explain to her boyfriend that it is a common error because she was with her old boyfriend for so much longer that name is preventing her from thinking of his name right now?
proactive interference
In which memory retrieval problem does an individual have a problem recalling newly acquired information because older information is blocking these memories?
proactive interference
Following a serious illness which caused damage to the patient's hippocampus, they suffered serious permanent side effects including the inability to create any new long-term memories. What is the name for this memory problem?
anterograde amnesia
In the animated film Finding Nemo, Dory suffers from 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 amnesia
In this condition, individuals experience an inability to create new long-term memories after a traumatic event or a brain injury or brain illness
anterograde amnesia
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 interference
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 interference
Wyatt is frustrated because he cannot remember his new locker combination because all he can think of his old locker combination. What is causing Wyatt's memory problem?
proactive interference
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 interference
In which memory retrieval problem does an individual have a problem recalling previously learned material because more recent learning has blocked these memories?
retroactive interference
Vilhelm who is Swedish has started studying Hungarian after he has already learned Romanian. When he is asked a question in Romanian he answers in Hungarian. What is causing Vilhelm's memory problem?
retroactive interference
After a car accident, an individual finds that although they make a complete recovery they cannot remember the events immediately leading up to the accident. They are able to remember what happened after arriving at the hospital. What is causing this memory problem?
retrograde amnesia
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 amnesia
In which condition do individuals experience a loss of memory for events that occurred before a traumatic event or brain injury or brain illness? The amount of memory lost may be as short as a few minutes or many years
retrograde amnesia
Secret agent and government assassin Jason Bourne suffered recovery loss of memory after a severe physical injury and forgot his past and what occured before he was hurt. What caused Jason Bourne's memory problem?
retrograde amnesia