The patient H.M. who was unable to recall new information after having his hippocamous removed would most likely be diagnosed with ______ amnesia.
a. retrograde
b. anterograde
c. agnosic
d. hippocampal
b. anterograde
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Unlike computer messages, which of the following is true for synapses?
a. Every synaptic message looks the same as any other one b. Synaptic messages spread diffusely instead of going to a particular target. c. A single synaptic message conveys an entire thought. d. Synaptic messages vary from sudden and brief to slow and long-lasting.
Your friend argues that negative characteristics associated with women, such as passivity, are due not to biology, but to child-parent social interactions. Which theorist does your friend agree with?
A. Sigmund Freud B. Karen Horney C. Erik Erikson D. Carl Jung
A patient with damage to the thalamus develops vision problems. What is the most likely cause of these problems?
A. Incoming visual information is not reaching the cortex. B. The connection to the basal ganglia has been damaged. C. Incoming sensory information is never reaching the brain. D. The connection to the limbic system has been damaged.
A dense network of neurons found in the core of the brain stem that arouses the cortex and screens incoming information is called the:
a. pons. b. cerebellum. c. reticular activating system. d. medulla.