Research on the role of the amygdala in memory has found that a. the amygdala help process memories of happy experiences. b. the amygdala support Freud's ideas about memory because they allow us to repress memories of trauma. c. the amygdala produce long-term potentiation the brain. d. the amygdala help make sure we remember events that trigger strong emotional responses. e. the amygdala are achieve when the retrieval of a long-term memory is primed.

Which of the following is true regarding the role of the amygdala in memory? a. The amygdala help process implicit memories. b. The amygdala support Freud's ideas about memory because they allow us to repress memories of trauma. c. The amygdala produce long-term potentiation in the brain. d. The amygdala help make sure we remember events that trigger strong emotional responses. e. The amygdala are active when the retrieval of a long-term memory is primed.

You are more likely to remember happy memories when you are presently happy than when you are sad due to a. mood congruence. b. context effects. c. state-dependency. d. proactive interference. e. retroactive interference.

When someone provides his phone number to another person, he usually pauses after the area code and again after the next three numbers. This pattern underscores the importance of which memory principle? a. Chunking b. The serial position effect c. Semantic encoding d. Auditory encoding e. Recognition

Long-term potentiation (LTP) is best described as follows: a. It's easier to recognize than to recall information. b. Constructed memories have the potential to be either accurate or inaccurate. c. These synaptic changes allow for more efficient transfer of information. d. Implicit memories are processed by the cerebellum instead of by the hippo campus. e. Information is transferred from working memory to long-term memory.

By waiting until the last minute to study for an exam, you are using an unrecommended strategy called a. imagery. b. semantic memory. c. distributed practice. d. chunking. e. massed practice.

The basketball players could remember the main points of their coach's halftime talk, but not her exact words. This is because they encoded the information a. semantically. b. iconically. c. implicitly. d. shallowly. e. automatically.

Which of the following statements concerning memory is true? a. Hypnosis, when used as a component of therapy, usually improves the accuracy of memory. b. One aspect of memory that is usually accurate is the c. Children's memories of abuse are more accurate than other childhood memories. d. Memories we are more certain of are more likely to be accurate. e. Memories are often a blend of correct and incorrect information.

Benjamin Lee Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis relates to what aspect of the power of language? a. How thinking determines language b. How language determines thinking c. The role of the language acquisition device d. The importance of critical periods in language development e. The development of language m nonhuman animals.

Carl damaged his cerebellum in a car accident. As a result, he would have the most trouble remembering a. his new physician's name. b. the time of his next doctor appointment. c. how to ride his therapy bike. d. his new license plate number. e. the things his wife has asked him to get at the grocery store.

Which of the following is not one of Robert Sternberg's components of creativity? a. A venturesome personality. b. Imaginative thinking skills. c. A creative environment. d. Incubation. e. Intrinsic motivation.

Meloni's new friend from another state just gave her his phone number. As she goes to enter the number into her contacts list she finds that she cannot remember all the numbers in their right order. Which of the following is the best explanation for this failure? a. Being 10 digits long, the number is beyond Miller's "magic number." b. She was so excited that she could not type the numbers fast enough. c. She lacks photographic memory. d. Because the number was so short, she did not pay enough attention to it. e. Her iconic memory disrupted her encoding of the number.

A deck of 70 flashcards is numbered 1 through 70 . Find the theoretical probability of randomly selecting a card labeled with an even number from the deck of flashcards. Record the answer as a simplified fraction.

P(even number)= ....

Name the "big three" monoamine neurotransmitters.