UMGC PSYC301 Quiz 2 Latest 2021 April

Quiz

Question 1  Ten-year-old Vito tells his friend, “When you notice that your knees knock, your hands sweat, and your stomach is in knots, then you really get emotional.” This statement best illustrates the

Cannon-Bard theory.

 James-Lange theory.

 spillover effect.

 two-factor theory.

Question 2 Do the James-Lange and Cannon-Bard theories of emotion try to explain the effects of acute stress or chronic stress? Explain your answer briefly.

Question 3 Our most rapid and automatic fear responses may result from the routing of sensory input through the thalamus directly to the

hippocampus.

 hypothalamus.

 cortex.

 amygdala.

Question 4 Memory consolidation is the process in which explicit memories initially registered in the ________ are transferred for long-term storage in other regions of the brain.

basal ganglia

 hippocampus

 hypothalamus

 thalamus

Question 5 A loss of an encoded memory as a result of a gradual fading of the physical memory trace best illustrates

 repression.

 interference.

 storage decay.

 the misinformation effect.

Question 6 The ___________ is located posterior and inferior to the cerebrum and serves to smooth and coordinate our movements through error detection and correction.

motor cortex

 muscle spindle fiber

 basal ganglia

 cerebellum

Question 7 How does long-term potentiation support learning?

Question 8 An example of procedural memory is

knowing what the word elephant means.

 playing the piano.

 remembering your breakfast this morning.

 remembering a phone number for a few seconds before you dial.

Question 9 What are three differences between REM sleep and non-REM sleep?

Question 10 The neurotransmitter responsible for translating action potentials into mechanical actions at muscles is

norepinephrine.

 dopamine.

 acetylcholine.

 serotonin.

Question 11 Damage to a small area of the primary motor cortex causes

difficulty moving a particular body part.

 trembling in a certain body part.

 uncontrolled body spasms.

 trouble feeling pain in your muscles.