Patients with Hemineglect Were Asked to Recall from Memory Landmarks

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Multiple Choice

Patients with hemineglect were asked to recall from memory landmarks they knew well.What did this research on their spatial memory reveal?

• A)Their memories of the left side of space was intact but distorted
• B)They always neglected the left side, but told to imagine themselves facing in one direction and then the opposite, it could be shown that their memory for all the landmarks was intact.
• C)The neglected side of space was remembered as a mirror image of the attended side of space
• D)They were unable to adequately recall spatial information from memory

Understand the various types and mechanisms of memory, including long-term, short-term, episodic, semantic, implicit, and explicit memory.

Describe how memories are formed, retained, encoded, and retrieved.

Identify and explain the role of the hippocampus and other brain parts in memory.

Recognize and describe different memory phenomena such as chunking, flashbulb memories, and the curve of forgetting.

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Definitions:

Quantity of Reinforcement

The amount of reinforcement provided or required to modify or sustain a behavior.

Bolles

Bolles typically references Robert C. Bolles, a psychologist known for his research in learning, motivation, and fear. He proposed the theory of Species-Specific Defense Reactions (SSDRs), explaining how organisms respond to threatening stimuli.

Little Albert

Refers to a famous psychological experiment by John Watson, demonstrating how phobias can be conditioned in humans.

UCS

An acronym for Unconditioned Stimulus, which in classical conditioning is a stimulus that naturally triggers a response without the need for prior learning.