Mishkin Et Al

question 33

Multiple Choice

Mishkin et al.(1983) trained rhesus monkeys to do two different tasks.One task was called a landmark task, which required the monkeys to remember the location of an event, and the other task was called an object task, which required the monkeys to learn a particular object.What did they discover?

• A)Rhesus monkeys were excellent at the landmark task, but poor at the object task.
• B)Lesioning of the inferotemporal cortex resulted in impaired performance on the landmark task.
• C)Lesioning of the frontal eye fields resulted in a decline in all performance.
• D)Lesioning of the inferotemporal cortex resulted in impaired performance on the object task.