Cognitive Psychology
The basal ganglia is primarily involved in the formation of which type of memory?
Semantic memory
Procedural memory
Episodic memory
Emotional memory
Which part of the brain plays a crucial role in forming new memories?
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Amygdala
Frontal lobe
What are the potential ethical challenges that come with using drugs meant for memory enhancement?
It presents no ethical issues if used responsibly by individuals.
It only poses legal problems, not ethical ones.
It can create unfair advantages and dependency if used without medical necessity.
The use of memory-enhancing drugs is universally accepted in psychology.
Which region would be targeted by an intervention aiming to aid consolidation from short-term to long-term memory for someone with anterograde amnesia?
Medulla oblongata
Cerebellum
Hippocampus
Corpus callosum
What does the frontal lobe do in memory processing?
Short-term memory
Formation of explicit memories
Working memory
Formation of explicit memories
How does Alzheimer's disease predominantly affect declarative memories?
It prevents the initial encoding of declarative memories altogether.
It enhances their vividness due to neuroplastic changes.
It leads to the conversion of declarative memories into procedural memories.
It results in their progressive loss due to neural degeneration.
In patient H.M., after surgical removal of his hippocampus, what type of memory remained mostly intact?
Episodic memory for personal events
Semantic memory for factual information
Procedural memory for motor tasks
Prospective memory for future activities

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Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the medical perspective in determining abnormal behavior?
A psychologist identifies maladaptive traits in a person that are statistically rare within the population.
A cultural anthropologist notes an individual's behavior as abnormal based on deviation from societal norms.
A clinician diagnoses a patient with clinical depression after a chemical imbalance is indicated by neurotransmitter tests.
An individual’s extreme distress upon encountering spiders leads to significant impairment in daily functioning.
During a study on the effects of sleep on memory consolidation, which brain structure is most likely being monitored for changes in activity during different stages of sleep?
Medulla oblongata
Frontal lobe
Cerebellum
Hippocampus
What type of memory deficit would most likely occur if there was deterioration in the acetylcholine-producing neurons within a person's brain?
Loss of basic motor skills
Difficulty forming new memories
Inability to recall emotional events
Enhanced susceptibility to false memories