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171) In _____________ amnesia, we lose the capacity to form new memories, and in ____________ amnesia, we lose some memories of our past. a. retrograde; anterograde b. anterograde; retrograde c. generalized; psychogenic d. psychogenic; generalized 172) Memory recovery from amnesia is a. sometimes gradual, sometimes sudden. b. gradual, if at all. c. usually sudden. d. never likely to happen. 173) Although both Clive Wearing and a patient known as H.M. had severely damaged hippocampi or removed hippocampi, they both showed evidence of a. episodic memory. b. implicit memory. c. explicit memory. d. none of the above. 174) You have just seen a new movie in which the main character loses all her memories of her previous life. Although very rare, this type of amnesia is referred to as ________________. a. anterograde amnesia b. generalized amnesia c. retrograde amnesia d. episodic amnesia 175) Research on the biology of memory has indicated that the ___________ is involved in the factual components of memories and the ____________ is involved in the emotional components of memories. a. hippocampus; thalamus b. amygdala; thalamus c. corpus callosum; hippocampus d. hippocampus; amygdala 176) Research has demonstrated that the drug ___________________ may blunt the negative emotional effects of traumatic experiences. a. Prozac b. Ritalin c. Propranolol d. Modafinil 177) Your friend Carrie was sexually assaulted, and can’t forget her experience. She has heard that there are pills that “erase traumatic memories” and wants to take one. She asks you what you know about these pills. What advice can you give Carrie? a. The drugs will completely block recall of her trauma. b. The drugs may only dampen the effects of the trauma, but not erase the memory. c. The drugs have no effect on memories for traumatic events. d. The drugs often make memories of trauma worse, and they persist longer. 178) Charles is an 82 year old man who has just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. It is likely that his memory for _____________ will be the first to degenerate, and memories of his _____________ will be the last things he forgets as the disease progresses. a. names; family b. unfamiliar people; favourite people c. his past; present situation d. recent events; distant past 179) Conclusions from the Snowden nun study suggested that a. rates of dementia and Alzheimer’s occur independent of lifestyle. b. biological factors contribute more strongly to memory loss with age than environment. c. living a solitary and isolated life helps to prevent neuronal degeneration. d. physical and mental activity may help to protect against memory loss. 180) The most common treatments for Alzheimer’s disease attempt to boost the amount of _______________ in the brain by inhibiting its breakdown. a. dopamine b. serotonin c. glutamate d. acetylcholine