Encoding specificity - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

X-linked SCID - X linked recessive autoimmune disorder, due to defect in SC1DX1, leads to defect in gammac-cytokine receptor, if T cells lack this receptor they cannot mature, leads to a deficiency in B and T cells Vectored immunoprophylaxis - the introduction of DNA encoding an antibody into individuals; creates antibodies that could be protective against a microbe; inexpensive Immunosuppressive drugs - Chemical agents that cause the human body not to produce antibodies that normally figh...

PSYCH 100 Exam 3 PSU Crosby 100% Anterograde amnesia - ANSWER When memory for anything new, but old memories may still be retrievable Constructive processing - ANSWER Retrieval of memories in which those memories are altered, revised, or influenced by newer information Declarative memory - ANSWER things that people know or can know (semantic/episodic) Semantic memory - ANSWER Facts, general knowledge Episodic memory - ANSWER Personal facts and experiences Procedural memory - ANSWE...

NSC 4358 Exam 1 Review Test Questions and Answers. C-fibers are: Selected Answer: A. Unmyelinated small diameter neurons Answers: A. Unmyelinated small diameter neurons B. Myelinated small diameter neurons C. Unmyelinated large diameter neurons D. Myelinated large diameter neurons  Question 2 2 out of 2 points What are the methods people usually use to measure pain sensitivity? Selected Answer: D. All of the above Answers: A. Von Frey test for mechanical pain thresho...

Long Term Memory - Relatively permanent, infinite capacity, semantic (boat/ship), structural pattern of connections, Forgetting is Misplacement/retrieval failure Short Term Memory (Working Memory) - Seconds to minutes, 5-9 pieces of information, phonological (boat/coat), dynamic pattern of activity, Forgetting is displacement/decay Flow of information in memory - Stimulus -> STM -> rehearsal-> LTM Two types of rehearsal - maintenance- holds info in STM elaborative- moves info to ...

1.The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as: a.A purely sensory experience defined by nociceptor activation b.A purely emotional experience c.A sensory and emotional experience d.An effect that emerges from the insular cortex with high specificity 2.Nociception differs from “pain” in that it refers simply to: a.The neural process of encoding noxious information b.The cortical response to activation of nociceptors c.The frequency-dependent encoding of noxious...

Psych 100 Exam 3 (PSU Crosby)100% correctanterograde amnesia - ANSWER when memory for anything new becomes impossible, although old memories may still be retrievable constructive processing - ANSWER Retrieval of memories in which those memories are altered, revised, or influenced by newer information declarative memory - ANSWER Things that people know (or can know) echoic memory - ANSWER Sounds elaborative rehearsal - ANSWER A method of transferring info from STM to LTM by making tha...

Psych 100 Exam 3 (PSU Crosby) With Complete Solutions anterograde amnesia - answerwhen memory for anything new becomes impossible, although old memories may still be retrievable constructive processing - answerRetrieval of memories in which those memories are altered, revised, or influenced by newer information declarative memory - answerThings that people know (or can know) echoic memory - answerSounds elaborative rehearsal - answerA method of transferring info from STM to LTM by making...

Psych 100 Exam 3 (PSU Crosby), Psych 100 Exam 2 (PSU Crosby) With complete and Verified Solutions anterograde amnesia when memory for anything new becomes impossible, although old memories may still be retrievable constructive processing Retrieval of memories in which those memories are altered, revised, or influenced by newer information declarative memory Things that people know (or can know) echoic memory Sounds elaborative rehearsal A method of transferring info from STM to LTM...

Which of the following is NOT a common mechanism used to regulate activity of signaling proteins ? A. Binding of another molecule to the signaling protein. B. Degradation of the signaling molecule by proteolysis. C. Uptake of the signaling protein by the ER. D. Masking of a NLS signal in the signaling protein by another protein. E. Covalent modification of a protein involved in a signaling pathway (e.g. phosphorylation) C. Uptake of the signaling protein by the ER You are working in a l...

Herman Ebbinghaus - performed tests on himself (primarily) and others involving nonsense syllables, truly scientific/ systematic approach to memory, derived human memory capacity (7) and demonstrated malleability of human mind free recall test - remembering things "out of the blue," free response, no clues or hints cued recall test - answering questions with hints, for example recalling states from memory with the help of a blank map recognition test - identifying the correct answer, ...