Question 1

Which is NOT a brain imaging technique?

Accepted Answer

A) PET 
B) DTI 
C) fcMRI 
D) HCP 
A) PET 
B) DTI 
C) fcMRI 
D) HCP

Question 2

Why might sex differences in cognition have evolved in the first place?

Accepted Answer

Sex differences in cognition have likely

Question 3

What did neurological testing of patients with lesions in different areas of the brain reveal?

Accepted Answer

A) Functions of the brain are localized, and the brain is organized asymmetrically. 
B) Functions of the brain are localized, and the brain is organized symmetrically. 
C) Brain functions require the activation of every brain region, and the brain is organized asymmetrically. 
D) Brain functions require the activation of every brain region, and the brain is organized symmetrically. 
A) Functions of the brain are localized, and the brain is organized asymmetrically. 
B) Functions of the brain are localized, and the brain is organized symmetrically. 
C) Brain functions require the activation of every brain region, and the brain is organized asymmetrically. 
D) Brain functions require the activation of every brain region, and the brain is organized symmetrically.

Question 4

In a study by Moran and Desimone, the firing rate of neurons in area V4 was highest when objects:

Accepted Answer

A) appeared at the rewarded location. 
B) appeared at an unrewarded location. 
C) appeared anywhere on the screen. 
D) changed color anywhere on the screen. 
A) appeared at the rewarded location. 
B) appeared at an unrewarded location. 
C) appeared anywhere on the screen. 
D) changed color anywhere on the screen.

Question 5

What is dichotic listening? What discoveries regarding cerebral asymmetry were made using this technique?

Accepted Answer

Dichotic listening is a technique used i

Question 6

What are mirror neurons? Why were researchers so excited about them? What does more recent research and opinion tell us about them?

Accepted Answer

Mirror neurons are a type of brain cell

Question 7

Synesthesia is:

Accepted Answer

A) sensation in an amputated limb, in response to stimulation on another part of the body. 
B) heightened sensitivity in one sensory modality, as compensation for loss of another modality. 
C) atypical, reflexive motor output response to sensory stimulation. 
D) sensation in one sensory modality, in response to stimulation in another modality. 
A) sensation in an amputated limb, in response to stimulation on another part of the body. 
B) heightened sensitivity in one sensory modality, as compensation for loss of another modality. 
C) atypical, reflexive motor output response to sensory stimulation. 
D) sensation in one sensory modality, in response to stimulation in another modality.

Question 8

The temporal organization of behavior is the general function of the _____ lobes.

Accepted Answer

A) parietal 
B) temporal 
C) frontal 
D) limbic 
A) parietal 
B) temporal 
C) frontal 
D) limbic

Question 9

What, according to the general consensus of researchers, are the two dimensions for the neural basis of consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A) the level and content of consciousness 
B) the explicit and implicit content of consciousness 
C) information integration and semantic pointer competition 
D) interoception and exteroception 
A) the level and content of consciousness 
B) the explicit and implicit content of consciousness 
C) information integration and semantic pointer competition 
D) interoception and exteroception

Question 10

If a patient has language in the left hemisphere and is presented two strings of digits, one in each ear, at the same time, the patient will recall:

Accepted Answer

A) more left-ear digits. 
B) more right-ear digits. 
C) an equal number from each ear. 
D) alternately from ear to ear. 
A) more left-ear digits. 
B) more right-ear digits. 
C) an equal number from each ear. 
D) alternately from ear to ear.

Question 11

Winona and Troy have both suffered brain damage. Winona had left parietal lobe injury and Troy had frontal lobe injury. How is their thinking likely to be affected by their brain injuries?

Accepted Answer

A) Winona is likely to have deficits in arithmetic ability, whereas Troy's thinking is unlikely to be affected by his brain injury. 
B) Troy is likely to have deficits in arithmetic ability, whereas Winona's thinking is unlikely to be affected by her brain injury. 
C) Winona is likely to have deficits in arithmetic ability, whereas Troy's imagination is most likely impaired. 
D) Troy is likely to have deficits in arithmetic ability, whereas Winona's imagination is most likely impaired. 
A) Winona is likely to have deficits in arithmetic ability, whereas Troy's thinking is unlikely to be affected by his brain injury. 
B) Troy is likely to have deficits in arithmetic ability, whereas Winona's thinking is unlikely to be affected by her brain injury. 
C) Winona is likely to have deficits in arithmetic ability, whereas Troy's imagination is most likely impaired. 
D) Troy is likely to have deficits in arithmetic ability, whereas Winona's imagination is most likely impaired.

Question 12

What is the neural basis of consciousness? Why is consciousness so hard to study?

Accepted Answer

The neural basis of consciousness is a c

Question 13

According to Hebb, intelligence B:

Accepted Answer

A) seeks only one solution to a problem. 
B) seeks multiple solutions to a problem. 
C) is innate and heritable. 
D) is influenced by experience. 
A) seeks only one solution to a problem. 
B) seeks multiple solutions to a problem. 
C) is innate and heritable. 
D) is influenced by experience.

Question 14

Danica is blind. When she reads Braille, she often uses:

Accepted Answer

A) her left hand. 
B) her right hand. 
C) both hands. 
D) her dominant hand. 
A) her left hand. 
B) her right hand. 
C) both hands. 
D) her dominant hand.

Question 15

Which of the following brain regions is NOT considered to be part of the prefrontal association cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 
B) ventromedial prefrontal cortex 
C) anterior cingulate cortex 
D) posterior parietal cortex 
A) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 
B) ventromedial prefrontal cortex 
C) anterior cingulate cortex 
D) posterior parietal cortex

Question 16

What is important about syntax in regard to thought processes? What happens if a person never learns to develop syntax?

Accepted Answer

Syntax refers to the set of rules that g

Question 17

If a patient who has had his corpus callosum severed is asked to make patterns using blocks, he will probably perform the task better with his:

Accepted Answer

A) left hand. 
B) right hand. 
C) dominant hand. 
D) He will not be able to perform the task at all. 
A) left hand. 
B) right hand. 
C) dominant hand. 
D) He will not be able to perform the task at all.

Question 18

Which of the following aspects of language gives humans an advantage in thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) It provides a means with which to categorize information. 
B) It provides a means of organizing time. 
C) Language has a syntax (i.e., a set of rules) that allows meaningful utterances to be generated. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) It provides a means with which to categorize information. 
B) It provides a means of organizing time. 
C) Language has a syntax (i.e., a set of rules) that allows meaningful utterances to be generated. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 19

Describe the tasks that the right side of the brain does better than the left.

Accepted Answer

The right side of the brain is often ass

Question 20

Theory of mind is:

Accepted Answer

A) the ability to attribute mental states to others. 
B) a form of intelligence that is inherited and cannot be measured directly. 
C) the ability to perceive a stimulus of one sense as the sensation of a different sense. 
D) a form of thinking that seeks multiple solutions to a problem. 
A) the ability to attribute mental states to others. 
B) a form of intelligence that is inherited and cannot be measured directly. 
C) the ability to perceive a stimulus of one sense as the sensation of a different sense. 
D) a form of thinking that seeks multiple solutions to a problem.

Which is NOT a brain imaging technique?

Why might sex differences in cognition have evolved in the first place?

What did neurological testing of patients with lesions in different areas of the brain reveal?

In a study by Moran and Desimone, the firing rate of neurons in area V4 was highest when objects:

What is dichotic listening? What discoveries regarding cerebral asymmetry were made using this technique?

What are mirror neurons? Why were researchers so excited about them? What does more recent research and opinion tell us about them?

Synesthesia is:

The temporal organization of behavior is the general function of the _____ lobes.

What, according to the general consensus of researchers, are the two dimensions for the neural basis of consciousness?

If a patient has language in the left hemisphere and is presented two strings of digits, one in each ear, at the same time, the patient will recall:

Winona and Troy have both suffered brain damage. Winona had left parietal lobe injury and Troy had frontal lobe injury. How is their thinking likely to be affected by their brain injuries?

What is the neural basis of consciousness? Why is consciousness so hard to study?

According to Hebb, intelligence B:

Danica is blind. When she reads Braille, she often uses:

Which of the following brain regions is NOT considered to be part of the prefrontal association cortex?

What is important about syntax in regard to thought processes? What happens if a person never learns to develop syntax?

If a patient who has had his corpus callosum severed is asked to make patterns using blocks, he will probably perform the task better with his:

Which of the following aspects of language gives humans an advantage in thinking?

Describe the tasks that the right side of the brain does better than the left.

Theory of mind is:

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior

What Is the Nervous Systems Functional Anatomy

What Are the Nervous Systems Functional Units

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior

How Do We Study the Brains Structures and Functions

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior

Why Do We Sleep and Dream

How Do We Learn and Remember

What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves

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Exam 15: How Does the Brain Think

Which is NOT a brain imaging technique?

Why might sex differences in cognition have evolved in the first place?

What did neurological testing of patients with lesions in different areas of the brain reveal?

In a study by Moran and Desimone, the firing rate of neurons in area V4 was highest when objects:

What is dichotic listening? What discoveries regarding cerebral asymmetry were made using this technique?

What are mirror neurons? Why were researchers so excited about them? What does more recent research and opinion tell us about them?

Synesthesia is:

The temporal organization of behavior is the general function of the _____ lobes.

What, according to the general consensus of researchers, are the two dimensions for the neural basis of consciousness?

If a patient has language in the left hemisphere and is presented two strings of digits, one in each ear, at the same time, the patient will recall:

Winona and Troy have both suffered brain damage. Winona had left parietal lobe injury and Troy had frontal lobe injury. How is their thinking likely to be affected by their brain injuries?

What is the neural basis of consciousness? Why is consciousness so hard to study?

According to Hebb, intelligence B:

Danica is blind. When she reads Braille, she often uses:

Which of the following brain regions is NOT considered to be part of the prefrontal association cortex?

What is important about syntax in regard to thought processes? What happens if a person never learns to develop syntax?

If a patient who has had his corpus callosum severed is asked to make patterns using blocks, he will probably perform the task better with his:

Which of the following aspects of language gives humans an advantage in thinking?

Describe the tasks that the right side of the brain does better than the left.

Theory of mind is:

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior

What Is the Nervous Systems Functional Anatomy

What Are the Nervous Systems Functional Units

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior

How Do We Study the Brains Structures and Functions

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior

Why Do We Sleep and Dream

How Do We Learn and Remember

What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves

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