Question 1

What is extinction? How is it related to contralateral neglect?

Accepted Answer

Extinction is a neurological phenomenon

Question 2

Your ability to imagine what an object would look like from a different viewpoint relies most heavily on the _____ cortex.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an example of genuine synesthesia?

Accepted Answer

A) seeing colors when you hear music 
B) hearing a scratching noise when you see the color red 
C) tasting a specific flavor when you touch an object 
D) seeing each letter of the alphabet as a unique color 
A) seeing colors when you hear music 
B) hearing a scratching noise when you see the color red 
C) tasting a specific flavor when you touch an object 
D) seeing each letter of the alphabet as a unique color

Question 4

Maya has synesthesia. Maya most likely experiences colors in connection with:

Accepted Answer

A) taste. 
B) hearing. 
C) touch. 
D) pain. 
A) taste. 
B) hearing. 
C) touch. 
D) pain.

Question 5

Conscious visual knowledge of objects (e.g., shape, size, texture) is stored in the:

Accepted Answer

A) parietal cortex. 
B) occipital cortex. 
C) temporal cortex. 
D) frontal cortex. 
A) parietal cortex. 
B) occipital cortex. 
C) temporal cortex. 
D) frontal cortex.

Question 6

Why is language presumed to give humans a cognitive advantage over other species?

Accepted Answer

Language is presumed to give humans a co

Question 7

According to recent work by Gregory Hickok, mirror neurons may be important for _____ but not for _____.

Accepted Answer

A) spoken language; understanding actions 
B) refining movement control; understanding actions 
C) understanding action; refining movement control 
D) understanding action; spoken language 
A) spoken language; understanding actions 
B) refining movement control; understanding actions 
C) understanding action; refining movement control 
D) understanding action; spoken language

Question 8

The human cerebellum is thought to be important for:

Accepted Answer

A) motor learning. 
B) language. 
C) working memory. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) motor learning. 
B) language. 
C) working memory. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 9

The experience of empathy is thought to be related to activity in the:

Accepted Answer

A) medial prefrontal cortex. 
B) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. 
C) dorsal premotor cortex. 
D) amygdala. 
A) medial prefrontal cortex. 
B) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. 
C) dorsal premotor cortex. 
D) amygdala.

Question 10

Kolb and Stewart (1991) found that _____ frontal cells have _____ dendritic fields in males than in females.

Accepted Answer

A) dorsal; larger 
B) dorsal; smaller 
C) orbital; larger 
D) orbital; smaller 
A) dorsal; larger 
B) dorsal; smaller 
C) orbital; larger 
D) orbital; smaller

Question 11

A person who neglects objects or events in the left side of his or her world most likely has a lesion in the _____ lobe.

Accepted Answer

A) left temporal 
B) right temporal 
C) left parietal 
D) right parietal 
A) left temporal 
B) right temporal 
C) left parietal 
D) right parietal

Question 12

Which of the following best describes the type of problem that a patient with a prefrontal cortex injury might have on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test?

Accepted Answer

A) The patient has difficulty learning to sort according to a rule. 
B) The patient has difficulty switching strategies to use a new sorting rule. 
C) The patient is never able to remember the categories. 
D) All of the statements are correct. 
A) The patient has difficulty learning to sort according to a rule. 
B) The patient has difficulty switching strategies to use a new sorting rule. 
C) The patient is never able to remember the categories. 
D) All of the statements are correct.

Question 13

Cells in visual area V5 are most sensitive to:

Accepted Answer

A) color. 
B) shape. 
C) size. 
D) movement. 
A) color. 
B) shape. 
C) size. 
D) movement.

Question 14

Describe the anatomical asymmetries in the human brain.

Accepted Answer

The human brain exhibits several anatomi

Question 15

Participants in a study who saw videos of others smelling disgusting odors reported feelings of _____. In this study, the _____ most likely showed increased activity.

Accepted Answer

A) disgust; medial prefrontal region 
B) disgust; orbitofrontal cortex 
C) joy; orbitofrontal cortex 
D) joy; medial prefrontal region 
A) disgust; medial prefrontal region 
B) disgust; orbitofrontal cortex 
C) joy; orbitofrontal cortex 
D) joy; medial prefrontal region

Question 16

Your friend tells you that every letter of the alphabet has a distinct color to him. For example, A is always a specific hue of yellow, and G is always baby blue. Your friend most likely has:

Accepted Answer

A) epilepsy. 
B) had a stroke. 
C) synesthesia. 
D) a brain tumor. 
A) epilepsy. 
B) had a stroke. 
C) synesthesia. 
D) a brain tumor.

Question 17

Which is NOT a difference between Einstein's brain and the average male brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Einstein's brain is considerably larger and heavier. 
B) Einstein's brain has a higher glia-to-neuron ratio in the inferior parietal cortex. 
C) The lateral fissure in Einstein's left and right hemispheres is shorter. 
D) The inferior parietal and posterior temporal areas are essentially fused in Einstein's brain. 
A) Einstein's brain is considerably larger and heavier. 
B) Einstein's brain has a higher glia-to-neuron ratio in the inferior parietal cortex. 
C) The lateral fissure in Einstein's left and right hemispheres is shorter. 
D) The inferior parietal and posterior temporal areas are essentially fused in Einstein's brain.

Question 18

When a researcher studying split-brain effects briefly shows a printed word to a participant in the control condition, the word will be identified more easily if it appears in the _____ visual field.

Accepted Answer

A) left 
B) right 
C) lower 
D) upper 
A) left 
B) right 
C) lower 
D) upper

Question 19

Which of the following statements about handedness and language is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Right-handed people have language in the left hemisphere. 
B) Seventy percent of left-handers have speech in the left hemisphere. 
C) Thirty percent of left-handers have speech in the right hemisphere. 
D) Fifteen percent of left-handers have speech in both hemispheres. 
A) Right-handed people have language in the left hemisphere. 
B) Seventy percent of left-handers have speech in the left hemisphere. 
C) Thirty percent of left-handers have speech in the right hemisphere. 
D) Fifteen percent of left-handers have speech in both hemispheres.

Question 20

The development of language in humans might have stemmed from:

Accepted Answer

A) our development of complex visual abilities. 
B) our ability to perform movements in series. 
C) the enlargement of the medial temporal lobes. 
D) the enlargement of the cingulate cortex. 
A) our development of complex visual abilities. 
B) our ability to perform movements in series. 
C) the enlargement of the medial temporal lobes. 
D) the enlargement of the cingulate cortex.

What is extinction? How is it related to contralateral neglect?

Your ability to imagine what an object would look like from a different viewpoint relies most heavily on the _____ cortex.

Which of the following is NOT an example of genuine synesthesia?

Maya has synesthesia. Maya most likely experiences colors in connection with:

Conscious visual knowledge of objects (e.g., shape, size, texture) is stored in the:

Why is language presumed to give humans a cognitive advantage over other species?

According to recent work by Gregory Hickok, mirror neurons may be important for _ but not for _.

The human cerebellum is thought to be important for:

The experience of empathy is thought to be related to activity in the:

Kolb and Stewart (1991) found that _ frontal cells have _ dendritic fields in males than in females.

A person who neglects objects or events in the left side of his or her world most likely has a lesion in the _____ lobe.

Which of the following best describes the type of problem that a patient with a prefrontal cortex injury might have on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test?

Cells in visual area V5 are most sensitive to:

Describe the anatomical asymmetries in the human brain.

Participants in a study who saw videos of others smelling disgusting odors reported feelings of _. In this study, the _ most likely showed increased activity.

Your friend tells you that every letter of the alphabet has a distinct color to him. For example, A is always a specific hue of yellow, and G is always baby blue. Your friend most likely has:

Which is NOT a difference between Einstein's brain and the average male brain?

When a researcher studying split-brain effects briefly shows a printed word to a participant in the control condition, the word will be identified more easily if it appears in the _____ visual field.

Which of the following statements about handedness and language is false?

The development of language in humans might have stemmed from:

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

What is extinction? How is it related to contralateral neglect?

Your ability to imagine what an object would look like from a different viewpoint relies most heavily on the _____ cortex.

Which of the following is NOT an example of genuine synesthesia?

Maya has synesthesia. Maya most likely experiences colors in connection with:

Conscious visual knowledge of objects (e.g., shape, size, texture) is stored in the:

Why is language presumed to give humans a cognitive advantage over other species?

According to recent work by Gregory Hickok, mirror neurons may be important for _____ but not for _____.

The human cerebellum is thought to be important for:

The experience of empathy is thought to be related to activity in the:

Kolb and Stewart (1991) found that _____ frontal cells have _____ dendritic fields in males than in females.

A person who neglects objects or events in the left side of his or her world most likely has a lesion in the _____ lobe.

Which of the following best describes the type of problem that a patient with a prefrontal cortex injury might have on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test?

Cells in visual area V5 are most sensitive to:

Describe the anatomical asymmetries in the human brain.

Participants in a study who saw videos of others smelling disgusting odors reported feelings of _____. In this study, the _____ most likely showed increased activity.

Your friend tells you that every letter of the alphabet has a distinct color to him. For example, A is always a specific hue of yellow, and G is always baby blue. Your friend most likely has:

Which is NOT a difference between Einstein's brain and the average male brain?

When a researcher studying split-brain effects briefly shows a printed word to a participant in the control condition, the word will be identified more easily if it appears in the _____ visual field.

Which of the following statements about handedness and language is false?

The development of language in humans might have stemmed from:

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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According to recent work by Gregory Hickok, mirror neurons may be important for _ but not for _.

Kolb and Stewart (1991) found that _ frontal cells have _ dendritic fields in males than in females.

Participants in a study who saw videos of others smelling disgusting odors reported feelings of _. In this study, the _ most likely showed increased activity.