Question 1

Visual agnosia results from damage to the:

Accepted Answer

A) ventral stream. 
B) dorsal stream 
C) parietal cortex. 
D) occipital cortex. 
A) ventral stream. 
B) dorsal stream 
C) parietal cortex. 
D) occipital cortex.

Question 2

According to Guilford, divergent thinking:

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 3

_____ lesions produce decreases in intelligence test scores, whereas _____ lesions do not.

Accepted Answer

A) Frontal; posterior 
B) Posterior; frontal 
C) Left-hemisphere; right-hemisphere 
D) Right-hemisphere; left-hemisphere 
A) Frontal; posterior 
B) Posterior; frontal 
C) Left-hemisphere; right-hemisphere 
D) Right-hemisphere; left-hemisphere

Question 4

Why is the sodium amobarbital test conducted before patients undergo brain surgery?

Accepted Answer

A) to extract a sample of brain tissue 
B) to test the immune response of the patient 
C) to ascertain in which hemisphere speech is localized 
D) to analyze the dendritic spine density in the patient's brain 
A) to extract a sample of brain tissue 
B) to test the immune response of the patient 
C) to ascertain in which hemisphere speech is localized 
D) to analyze the dendritic spine density in the patient's brain

Question 5

According to _____ theory, the role of emotions is to maximize opportunities for survival.

Accepted Answer

A) the semantic pointer competition 
B) Damasio's evolutionary 
C) the two-dimension 
D) the "hot zone" 
A) the semantic pointer competition 
B) Damasio's evolutionary 
C) the two-dimension 
D) the "hot zone"

Question 6

When a split-brain patient is presented with a picture of an object in his left visual field, the patient:

Accepted Answer

A) can pick it out with his left hand. 
B) can pick it out with his right hand. 
C) can name the object. 
D) cannot respond. 
A) can pick it out with his left hand. 
B) can pick it out with his right hand. 
C) can name the object. 
D) cannot respond.

Question 7

What is a psychological construct? Why is it difficult to study psychological constructs in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A psychological construct is an abstract

Question 8

When a split-brain patient is asked to pick out with her right hand an object presented in the left visual field, the patient:

Accepted Answer

A) will pick it out with her left hand. 
B) may do so but only by chance. 
C) cannot tell you what the object is. 
D) cannot complete the task. 
A) will pick it out with her left hand. 
B) may do so but only by chance. 
C) cannot tell you what the object is. 
D) cannot complete the task.

Question 9

The ability to make causal inferences seems to rely on the:

Accepted Answer

A) left hemisphere. 
B) right temporal lobe. 
C) left parietal lobe. 
D) right hemisphere. 
A) left hemisphere. 
B) right temporal lobe. 
C) left parietal lobe. 
D) right hemisphere.

Question 10

Spatial navigation relies on:

Accepted Answer

A) the use of environmental landmarks. 
B) the ability to imagine a map of the environment. 
C) the ability to mentally manipulate images. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) the use of environmental landmarks. 
B) the ability to imagine a map of the environment. 
C) the ability to mentally manipulate images. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 11

What techniques can be used to demonstrate functional asymmetry in a healthy brain?

Accepted Answer

Functional asymmetry in the brain refers

Question 12

The ventral visual stream is _____, whereas the dorsal visual stream is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) conscious; not conscious 
B) not conscious; conscious 
C) important for action; important for perception 
D) in the parietal lobe; in the temporal lobe 
A) conscious; not conscious 
B) not conscious; conscious 
C) important for action; important for perception 
D) in the parietal lobe; in the temporal lobe

Question 13

Describe the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. What does it measure? What types of brain lesions impair performance on this test?

Accepted Answer

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) i

Question 14

Kimura (1999) showed that:

Accepted Answer

A) females were much less likely than males to have language deficits after a left-hemisphere stroke. 
B) females were more likely than males to be apraxic and aphasic after a left-hemisphere frontal cortex lesion. 
C) males were more likely than females to be apraxic and aphasic after a left-hemisphere frontal cortex lesion. 
D) males were much less likely than females to have language deficits after a left-hemisphere stroke. 
A) females were much less likely than males to have language deficits after a left-hemisphere stroke. 
B) females were more likely than males to be apraxic and aphasic after a left-hemisphere frontal cortex lesion. 
C) males were more likely than females to be apraxic and aphasic after a left-hemisphere frontal cortex lesion. 
D) males were much less likely than females to have language deficits after a left-hemisphere stroke.

Question 15

Males are typically better at _____ tasks, whereas females tend to excel at _____ tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) spatial reasoning; verbal fluency 
B) short-term memory; mental rotation 
C) verbal fluency; spatial reasoning 
D) mental rotation; spatial reasoning 
A) spatial reasoning; verbal fluency 
B) short-term memory; mental rotation 
C) verbal fluency; spatial reasoning 
D) mental rotation; spatial reasoning

Question 16

The male advantage for spatial skills may have evolved from the fact that males:

Accepted Answer

A) ranged over larger territories than females. 
B) developed the first tools. 
C) tend to be more aggressive than females. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) ranged over larger territories than females. 
B) developed the first tools. 
C) tend to be more aggressive than females. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 17

What areas of the brain would one use in planning a last-minute trip? What role does each area play?

Accepted Answer

When planning a last-minute trip, severa

Question 18

The association cortex makes up about _____ of the total cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) one-third 
B) one-half 
C) two-thirds 
D) three-quarters 
A) one-third 
B) one-half 
C) two-thirds 
D) three-quarters

Question 19

A person who is considered to be impulsive might have increased activity in the _____ when making economic decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) ventromedial prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens 
B) lateral prefrontal and medial temporal cortex 
C) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 
D) posterior parietal cortex 
A) ventromedial prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens 
B) lateral prefrontal and medial temporal cortex 
C) dorsolateral prefrontal cortex 
D) posterior parietal cortex

Question 20

Studies in social neuroscience have suggested that the brain region most important for theory of mind is the:

Accepted Answer

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

Visual agnosia results from damage to the:

According to Guilford, divergent thinking:

_ lesions produce decreases in intelligence test scores, whereas _ lesions do not.

Why is the sodium amobarbital test conducted before patients undergo brain surgery?

According to _____ theory, the role of emotions is to maximize opportunities for survival.

When a split-brain patient is presented with a picture of an object in his left visual field, the patient:

What is a psychological construct? Why is it difficult to study psychological constructs in the brain?

When a split-brain patient is asked to pick out with her right hand an object presented in the left visual field, the patient:

The ability to make causal inferences seems to rely on the:

Spatial navigation relies on:

What techniques can be used to demonstrate functional asymmetry in a healthy brain?

The ventral visual stream is _, whereas the dorsal visual stream is _.

Describe the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. What does it measure? What types of brain lesions impair performance on this test?

Kimura (1999) showed that:

Males are typically better at _ tasks, whereas females tend to excel at _ tasks.

The male advantage for spatial skills may have evolved from the fact that males:

What areas of the brain would one use in planning a last-minute trip? What role does each area play?

The association cortex makes up about _____ of the total cortex.

A person who is considered to be impulsive might have increased activity in the _____ when making economic decisions.

Studies in social neuroscience have suggested that the brain region most important for theory of mind is the:

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

Visual agnosia results from damage to the:

According to Guilford, divergent thinking:

_____ lesions produce decreases in intelligence test scores, whereas _____ lesions do not.

Why is the sodium amobarbital test conducted before patients undergo brain surgery?

According to _____ theory, the role of emotions is to maximize opportunities for survival.

When a split-brain patient is presented with a picture of an object in his left visual field, the patient:

What is a psychological construct? Why is it difficult to study psychological constructs in the brain?

When a split-brain patient is asked to pick out with her right hand an object presented in the left visual field, the patient:

The ability to make causal inferences seems to rely on the:

Spatial navigation relies on:

What techniques can be used to demonstrate functional asymmetry in a healthy brain?

The ventral visual stream is _____, whereas the dorsal visual stream is _____.

Describe the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. What does it measure? What types of brain lesions impair performance on this test?

Kimura (1999) showed that:

Males are typically better at _____ tasks, whereas females tend to excel at _____ tasks.

The male advantage for spatial skills may have evolved from the fact that males:

What areas of the brain would one use in planning a last-minute trip? What role does each area play?

The association cortex makes up about _____ of the total cortex.

A person who is considered to be impulsive might have increased activity in the _____ when making economic decisions.

Studies in social neuroscience have suggested that the brain region most important for theory of mind is the:

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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_ lesions produce decreases in intelligence test scores, whereas _ lesions do not.

The ventral visual stream is _, whereas the dorsal visual stream is _.

Males are typically better at _ tasks, whereas females tend to excel at _ tasks.