Question 1

Knowledge about the context in which previous learning took place is referred to as recency memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

At any given time, many different schema control units may be activated. However, we can rarely carry out more than one unit at a time and must select the most appropriate one to translate into action. The units are mutually inhibitory, and only the most activated one wins the competition for expression. This type of selection mechanism is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the supervisory attentional system. 
B)  contention scheduling. 
C)  the somatic marker hypothesis. 
D)  utilization behavior. 
A)  the supervisory attentional system. 
B)  contention scheduling. 
C)  the somatic marker hypothesis. 
D)  utilization behavior.

Question 3

What anatomical gradients have been proposed to account for frontal-lobe function?

Accepted Answer

The frontal lobe is one of the four majo

Question 4

Whereas the will be most active during the encoding of a face stimulus, the will be active during the delay period.

Accepted Answer

A)  prefrontal gyrus ; fusiform gyrus 
B)  fusiform gyrus ; prefrontal cortex 
C)  anterior cingulate ; hippocampus 
D)  hippocampus ; anterior cingulate 
A)  prefrontal gyrus ; fusiform gyrus 
B)  fusiform gyrus ; prefrontal cortex 
C)  anterior cingulate ; hippocampus 
D)  hippocampus ; anterior cingulate

Question 5

Schema control units are

Accepted Answer

A)  mental representations of semantic networks. 
B)  stored autobiographical information. 
C)  stored information about the temporal order of events. 
D)  mental representations of possible responses. 
A)  mental representations of semantic networks. 
B)  stored autobiographical information. 
C)  stored information about the temporal order of events. 
D)  mental representations of possible responses.

Question 6

Imagine that a frontal lobe patient meets a very good friend and his family doctor. Which of the two would this patient be able to engage more easily in a short conversation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the very good friend 
B)  the family doctor 
C)  both would be equally easy 
D)  both would be equally difficult 
A)  the very good friend 
B)  the family doctor 
C)  both would be equally easy 
D)  both would be equally difficult

Question 7

Dynamic filtering is one view of the prefrontal cortex, in which this area is a repository of representations and selects information most relevant to the current task.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following best describes a real-life example of the delayed-response task?

Accepted Answer

A)  After reading and studying on Sunday afternoon, you take a cognitive neuroscience exam on Monday morning. 
B)  After looking up the phone number of a local pizza place, you walk across the room to the telephone and begin dialing it. 
C)  After staring intently at a bright streetlamp, you notice that there is an afterimage of the light even when you move your eyes to another location. 
D)  Every time you visit the doctor to receive a shot, she gives you a cherry lollipop. After several visits you find that the taste of cherry lollipops makes you anxious. 
A)  After reading and studying on Sunday afternoon, you take a cognitive neuroscience exam on Monday morning. 
B)  After looking up the phone number of a local pizza place, you walk across the room to the telephone and begin dialing it. 
C)  After staring intently at a bright streetlamp, you notice that there is an afterimage of the light even when you move your eyes to another location. 
D)  Every time you visit the doctor to receive a shot, she gives you a cherry lollipop. After several visits you find that the taste of cherry lollipops makes you anxious.

Question 9

Cognitive control is often associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  goal-oriented behavior. 
B)  decision making. 
C)  cognitive flexibility. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  goal-oriented behavior. 
B)  decision making. 
C)  cognitive flexibility. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 10

Working memory has been called the of the mind.

Accepted Answer

A)  blackboard 
B)  bookshelves 
C)  filing cabinet 
D)  staple gun 
A)  blackboard 
B)  bookshelves 
C)  filing cabinet 
D)  staple gun

Question 11

Which aspects of memory are compromised following damage to the frontal lobe? Which aspects are relatively unimpaired?

Accepted Answer

Damage to the frontal lobe can have a si

Question 12

The key function of the inferior temporal lobe is to evaluate response conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Imagine that a frontal lobe patient meets a very good friend and his family doctor. Describe how the patient's conversation would differ between the two. Is this similar or different to the way in which a person without frontal lobe damage would communicate with them?

Accepted Answer

A frontal lobe patient's conversation wi

Question 14

People with frontal lobe lesions are often impaired in organizing and segregating events in memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The human analog of the delayed-response task that is used as a test of cognitive development in human infants is the task.

Accepted Answer

A)  delayed-reward 
B)  object permanence 
C)  sensorimotor development 
D)  conservation of quantity 
A)  delayed-reward 
B)  object permanence 
C)  sensorimotor development 
D)  conservation of quantity

Question 16

You need to develop a plan for cleaning your room. Describe how a frontal lobe patient would struggle with this task.

Accepted Answer

A frontal lobe patient may struggle with

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a situation that you would expect to engage the supervisory attentional system?

Accepted Answer

A)  one that engages a specific schema control unit 
B)  one that requires planning or decision making 
C)  one that requires error detection 
D)  one that is difficult 
A)  one that engages a specific schema control unit 
B)  one that requires planning or decision making 
C)  one that requires error detection 
D)  one that is difficult

Question 18

One conceptualization of the prefrontal cortex, offered by Shimamura 2000), which could explain the seemingly disparate set of impairments associated with damage to this area is that

Accepted Answer

A)  one underlying function of the prefrontal lobes is to select the information that is most task-relevant. 
B)  separate regions within the prefrontal cortex are specialized for these different functions. 
C)  the prefrontal cortex is not directly involved in memory but is a relay station for information processing that occurs in the temporal lobes. 
D)  information in the prefrontal cortex is temporarily represented in other neural sites, including the basal ganglia, during working memory. 
A)  one underlying function of the prefrontal lobes is to select the information that is most task-relevant. 
B)  separate regions within the prefrontal cortex are specialized for these different functions. 
C)  the prefrontal cortex is not directly involved in memory but is a relay station for information processing that occurs in the temporal lobes. 
D)  information in the prefrontal cortex is temporarily represented in other neural sites, including the basal ganglia, during working memory.

Question 19

The lateral prefrontal cortex is important for working memory tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A patient with a frontal lobe lesion kneels and prays when watching another person do the same thing in the middle of the cafeteria. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  deficits in planning complex behaviors. 
B)  perseveration in responding. 
C)  utilization behavior. 
D)  disruption of working memory. 
A)  deficits in planning complex behaviors. 
B)  perseveration in responding. 
C)  utilization behavior. 
D)  disruption of working memory.

Knowledge about the context in which previous learning took place is referred to as recency memory.

What anatomical gradients have been proposed to account for frontal-lobe function?

Whereas the will be most active during the encoding of a face stimulus, the will be active during the delay period.

Schema control units are

Imagine that a frontal lobe patient meets a very good friend and his family doctor. Which of the two would this patient be able to engage more easily in a short conversation?

Dynamic filtering is one view of the prefrontal cortex, in which this area is a repository of representations and selects information most relevant to the current task.

Which of the following best describes a real-life example of the delayed-response task?

Cognitive control is often associated with

Working memory has been called the of the mind.

Which aspects of memory are compromised following damage to the frontal lobe? Which aspects are relatively unimpaired?

The key function of the inferior temporal lobe is to evaluate response conflict.

Imagine that a frontal lobe patient meets a very good friend and his family doctor. Describe how the patient's conversation would differ between the two. Is this similar or different to the way in which a person without frontal lobe damage would communicate with them?

People with frontal lobe lesions are often impaired in organizing and segregating events in memory.

The human analog of the delayed-response task that is used as a test of cognitive development in human infants is the task.

You need to develop a plan for cleaning your room. Describe how a frontal lobe patient would struggle with this task.

Which of the following is NOT a situation that you would expect to engage the supervisory attentional system?

One conceptualization of the prefrontal cortex, offered by Shimamura 2000), which could explain the seemingly disparate set of impairments associated with damage to this area is that

The lateral prefrontal cortex is important for working memory tasks.

A patient with a frontal lobe lesion kneels and prays when watching another person do the same thing in the middle of the cafeteria. This is an example of

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Exam 12: Cognitive Control

Knowledge about the context in which previous learning took place is referred to as recency memory.

What anatomical gradients have been proposed to account for frontal-lobe function?

Whereas the will be most active during the encoding of a face stimulus, the will be active during the delay period.

Schema control units are

Imagine that a frontal lobe patient meets a very good friend and his family doctor. Which of the two would this patient be able to engage more easily in a short conversation?

Dynamic filtering is one view of the prefrontal cortex, in which this area is a repository of representations and selects information most relevant to the current task.

Which of the following best describes a real-life example of the delayed-response task?

Cognitive control is often associated with

Working memory has been called the of the mind.

Which aspects of memory are compromised following damage to the frontal lobe? Which aspects are relatively unimpaired?

The key function of the inferior temporal lobe is to evaluate response conflict.

Imagine that a frontal lobe patient meets a very good friend and his family doctor. Describe how the patient's conversation would differ between the two. Is this similar or different to the way in which a person without frontal lobe damage would communicate with them?

People with frontal lobe lesions are often impaired in organizing and segregating events in memory.

The human analog of the delayed-response task that is used as a test of cognitive development in human infants is the task.

You need to develop a plan for cleaning your room. Describe how a frontal lobe patient would struggle with this task.

Which of the following is NOT a situation that you would expect to engage the supervisory attentional system?

One conceptualization of the prefrontal cortex, offered by Shimamura 2000), which could explain the seemingly disparate set of impairments associated with damage to this area is that

The lateral prefrontal cortex is important for working memory tasks.

A patient with a frontal lobe lesion kneels and prays when watching another person do the same thing in the middle of the cafeteria. This is an example of

A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

Hemispheric Specialization

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

Attention

Action

Memory

Emotion

Language

Social Cognition

Consciousness, Free Will, and the Law

Filters