Question 1

Patients in a vegetative state are evidence for which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wakefulness depends on consciousness. 
B)  Wakefulness does not depend on consciousness. 
C)  Consciousness depends on wakefulness. 
D)  Consciousness is the same as wakefulness. 
A)  Wakefulness depends on consciousness. 
B)  Wakefulness does not depend on consciousness. 
C)  Consciousness depends on wakefulness. 
D)  Consciousness is the same as wakefulness. B

Question 2

When a disturbed ball at the top of a hill could move in any direction, the system is said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  symmetry breaking. 
B)  asymmetry breaking. 
C)  symmetry producing. 
D)  asymmetry producing. 
A)  symmetry breaking. 
B)  asymmetry breaking. 
C)  symmetry producing. 
D)  asymmetry producing. A

Question 3

If the human brain follows the reductionist principles of the lobster gut, a certain behavior can be driven by

Accepted Answer

A)  one set of cellular and synaptic properties. 
B)  many sets of cellular and synaptic properties. 
C)  no sets of cellular and synaptic properties. 
D)  any set of cellular and synaptic properties. 
A)  one set of cellular and synaptic properties. 
B)  many sets of cellular and synaptic properties. 
C)  no sets of cellular and synaptic properties. 
D)  any set of cellular and synaptic properties. B

Question 4

What do perceiving visual illusions and experiencing a unified self have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are based in the occipital lobe. 
B)  Both require free will. 
C)  Both remain despite having an understanding that they are artificial. 
D)  Both are required to succeed at the MSR test. 
A)  Both are based in the occipital lobe. 
B)  Both require free will. 
C)  Both remain despite having an understanding that they are artificial. 
D)  Both are required to succeed at the MSR test.

Question 5

How can mental states go on to affect brain processing? Include at least one experimental result in your answer.

Accepted Answer

Mental states can go on to affect brain

Question 6

Why do most cognitive neuroscientists argue that brain scans should not be admitted into court cases?

Accepted Answer

Most cognitive neuroscientists argue tha

Question 7

Which of the following abilities do chimpanzees NOT possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  gaze-following 
B)  sharing intentionality 
C)  deceiving others 
D)  learning from others 
A)  gaze-following 
B)  sharing intentionality 
C)  deceiving others 
D)  learning from others

Question 8

Which structure is responsible for extended consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus 
B)  brainstem 
C)  cerebral cortex 
D)  cerebellum 
A)  thalamus 
B)  brainstem 
C)  cerebral cortex 
D)  cerebellum

Question 9

The emotional reactivity hypothesis suggests that humans may have undergone self-domestication by selecting

Accepted Answer

A)  for control over emotional reactivity. 
B)  against control over emotional reactivity. 
C)  for emotional reactivity. 
D)  for reactions to emotions. 
A)  for control over emotional reactivity. 
B)  against control over emotional reactivity. 
C)  for emotional reactivity. 
D)  for reactions to emotions.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a type of utilitarian justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  restoration 
B)  deterrence 
C)  incapacitation 
D)  rehabilitation 
A)  restoration 
B)  deterrence 
C)  incapacitation 
D)  rehabilitation

Question 11

Which of the following hypothetical experimental results would support the idea that the two hemispheres have different conscious experiences?

Accepted Answer

A)  A split-brain patient's right hemisphere accesses close lexical associates of "match" and "paper." 
B)  A split-brain patient's left hemisphere can access close lexical associates of "match" and "paper." 
C)  A split-brain patient's right hemisphere cannot infer that "match" and "paper" can lead to fire. 
D)  A split-brain patient's left hemisphere cannot infer that "match" and "paper" can lead to
Fire. 
A)  A split-brain patient's right hemisphere accesses close lexical associates of "match" and "paper." 
B)  A split-brain patient's left hemisphere can access close lexical associates of "match" and "paper." 
C)  A split-brain patient's right hemisphere cannot infer that "match" and "paper" can lead to fire. 
D)  A split-brain patient's left hemisphere cannot infer that "match" and "paper" can lead to
Fire.

Question 12

What typically drives people to employ retributivist policies in practice despite endorsing utilitarian policies in the abstract?

Accepted Answer

A)  experience 
B)  innate tendencies 
C)  the American legal system 
D)  false memories 
A)  experience 
B)  innate tendencies 
C)  the American legal system 
D)  false memories

Question 13

A determinist judge may follow either a or approach to justice.

Accepted Answer

A)  restorative ; utilitarian 
B)  retributivist ; utilitarian 
C)  restorative ; retributivist 
D)  restorative ; intuitive 
A)  restorative ; utilitarian 
B)  retributivist ; utilitarian 
C)  restorative ; retributivist 
D)  restorative ; intuitive

Question 14

Many biologists have not accepted

Accepted Answer

A)  reductionism. 
B)  determinism. 
C)  multiple realizability. 
D)  consciousness. 
A)  reductionism. 
B)  determinism. 
C)  multiple realizability. 
D)  consciousness.

Question 15

Which statement below is both true and suggestive that chimpanzees and bonobos might have a conscious state?

Accepted Answer

A)  They share a common ancestor with humans. 
B)  Their brains are split into hemispheres. 
C)  They can develop Capgras syndrome. 
D)  The scaffolding to storage framework proposes these species have a conscious state. 
A)  They share a common ancestor with humans. 
B)  Their brains are split into hemispheres. 
C)  They can develop Capgras syndrome. 
D)  The scaffolding to storage framework proposes these species have a conscious state.

Question 16

The scaffolding to storage framework was proposed to account for the movement from to .

Accepted Answer

A)  conscious ; unconscious 
B)  unconscious ; conscious 
C)  conscious ; awareness 
D)  awareness ; conscious 
A)  conscious ; unconscious 
B)  unconscious ; conscious 
C)  conscious ; awareness 
D)  awareness ; conscious

Question 17

If conscious thought is emergent, how can we use neuronal firing to fully understand it?

Accepted Answer

A)  We must measure neuronal firing across many different conscious states. 
B)  We must model neuronal firing. 
C)  We must measure the neuronal firing underlying various beliefs. 
D)  We cannot use neuronal firing to fully understand it. 
A)  We must measure neuronal firing across many different conscious states. 
B)  We must model neuronal firing. 
C)  We must measure the neuronal firing underlying various beliefs. 
D)  We cannot use neuronal firing to fully understand it.

Question 18

How would theorists who follow Pinker's perspective label your subjective experience of viewing the colors of this book?

Accepted Answer

A)  qualia 
B)  sentience 
C)  self-knowledge 
D)  access to information 
A)  qualia 
B)  sentience 
C)  self-knowledge 
D)  access to information

Question 19

A toddler sees two members of their social group sharing. The toddler will likely

Accepted Answer

A)  be surprised 
B)  be unsurprised 
C)  protest vocally 
D)  protest nonvocally 
A)  be surprised 
B)  be unsurprised 
C)  protest vocally 
D)  protest nonvocally

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT assumed by the United States legal system?

Accepted Answer

A)  a brain produces a practical reasoner 
B)  behavior is deterministic 
C)  a brain leads to personal responsibility 
D)  damage to a brain can reduce responsibility 
A)  a brain produces a practical reasoner 
B)  behavior is deterministic 
C)  a brain leads to personal responsibility 
D)  damage to a brain can reduce responsibility

Patients in a vegetative state are evidence for which of the following statements?

When a disturbed ball at the top of a hill could move in any direction, the system is said to be

If the human brain follows the reductionist principles of the lobster gut, a certain behavior can be driven by

What do perceiving visual illusions and experiencing a unified self have in common?

How can mental states go on to affect brain processing? Include at least one experimental result in your answer.

Why do most cognitive neuroscientists argue that brain scans should not be admitted into court cases?

Which of the following abilities do chimpanzees NOT possess?

Which structure is responsible for extended consciousness?

The emotional reactivity hypothesis suggests that humans may have undergone self-domestication by selecting

Which of the following is NOT a type of utilitarian justice?

Which of the following hypothetical experimental results would support the idea that the two hemispheres have different conscious experiences?

What typically drives people to employ retributivist policies in practice despite endorsing utilitarian policies in the abstract?

A determinist judge may follow either a or approach to justice.

Many biologists have not accepted

Which statement below is both true and suggestive that chimpanzees and bonobos might have a conscious state?

The scaffolding to storage framework was proposed to account for the movement from to .

If conscious thought is emergent, how can we use neuronal firing to fully understand it?

How would theorists who follow Pinker's perspective label your subjective experience of viewing the colors of this book?

A toddler sees two members of their social group sharing. The toddler will likely

Which of the following is NOT assumed by the United States legal system?

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

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

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Exam 14: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Law

Patients in a vegetative state are evidence for which of the following statements?

When a disturbed ball at the top of a hill could move in any direction, the system is said to be

If the human brain follows the reductionist principles of the lobster gut, a certain behavior can be driven by

What do perceiving visual illusions and experiencing a unified self have in common?

How can mental states go on to affect brain processing? Include at least one experimental result in your answer.

Why do most cognitive neuroscientists argue that brain scans should not be admitted into court cases?

Which of the following abilities do chimpanzees NOT possess?

Which structure is responsible for extended consciousness?

The emotional reactivity hypothesis suggests that humans may have undergone self-domestication by selecting

Which of the following is NOT a type of utilitarian justice?

Which of the following hypothetical experimental results would support the idea that the two hemispheres have different conscious experiences?

What typically drives people to employ retributivist policies in practice despite endorsing utilitarian policies in the abstract?

A determinist judge may follow either a or approach to justice.

Many biologists have not accepted

Which statement below is both true and suggestive that chimpanzees and bonobos might have a conscious state?

The scaffolding to storage framework was proposed to account for the movement from to .

If conscious thought is emergent, how can we use neuronal firing to fully understand it?

How would theorists who follow Pinker's perspective label your subjective experience of viewing the colors of this book?

A toddler sees two members of their social group sharing. The toddler will likely

Which of the following is NOT assumed by the United States legal system?

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

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

Filters