Question 1

The three brain networks underlying attention described by Posner and colleagues are:

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A)  Working memory, attention, and volitional control 
B)  Alerting, orienting, and executive 
C)  Conscious, unconscious, and intuitive 
D)  Attention, alerting, and recalling 
A)  Working memory, attention, and volitional control 
B)  Alerting, orienting, and executive 
C)  Conscious, unconscious, and intuitive 
D)  Attention, alerting, and recalling B

Question 2

Which of these involve the prefrontal cortex?

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A)  You scan your bedroom looking for your black sweater. 
B)  You decide that you want to go bowling Friday night. 
C)  You make a new year's resolution to eat healthier. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  You scan your bedroom looking for your black sweater. 
B)  You decide that you want to go bowling Friday night. 
C)  You make a new year's resolution to eat healthier. 
D)  all of the above D

Question 3

Two common frontal lobe syndromes are

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A)  blindsight and Alzheimer's disease 
B)  anterograde and retrograde amnesia 
C)  dorsolateral and orbitofrontal syndromes 
D)  agnosia and prosopagnosia 
A)  blindsight and Alzheimer's disease 
B)  anterograde and retrograde amnesia 
C)  dorsolateral and orbitofrontal syndromes 
D)  agnosia and prosopagnosia C

Question 4

Executive control in the brain is described as

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A)  both localized and highly distributed 
B)  relying upon the medial temporal lobes 
C)  both adaptive and veridical 
D)  rarely impaired by brain damage 
A)  both localized and highly distributed 
B)  relying upon the medial temporal lobes 
C)  both adaptive and veridical 
D)  rarely impaired by brain damage

Question 5

To study mental flexibility in patients with frontal lobe impairments you would likely use a

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive bias task 
B)  blindsight task 
C)  visual search task 
D)  Wisconsin Card Sorting task 
A)  cognitive bias task 
B)  blindsight task 
C)  visual search task 
D)  Wisconsin Card Sorting task

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of the major portions of the prefrontal cortex PFC)?

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A)  ventromedial 
B)  dorsolateral 
C)  rostrocaudal 
D)  orbitofrontal 
A)  ventromedial 
B)  dorsolateral 
C)  rostrocaudal 
D)  orbitofrontal

Question 7

The term "silent lobes" has been used for the frontal lobes because

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A)  they are not involved in speech production 
B)  they "silence" other lobes of the brain through inhibition 
C)  they rarely communicate with other lobes 
D)  they do not have an easily defined function 
A)  they are not involved in speech production 
B)  they "silence" other lobes of the brain through inhibition 
C)  they rarely communicate with other lobes 
D)  they do not have an easily defined function

Question 8

"Memories of the future" refers to the ability to make plans and then to follow them to guide behavior, saving mental images of the future to memory. This ability is a characteristic of what makes humans ___ beings rather than compared to other mammals.

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A)  counteractive, active 
B)  responsive, reactive 
C)  active, reactive 
D)  reflective, counteractive 
A)  counteractive, active 
B)  responsive, reactive 
C)  active, reactive 
D)  reflective, counteractive

Question 9

Humans, primates, dolphins and whales all have large brains. What differences might you expect to find?

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A)  an enlarged prefrontal cortex in all of these animals 
B)  an enlarged prefrontal cortex in the primates and enlarged parietal lobe in aquatic mammals 
C)  an enlarged prefrontal cortex in the aquatic mammals and an enlarged parietal lobe in the primates 
D)  an enlarged occipitotemporal lobe in all of these animals 
A)  an enlarged prefrontal cortex in all of these animals 
B)  an enlarged prefrontal cortex in the primates and enlarged parietal lobe in aquatic mammals 
C)  an enlarged prefrontal cortex in the aquatic mammals and an enlarged parietal lobe in the primates 
D)  an enlarged occipitotemporal lobe in all of these animals

Question 10

"Mental flexibility" refers to the

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A)  capacity to respond to unanticipated events 
B)  ability of the cortex to develop new cells throughout the lifetime, even after brain damage 
C)  ability to decode ambiguous events 
D)  brain's large-capacity cognitive processes 
A)  capacity to respond to unanticipated events 
B)  ability of the cortex to develop new cells throughout the lifetime, even after brain damage 
C)  ability to decode ambiguous events 
D)  brain's large-capacity cognitive processes

The three brain networks underlying attention described by Posner and colleagues are:

Which of these involve the prefrontal cortex?

Two common frontal lobe syndromes are

Executive control in the brain is described as

To study mental flexibility in patients with frontal lobe impairments you would likely use a

Which of the following is not one of the major portions of the prefrontal cortex PFC)?

The term "silent lobes" has been used for the frontal lobes because

"Memories of the future" refers to the ability to make plans and then to follow them to guide behavior, saving mental images of the future to memory. This ability is a characteristic of what makes humans ___ beings rather than compared to other mammals.

Humans, primates, dolphins and whales all have large brains. What differences might you expect to find?

"Mental flexibility" refers to the

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Exam 12: Decisions, Goals, and Actions

The three brain networks underlying attention described by Posner and colleagues are:

Which of these involve the prefrontal cortex?

Two common frontal lobe syndromes are

Executive control in the brain is described as

To study mental flexibility in patients with frontal lobe impairments you would likely use a

Which of the following is not one of the major portions of the prefrontal cortex PFC)?

The term "silent lobes" has been used for the frontal lobes because

"Memories of the future" refers to the ability to make plans and then to follow them to guide behavior, saving mental images of the future to memory. This ability is a characteristic of what makes humans ___ beings rather than compared to other mammals.

Humans, primates, dolphins and whales all have large brains. What differences might you expect to find?

"Mental flexibility" refers to the

Mind and Brain

A Useful Framework

The Nerve Cell

The Brain

Brain Imaging

The Art of Seeing

Sound, Speech, and Music Perception

The Brain Is Conscious

Learning and Memory

Thinking

Language

Social Cognition

Growing up

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