Question 1

Match the definition with the term.
-neurons

Accepted Answer

A) fibrous substance of many regions of the brain 
B) nerve cells composing the brain and spinal cord,each with an active cell body,or nucleus 
C) pulpy substance forming the outer surface of the brain,inner part of the spinal cord,and several other centers in the brain 
D) stalks of nerve tissue that connect the two halves of the brain 
A) fibrous substance of many regions of the brain 
B) nerve cells composing the brain and spinal cord,each with an active cell body,or nucleus 
C) pulpy substance forming the outer surface of the brain,inner part of the spinal cord,and several other centers in the brain 
D) stalks of nerve tissue that connect the two halves of the brain B

Question 2

Which of the following was the major technique used by Pierre Flourens in his attempts to refute phrenological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental ablations from the brains of animals 
B)  careful observation of brain-injured human patients 
C)  observation of human patients recovering from brain surgery 
D)  electrical stimulation of different parts of animals' brains 
A)  experimental ablations from the brains of animals 
B)  careful observation of brain-injured human patients 
C)  observation of human patients recovering from brain surgery 
D)  electrical stimulation of different parts of animals' brains A

Question 3

__________ was an earlier proponent of the plasticity and equipotentiality of the brain who directly influenced Karl Lashley's research on the subject.

Accepted Answer

A)  John B. Watson 
B)  Shepherd Ivory Franz 
C)  Wilder Penfield 
D)  Donald Hebb 
A)  John B. Watson 
B)  Shepherd Ivory Franz 
C)  Wilder Penfield 
D)  Donald Hebb B

Question 4

Milner's discoveries about differing memory systems represented part of the development of which emerging field of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychology 
B)  cognitive psychology 
C)  developmental psychology 
D)  evolutionary psychology 
A)  clinical psychology 
B)  cognitive psychology 
C)  developmental psychology 
D)  evolutionary psychology

Question 5

Match the book with its author.
-Donald O.Hebb

Accepted Answer

A) Brain Mechanisms and Intelligence 
B) Permanent Present Tense 
C) The Organization of Behavior 
A) Brain Mechanisms and Intelligence 
B) Permanent Present Tense 
C) The Organization of Behavior

Question 6

Which of the following physicians published the first accurate description of the brain's complex physical shape and emphasized the substance of the brain's various structures rather than the spaces and fluids of the brain? He also observed that brain tissue was of different forms-gray matter and white matter-and described the blood vessels of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  Franz Gall 
B)  Thomas Willis 
C)  Pierre Flourens 
D)  David Ferrier 
A)  Franz Gall 
B)  Thomas Willis 
C)  Pierre Flourens 
D)  David Ferrier

Question 7

Match the book with its author.
-Suzanne Corkin

Accepted Answer

A) Brain Mechanisms and Intelligence 
B) Permanent Present Tense 
C) The Organization of Behavior 
A) Brain Mechanisms and Intelligence 
B) Permanent Present Tense 
C) The Organization of Behavior

Question 8

Which of the following assumptions was an error of Gall's in his phrenological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specific psychological functions may be localized in specific brain parts. 
B)  The shape of the skull accurately reflects the shape of the brain lying beneath. 
C)  The language function is localized near the front of the cortex. 
D)  The cerebellum is the center for a specific function. 
A)  Specific psychological functions may be localized in specific brain parts. 
B)  The shape of the skull accurately reflects the shape of the brain lying beneath. 
C)  The language function is localized near the front of the cortex. 
D)  The cerebellum is the center for a specific function.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the contributions made by Franz Gall?

Accepted Answer

A)  He made a good case that the brain is the organ of the mind. 
B)  He made several fundamental anatomical discoveries about the brain. 
C)  He founded the movement that came to be known as phrenology. 
D)  He observed that the brain responded to direct electrical stimulation. 
A)  He made a good case that the brain is the organ of the mind. 
B)  He made several fundamental anatomical discoveries about the brain. 
C)  He founded the movement that came to be known as phrenology. 
D)  He observed that the brain responded to direct electrical stimulation.

Question 10

Match the research practice with the individual.
-Roberts Bartholow

Accepted Answer

A) electrical stimulation of a monkey's brain 
B) electrical stimulation of the brain of a conscious,developmentally disabled patient 
C) electrical stimulation of the brain of conscious epileptic patients 
D) electrical stimulation of the cortex of a dog 
A) electrical stimulation of a monkey's brain 
B) electrical stimulation of the brain of a conscious,developmentally disabled patient 
C) electrical stimulation of the brain of conscious epileptic patients 
D) electrical stimulation of the cortex of a dog

Question 11

Flourens's conception of the brain emphasized all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  specific actions propres in large subdivisions of the brain. 
B)  cooperative action commune among the different brain parts. 
C)  the brain as the site of an integrated and harmonious soul. 
D)  the localization of several different sensory functions in specific parts of the brain. 
A)  specific actions propres in large subdivisions of the brain. 
B)  cooperative action commune among the different brain parts. 
C)  the brain as the site of an integrated and harmonious soul. 
D)  the localization of several different sensory functions in specific parts of the brain.

Question 12

Match the definition with the term.
-sensory aphasia

Accepted Answer

A) Speech includes numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations because of loss of self-monitoring.Comprehension and general fluency are unimpaired. 
B) Speech includes numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations. 
C) Speech is fluent,with correct grammar,but includes peculiar words and mispro-nunciations.Understanding of spoken language is severely impaired. 
D) Speech is severely impaired,but comprehension of spoken language is unim-paired. 
A) Speech includes numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations because of loss of self-monitoring.Comprehension and general fluency are unimpaired. 
B) Speech includes numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations. 
C) Speech is fluent,with correct grammar,but includes peculiar words and mispro-nunciations.Understanding of spoken language is severely impaired. 
D) Speech is severely impaired,but comprehension of spoken language is unim-paired.

Question 13

Match the definition with the term.
-conduction aphasia

Accepted Answer

A) Speech includes numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations because of loss of self-monitoring.Comprehension and general fluency are unimpaired. 
B) Speech includes numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations. 
C) Speech is fluent,with correct grammar,but includes peculiar words and mispro-nunciations.Understanding of spoken language is severely impaired. 
D) Speech is severely impaired,but comprehension of spoken language is unim-paired. 
A) Speech includes numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations because of loss of self-monitoring.Comprehension and general fluency are unimpaired. 
B) Speech includes numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations. 
C) Speech is fluent,with correct grammar,but includes peculiar words and mispro-nunciations.Understanding of spoken language is severely impaired. 
D) Speech is severely impaired,but comprehension of spoken language is unim-paired.

Question 14

Match the definition with the term.
-phrenology

Accepted Answer

A) belief that people's character is indicated by their physical characteristics,particu-larly their facial features 
B) belief that bumps and indentations on the surface of the skull are indicative of the size of underlying brain parts,each associated with different psychological facul-ties 
C) explores the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive activities 
D) explores the neural mechanisms underlying social thought and behavior 
A) belief that people's character is indicated by their physical characteristics,particu-larly their facial features 
B) belief that bumps and indentations on the surface of the skull are indicative of the size of underlying brain parts,each associated with different psychological facul-ties 
C) explores the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive activities 
D) explores the neural mechanisms underlying social thought and behavior

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT true of Bartholow's 1874 study of electrical stimulation of a conscious human brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was performed on a mentally disabled patient who did not understand what was happening to her. 
B)  It produced painful sensations and convulsions in the patient. 
C)  It was terminated sooner than planned because of the death of the patient. 
D)  It was performed only after Bartholow first conducted the same experiment with monkeys. 
A)  It was performed on a mentally disabled patient who did not understand what was happening to her. 
B)  It produced painful sensations and convulsions in the patient. 
C)  It was terminated sooner than planned because of the death of the patient. 
D)  It was performed only after Bartholow first conducted the same experiment with monkeys.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true of Paul Broca?

Accepted Answer

A)  He founded the Paris Anthropological Society in 1859. 
B)  He autopsied Tan's brain and found damage to the left frontal hemisphere. 
C)  He promoted the idea that brain size correlates positively with intelligence. 
D)  He discovered the sensory strip running down the side of the cortex. 
A)  He founded the Paris Anthropological Society in 1859. 
B)  He autopsied Tan's brain and found damage to the left frontal hemisphere. 
C)  He promoted the idea that brain size correlates positively with intelligence. 
D)  He discovered the sensory strip running down the side of the cortex.

Question 17

In general,which kinds of memories are most affected by head injuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  visual memories 
B)  early memories 
C)  recent memories 
D)  memories of the type corresponding to the area of the brain that is injured 
A)  visual memories 
B)  early memories 
C)  recent memories 
D)  memories of the type corresponding to the area of the brain that is injured

Question 18

Match the research practice with the individual.
-Brenda Milner

Accepted Answer

A) conducted early ablation studies with animal subjects 
B) observation of human patient following recovery from epilepsy surgery 
C) trained white rats on a maze followed by selective brain ablation 
A) conducted early ablation studies with animal subjects 
B) observation of human patient following recovery from epilepsy surgery 
C) trained white rats on a maze followed by selective brain ablation

Question 19

Researchers who use brain imaging to investigate how the brain processes social information work in the field known as

Accepted Answer

A)  social information processing. 
B)  social neuroscience. 
C)  cognitive neuroscience. 
D)  social psychology. 
A)  social information processing. 
B)  social neuroscience. 
C)  cognitive neuroscience. 
D)  social psychology.

Question 20

The notion that a single memory may be "stored" in several different specific locations scattered throughout the brain is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Pribram's hologram theory. 
B)  the redundancy hypothesis. 
C)  the cerebellar theory. 
D)  the multiple-memory theory. 
A)  Pribram's hologram theory. 
B)  the redundancy hypothesis. 
C)  the cerebellar theory. 
D)  the multiple-memory theory.

Match the definition with the term. -neurons

Which of the following was the major technique used by Pierre Flourens in his attempts to refute phrenological theory?

__________ was an earlier proponent of the plasticity and equipotentiality of the brain who directly influenced Karl Lashley's research on the subject.

Milner's discoveries about differing memory systems represented part of the development of which emerging field of psychology?

Match the book with its author. -Donald O.Hebb

Match the book with its author. -Suzanne Corkin

Which of the following assumptions was an error of Gall's in his phrenological theory?

Which of the following is NOT one of the contributions made by Franz Gall?

Match the research practice with the individual. -Roberts Bartholow

Flourens's conception of the brain emphasized all of the following EXCEPT

Match the definition with the term. -sensory aphasia

Match the definition with the term. -conduction aphasia

Match the definition with the term. -phrenology

Which of the following is NOT true of Bartholow's 1874 study of electrical stimulation of a conscious human brain?

Which of the following is NOT true of Paul Broca?

In general,which kinds of memories are most affected by head injuries?

Match the research practice with the individual. -Brenda Milner

Researchers who use brain imaging to investigate how the brain processes social information work in the field known as

The notion that a single memory may be "stored" in several different specific locations scattered throughout the brain is known as

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 4: Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

Match the definition with the term. -neurons

Which of the following was the major technique used by Pierre Flourens in his attempts to refute phrenological theory?

__________ was an earlier proponent of the plasticity and equipotentiality of the brain who directly influenced Karl Lashley's research on the subject.

Milner's discoveries about differing memory systems represented part of the development of which emerging field of psychology?

Match the book with its author. -Donald O.Hebb

Match the book with its author. -Suzanne Corkin

Which of the following assumptions was an error of Gall's in his phrenological theory?

Which of the following is NOT one of the contributions made by Franz Gall?

Match the research practice with the individual. -Roberts Bartholow

Flourens's conception of the brain emphasized all of the following EXCEPT

Match the definition with the term. -sensory aphasia

Match the definition with the term. -conduction aphasia

Match the definition with the term. -phrenology

Which of the following is NOT true of Bartholow's 1874 study of electrical stimulation of a conscious human brain?

Which of the following is NOT true of Paul Broca?

In general,which kinds of memories are most affected by head injuries?

Match the research practice with the individual. -Brenda Milner

Researchers who use brain imaging to investigate how the brain processes social information work in the field known as

The notion that a single memory may be "stored" in several different specific locations scattered throughout the brain is known as

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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