Question 1

Which of the following is an advantage of MEG (magnetoencephalography)over EEG (electroencephalography)?

Accepted Answer

A) With MEG,current flow can be detected in any orientation. 
B) With MEG,the inverse problem can be avoided. 
C) With MEG,the magnetic fields are not distorted by the skull. 
D) With MEG,the temporal resolution is much better. 
A) With MEG,current flow can be detected in any orientation. 
B) With MEG,the inverse problem can be avoided. 
C) With MEG,the magnetic fields are not distorted by the skull. 
D) With MEG,the temporal resolution is much better. C

Question 2

Weaver mice are a knockout strain in which Purkinje cells,the prominent cell type in the hippocampus,fail to develop.As a result,these mice are "maze-dull."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Some progressive neurological disorders can be caused by viruses like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)and the herpes simplex virus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The receptive fields in the primary visual cortex are ________ the receptive fields in the visual association areas.

Accepted Answer

A) smaller than 
B) larger than 
C) equal in size to 
D) less selective than 
A) smaller than 
B) larger than 
C) equal in size to 
D) less selective than

Question 5

The term ________ is used to describe the situation in which group 1 is impaired on task X and unimpaired on task Y and group 2 is impaired on task Y and unimpaired on task X.In contrast,the term ________ is used when group 1 is impaired on task X and unimpaired on task Y and group 2 is unimpaired on both tasks X and Y.

Accepted Answer

A) single dissociation / double dissociation 
B) double dissociation / single dissociation 
C) double dissociation / triple dissociation 
D) triple dissociation / double dissociation 
A) single dissociation / double dissociation 
B) double dissociation / single dissociation 
C) double dissociation / triple dissociation 
D) triple dissociation / double dissociation

Question 6

The term used by cognitive psychologists to describe the interval of time between two events in an experimental paradigm is

Accepted Answer

A) event-related chronometry (ER
C) . 
B) event-related cognition (ER
C) . 
C) stimulus onset analysis (SO
A) . 
D) stimulus onset asynchrony (SO
A) . 
A) event-related chronometry (ER
C) . 
B) event-related cognition (ER
C) . 
C) stimulus onset analysis (SO
A) . 
D) stimulus onset asynchrony (SO
A) .

Question 7

The Stroop effect demonstrates that when viewing

Accepted Answer

A) colors,we are successful at suppressing color representations when they are irrelevant to the task. 
B) words,we are successful at suppressing word representations when they are irrelevant to the task. 
C) colors,we cannot help but activate color representations even when they are irrelevant to the task. 
D) words,we cannot help but activate word representations even when they are irrelevant to the task. 
A) colors,we are successful at suppressing color representations when they are irrelevant to the task. 
B) words,we are successful at suppressing word representations when they are irrelevant to the task. 
C) colors,we cannot help but activate color representations even when they are irrelevant to the task. 
D) words,we cannot help but activate word representations even when they are irrelevant to the task.

Question 8

The formation of plaques composed of abnormal amyloid protein in the brain is a characteristic symptom of

Accepted Answer

A) Alzheimer's disease. 
B) Parkinson's disease. 
C) Huntington's disease. 
D) Korsakoff's disease. 
A) Alzheimer's disease. 
B) Parkinson's disease. 
C) Huntington's disease. 
D) Korsakoff's disease.

Question 9

The best neuroimaging method for visualizing the white and gray matter is computed tomography (CT).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

________ is the science of simulating natural cognitive processes on computers.

Accepted Answer

A) Mental chronometry 
B) Neuropsychology 
C) Artificial intelligence 
D) Cognitive psychology 
A) Mental chronometry 
B) Neuropsychology 
C) Artificial intelligence 
D) Cognitive psychology

Question 11

A patient has an injury to the parietal lobe and has a selective deficit in processing information about the spatial location of visual stimuli.You hypothesize that this region of the brain is distinct in function from other visual areas in the temporal lobe,in which you suspect shape perception information is processed.To establish a double dissociation between the two functions and brain regions,you would need to find another person who had damage to the

Accepted Answer

A) same part of the parietal lobe but did NOT have a visuospatial deficit. 
B) temporal lobe and had both visuospatial and shape perception deficits. 
C) same part of the parietal lobe and had only a shape perception deficit. 
D) temporal lobe and had only a shape perception deficit. 
A) same part of the parietal lobe but did NOT have a visuospatial deficit. 
B) temporal lobe and had both visuospatial and shape perception deficits. 
C) same part of the parietal lobe and had only a shape perception deficit. 
D) temporal lobe and had only a shape perception deficit.

Question 12

Research questions about the time course of cognition are better addressed using methods like ________,whereas questions about the anatomy of cognition are better addressed using methods like ________.

Accepted Answer

A) ERP / fMRI 
B) fMRI / PET 
C) PET / MEG 
D) MEG / ERP 
A) ERP / fMRI 
B) fMRI / PET 
C) PET / MEG 
D) MEG / ERP

Question 13

This neuroimaging technique combines X-ray pictures taken from many different angles into a compressed two-dimensional representation of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 
B) CT (computed tomography) 
C) PET (positron emission tomography) 
D) EEG (electroencephalography) 
A) MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) 
B) CT (computed tomography) 
C) PET (positron emission tomography) 
D) EEG (electroencephalography)

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the group study approach in neuropsychology,compared to the individual case study approach?

Accepted Answer

A) A group study is better for relating cognitive processes to underlying brain structure. 
B) A case study is better for establishing a double dissociation. 
C) A group study is better because it avoids the problem of compensatory strategy. 
D) A case study is better because it allows the use of techniques from cognitive psychology. 
A) A group study is better for relating cognitive processes to underlying brain structure. 
B) A case study is better for establishing a double dissociation. 
C) A group study is better because it avoids the problem of compensatory strategy. 
D) A case study is better because it allows the use of techniques from cognitive psychology.

Question 15

________ is a condition characterized by excessive and abnormally patterned activity in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) Progressive supranuclear palsy 
B) Epilepsy 
C) Multiple sclerosis 
D) Aneurysm 
A) Progressive supranuclear palsy 
B) Epilepsy 
C) Multiple sclerosis 
D) Aneurysm

Question 16

You have isolated a neuron in the occipital lobes that you believe is responsible for processing information about color.What type of neurophysiological technique would allow you to assess this hypothesis in a living animal?

Accepted Answer

A) Single-cell recording 
B) Histology 
C) Electrical stimulation 
D) Golgi stain 
A) Single-cell recording 
B) Histology 
C) Electrical stimulation 
D) Golgi stain

Question 17

People are better at identifying a briefly presented letter on a computer screen if the letter is

Accepted Answer

A) a vowel rather than a consonant. 
B) presented as part of a word. 
C) processed serially. 
D) printed in colored ink. 
A) a vowel rather than a consonant. 
B) presented as part of a word. 
C) processed serially. 
D) printed in colored ink.

Question 18

Resecting or removing regions of cortex and cutting the corpus callosum are techniques that are usually used to

Accepted Answer

A) alleviate severe chronic epilepsy. 
B) reduce the symptoms of depression. 
C) increase the functioning of dopaminergic cells in people with Parkinson's disease. 
D) relieve imbalances in neurotransmitter levels that can lead to Alzheimer's disease. 
A) alleviate severe chronic epilepsy. 
B) reduce the symptoms of depression. 
C) increase the functioning of dopaminergic cells in people with Parkinson's disease. 
D) relieve imbalances in neurotransmitter levels that can lead to Alzheimer's disease.

Question 19

Cognitive psychology is based on the assumption that thought is best studied using objective,observable behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One limitation of what we can learn through the single-cell recording technique is that

Accepted Answer

A) it is often difficult to determine the baseline activity level of a single neuron. 
B) patterns of activity among groups of neurons may describe the function of a brain area better. 
C) the receptive field of a single neuron changes as the brain develops. 
D) single-cell recording is effective only in exploring the primary sensory cortex. 
A) it is often difficult to determine the baseline activity level of a single neuron. 
B) patterns of activity among groups of neurons may describe the function of a brain area better. 
C) the receptive field of a single neuron changes as the brain develops. 
D) single-cell recording is effective only in exploring the primary sensory cortex.

Which of the following is an advantage of MEG (magnetoencephalography)over EEG (electroencephalography)?

Weaver mice are a knockout strain in which Purkinje cells,the prominent cell type in the hippocampus,fail to develop.As a result,these mice are "maze-dull."

Some progressive neurological disorders can be caused by viruses like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)and the herpes simplex virus.

The receptive fields in the primary visual cortex are ________ the receptive fields in the visual association areas.

The term used by cognitive psychologists to describe the interval of time between two events in an experimental paradigm is

The Stroop effect demonstrates that when viewing

The formation of plaques composed of abnormal amyloid protein in the brain is a characteristic symptom of

The best neuroimaging method for visualizing the white and gray matter is computed tomography (CT).

________ is the science of simulating natural cognitive processes on computers.

Research questions about the time course of cognition are better addressed using methods like ,whereas questions about the anatomy of cognition are better addressed using methods like .

This neuroimaging technique combines X-ray pictures taken from many different angles into a compressed two-dimensional representation of the brain.

Which of the following is true of the group study approach in neuropsychology,compared to the individual case study approach?

________ is a condition characterized by excessive and abnormally patterned activity in the brain.

You have isolated a neuron in the occipital lobes that you believe is responsible for processing information about color.What type of neurophysiological technique would allow you to assess this hypothesis in a living animal?

People are better at identifying a briefly presented letter on a computer screen if the letter is

Resecting or removing regions of cortex and cutting the corpus callosum are techniques that are usually used to

Cognitive psychology is based on the assumption that thought is best studied using objective,observable behaviors.

One limitation of what we can learn through the single-cell recording technique is that

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Which of the following is an advantage of MEG (magnetoencephalography)over EEG (electroencephalography)?

Weaver mice are a knockout strain in which Purkinje cells,the prominent cell type in the hippocampus,fail to develop.As a result,these mice are "maze-dull."

Some progressive neurological disorders can be caused by viruses like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)and the herpes simplex virus.

The receptive fields in the primary visual cortex are ________ the receptive fields in the visual association areas.

The term used by cognitive psychologists to describe the interval of time between two events in an experimental paradigm is

The Stroop effect demonstrates that when viewing

The formation of plaques composed of abnormal amyloid protein in the brain is a characteristic symptom of

The best neuroimaging method for visualizing the white and gray matter is computed tomography (CT).

________ is the science of simulating natural cognitive processes on computers.

Research questions about the time course of cognition are better addressed using methods like ________,whereas questions about the anatomy of cognition are better addressed using methods like ________.

This neuroimaging technique combines X-ray pictures taken from many different angles into a compressed two-dimensional representation of the brain.

Which of the following is true of the group study approach in neuropsychology,compared to the individual case study approach?

________ is a condition characterized by excessive and abnormally patterned activity in the brain.

You have isolated a neuron in the occipital lobes that you believe is responsible for processing information about color.What type of neurophysiological technique would allow you to assess this hypothesis in a living animal?

People are better at identifying a briefly presented letter on a computer screen if the letter is

Resecting or removing regions of cortex and cutting the corpus callosum are techniques that are usually used to

Cognitive psychology is based on the assumption that thought is best studied using objective,observable behaviors.

One limitation of what we can learn through the single-cell recording technique is that

A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

Cellular Mechanisms and Cognition

Neuroanatomy and Development

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

The Control of Action

Learning and Memory

Emotion

Language

Hemispheric Specialization

Attention and Consciousness

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

Evolutionary Perspectives

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Research questions about the time course of cognition are better addressed using methods like ,whereas questions about the anatomy of cognition are better addressed using methods like .