Question 1

Which region typically responds more to thoughts about one's self than thoughts about another person?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right temporo-parietal junction 
B)  The temporal poles 
C)  The amygdala 
D)  The medial prefrontal cortex 
A)  The right temporo-parietal junction 
B)  The temporal poles 
C)  The amygdala 
D)  The medial prefrontal cortex D

Question 2

Which test do children with autism do particularly well on?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deception tests 
B)  Sally-Ann test 
C)  Embedded figures test 
D)  Recognising expressions such as admiring or scheming 
A)  Deception tests 
B)  Sally-Ann test 
C)  Embedded figures test 
D)  Recognising expressions such as admiring or scheming C

Question 3

The IRI and the EQ are what kinds of measures of empathy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expression recognition tasks 
B)  Questionnaires 
C)  Measures of imitation 
D)  Measures of bodily reactions (linked to distress) 
A)  Expression recognition tasks 
B)  Questionnaires 
C)  Measures of imitation 
D)  Measures of bodily reactions (linked to distress) B

Question 4

When watching someone else performing an action, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  A greater motor-evoked potential is elicited from the body when TMS is applied over the motor cortex. 
B)  A weaker motor-evoked potential is elicited from the body when TMS is applied over the motor cortex. 
C)  A greater motor-evoked potential is elicited from the body when TMS is applied over the visual cortex. 
D)  A weaker motor-evoked potential is elicited from the body when TMS is applied over the visual cortex. 
A)  A greater motor-evoked potential is elicited from the body when TMS is applied over the motor cortex. 
B)  A weaker motor-evoked potential is elicited from the body when TMS is applied over the motor cortex. 
C)  A greater motor-evoked potential is elicited from the body when TMS is applied over the visual cortex. 
D)  A weaker motor-evoked potential is elicited from the body when TMS is applied over the visual cortex.

Question 5

At what age do normally developing children typically pass the Sally-Ann task?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 years 
B)  2 years 
C)  3 years 
D)  5 years 
A)  4 years 
B)  2 years 
C)  3 years 
D)  5 years

Question 6

From a diagnostic point of view, what is the difference between autism and Asperger's syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two terms are synonymous with each other. 
B)  Asperger's syndrome is autism but without the impairments in mentalising. 
C)  Asperger's syndrome is autism accompanied by conduct disorder. 
D)  Asperger's syndrome is autism but without a delay in early language and cognitive development. 
A)  The two terms are synonymous with each other. 
B)  Asperger's syndrome is autism but without the impairments in mentalising. 
C)  Asperger's syndrome is autism accompanied by conduct disorder. 
D)  Asperger's syndrome is autism but without a delay in early language and cognitive development.

Question 7

What evidence from Hadjikhani et al. (2006) supports the broken mirror theory of autism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Autistic people have reduced grey matter in regions linked to the mirror system. 
B)  Autistic people show enhanced mu suppression when watching actions. 
C)  Autistic people imitate the actions rather than the goals. 
D)  Autistic people show reduced activity in mirror regions when asked to imitate. 
A)  Autistic people have reduced grey matter in regions linked to the mirror system. 
B)  Autistic people show enhanced mu suppression when watching actions. 
C)  Autistic people imitate the actions rather than the goals. 
D)  Autistic people show reduced activity in mirror regions when asked to imitate.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about the social psychology of imitation is untrue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being imitated results in greater liking of the imitator. 
B)  Participants who imitate more tend to rate themselves as higher in empathy. 
C)  The degree of imitative behaviour is unrelated to the in-group/out-group status of the other person. 
D)  Being imitated increases the chances of charitable donation. 
A)  Being imitated results in greater liking of the imitator. 
B)  Participants who imitate more tend to rate themselves as higher in empathy. 
C)  The degree of imitative behaviour is unrelated to the in-group/out-group status of the other person. 
D)  Being imitated increases the chances of charitable donation.

Question 9

False belief tasks require the attribution of what kind of intentionality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zero-order intentionality 
B)  First-order intentionality 
C)  Third-order intentionality 
D)  Second-order intentionality 
A)  Zero-order intentionality 
B)  First-order intentionality 
C)  Third-order intentionality 
D)  Second-order intentionality

Question 10

In the model of empathy proposed by Decety & Jackson (2004) what is the role of the right temporal-parietal junction?

Accepted Answer

A)  The attribution of mental states 
B)  Perception-action coupling via the mirror system 
C)  Shifting perspective between self and other 
D)  Representing that other people are similar but separate from one's self 
A)  The attribution of mental states 
B)  Perception-action coupling via the mirror system 
C)  Shifting perspective between self and other 
D)  Representing that other people are similar but separate from one's self

Question 11

According to Saxe (2006) what is the role of the right temporal-parietal junction in theory-of-mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perception-action coupling via the mirror system 
B)  Representing that other people are similar but separate from one's self 
C)  It is specialized for the attribution of mental states 
D)  Shifting perspective between self and other 
A)  Perception-action coupling via the mirror system 
B)  Representing that other people are similar but separate from one's self 
C)  It is specialized for the attribution of mental states 
D)  Shifting perspective between self and other

Question 12

Which region of the brain did Jabbi et al. (2007) find that responded both to pleasant/unpleasant tastes and watching another person drink pleasant/unpleasant drinks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insula 
B)  Amygdala 
C)  Tempero-parietal junction 
D)  Premotor cortex 
A)  Insula 
B)  Amygdala 
C)  Tempero-parietal junction 
D)  Premotor cortex

Question 13

Who is associated with the 'theory-theory' of theory-of-mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gallese (2001) 
B)  Gopnik & Wellman (1992) 
C)  Decety & Jackson (2004) 
D)  Rizzolatti et al. (1996) 
A)  Gallese (2001) 
B)  Gopnik & Wellman (1992) 
C)  Decety & Jackson (2004) 
D)  Rizzolatti et al. (1996)

Question 14

What was the conclusion of the fMRI study of Carr et al. (2003) concerning human imitation and empathy?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a direct link between visual perception and 'the emotional brain'. 
B)  The action-based mirror system alone can account for empathy. 
C)  There is an important role for the right temporal-parietal junction in empathy. 
D)  The action-based mirror system provides a link between visual perception and 'the emotional brain'. 
A)  There is a direct link between visual perception and 'the emotional brain'. 
B)  The action-based mirror system alone can account for empathy. 
C)  There is an important role for the right temporal-parietal junction in empathy. 
D)  The action-based mirror system provides a link between visual perception and 'the emotional brain'.

Question 15

Which of the following regions is not implicated in 'mentalising'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temporal poles 
B)  Medial prefrontal cortex 
C)  Anterior intra-parietal region 
D)  Parieto-temporal junction 
A)  Temporal poles 
B)  Medial prefrontal cortex 
C)  Anterior intra-parietal region 
D)  Parieto-temporal junction

Question 16

Which of the following is not straightforward to account for using perception-action based versions of simulation theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yawn contagion 
B)  The personal distress component of empathy 
C)  Recognition of facial expressions 
D)  False beliefs 
A)  Yawn contagion 
B)  The personal distress component of empathy 
C)  Recognition of facial expressions 
D)  False beliefs

Question 17

What evidence suggests that people with autism don't have a general failure of meta-representation?

Accepted Answer

A)  They perform well on tests of embedded figures. 
B)  They show abnormal eye-movements on false belief tasks. 
C)  They perform normally on many tests of executive function. 
D)  They can understand false photographs. 
A)  They perform well on tests of embedded figures. 
B)  They show abnormal eye-movements on false belief tasks. 
C)  They perform normally on many tests of executive function. 
D)  They can understand false photographs.

Question 18

According to Hill & Frith (2003), what percentage of the autistic population have unusual or 'savant' skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  1 
C)  20 
D)  50 
A)  10 
B)  1 
C)  20 
D)  50

Question 19

What method is used to measure mu suppression?

Accepted Answer

A)  fMRI 
B)  EEG 
C)  TMS 
D)  EMG 
A)  fMRI 
B)  EEG 
C)  TMS 
D)  EMG

Question 20

The studies of mirror neurons by Fogassi et al. (2005) and Umilta et al. (2008) show what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The firing of the neurons depends more on the motor similarity of the actions than the similarity of the goals. 
B)  The firing of the neurons depends on whether the action is rewarded or not. 
C)  The firing of the neurons depends on whether the observed action is in the animal's motor repertoire. 
D)  The firing of the neurons depends more on the similarity of the goals than the motor similarity of the actions. 
A)  The firing of the neurons depends more on the motor similarity of the actions than the similarity of the goals. 
B)  The firing of the neurons depends on whether the action is rewarded or not. 
C)  The firing of the neurons depends on whether the observed action is in the animal's motor repertoire. 
D)  The firing of the neurons depends more on the similarity of the goals than the motor similarity of the actions.

Which region typically responds more to thoughts about one's self than thoughts about another person?

Which test do children with autism do particularly well on?

The IRI and the EQ are what kinds of measures of empathy?

When watching someone else performing an action, which of the following statements is true?

At what age do normally developing children typically pass the Sally-Ann task?

From a diagnostic point of view, what is the difference between autism and Asperger's syndrome?

What evidence from Hadjikhani et al. (2006) supports the broken mirror theory of autism?

Which of the following statements about the social psychology of imitation is untrue?

False belief tasks require the attribution of what kind of intentionality?

In the model of empathy proposed by Decety & Jackson (2004) what is the role of the right temporal-parietal junction?

According to Saxe (2006) what is the role of the right temporal-parietal junction in theory-of-mind?

Which region of the brain did Jabbi et al. (2007) find that responded both to pleasant/unpleasant tastes and watching another person drink pleasant/unpleasant drinks?

Who is associated with the 'theory-theory' of theory-of-mind?

What was the conclusion of the fMRI study of Carr et al. (2003) concerning human imitation and empathy?

Which of the following regions is not implicated in 'mentalising'?

Which of the following is not straightforward to account for using perception-action based versions of simulation theory?

What evidence suggests that people with autism don't have a general failure of meta-representation?

According to Hill & Frith (2003), what percentage of the autistic population have unusual or 'savant' skills?

What method is used to measure mu suppression?

The studies of mirror neurons by Fogassi et al. (2005) and Umilta et al. (2008) show what?

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Exam 6: Understanding Others

Which region typically responds more to thoughts about one's self than thoughts about another person?

Which test do children with autism do particularly well on?

The IRI and the EQ are what kinds of measures of empathy?

When watching someone else performing an action, which of the following statements is true?

At what age do normally developing children typically pass the Sally-Ann task?

From a diagnostic point of view, what is the difference between autism and Asperger's syndrome?

What evidence from Hadjikhani et al. (2006) supports the broken mirror theory of autism?

Which of the following statements about the social psychology of imitation is untrue?

False belief tasks require the attribution of what kind of intentionality?

In the model of empathy proposed by Decety & Jackson (2004) what is the role of the right temporal-parietal junction?

According to Saxe (2006) what is the role of the right temporal-parietal junction in theory-of-mind?

Which region of the brain did Jabbi et al. (2007) find that responded both to pleasant/unpleasant tastes and watching another person drink pleasant/unpleasant drinks?

Who is associated with the 'theory-theory' of theory-of-mind?

What was the conclusion of the fMRI study of Carr et al. (2003) concerning human imitation and empathy?

Which of the following regions is not implicated in 'mentalising'?

Which of the following is not straightforward to account for using perception-action based versions of simulation theory?

What evidence suggests that people with autism don't have a general failure of meta-representation?

According to Hill & Frith (2003), what percentage of the autistic population have unusual or 'savant' skills?

What method is used to measure mu suppression?

The studies of mirror neurons by Fogassi et al. (2005) and Umilta et al. (2008) show what?

Introduction to Social Neuroscience

The Methods of Social Neuroscience

Evolutionary Origins of Social Intelligence and Culture

Emotion and Motivation

Reading Faces and Bodies

Interacting With Others

Relationships

Groups and Identity

Morality and Anti-Social Behaviour

Developmental Social Neuroscience

Filters