Question 1

Who proposed a cognitive model of face processing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haxby et al. (2000) 
B)  Bruce & Young (1986) 
C)  Gross et al. (1972) 
D)  Rolls & Tovee (1995) 
A)  Haxby et al. (2000) 
B)  Bruce & Young (1986) 
C)  Gross et al. (1972) 
D)  Rolls & Tovee (1995) B

Question 2

Who has proposed the expertise hypothesis of FFA specialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haxby et al. (2000) 
B)  Gauthier et al. (1999) 
C)  Kanwisher et al. (1997) 
D)  Grossman et al. (2000) 
A)  Haxby et al. (2000) 
B)  Gauthier et al. (1999) 
C)  Kanwisher et al. (1997) 
D)  Grossman et al. (2000) B

Question 3

Which of the following statements about Capgras syndrome is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strangers feel like close relatives in disguise 
B)  They show an abnormal skin conductance response to unfamiliar faces 
C)  They claim that familiar people appear visually distorted 
D)  They do not show the normal skin conductance response to familiar faces 
A)  Strangers feel like close relatives in disguise 
B)  They show an abnormal skin conductance response to unfamiliar faces 
C)  They claim that familiar people appear visually distorted 
D)  They do not show the normal skin conductance response to familiar faces D

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with Asperger's syndrome have difficulties in rating faces for trustworthiness. 
B)  Patients with congenital prosopagnosia have difficulties in rating faces for trustworthiness. 
C)  Patients with lesions of the amygdala have difficulties in rating faces for trustworthiness. 
D)  Aggressive people have difficulties in rating faces for trustworthiness. 
A)  People with Asperger's syndrome have difficulties in rating faces for trustworthiness. 
B)  Patients with congenital prosopagnosia have difficulties in rating faces for trustworthiness. 
C)  Patients with lesions of the amygdala have difficulties in rating faces for trustworthiness. 
D)  Aggressive people have difficulties in rating faces for trustworthiness.

Question 5

In the study of ice hockey players by Carre & McCormick (2008) what facial characteristic was found to correlate with aggressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frowning 
B)  Width-to-height ratio of the face 
C)  Relative separation of the eyes 
D)  Relative length of the nose 
A)  Frowning 
B)  Width-to-height ratio of the face 
C)  Relative separation of the eyes 
D)  Relative length of the nose

Question 6

Which brain region may be particularly important for detecting biological motion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extra-striate body area 
B)  Superior temporal sulcus 
C)  Intra-parietal sulcus 
D)  Premotor cortex 
A)  Extra-striate body area 
B)  Superior temporal sulcus 
C)  Intra-parietal sulcus 
D)  Premotor cortex

Question 7

According to Jellema et al. (2000) how might the coding of intentional versus accidental actions be achieved by neurons in the STS?

Accepted Answer

A)  By increasing the firing rate for an action when the locus of attention is directed towards that action 
B)  By storing a learned vocabulary of familiar actions 
C)  By linking gaze, head, and posture information together 
D)  By linking auditory and visual properties of actions together 
A)  By increasing the firing rate for an action when the locus of attention is directed towards that action 
B)  By storing a learned vocabulary of familiar actions 
C)  By linking gaze, head, and posture information together 
D)  By linking auditory and visual properties of actions together

Question 8

In the statistical analysis of Oosterhof & Todorov (2008) which two dimensions were identified as offering the best classification of traits from faces?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dominance and trustworthiness 
B)  Attractiveness and trustworthiness 
C)  Dominance and neuroticism 
D)  Attractiveness and neuroticism 
A)  Dominance and trustworthiness 
B)  Attractiveness and trustworthiness 
C)  Dominance and neuroticism 
D)  Attractiveness and neuroticism

Question 9

Which of the following statements is characteristic of acquired prosopagnosia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are unable to tell the sex or gender of a face 
B)  They are better at indentifying upside down faces relative to controls 
C)  They are unable to match lip movements to heard speech 
D)  They can show a normal skin conductance response to familiar faces 
A)  They are unable to tell the sex or gender of a face 
B)  They are better at indentifying upside down faces relative to controls 
C)  They are unable to match lip movements to heard speech 
D)  They can show a normal skin conductance response to familiar faces

Question 10

What is the halo effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  The correlation between religious beliefs and certain facial characteristics 
B)  The idea that notions of attractiveness have been selected for on the basis of biological fitness 
C)  The correlation between trustworthiness and certain facial characteristics 
D)  A person who is rated positively on one dimension tends to be rated positively in other dimensions. 
A)  The correlation between religious beliefs and certain facial characteristics 
B)  The idea that notions of attractiveness have been selected for on the basis of biological fitness 
C)  The correlation between trustworthiness and certain facial characteristics 
D)  A person who is rated positively on one dimension tends to be rated positively in other dimensions.

Question 11

What study first described a region named the extra-striate body area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Todorov et al. (2008) 
B)  Kanwisher et al. (1996) 
C)  Downing et al. (2001) 
D)  Perrett et al. (1992) 
A)  Todorov et al. (2008) 
B)  Kanwisher et al. (1996) 
C)  Downing et al. (2001) 
D)  Perrett et al. (1992)

Question 12

What technique is typically used to study biological motion perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Factor analysis 
B)  Point-light displays 
C)  Gaze cueing 
D)  Electromyography 
A)  Factor analysis 
B)  Point-light displays 
C)  Gaze cueing 
D)  Electromyography

Question 13

What term is used to denote a disorder of face perception?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dysgraphia 
B)  Prosopagnosia 
C)  Dystonia 
D)  Aphasia 
A)  Dysgraphia 
B)  Prosopagnosia 
C)  Dystonia 
D)  Aphasia

Question 14

According to the model of Haxby et al. (2000) which part of the brain is important for recognizing facial expressions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fusiform face area 
B)  Superior temporal sulcus 
C)  Orbito-frontal cortex 
D)  Somatosensory cortex 
A)  Fusiform face area 
B)  Superior temporal sulcus 
C)  Orbito-frontal cortex 
D)  Somatosensory cortex

Question 15

Which study coined the phrase 'what is beautiful is good'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Buss (1989) 
B)  Nisbett & Wilson (1977) 
C)  Dion et al. (1972) 
D)  Costa & McCrae (1985) 
A)  Buss (1989) 
B)  Nisbett & Wilson (1977) 
C)  Dion et al. (1972) 
D)  Costa & McCrae (1985)

Question 16

Which of the following is not part of the 'core' system of face processing identified by Haxby et al. (2000)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Superior temporal sulcus 
B)  Fusiform gyrus 
C)  Inferior occipital gyri 
D)  Anterior temporal lobes 
A)  Superior temporal sulcus 
B)  Fusiform gyrus 
C)  Inferior occipital gyri 
D)  Anterior temporal lobes

Question 17

Which of the following statements about the response properties of neurons in the STS is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  They respond to observed eye direction 
B)  They respond to biological motion 
C)  They respond to both the sight and sound of vocalisations 
D)  They do not respond to observed head and body orientation 
A)  They respond to observed eye direction 
B)  They respond to biological motion 
C)  They respond to both the sight and sound of vocalisations 
D)  They do not respond to observed head and body orientation

Question 18

How is the difference between the 'occipital face area' (OFA) and the 'fusiform face area' (FFA) best characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)  The FFA responds to physical changes to facial stimuli but the OFA responds to changes in identity. 
B)  The OFA responds to moving faces but the FFA responds to static faces. 
C)  The FFA responds to moving faces but the OFA responds to static faces. 
D)  The OFA responds to physical changes to facial stimuli but the FFA responds to changes in identity. 
A)  The FFA responds to physical changes to facial stimuli but the OFA responds to changes in identity. 
B)  The OFA responds to moving faces but the FFA responds to static faces. 
C)  The FFA responds to moving faces but the OFA responds to static faces. 
D)  The OFA responds to physical changes to facial stimuli but the FFA responds to changes in identity.

Question 19

Todorov et al. (2005)compared the faces of winners and runner-ups in US congressional elections and found what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The difference in ratings of attractiveness predicted margin of victory. 
B)  The difference in ratings of aggression predicted margin of victory. 
C)  The difference in ratings of compassion predicted margin of victory. 
D)  The difference in ratings of competency predicted margin of victory. 
A)  The difference in ratings of attractiveness predicted margin of victory. 
B)  The difference in ratings of aggression predicted margin of victory. 
C)  The difference in ratings of compassion predicted margin of victory. 
D)  The difference in ratings of competency predicted margin of victory.

Question 20

What is one of the differences between the extra-striate body area (EBA) and the fusiform body-area (FBA)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The EBA responds more to whole bodies relative to body parts than the FBA. 
B)  The FBA responds more to hands relative to other body parts than the EBA. 
C)  The EBA responds more to hands relative to other body parts than the FBA. 
D)  The FBA responds more to whole bodies relative to body parts than the EBA. 
A)  The EBA responds more to whole bodies relative to body parts than the FBA. 
B)  The FBA responds more to hands relative to other body parts than the EBA. 
C)  The EBA responds more to hands relative to other body parts than the FBA. 
D)  The FBA responds more to whole bodies relative to body parts than the EBA.

Who proposed a cognitive model of face processing?

Who has proposed the expertise hypothesis of FFA specialization?

Which of the following statements about Capgras syndrome is true?

Which of the following statements is true?

In the study of ice hockey players by Carre & McCormick (2008) what facial characteristic was found to correlate with aggressive behavior?

Which brain region may be particularly important for detecting biological motion?

According to Jellema et al. (2000) how might the coding of intentional versus accidental actions be achieved by neurons in the STS?

In the statistical analysis of Oosterhof & Todorov (2008) which two dimensions were identified as offering the best classification of traits from faces?

Which of the following statements is characteristic of acquired prosopagnosia?

What is the halo effect?

What study first described a region named the extra-striate body area?

What technique is typically used to study biological motion perception?

What term is used to denote a disorder of face perception?

According to the model of Haxby et al. (2000) which part of the brain is important for recognizing facial expressions?

Which study coined the phrase 'what is beautiful is good'?

Which of the following is not part of the 'core' system of face processing identified by Haxby et al. (2000)?

Which of the following statements about the response properties of neurons in the STS is false?

How is the difference between the 'occipital face area' (OFA) and the 'fusiform face area' (FFA) best characterized?

Todorov et al. (2005)compared the faces of winners and runner-ups in US congressional elections and found what?

What is one of the differences between the extra-striate body area (EBA) and the fusiform body-area (FBA)?

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Exam 5: Reading Faces and Bodies

Who proposed a cognitive model of face processing?

Who has proposed the expertise hypothesis of FFA specialization?

Which of the following statements about Capgras syndrome is true?

Which of the following statements is true?

In the study of ice hockey players by Carre & McCormick (2008) what facial characteristic was found to correlate with aggressive behavior?

Which brain region may be particularly important for detecting biological motion?

According to Jellema et al. (2000) how might the coding of intentional versus accidental actions be achieved by neurons in the STS?

In the statistical analysis of Oosterhof & Todorov (2008) which two dimensions were identified as offering the best classification of traits from faces?

Which of the following statements is characteristic of acquired prosopagnosia?

What is the halo effect?

What study first described a region named the extra-striate body area?

What technique is typically used to study biological motion perception?

What term is used to denote a disorder of face perception?

According to the model of Haxby et al. (2000) which part of the brain is important for recognizing facial expressions?

Which study coined the phrase 'what is beautiful is good'?

Which of the following is not part of the 'core' system of face processing identified by Haxby et al. (2000)?

Which of the following statements about the response properties of neurons in the STS is false?

How is the difference between the 'occipital face area' (OFA) and the 'fusiform face area' (FFA) best characterized?

Todorov et al. (2005)compared the faces of winners and runner-ups in US congressional elections and found what?

What is one of the differences between the extra-striate body area (EBA) and the fusiform body-area (FBA)?

Introduction to Social Neuroscience

The Methods of Social Neuroscience

Evolutionary Origins of Social Intelligence and Culture

Emotion and Motivation

Understanding Others

Interacting With Others

Relationships

Groups and Identity

Morality and Anti-Social Behaviour

Developmental Social Neuroscience

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