Question 1

Which method has the best temporal resolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  fMRI 
B)  EEG 
C)  PET 
D)  Brain lesions 
A)  fMRI 
B)  EEG 
C)  PET 
D)  Brain lesions

Question 2

What measurement is obtained in studies using diffusion tensor imaging?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fractional anisotropy 
B)  BOLD 
C)  Voltage 
D)  Grey-matter density 
A)  Fractional anisotropy 
B)  BOLD 
C)  Voltage 
D)  Grey-matter density

Question 3

Which method has the best spatial resolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  PET 
B)  Reaction-time studies 
C)  fMRI 
D)  EEG 
A)  PET 
B)  Reaction-time studies 
C)  fMRI 
D)  EEG

Question 4

What is the name of the raised folds of the cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sulci 
B)  Fissures 
C)  Lobes 
D)  Gyri 
A)  Sulci 
B)  Fissures 
C)  Lobes 
D)  Gyri

Question 5

What is typically recorded in the method of single cell recording?

Accepted Answer

A)  The amplitude of action potentials 
B)  The electrical activity at the scalp 
C)  The change in blood flow associated with neural activity 
D)  The number of action potentials per second 
A)  The amplitude of action potentials 
B)  The electrical activity at the scalp 
C)  The change in blood flow associated with neural activity 
D)  The number of action potentials per second

Question 6

Which of following is TRUE about the sympathetic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  It decreases arousal (heart rate, breathing, pupil size) 
B)  It increases arousal (heart rate, breathing, pupil size) 
C)  It coordinates muscle activity 
D)  It is part of the central nervous system 
A)  It decreases arousal (heart rate, breathing, pupil size) 
B)  It increases arousal (heart rate, breathing, pupil size) 
C)  It coordinates muscle activity 
D)  It is part of the central nervous system

Question 7

Which method is classed as an invasive procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  fMRI 
B)  Single-cell electrophysiology 
C)  EEG 
D)  TMS 
A)  fMRI 
B)  Single-cell electrophysiology 
C)  EEG 
D)  TMS

Question 8

The approach of using patients with acquired brain damage to inform theories of normal cognition is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Information processing 
B)  Reductionism 
C)  Cognitive neuropsychology 
D)  Psycho-neurology 
A)  Information processing 
B)  Reductionism 
C)  Cognitive neuropsychology 
D)  Psycho-neurology

Question 9

Which of the following statements is an accurate description of how TMS works?

Accepted Answer

A)  The stimulating coil contains an electric current which generates a magnetic field and this prevents neurons from firing. 
B)  The stimulating coil contains a powerful magnet that induces a secondary electric current in the brain. 
C)  The stimulating coil contains a powerful magnet and this prevents neurons from firing. 
D)  The stimulating coil contains an electric current which generates a magnetic field and this induces a secondary electric current in the brain. 
A)  The stimulating coil contains an electric current which generates a magnetic field and this prevents neurons from firing. 
B)  The stimulating coil contains a powerful magnet that induces a secondary electric current in the brain. 
C)  The stimulating coil contains a powerful magnet and this prevents neurons from firing. 
D)  The stimulating coil contains an electric current which generates a magnetic field and this induces a secondary electric current in the brain.

Which method has the best temporal resolution?

What measurement is obtained in studies using diffusion tensor imaging?

Which method has the best spatial resolution?

What is the name of the raised folds of the cortex?

What is typically recorded in the method of single cell recording?

Which of following is TRUE about the sympathetic nervous system?

Which method is classed as an invasive procedure?

The approach of using patients with acquired brain damage to inform theories of normal cognition is called:

Which of the following statements is an accurate description of how TMS works?

Introduction to Social Neuroscience

Evolutionary Origins of Social Intelligence and Culture

Emotion and Motivation

Reading Faces and Bodies

Understanding Others

Interacting With Others

Relationships

Groups and Identity

Morality and Anti-Social Behaviour

Developmental Social Neuroscience

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Exam 2: The Methods of Social Neuroscience

Which method has the best temporal resolution?

What measurement is obtained in studies using diffusion tensor imaging?

Which method has the best spatial resolution?

What is the name of the raised folds of the cortex?

What is typically recorded in the method of single cell recording?

Which of following is TRUE about the sympathetic nervous system?

Which method is classed as an invasive procedure?

The approach of using patients with acquired brain damage to inform theories of normal cognition is called:

Which of the following statements is an accurate description of how TMS works?

Introduction to Social Neuroscience

Evolutionary Origins of Social Intelligence and Culture

Emotion and Motivation

Reading Faces and Bodies

Understanding Others

Interacting With Others

Relationships

Groups and Identity

Morality and Anti-Social Behaviour

Developmental Social Neuroscience

Filters