Question 1

Which of the following is true about Nissl staining?

Accepted Answer

A)  This technique led to the theory of the neuron doctrine by Franz Nissl. 
B)  It is a staining technique done in order to distinguish neurons from other cells in the brain by staining the cell body. 
C)  This is a staining technique done by soaking tissue in silver chromate in order to make neurons appear in a dark colour. 
D)  The discovery of this technique 20 years ago has made more advances in knowledge of neuroanatomy than the previous 100 years combined. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  This technique led to the theory of the neuron doctrine by Franz Nissl. 
B)  It is a staining technique done in order to distinguish neurons from other cells in the brain by staining the cell body. 
C)  This is a staining technique done by soaking tissue in silver chromate in order to make neurons appear in a dark colour. 
D)  The discovery of this technique 20 years ago has made more advances in knowledge of neuroanatomy than the previous 100 years combined. 
E)  All of the above are true. B

Question 2

Which of the following is an accurate description of the patient known as Tan?

Accepted Answer

A)  A man who lost the ability to speak but could still comprehend language. 
B)  A case study that led to Carl Wenicke's discovery of Wernicke's aphasia. 
C)  A man who suffered a severe lesion of the posterior right hemisphere. 
D)  A man who's skin turned darker following exposure to UV light 
E)  A man who suffered a severe lesion of the right parietal lobe. 
A)  A man who lost the ability to speak but could still comprehend language. 
B)  A case study that led to Carl Wenicke's discovery of Wernicke's aphasia. 
C)  A man who suffered a severe lesion of the posterior right hemisphere. 
D)  A man who's skin turned darker following exposure to UV light 
E)  A man who suffered a severe lesion of the right parietal lobe. A

Question 3

Physiologists Bell and Magendie studied the nerves that exited the spinal cord. Their discovery that the spinal cord was ________led to the view that the brain was________.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionally segregated; functionally segregated 
B)  structurally segregated; structurally segregated 
C)  a distinct entity; a distinct entity 
D)  easily accessible for research; easily accessible for research 
E)  measurable; measurable 
A)  functionally segregated; functionally segregated 
B)  structurally segregated; structurally segregated 
C)  a distinct entity; a distinct entity 
D)  easily accessible for research; easily accessible for research 
E)  measurable; measurable A

Question 4

Which of the following best defines clinical neuropsychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The branch of psychology in which the biology of the person is the most important aspect of diagnosis. 
B)  The branch of neuropsychology concerned with studying the physiology of cognitively impaired persons. 
C)  The branch of neuropsychology concerned with psychological assessment, management, and rehabilitation of neurological disease and injury. 
D)  The branch of neuropsychology concerned with psychological assessment, management, and rehabilitation of persons with motor and spatial confusion. 
A)  The branch of psychology in which the biology of the person is the most important aspect of diagnosis. 
B)  The branch of neuropsychology concerned with studying the physiology of cognitively impaired persons. 
C)  The branch of neuropsychology concerned with psychological assessment, management, and rehabilitation of neurological disease and injury. 
D)  The branch of neuropsychology concerned with psychological assessment, management, and rehabilitation of persons with motor and spatial confusion.

Question 5

What is the stain that stains the entire neuron, revealing parts other than the cell body?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gall stain 
B)  Synapse stain 
C)  Cyto stain 
D)  Nissl stain 
E)  Golgi stain 
A)  Gall stain 
B)  Synapse stain 
C)  Cyto stain 
D)  Nissl stain 
E)  Golgi stain

Question 6

Which of the following statements about Wernicke's aphasia is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  An individual with this condition cannot produce speech but is still capable of using words correctly. 
B)  An individual with this condition is unable to produce speech but is able to understand speech. 
C)  This condition is caused by a lesion in the left frontal lobe. 
D)  An individual with this condition can produce speech and understand verbal language, but only produces random words when writing (word salad). 
E)  An individual with this condition can still produce speech, but is incapable of using words correctly and is unable to understand the speech of others. 
A)  An individual with this condition cannot produce speech but is still capable of using words correctly. 
B)  An individual with this condition is unable to produce speech but is able to understand speech. 
C)  This condition is caused by a lesion in the left frontal lobe. 
D)  An individual with this condition can produce speech and understand verbal language, but only produces random words when writing (word salad). 
E)  An individual with this condition can still produce speech, but is incapable of using words correctly and is unable to understand the speech of others.

Question 7

Current analogies of brain function resemble current technologies. For example, describing the brain as a supercomputer. What is one problem with these mechanical accounts of mental life?

Accepted Answer

A)  The human brain does not match the complexity of a supercomputer. 
B)  Their relative inability to account for variability in behaviour. 
C)  The human brain while asleep is not comparable to a computer that is shut off. 
D)  We are unable to draw comparisons because of computers limited sensory modalities. 
E)  None of the above are acceptable criticisms. 
A)  The human brain does not match the complexity of a supercomputer. 
B)  Their relative inability to account for variability in behaviour. 
C)  The human brain while asleep is not comparable to a computer that is shut off. 
D)  We are unable to draw comparisons because of computers limited sensory modalities. 
E)  None of the above are acceptable criticisms.

Question 8

Which of the following is the term for the deficit suffered by individuals who, as a result of a left hemisphere frontal lobe lesion, are incapable of productive speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disfunctional Speech Disorder (DS
D)  
B)  Articulatory aphasia 
C)  Wernicke's aphasia 
D)  Broca's aphasia 
E)  transcortical aphasia 
A)  Disfunctional Speech Disorder (DS
D)  
B)  Articulatory aphasia 
C)  Wernicke's aphasia 
D)  Broca's aphasia 
E)  transcortical aphasia

Question 9

Clinical neuropsychology is mostly concerned with…

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological assessment management and rehabilitation or neurological disease and injury. 
B)  explaining how patterns of behavioural impairments can be explained in terms of disruptions to the damaged neural components. 
C)  brain surgery on afflicted individuals to improve their cognition. 
D)  researching the effects of medications on persons who are affected with neurological damage. 
E)  helping people understand and/or change the behavior of their children and spouses 
A)  psychological assessment management and rehabilitation or neurological disease and injury. 
B)  explaining how patterns of behavioural impairments can be explained in terms of disruptions to the damaged neural components. 
C)  brain surgery on afflicted individuals to improve their cognition. 
D)  researching the effects of medications on persons who are affected with neurological damage. 
E)  helping people understand and/or change the behavior of their children and spouses

Question 10

Which of the following correctly defines psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The study of the attempt to describe, explain, predict and in some cases, change behaviour 
B)  A collection of theories to explain mental behaviour. 
C)  The scientific approach of assessing personality. 
D)  The study of the relationship between behaviour and activity of the brain. 
E)  They study of people as individuals. 
A)  The study of the attempt to describe, explain, predict and in some cases, change behaviour 
B)  A collection of theories to explain mental behaviour. 
C)  The scientific approach of assessing personality. 
D)  The study of the relationship between behaviour and activity of the brain. 
E)  They study of people as individuals.

Question 11

The Law of Mass Action proposes that…

Accepted Answer

A)  the cortex functions as a whole, with no functional specialization within the cortex. 
B)  an increase in neurotransmitters in the brain increases overall brain activity. 
C)  large portions of the brain must be activated in order for functional neuroimaging techniques to work 
D)  the degree of deficit is directly related to the proportion of the brain that has been lesioned. 
E)  there is no part of the brain that is special for language 
A)  the cortex functions as a whole, with no functional specialization within the cortex. 
B)  an increase in neurotransmitters in the brain increases overall brain activity. 
C)  large portions of the brain must be activated in order for functional neuroimaging techniques to work 
D)  the degree of deficit is directly related to the proportion of the brain that has been lesioned. 
E)  there is no part of the brain that is special for language

Question 12

What is the cardiocentric hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hypothesis that the heart is the center for cognitive and emotional function. 
B)  The hypothesis that the soul is located in the heart. 
C)  The hypothesis that the heart is fully developed in the fetus before the brain. 
D)  The theory that there is a communicative line between the heart and brain that determines behaviour. 
E)  The theory that the heart is located directly in the center of the body 
A)  The hypothesis that the heart is the center for cognitive and emotional function. 
B)  The hypothesis that the soul is located in the heart. 
C)  The hypothesis that the heart is fully developed in the fetus before the brain. 
D)  The theory that there is a communicative line between the heart and brain that determines behaviour. 
E)  The theory that the heart is located directly in the center of the body

Question 13

Golgi staining is done through soaking tissue in________, making stained neurons appear a dark colour.

Accepted Answer

A)  lithium hydroxide 
B)  silver chromate 
C)  radium hydroxide 
D)  potassium alkalis 
E)  magnesic acid 
A)  lithium hydroxide 
B)  silver chromate 
C)  radium hydroxide 
D)  potassium alkalis 
E)  magnesic acid

Question 14

Which of the statements about the engram is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The engram is a location in the brain that is responsible for storing memories. 
B)  Lesioning rat brains was done by Lashley in an attempt to find the engram. 
C)  Research involving the engram led to the formulation of the laws of mass action and equipotentiality. 
D)  The engram is a hypothetical word to describe the location of stored memories. 
E)  Lashley did not find a single area responsible for producing behavior 
A)  The engram is a location in the brain that is responsible for storing memories. 
B)  Lesioning rat brains was done by Lashley in an attempt to find the engram. 
C)  Research involving the engram led to the formulation of the laws of mass action and equipotentiality. 
D)  The engram is a hypothetical word to describe the location of stored memories. 
E)  Lashley did not find a single area responsible for producing behavior

Question 15

Which of the following is the function of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The function is not entirely clear and needs further research. 
B)  To support, nourish and clean the brain. 
C)  To lower the temperature of the brain. 
D)  To make a reservoir allowing for voluntary action. 
E)  To connect veins and arteries to the correct location in the brain. 
A)  The function is not entirely clear and needs further research. 
B)  To support, nourish and clean the brain. 
C)  To lower the temperature of the brain. 
D)  To make a reservoir allowing for voluntary action. 
E)  To connect veins and arteries to the correct location in the brain.

Question 16

Trephination was an ancient procedure that…

Accepted Answer

A)  was performed in order to 'cure' an individual of some ailment 
B)  removed the heart of an individual, because all thoughts and emotions were thought to originate there 
C)  involved the surgical opening of the skull 
D)  a and c 
E)  b and c 
A)  was performed in order to 'cure' an individual of some ailment 
B)  removed the heart of an individual, because all thoughts and emotions were thought to originate there 
C)  involved the surgical opening of the skull 
D)  a and c 
E)  b and c

Question 17

Descartes believed that voluntary behaviours or the 'rational soul' was located at the pineal gland because…

Accepted Answer

A)  surgical removal of this gland in animals left them in a vegetative state 
B)  writings left by the ancient Greeks documented the importance of this gland in their studies 
C)  of its anatomical position in the brain (its unitary nature) 
D)  the pineal glands of criminals tended to be smaller than that of law abiding people 
E)  the pineal gland is a bilateral structure, which relates to mind (right pineal) and soul (left pineal) 
A)  surgical removal of this gland in animals left them in a vegetative state 
B)  writings left by the ancient Greeks documented the importance of this gland in their studies 
C)  of its anatomical position in the brain (its unitary nature) 
D)  the pineal glands of criminals tended to be smaller than that of law abiding people 
E)  the pineal gland is a bilateral structure, which relates to mind (right pineal) and soul (left pineal)

Question 18

Which of the following correctly defines the cephalocentric hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hypothesis that the brain and heart interact to form behaviour and emotion. 
B)  The hypothesis that the brain is the center for behaviour. 
C)  The hypothesis that the brain is the center for emotion. 
D)  The hypothesis that the heart is the center for emotion. 
E)  The hypothesis that the heart is the center for behaviour. 
A)  The hypothesis that the brain and heart interact to form behaviour and emotion. 
B)  The hypothesis that the brain is the center for behaviour. 
C)  The hypothesis that the brain is the center for emotion. 
D)  The hypothesis that the heart is the center for emotion. 
E)  The hypothesis that the heart is the center for behaviour.

Question 19

Dualism is a view about mind-body interaction that believes…

Accepted Answer

A)  that the mind and body are separate but interacting identities 
B)  there is a causal interaction between mind and body that cannot yet be explained 
C)  the mind can affect the body, but the body cannot affect the mind 
D)  the body can affect the mind, but the mind cannot affect the body 
E)  These are all possible dualistic beliefs 
A)  that the mind and body are separate but interacting identities 
B)  there is a causal interaction between mind and body that cannot yet be explained 
C)  the mind can affect the body, but the body cannot affect the mind 
D)  the body can affect the mind, but the mind cannot affect the body 
E)  These are all possible dualistic beliefs

Question 20

Which of the following is not a remnant of cardiac hypothesis in popular culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Action is eloquence," said by William Shakespeare. 
B)  The expression "It makes my blood boil." 
C)  The hearts found on Valentines Day cards. 
D)  The song title, "Billy Broke My Heart at Walgreens and I Cried All the Way to Sears." 
E)  The poem "Proud of My Broken Heart" by Emily Dickinson. 
A)  "Action is eloquence," said by William Shakespeare. 
B)  The expression "It makes my blood boil." 
C)  The hearts found on Valentines Day cards. 
D)  The song title, "Billy Broke My Heart at Walgreens and I Cried All the Way to Sears." 
E)  The poem "Proud of My Broken Heart" by Emily Dickinson.

Which of the following is true about Nissl staining?

Which of the following is an accurate description of the patient known as Tan?

Physiologists Bell and Magendie studied the nerves that exited the spinal cord. Their discovery that the spinal cord was led to the view that the brain was.

Which of the following best defines clinical neuropsychology?

What is the stain that stains the entire neuron, revealing parts other than the cell body?

Which of the following statements about Wernicke's aphasia is true?

Current analogies of brain function resemble current technologies. For example, describing the brain as a supercomputer. What is one problem with these mechanical accounts of mental life?

Which of the following is the term for the deficit suffered by individuals who, as a result of a left hemisphere frontal lobe lesion, are incapable of productive speech?

Clinical neuropsychology is mostly concerned with…

Which of the following correctly defines psychology?

The Law of Mass Action proposes that…

What is the cardiocentric hypothesis?

Golgi staining is done through soaking tissue in________, making stained neurons appear a dark colour.

Which of the statements about the engram is false?

Which of the following is the function of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?

Trephination was an ancient procedure that…

Descartes believed that voluntary behaviours or the 'rational soul' was located at the pineal gland because…

Which of the following correctly defines the cephalocentric hypothesis?

Dualism is a view about mind-body interaction that believes…

Which of the following is not a remnant of cardiac hypothesis in popular culture?

Neuroanatomy

Techniques in Neuropsychology

Laterality

The Sensorimotor System

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Memory

Hearing and Language Processing

Emotion

Spatial Ability

Attention and Consciousness

Humans, Human Brains, and Evolution

Neural Development

Human Brain Damage

Neuropsychological Assessment

Recovery of Function Objectives

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Exam 1: Introduction to Neuropsychology Objectives

Which of the following is true about Nissl staining?

Which of the following is an accurate description of the patient known as Tan?

Physiologists Bell and Magendie studied the nerves that exited the spinal cord. Their discovery that the spinal cord was ________led to the view that the brain was________.

Which of the following best defines clinical neuropsychology?

What is the stain that stains the entire neuron, revealing parts other than the cell body?

Which of the following statements about Wernicke's aphasia is true?

Current analogies of brain function resemble current technologies. For example, describing the brain as a supercomputer. What is one problem with these mechanical accounts of mental life?

Which of the following is the term for the deficit suffered by individuals who, as a result of a left hemisphere frontal lobe lesion, are incapable of productive speech?

Clinical neuropsychology is mostly concerned with…

Which of the following correctly defines psychology?

The Law of Mass Action proposes that…

What is the cardiocentric hypothesis?

Golgi staining is done through soaking tissue in________, making stained neurons appear a dark colour.

Which of the statements about the engram is false?

Which of the following is the function of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain?

Trephination was an ancient procedure that…

Descartes believed that voluntary behaviours or the 'rational soul' was located at the pineal gland because…

Which of the following correctly defines the cephalocentric hypothesis?

Dualism is a view about mind-body interaction that believes…

Which of the following is not a remnant of cardiac hypothesis in popular culture?

Neuroanatomy

Techniques in Neuropsychology

Laterality

The Sensorimotor System

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Memory

Hearing and Language Processing

Emotion

Spatial Ability

Attention and Consciousness

Humans, Human Brains, and Evolution

Neural Development

Human Brain Damage

Neuropsychological Assessment

Recovery of Function Objectives

Filters

Physiologists Bell and Magendie studied the nerves that exited the spinal cord. Their discovery that the spinal cord was led to the view that the brain was.