Question 1

Giovanni visits his local phrenologist. What is this person likely to tell him?

Accepted Answer

A) You are a domineering person. 
B) Your father was a very domineering person. 
C) Your brother is a domineering person. 
D) Your mother was a very domineering person. 
A) You are a domineering person. 
B) Your father was a very domineering person. 
C) Your brother is a domineering person. 
D) Your mother was a very domineering person.

Question 2

Suppose you are investigating neurological function, and one of the initial portions of your procedure is to inject radioactive oxygen-15 into the patient's bloodstream. Which of the following methods are you most likely using to measure neurological activity?

Accepted Answer

A) electroencephalography (EEG) 
B) computerized axial tomography (CAT) 
C) positron emission tomography (PET) 
D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 
A) electroencephalography (EEG) 
B) computerized axial tomography (CAT) 
C) positron emission tomography (PET) 
D) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Question 3

Each of the following are reasons why Willis is considered one of the early figures in cognitive neuroscience EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) He named many brain parts. 
B) He gave frequent lectures on specific brain regions. 
C) He was among the first to link behavioral deficits to brain damage. 
D) He created very accurate brain images. 
A) He named many brain parts. 
B) He gave frequent lectures on specific brain regions. 
C) He was among the first to link behavioral deficits to brain damage. 
D) He created very accurate brain images.

Question 4

Noam Chomsky argued that the structure of human languages is ________, in contrast to B. F. Skinner's assertion that languages are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) innate; learned 
B) learned; universal 
C) universal; rational 
D) rational; innate 
A) innate; learned 
B) learned; universal 
C) universal; rational 
D) rational; innate

Question 5

____________ is the idea that all knowledge comes from sensory experiences, while ____________ holds that truth is intellectual.

Accepted Answer

A) Empiricism; rationalism 
B) Empiricism; logic 
C) Rationalism; empiricism 
D) Rationalism; logic 
A) Empiricism; rationalism 
B) Empiricism; logic 
C) Rationalism; empiricism 
D) Rationalism; logic

Question 6

Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual described by Carl Wernicke to do, compared to before his stroke?

Accepted Answer

A) understanding a speech 
B) painting a picture 
C) singing a song 
D) riding a horse 
A) understanding a speech 
B) painting a picture 
C) singing a song 
D) riding a horse

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true of empiricism?

Accepted Answer

A) It is primarily associated with the British philosophers Hobbes, Hume, and Mill. 
B) It was a foundation for the associationist-behaviorist school of psychology. 
C) It postulates a special role for reason and induction in human thought. 
D) It emphasizes sensory experience in the development of knowledge. 
A) It is primarily associated with the British philosophers Hobbes, Hume, and Mill. 
B) It was a foundation for the associationist-behaviorist school of psychology. 
C) It postulates a special role for reason and induction in human thought. 
D) It emphasizes sensory experience in the development of knowledge.

Question 8

The discipline of phrenology was founded by

Accepted Answer

A) Broca and Wernicke. 
B) Fritsch and Hitzig. 
C) Ramón y Cajal and Sherrington. 
D) Gall and Spurzheim. 
A) Broca and Wernicke. 
B) Fritsch and Hitzig. 
C) Ramón y Cajal and Sherrington. 
D) Gall and Spurzheim.

Question 9

Korbinian Brodmann used ________ techniques to document 52 regions of the brain that differed in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) phrenological; cytoarchitectonics 
B) phrenological; chronometrics 
C) tissue staining; cytoarchitectonics 
D) tissue staining; chronometrics 
A) phrenological; cytoarchitectonics 
B) phrenological; chronometrics 
C) tissue staining; cytoarchitectonics 
D) tissue staining; chronometrics

Question 10

Gall's method for investigating phrenology was flawed because

Accepted Answer

A) he used the wrong language to explain the characteristics he observed. 
B) he did not tell Napoleon Bonaparte that he possessed noble characteristics. 
C) he sought only to confirm, not disprove, the correlations he observed. 
D) he used his own skull as the base model. 
A) he used the wrong language to explain the characteristics he observed. 
B) he did not tell Napoleon Bonaparte that he possessed noble characteristics. 
C) he sought only to confirm, not disprove, the correlations he observed. 
D) he used his own skull as the base model.

Question 11

The key observation leading John Hughlings Jackson to propose a topographical organization in the cerebral cortex was that

Accepted Answer

A) speech disturbances could be identified by left-hemisphere lesions. 
B) the two hemispheres of the brain served different functions. 
C) seizures begin in a localized region of the cortex. 
D) focal brain damage causes specific behavioral deficits. 
A) speech disturbances could be identified by left-hemisphere lesions. 
B) the two hemispheres of the brain served different functions. 
C) seizures begin in a localized region of the cortex. 
D) focal brain damage causes specific behavioral deficits.

Question 12

Rationalism is the philosophical position that knowledge

Accepted Answer

A) originates from sensory experience. 
B) must be experimentally tested. 
C) must be deduced and justified through reason. 
D) is globally distributed in the cortex. 
A) originates from sensory experience. 
B) must be experimentally tested. 
C) must be deduced and justified through reason. 
D) is globally distributed in the cortex.

Question 13

As a first approximation, individuals with damage to the left inferior frontal lobe tend to have more difficulty with ________, whereas individuals with damage to the left posterior temporal lobe tend to have more difficulty with________.

Accepted Answer

A) fine motor control; the sense of touch 
B) the sense of touch; fine motor control 
C) the production of language; the perception of language 
D) the perception of language; the production of language 
A) fine motor control; the sense of touch 
B) the sense of touch; fine motor control 
C) the production of language; the perception of language 
D) the perception of language; the production of language

Question 14

A group of investigators is conducting research on brain tumors, and they need to obtain three-dimensional brain views to localize the tumors. Which instrument will provide the least invasive way to obtain their objective?

Accepted Answer

A) electroencephalography (EEG) 
B) computerized axial tomography (CAT) 
C) positron emission tomography (PET) 
D) magnetoencephalography (MEG) 
A) electroencephalography (EEG) 
B) computerized axial tomography (CAT) 
C) positron emission tomography (PET) 
D) magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Question 15

The view known as aggregate field theory, which stated that the whole brain participates in behavior, is most associated with

Accepted Answer

A) Broca. 
B) Hughlings Jackson. 
C) Brodmann. 
D) Flourens. 
A) Broca. 
B) Hughlings Jackson. 
C) Brodmann. 
D) Flourens.

Question 16

Ebbinghaus, who is considered the father of modern memory research, was among the first to demonstrate that

Accepted Answer

A) different types of brain lesions can produce different types of memory deficits. 
B) in terms of cognition, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 
C) behavior is best understood in terms of stimulus-response relationships. 
D) internal mental processes can be measured in rigorous and reproducible ways. 
A) different types of brain lesions can produce different types of memory deficits. 
B) in terms of cognition, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 
C) behavior is best understood in terms of stimulus-response relationships. 
D) internal mental processes can be measured in rigorous and reproducible ways.

Question 17

According to associationist Herman Ebbinghaus, complex processes such as memory

Accepted Answer

A) can be understood by combining different pieces of information. 
B) are best understood in terms of a stimulus's emergent properties. 
C) cannot be measured because they are not behaviors. 
D) can be measured in an analytic fashion. 
A) can be understood by combining different pieces of information. 
B) are best understood in terms of a stimulus's emergent properties. 
C) cannot be measured because they are not behaviors. 
D) can be measured in an analytic fashion.

Question 18

You decide that you want to measure blood flow of the brain. Which of the following methods would you employ to best achieve your goal?

Accepted Answer

A) Listen to the blood flow across veins. 
B) Look at red blood cells under a microscope. 
C) Measure the amount of iron in the blood. 
D) None of the answer options is correct. 
A) Listen to the blood flow across veins. 
B) Look at red blood cells under a microscope. 
C) Measure the amount of iron in the blood. 
D) None of the answer options is correct.

Question 19

Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual studied by Paul Broca to do, compared to before his stroke?

Accepted Answer

A) listening to a piano recital 
B) appreciating a painting 
C) reading a book aloud 
D) playing a game of cards 
A) listening to a piano recital 
B) appreciating a painting 
C) reading a book aloud 
D) playing a game of cards

Question 20

Which 19th-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and speech production?

Accepted Answer

A) Flourens 
B) Wernicke 
C) Broca 
D) Brodmann 
A) Flourens 
B) Wernicke 
C) Broca 
D) Brodmann

Giovanni visits his local phrenologist. What is this person likely to tell him?

Suppose you are investigating neurological function, and one of the initial portions of your procedure is to inject radioactive oxygen-15 into the patient's bloodstream. Which of the following methods are you most likely using to measure neurological activity?

Each of the following are reasons why Willis is considered one of the early figures in cognitive neuroscience EXCEPT:

Noam Chomsky argued that the structure of human languages is , in contrast to B. F. Skinner's assertion that languages are .

is the idea that all knowledge comes from sensory experiences, while holds that truth is intellectual.

Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual described by Carl Wernicke to do, compared to before his stroke?

Which of the following is NOT true of empiricism?

The discipline of phrenology was founded by

Korbinian Brodmann used techniques to document 52 regions of the brain that differed in .

Gall's method for investigating phrenology was flawed because

The key observation leading John Hughlings Jackson to propose a topographical organization in the cerebral cortex was that

Rationalism is the philosophical position that knowledge

As a first approximation, individuals with damage to the left inferior frontal lobe tend to have more difficulty with , whereas individuals with damage to the left posterior temporal lobe tend to have more difficulty with.

A group of investigators is conducting research on brain tumors, and they need to obtain three-dimensional brain views to localize the tumors. Which instrument will provide the least invasive way to obtain their objective?

The view known as aggregate field theory, which stated that the whole brain participates in behavior, is most associated with

Ebbinghaus, who is considered the father of modern memory research, was among the first to demonstrate that

According to associationist Herman Ebbinghaus, complex processes such as memory

You decide that you want to measure blood flow of the brain. Which of the following methods would you employ to best achieve your goal?

Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual studied by Paul Broca to do, compared to before his stroke?

Which 19th-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and speech production?

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

Hemispheric Specialization

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

Attention

Action

Memory

Emotion

Language

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

The Consciousness Problem

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Exam 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

Giovanni visits his local phrenologist. What is this person likely to tell him?

Suppose you are investigating neurological function, and one of the initial portions of your procedure is to inject radioactive oxygen-15 into the patient's bloodstream. Which of the following methods are you most likely using to measure neurological activity?

Each of the following are reasons why Willis is considered one of the early figures in cognitive neuroscience EXCEPT:

Noam Chomsky argued that the structure of human languages is ________, in contrast to B. F. Skinner's assertion that languages are ________.

____________ is the idea that all knowledge comes from sensory experiences, while ____________ holds that truth is intellectual.

Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual described by Carl Wernicke to do, compared to before his stroke?

Which of the following is NOT true of empiricism?

The discipline of phrenology was founded by

Korbinian Brodmann used ________ techniques to document 52 regions of the brain that differed in ________.

Gall's method for investigating phrenology was flawed because

The key observation leading John Hughlings Jackson to propose a topographical organization in the cerebral cortex was that

Rationalism is the philosophical position that knowledge

As a first approximation, individuals with damage to the left inferior frontal lobe tend to have more difficulty with ________, whereas individuals with damage to the left posterior temporal lobe tend to have more difficulty with________.

A group of investigators is conducting research on brain tumors, and they need to obtain three-dimensional brain views to localize the tumors. Which instrument will provide the least invasive way to obtain their objective?

The view known as aggregate field theory, which stated that the whole brain participates in behavior, is most associated with

Ebbinghaus, who is considered the father of modern memory research, was among the first to demonstrate that

According to associationist Herman Ebbinghaus, complex processes such as memory

You decide that you want to measure blood flow of the brain. Which of the following methods would you employ to best achieve your goal?

Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual studied by Paul Broca to do, compared to before his stroke?

Which 19th-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and speech production?

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

Hemispheric Specialization

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

Attention

Action

Memory

Emotion

Language

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

The Consciousness Problem

Filters

Noam Chomsky argued that the structure of human languages is , in contrast to B. F. Skinner's assertion that languages are .

is the idea that all knowledge comes from sensory experiences, while holds that truth is intellectual.

Korbinian Brodmann used techniques to document 52 regions of the brain that differed in .

As a first approximation, individuals with damage to the left inferior frontal lobe tend to have more difficulty with , whereas individuals with damage to the left posterior temporal lobe tend to have more difficulty with.