Question 1

Which of the following pieces of evidence, if true, would suggest that the cortex is required for sentience in humans?

Accepted Answer

A) Human levels of sentience increase as the cortex develops. 
B) People with Alzheimer's disease lose degrees of sentience as their neurodegeneration progresses. 
C) The extent and characteristics of sentience in people with hydranencephaly can be predicted by cortex mapping. 
D) People can suffer damage to subcortical areas without a noticeable impact on sentience. 
A) Human levels of sentience increase as the cortex develops. 
B) People with Alzheimer's disease lose degrees of sentience as their neurodegeneration progresses. 
C) The extent and characteristics of sentience in people with hydranencephaly can be predicted by cortex mapping. 
D) People can suffer damage to subcortical areas without a noticeable impact on sentience. C

Question 2

Which system processes novel task demands under the scaffolding to storage framework?

Accepted Answer

A) scaffolding 
B) storage 
C) both scaffolding and storage 
D) neither scaffolding nor storage 
A) scaffolding 
B) storage 
C) both scaffolding and storage 
D) neither scaffolding nor storage A

Question 3

You meet a Capgras syndrome patient who insists their spouse is an imposter. Why do they think this?

Accepted Answer

A) They recognize their spouse but feel no emotion toward them. 
B) They feel emotion toward their spouse but do not recognize them. 
C) Their face identification module is providing false information. 
D) Their face identification module is not providing any information. 
A) They recognize their spouse but feel no emotion toward them. 
B) They feel emotion toward their spouse but do not recognize them. 
C) Their face identification module is providing false information. 
D) Their face identification module is not providing any information. A

Question 4

Compare and contrast the roles of the brain regions responsible for the conscious mind.

Accepted Answer

The brain is a complex organ responsible

Question 5

Typically, split-brain patients are initially very distressed when unable to verbally communicate what they are seeing in their left visual field.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which statement below is both true and suggestive that chimpanzees and bonobos might have a conscious state?

Accepted Answer

A) They share a common ancestor with humans. 
B) Their brains are split into hemispheres. 
C) They can develop Capgras syndrome. 
D) The scaffolding to storage framework proposes these species have a conscious state. 
A) They share a common ancestor with humans. 
B) Their brains are split into hemispheres. 
C) They can develop Capgras syndrome. 
D) The scaffolding to storage framework proposes these species have a conscious state.

Question 7

A determinist would believe that free will does not exist and that the experience of free will is an illusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss, in the context of consciousness, Darwin's statement, "The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, is certainly one of degree and not of kind."

Accepted Answer

Darwin's statement suggests that the dif

Question 9

How can mental states go on to affect brain processing? Include at least one experimental result in your answer.

Accepted Answer

Mental states can go on to affect brain

Question 10

Regarding layered architecture, "abstraction" refers to the phenomenon that the processing of each layer is hidden from the following layer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which psychologist would be most likely to agree with the statement, "I attend, therefore I am conscious."

Accepted Answer

A) Steven Pinker 
B) Stuart Sutherland 
C) Christof Koch 
D) Stanislas Dehaene 
A) Steven Pinker 
B) Stuart Sutherland 
C) Christof Koch 
D) Stanislas Dehaene

Question 12

Regarding layered architecture, abstraction refers to the phenomenon that the processing of each layer is hidden from the following layer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following comparisons between someone experiencing somnambulism (sleepwalking) and someone experiencing locked-in syndrome (LIS) is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Both are similar in terms of their automatic behaviors and conscious awareness. 
B) Both are opposite in terms of their automatic behaviors and conscious awareness. 
C) Both are similar in terms of their automatic behaviors and opposite in terms of their conscious awareness. 
D) Both are opposite in terms of their automatic behaviors and similar in terms of their conscious awareness. 
A) Both are similar in terms of their automatic behaviors and conscious awareness. 
B) Both are opposite in terms of their automatic behaviors and conscious awareness. 
C) Both are similar in terms of their automatic behaviors and opposite in terms of their conscious awareness. 
D) Both are opposite in terms of their automatic behaviors and similar in terms of their conscious awareness.

Question 14

How would theorists who follow Pinker's perspective label your subjective experience of viewing the colors of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) qualia 
B) sentience 
C) self-knowledge 
D) access to information 
A) qualia 
B) sentience 
C) self-knowledge 
D) access to information

Question 15

Patients in a vegetative state are evidence for which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A) Wakefulness depends on consciousness. 
B) Wakefulness does not depend on consciousness. 
C) Consciousness depends on wakefulness. 
D) Consciousness is the same as wakefulness. 
A) Wakefulness depends on consciousness. 
B) Wakefulness does not depend on consciousness. 
C) Consciousness depends on wakefulness. 
D) Consciousness is the same as wakefulness.

Question 16

Which of the following findings would violate the principle of multiple realizability?

Accepted Answer

A) A creature that had only one architectural layer of information processing. 
B) A creature that contained the same number of neurons as observable behaviors. 
C) A creature that had only one combination of neuronal activity for each behavior. 
D) All of the answer options are correct. 
A) A creature that had only one architectural layer of information processing. 
B) A creature that contained the same number of neurons as observable behaviors. 
C) A creature that had only one combination of neuronal activity for each behavior. 
D) All of the answer options are correct.

Question 17

For people with blindsight, "blind" can be considered ________, with "sight" reflecting ________.

Accepted Answer

A) perception; sensation 
B) sensation; perception 
C) visual field; neglect 
D) neglect; visual field 
A) perception; sensation 
B) sensation; perception 
C) visual field; neglect 
D) neglect; visual field

Question 18

The work of biologist Andrew Barron and neuroscience philosopher Colin Klein suggests that subjective experience may be present in animals as evolutionarily primitive as

Accepted Answer

A) nonhuman primates. 
B) non-primate mammals. 
C) non-mammal vertebrates. 
D) invertebrates. 
A) nonhuman primates. 
B) non-primate mammals. 
C) non-mammal vertebrates. 
D) invertebrates.

Question 19

Which of the following abilities do chimpanzees NOT possess?

Accepted Answer

A) gaze-following 
B) sharing intentionality 
C) deceiving others 
D) learning from others 
A) gaze-following 
B) sharing intentionality 
C) deceiving others 
D) learning from others

Question 20

Which structure is responsible for extended consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus 
B) brainstem 
C) cerebral cortex 
D) cerebellum 
A) thalamus 
B) brainstem 
C) cerebral cortex 
D) cerebellum

Which of the following pieces of evidence, if true, would suggest that the cortex is required for sentience in humans?

Which system processes novel task demands under the scaffolding to storage framework?

You meet a Capgras syndrome patient who insists their spouse is an imposter. Why do they think this?

Compare and contrast the roles of the brain regions responsible for the conscious mind.

Typically, split-brain patients are initially very distressed when unable to verbally communicate what they are seeing in their left visual field.

Which statement below is both true and suggestive that chimpanzees and bonobos might have a conscious state?

A determinist would believe that free will does not exist and that the experience of free will is an illusion.

Discuss, in the context of consciousness, Darwin's statement, "The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, is certainly one of degree and not of kind."

How can mental states go on to affect brain processing? Include at least one experimental result in your answer.

Regarding layered architecture, "abstraction" refers to the phenomenon that the processing of each layer is hidden from the following layer.

Which psychologist would be most likely to agree with the statement, "I attend, therefore I am conscious."

Regarding layered architecture, abstraction refers to the phenomenon that the processing of each layer is hidden from the following layer.

Which of the following comparisons between someone experiencing somnambulism (sleepwalking) and someone experiencing locked-in syndrome (LIS) is true?

How would theorists who follow Pinker's perspective label your subjective experience of viewing the colors of your textbook?

Patients in a vegetative state are evidence for which of the following statements?

Which of the following findings would violate the principle of multiple realizability?

For people with blindsight, "blind" can be considered , with "sight" reflecting .

The work of biologist Andrew Barron and neuroscience philosopher Colin Klein suggests that subjective experience may be present in animals as evolutionarily primitive as

Which of the following abilities do chimpanzees NOT possess?

Which structure is responsible for extended consciousness?

A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

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

Filters

Exam 14: The Consciousness Problem

Which of the following pieces of evidence, if true, would suggest that the cortex is required for sentience in humans?

Which system processes novel task demands under the scaffolding to storage framework?

You meet a Capgras syndrome patient who insists their spouse is an imposter. Why do they think this?

Compare and contrast the roles of the brain regions responsible for the conscious mind.

Typically, split-brain patients are initially very distressed when unable to verbally communicate what they are seeing in their left visual field.

Which statement below is both true and suggestive that chimpanzees and bonobos might have a conscious state?

A determinist would believe that free will does not exist and that the experience of free will is an illusion.

Discuss, in the context of consciousness, Darwin's statement, "The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, is certainly one of degree and not of kind."

How can mental states go on to affect brain processing? Include at least one experimental result in your answer.

Regarding layered architecture, "abstraction" refers to the phenomenon that the processing of each layer is hidden from the following layer.

Which psychologist would be most likely to agree with the statement, "I attend, therefore I am conscious."

Regarding layered architecture, abstraction refers to the phenomenon that the processing of each layer is hidden from the following layer.

Which of the following comparisons between someone experiencing somnambulism (sleepwalking) and someone experiencing locked-in syndrome (LIS) is true?

How would theorists who follow Pinker's perspective label your subjective experience of viewing the colors of your textbook?

Patients in a vegetative state are evidence for which of the following statements?

Which of the following findings would violate the principle of multiple realizability?

For people with blindsight, "blind" can be considered ________, with "sight" reflecting ________.

The work of biologist Andrew Barron and neuroscience philosopher Colin Klein suggests that subjective experience may be present in animals as evolutionarily primitive as

Which of the following abilities do chimpanzees NOT possess?

Which structure is responsible for extended consciousness?

A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

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

Filters

For people with blindsight, "blind" can be considered , with "sight" reflecting .