Question 1

Most people use only one hemisphere for most tasks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In general, drugs that treat epilepsy work by:

Accepted Answer

A)  enhancing the effects of GABA. 
B)  causing apoptosis. 
C)  preventing the sodium-potassium pump from working. 
D)  relaxing the cell membrane. 
A)  enhancing the effects of GABA. 
B)  causing apoptosis. 
C)  preventing the sodium-potassium pump from working. 
D)  relaxing the cell membrane.

Question 3

The language of children with Williams syndrome is:

Accepted Answer

A)  comparable to children with other forms of mental retardation. 
B)  a byproduct of their intelligence. 
C)  comparable to that of a normal adult's second language. 
D)  impossible to understand. 
A)  comparable to children with other forms of mental retardation. 
B)  a byproduct of their intelligence. 
C)  comparable to that of a normal adult's second language. 
D)  impossible to understand.

Question 4

Dyslexia is more common among languages that:

Accepted Answer

A)  are phonetically based. 
B)  have many odd spellings. 
C)  are tonal in nature. 
D)  use masculine and feminine nouns. 
A)  are phonetically based. 
B)  have many odd spellings. 
C)  are tonal in nature. 
D)  use masculine and feminine nouns.

Question 5

A single visual pattern is presented under two conditions. Under one condition, the viewer is conscious of it, and under the other, the viewer is not. How does the activity differ in the brain, if at all?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conscious activity is in the cortex. Unconscious activity is in subcortical areas. 
B)  Activity is more intense and spreads more widely during conscious perception. 
C)  Conscious activity is in the left hemisphere. Unconscious is in the right hemisphere. 
D)  The brain activity is the same in both cases. 
A)  Conscious activity is in the cortex. Unconscious activity is in subcortical areas. 
B)  Activity is more intense and spreads more widely during conscious perception. 
C)  Conscious activity is in the left hemisphere. Unconscious is in the right hemisphere. 
D)  The brain activity is the same in both cases.

Question 6

What is the apparent relationship between language abilities and other intellectual abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impairments in either results in impairments in the other. 
B)  It is possible to have good language and poor intelligence, but not the reverse. 
C)  It is possible to have good intelligence and poor language, but not the reverse. 
D)  Either can be impaired independently of the other. 
A)  Impairments in either results in impairments in the other. 
B)  It is possible to have good language and poor intelligence, but not the reverse. 
C)  It is possible to have good intelligence and poor language, but not the reverse. 
D)  Either can be impaired independently of the other.

Question 7

Damage to the left hemisphere is more likely than right hemisphere damage to impair which ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding the meaning of language 
B)  understanding that someone is joking when they speak 
C)  producing facial expressions of emotion 
D)  understanding other people's facial expressions 
A)  understanding the meaning of language 
B)  understanding that someone is joking when they speak 
C)  producing facial expressions of emotion 
D)  understanding other people's facial expressions

Question 8

One characteristic of the brains of people with Williams syndrome is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a larger than normal right hemisphere, but smaller than normal left hemisphere. 
B)  a larger than normal left hemisphere, but smaller than normal right hemisphere. 
C)  less than normal overall mass in the cerebral cortex. 
D)  a greatly diminished limbic system. 
A)  a larger than normal right hemisphere, but smaller than normal left hemisphere. 
B)  a larger than normal left hemisphere, but smaller than normal right hemisphere. 
C)  less than normal overall mass in the cerebral cortex. 
D)  a greatly diminished limbic system.

Question 9

A split-brain patient who sees something in one visual field and later can point to it with the left hand must:

Accepted Answer

A)  have seen it in the right visual field. 
B)  have seen it in the left visual field. 
C)  be able to say what it was. 
D)  be able to point to it with the right hand, also. 
A)  have seen it in the right visual field. 
B)  have seen it in the left visual field. 
C)  be able to say what it was. 
D)  be able to point to it with the right hand, also.

Question 10

Visual stimuli in the left visual field stimulate:

Accepted Answer

A)  the right half of each retina. 
B)  the left half of each retina. 
C)  the right hemisphere. 
D)  both hemispheres. 
A)  the right half of each retina. 
B)  the left half of each retina. 
C)  the right hemisphere. 
D)  both hemispheres.

Question 11

Anomia involves difficulty:

Accepted Answer

A)  using prepositions and conjunctions. 
B)  understanding written, as opposed to spoken, language. 
C)  remembering the names of objects. 
D)  speaking rapidly and fluently. 
A)  using prepositions and conjunctions. 
B)  understanding written, as opposed to spoken, language. 
C)  remembering the names of objects. 
D)  speaking rapidly and fluently.

Question 12

Which of the following would most likely be able to accurately detect facial expression of emotions?

Accepted Answer

A)  patients with left-hemisphere damage 
B)  patients with prefrontal cortex damage 
C)  patients with right-hemisphere damage 
D)  patients with damage to the amygdala 
A)  patients with left-hemisphere damage 
B)  patients with prefrontal cortex damage 
C)  patients with right-hemisphere damage 
D)  patients with damage to the amygdala

Question 13

Spatial neglect is generally associated with damage to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  postcentral gyrus. 
B)  precentral gyrus. 
C)  fusiform gyrus. 
D)  parietal cortex. 
A)  postcentral gyrus. 
B)  precentral gyrus. 
C)  fusiform gyrus. 
D)  parietal cortex.

Question 14

During binocular rivalry, what do people ordinarily perceive?

Accepted Answer

A)  one eye's view superimposed on that of the other 
B)  a compromise, half way between one eye's view and that of the other 
C)  rapidly oscillating static images 
D)  alternation of one eye's view and then the other's 
A)  one eye's view superimposed on that of the other 
B)  a compromise, half way between one eye's view and that of the other 
C)  rapidly oscillating static images 
D)  alternation of one eye's view and then the other's

Question 15

The difficulty that people normally have with being able to perform separate tasks with each hand simultaneously is largely due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  problems with the corpus callosum. 
B)  difficulty planning two actions at once. 
C)  inability of the muscles in the left and right hand to work at the same time. 
D)  epilepsy. 
A)  problems with the corpus callosum. 
B)  difficulty planning two actions at once. 
C)  inability of the muscles in the left and right hand to work at the same time. 
D)  epilepsy.

Question 16

A split-brain patient that was briefly shown an apple in the left visual field and a banana in the right visual field would report having seen:

Accepted Answer

A)  an apple. 
B)  a banana. 
C)  neither. 
D)  both. 
A)  an apple. 
B)  a banana. 
C)  neither. 
D)  both.

Question 17

A split-brain patient who sees something in his left visual field can point to it with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  left hand but cannot name it. 
B)  right hand but cannot name it. 
C)  left hand and can name it. 
D)  right hand and can name it. 
A)  left hand but cannot name it. 
B)  right hand but cannot name it. 
C)  left hand and can name it. 
D)  right hand and can name it.

Question 18

People with Broca's aphasia speak meaningfully but:

Accepted Answer

A)  do so without feeling. 
B)  do so in a monotone. 
C)  omit pronouns, tense and number endings. 
D)  omit nouns and verbs. 
A)  do so without feeling. 
B)  do so in a monotone. 
C)  omit pronouns, tense and number endings. 
D)  omit nouns and verbs.

Question 19

People who speak with little inflection or expression usually have suffered damage to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  ventromedial spinal pathway. 
B)  left hemisphere. 
C)  right hemisphere. 
D)  corpus callosum. 
A)  ventromedial spinal pathway. 
B)  left hemisphere. 
C)  right hemisphere. 
D)  corpus callosum.

Question 20

People born without a corpus callosum can compensate for a lack of corpus callosum because of the extra development of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  commissures 
B)  thalamus 
C)  brainstem 
D)  fornix 
A)  commissures 
B)  thalamus 
C)  brainstem 
D)  fornix

Most people use only one hemisphere for most tasks.

In general, drugs that treat epilepsy work by:

The language of children with Williams syndrome is:

Dyslexia is more common among languages that:

A single visual pattern is presented under two conditions. Under one condition, the viewer is conscious of it, and under the other, the viewer is not. How does the activity differ in the brain, if at all?

What is the apparent relationship between language abilities and other intellectual abilities?

Damage to the left hemisphere is more likely than right hemisphere damage to impair which ability?

One characteristic of the brains of people with Williams syndrome is:

A split-brain patient who sees something in one visual field and later can point to it with the left hand must:

Visual stimuli in the left visual field stimulate:

Anomia involves difficulty:

Which of the following would most likely be able to accurately detect facial expression of emotions?

Spatial neglect is generally associated with damage to the:

During binocular rivalry, what do people ordinarily perceive?

The difficulty that people normally have with being able to perform separate tasks with each hand simultaneously is largely due to:

A split-brain patient that was briefly shown an apple in the left visual field and a banana in the right visual field would report having seen:

A split-brain patient who sees something in his left visual field can point to it with the:

People with Broca's aphasia speak meaningfully but:

People who speak with little inflection or expression usually have suffered damage to the:

People born without a corpus callosum can compensate for a lack of corpus callosum because of the extra development of the:

The Major Issues

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy of the Nervous System

Development and Plasticity of the Brain

Vision

The Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

The Biology of Learning and Memory

Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

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Exam 14: Cognitive Functions

Most people use only one hemisphere for most tasks.

In general, drugs that treat epilepsy work by:

The language of children with Williams syndrome is:

Dyslexia is more common among languages that:

A single visual pattern is presented under two conditions. Under one condition, the viewer is conscious of it, and under the other, the viewer is not. How does the activity differ in the brain, if at all?

What is the apparent relationship between language abilities and other intellectual abilities?

Damage to the left hemisphere is more likely than right hemisphere damage to impair which ability?

One characteristic of the brains of people with Williams syndrome is:

A split-brain patient who sees something in one visual field and later can point to it with the left hand must:

Visual stimuli in the left visual field stimulate:

Anomia involves difficulty:

Which of the following would most likely be able to accurately detect facial expression of emotions?

Spatial neglect is generally associated with damage to the:

During binocular rivalry, what do people ordinarily perceive?

The difficulty that people normally have with being able to perform separate tasks with each hand simultaneously is largely due to:

A split-brain patient that was briefly shown an apple in the left visual field and a banana in the right visual field would report having seen:

A split-brain patient who sees something in his left visual field can point to it with the:

People with Broca's aphasia speak meaningfully but:

People who speak with little inflection or expression usually have suffered damage to the:

People born without a corpus callosum can compensate for a lack of corpus callosum because of the extra development of the:

The Major Issues

Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses

Synapses

Anatomy of the Nervous System

Development and Plasticity of the Brain

Vision

The Other Sensory Systems

Movement

Wakefulness and Sleep

Internal Regulation

Reproductive Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors

The Biology of Learning and Memory

Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

Filters