Question 1

Which neuroimaging technique uses magnetic fields to measure blood flow in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) CT scan 
B) MRI scan 
C) fMRI scan 
D) PET scan 
A) CT scan 
B) MRI scan 
C) fMRI scan 
D) PET scan

Question 2

What is acetylcholine an important neurotransmitter for?

Accepted Answer

A) creating new neurons 
B) memory enhancement 
C) slowing the spread of neural activity 
D) mammals 
A) creating new neurons 
B) memory enhancement 
C) slowing the spread of neural activity 
D) mammals

Question 3

Two neuroimaging techniques for assessing brain structure are ___________ and____________

Accepted Answer

(CT scans;

Question 4

Which neuroimaging technique uses blood flow to measure neural activity?

Accepted Answer

A) PET scan 
B) MRI scan 
C) ERP recording 
D) TMS 
A) PET scan 
B) MRI scan 
C) ERP recording 
D) TMS

Question 5

What is the name of the process that creates durable memories?

Accepted Answer

A) long-term potentiation 
B) neural plasticity 
C) pruning 
D) consolidation 
A) long-term potentiation 
B) neural plasticity 
C) pruning 
D) consolidation

Question 6

The ventral pathway in vision is responsible for processing __________ information.

Accepted Answer

A) "where" 
B) "what" 
C) "who" 
D) "when" 
A) "where" 
B) "what" 
C) "who" 
D) "when"

Question 7

Contralateral connections refer to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the idea that the body is represented in an inverted form in the brain 
B) the ways in which one hemisphere of the brain is largely hooked up to the same side of the body 
C) signals crossing from one half of the brain to the other over the corpus callosum 
D) two theories that are in opposition to one another 
A) the idea that the body is represented in an inverted form in the brain 
B) the ways in which one hemisphere of the brain is largely hooked up to the same side of the body 
C) signals crossing from one half of the brain to the other over the corpus callosum 
D) two theories that are in opposition to one another

Question 8

Which of the following does NOT use electrical charges to measure neural activity?

Accepted Answer

A) single cell recordings 
B) MRI scan 
C) ERP recordings 
D) TMS 
A) single cell recordings 
B) MRI scan 
C) ERP recordings 
D) TMS

Question 9

If one patient has a neurological disruption of mental process A but not mental process B,and another patient has a neurological disruption of mental process B,but not mental process A,this is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a double blind study 
B) transcranial activity 
C) a double dissociation 
D) morphological distinction 
A) a double blind study 
B) transcranial activity 
C) a double dissociation 
D) morphological distinction

Question 10

Draw a picture of a neuron.Label at least five of the important components.

Accepted Answer

Sure, I can't draw a picture, but I can

Question 11

The subcortical structure important for emotion is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala 
B) corpus callosum 
C) hippocampus 
D) hypothalamus 
A) amygdala 
B) corpus callosum 
C) hippocampus 
D) hypothalamus

Question 12

Visual information about where something is located is processed by the __________ pathway.

Accepted Answer

A) medial 
B) posterior 
C) forsal 
D) ventral 
A) medial 
B) posterior 
C) forsal 
D) ventral

Question 13

What of the following is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that is important for memory formation?

Accepted Answer

A) carbon 
B) magnesium 
C) glutamate 
D) GABA 
A) carbon 
B) magnesium 
C) glutamate 
D) GABA

Question 14

Information comes into a neuron through the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) axon 
B) dendrites 
C) myelin sheath 
D) nodes of Ranvier 
A) axon 
B) dendrites 
C) myelin sheath 
D) nodes of Ranvier

Question 15

What are the implications of long-term potentiation (LTP)and consolidation for how one should go about learning things to last a long time?

Accepted Answer

The implications of long-term potentiati

Question 16

The different areas of the cortex are specialized for different kinds of neural computation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which neuroimaging technique uses magnetic fields to disrupt normal electrical activity in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) CT scan 
B) MRI scan 
C) ERP recordings 
D) TMS 
A) CT scan 
B) MRI scan 
C) ERP recordings 
D) TMS

Question 18

Which neuroimaging technique uses magnetic fields to measure brain structure?

Accepted Answer

A) CT scan 
B) MRI scan 
C) fMRI scan 
D) PET scan 
A) CT scan 
B) MRI scan 
C) fMRI scan 
D) PET scan

Question 19

The action potential occurs at the synapse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The region where neurotransmitters cross from one neuron to another is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) dendrite 
B) axon 
C) neurotransmitter 
D) synapse 
A) dendrite 
B) axon 
C) neurotransmitter 
D) synapse

Which neuroimaging technique uses magnetic fields to measure blood flow in the brain?

What is acetylcholine an important neurotransmitter for?

Two neuroimaging techniques for assessing brain structure are _ and__

Which neuroimaging technique uses blood flow to measure neural activity?

What is the name of the process that creates durable memories?

The ventral pathway in vision is responsible for processing __________ information.

Contralateral connections refer to __________.

Which of the following does NOT use electrical charges to measure neural activity?

If one patient has a neurological disruption of mental process A but not mental process B,and another patient has a neurological disruption of mental process B,but not mental process A,this is called __________.

Draw a picture of a neuron.Label at least five of the important components.

The subcortical structure important for emotion is the __________.

Visual information about where something is located is processed by the __________ pathway.

What of the following is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that is important for memory formation?

Information comes into a neuron through the __________.

What are the implications of long-term potentiation (LTP)and consolidation for how one should go about learning things to last a long time?

The different areas of the cortex are specialized for different kinds of neural computation.

Which neuroimaging technique uses magnetic fields to disrupt normal electrical activity in the brain?

Which neuroimaging technique uses magnetic fields to measure brain structure?

The action potential occurs at the synapse.

The region where neurotransmitters cross from one neuron to another is called the __________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

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Exam 2: Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science

Which neuroimaging technique uses magnetic fields to measure blood flow in the brain?

What is acetylcholine an important neurotransmitter for?

Two neuroimaging techniques for assessing brain structure are ___________ and____________

Which neuroimaging technique uses blood flow to measure neural activity?

What is the name of the process that creates durable memories?

The ventral pathway in vision is responsible for processing __________ information.

Contralateral connections refer to __________.

Which of the following does NOT use electrical charges to measure neural activity?

If one patient has a neurological disruption of mental process A but not mental process B,and another patient has a neurological disruption of mental process B,but not mental process A,this is called __________.

Draw a picture of a neuron.Label at least five of the important components.

The subcortical structure important for emotion is the __________.

Visual information about where something is located is processed by the __________ pathway.

What of the following is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that is important for memory formation?

Information comes into a neuron through the __________.

What are the implications of long-term potentiation (LTP)and consolidation for how one should go about learning things to last a long time?

The different areas of the cortex are specialized for different kinds of neural computation.

Which neuroimaging technique uses magnetic fields to disrupt normal electrical activity in the brain?

Which neuroimaging technique uses magnetic fields to measure brain structure?

The action potential occurs at the synapse.

The region where neurotransmitters cross from one neuron to another is called the __________.

Cognitive Psychology: An Introduction

Sensation and Perception

Attention

Short-Term Working Memory

Learning and Remembering

Knowing

Using Knowledge in the Real World

Language

Comprehension: Written and Spoken Language

Decisions, Judgments, and Reasoning

Problem Solving

Cognition and Emotion

Cognitive Development

Filters

Two neuroimaging techniques for assessing brain structure are _ and__