Question 1

Using rs-fMRI,scientists have identified approximately _____ networks.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  13 
C)  17 
D)  25 
A)  5 
B)  13 
C)  17 
D)  25

Question 2

Throwing a rock or a spear is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  guided movement. 
B)  ballistic movement. 
C)  feedback movement. 
D)  oscillatory movement. 
A)  guided movement. 
B)  ballistic movement. 
C)  feedback movement. 
D)  oscillatory movement.

Question 3

Women are generally better than men on:

Accepted Answer

A)  mental rotation of shapes. 
B)  spatial relations. 
C)  verbal fluency. 
D)  the water task. 
A)  mental rotation of shapes. 
B)  spatial relations. 
C)  verbal fluency. 
D)  the water task.

Question 4

Choreography of a new dance is likely a function of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal lobes. 
B)  temporal lobes. 
C)  frontal lobes. 
D)  limbic lobes. 
A)  parietal lobes. 
B)  temporal lobes. 
C)  frontal lobes. 
D)  limbic lobes.

Question 5

Which of the following is not an example of genuine synesthesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Seeing colors when you hear music. 
B)  Hearing a scratching noise when you see the color red. 
C)  Tasting a specific flavor when you touch an object. 
D)  Seeing each letter of the alphabet as a unique color. 
A)  Seeing colors when you hear music. 
B)  Hearing a scratching noise when you see the color red. 
C)  Tasting a specific flavor when you touch an object. 
D)  Seeing each letter of the alphabet as a unique color.

Question 6

How we combine multiple sources of input (e.g. ,visual,auditory,motor)into a unified conscious experience is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal problem. 
B)  sensory problem. 
C)  binding problem. 
D)  association problem. 
A)  temporal problem. 
B)  sensory problem. 
C)  binding problem. 
D)  association problem.

Question 7

A person who neglects objects or events in the left side of his or her world most likely has a lesion in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  left temporal lobe. 
B)  right temporal lobe. 
C)  left parietal lobe. 
D)  right parietal lobe. 
A)  left temporal lobe. 
B)  right temporal lobe. 
C)  left parietal lobe. 
D)  right parietal lobe.

Question 8

A patient with damage to the left temporal pole might have problems with:

Accepted Answer

A)  reading. 
B)  verbal memory. 
C)  visual memory. 
D)  the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. 
A)  reading. 
B)  verbal memory. 
C)  visual memory. 
D)  the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

Question 9

The development of language in humans might have stemmed from:

Accepted Answer

A)  our development of complex visual abilities. 
B)  our ability to perform movements in series. 
C)  the enlargement of the medial temporal lobes. 
D)  the enlargement of the cingulate cortex. 
A)  our development of complex visual abilities. 
B)  our ability to perform movements in series. 
C)  the enlargement of the medial temporal lobes. 
D)  the enlargement of the cingulate cortex.

Question 10

In a normal participant,if you briefly present a word _____,it will be identified more easily.

Accepted Answer

A)  in the left visual field 
B)  in the right visual field 
C)  in the lower visual field 
D)  in the upper visual field 
A)  in the left visual field 
B)  in the right visual field 
C)  in the lower visual field 
D)  in the upper visual field

Question 11

Syntax is the same as:

Accepted Answer

A)  grammar. 
B)  the stringing together of phonemes to make a word. 
C)  literal language. 
D)  oral language. 
A)  grammar. 
B)  the stringing together of phonemes to make a word. 
C)  literal language. 
D)  oral language.

Question 12

Which of the following is most analogous to an orchestra conductor?

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal lobes 
B)  frontal lobes 
C)  parietal lobes 
D)  occipital lobes 
A)  temporal lobes 
B)  frontal lobes 
C)  parietal lobes 
D)  occipital lobes

Question 13

Which of the following statements about handedness and language is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Right-handed people have language in the left hemisphere. 
B)  Seventy percent of left-handers have speech in the left hemisphere. 
C)  Thirty percent of left-handers have speech in the right hemisphere. 
D)  Fifteen percent of left-handers have speech in both hemispheres. 
A)  Right-handed people have language in the left hemisphere. 
B)  Seventy percent of left-handers have speech in the left hemisphere. 
C)  Thirty percent of left-handers have speech in the right hemisphere. 
D)  Fifteen percent of left-handers have speech in both hemispheres.

Question 14

Spatial navigation relies on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of environmental landmarks. 
B)  the ability to imagine a map of the environment. 
C)  the ability to mentally manipulate images. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  the use of environmental landmarks. 
B)  the ability to imagine a map of the environment. 
C)  the ability to mentally manipulate images. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 15

A person who can localize objects and describe their location from memory but cannot identify objects or describe them from memory most likely has a lesion in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  parietal cortex. 
B)  temporal cortex. 
C)  frontal cortex. 
D)  occipital cortex. 
A)  parietal cortex. 
B)  temporal cortex. 
C)  frontal cortex. 
D)  occipital cortex.

Question 16

According to research by Kimura,following a stroke in adulthood,males:

Accepted Answer

A)  were less likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left posterior lesions. 
B)  were more likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left posterior lesions. 
C)  were less likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left temporal lesions. 
D)  were more likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left frontal lesions 
A)  were less likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left posterior lesions. 
B)  were more likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left posterior lesions. 
C)  were less likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left temporal lesions. 
D)  were more likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left frontal lesions

Question 17

Which of the following scenarios is MOST likely to lead to extinction in a patient with a right hemisphere injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient is shown a pencil in the left visual field. 
B)  The patient is shown a spoon in the right visual field. 
C)  The patient is shown a pencil in the left and right visual fields at the same time. 
D)  The patient is shown a pencil in the left visual field and a spoon in the right visual field at the same time. 
A)  The patient is shown a pencil in the left visual field. 
B)  The patient is shown a spoon in the right visual field. 
C)  The patient is shown a pencil in the left and right visual fields at the same time. 
D)  The patient is shown a pencil in the left visual field and a spoon in the right visual field at the same time.

Question 18

Evaluation of two cola brands during an fMRI study increased activation in the _____;the finding was correlated with the participant's _____ brand.

Accepted Answer

A)  dorsolateral prefrontal cortex;preferred 
B)  orbitofrontal cortex;preferred 
C)  orbitofrontal cortex;less-favored 
D)  anterior cingulate cortex;less-favored 
A)  dorsolateral prefrontal cortex;preferred 
B)  orbitofrontal cortex;preferred 
C)  orbitofrontal cortex;less-favored 
D)  anterior cingulate cortex;less-favored

Question 19

In a study by Newsome and associates,monkeys were trained to discriminate directions of motion while researchers recorded from single neurons in area V5 that were sensitive to a specific direction of motion.According to the results of this experiment,which of the following options would result in the highest firing rate in a V5 neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)  random dot movement 
B)  no dot movement 
C)  semicoordinated dot movement 
D)  The firing rate of the neuron would be the same in all conditions. 
A)  random dot movement 
B)  no dot movement 
C)  semicoordinated dot movement 
D)  The firing rate of the neuron would be the same in all conditions.

Question 20

Witelson and colleagues have found that Einstein's brain:

Accepted Answer

A)  was virtually identical to a typical brain. 
B)  had a large temporal lobe. 
C)  had a large parietal lobe. 
D)  had a large frontal lobe. 
A)  was virtually identical to a typical brain. 
B)  had a large temporal lobe. 
C)  had a large parietal lobe. 
D)  had a large frontal lobe.

Exam 15:How Does the Brain Think? Part A

Using rs-fMRI,scientists have identified approximately _____ networks.

Throwing a rock or a spear is a(n):

Women are generally better than men on:

Choreography of a new dance is likely a function of the:

Which of the following is not an example of genuine synesthesia?

How we combine multiple sources of input (e.g. ,visual,auditory,motor)into a unified conscious experience is known as the:

A person who neglects objects or events in the left side of his or her world most likely has a lesion in the:

A patient with damage to the left temporal pole might have problems with:

The development of language in humans might have stemmed from:

In a normal participant,if you briefly present a word _____,it will be identified more easily.

Syntax is the same as:

Which of the following is most analogous to an orchestra conductor?

Which of the following statements about handedness and language is false?

Spatial navigation relies on:

A person who can localize objects and describe their location from memory but cannot identify objects or describe them from memory most likely has a lesion in the:

According to research by Kimura,following a stroke in adulthood,males:

Which of the following scenarios is MOST likely to lead to extinction in a patient with a right hemisphere injury?

Evaluation of two cola brands during an fMRI study increased activation in the _____;the finding was correlated with the participant's _____ brand.

Witelson and colleagues have found that Einstein's brain:

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part A

What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior? Part B

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part A

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part B

What Is the Nervous System's Functional Anatomy? Part C

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part A

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part B

What Are the Nervous System's Functional Units? Part C

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part A

How Do Neurons Use Electrical Signals to Transmit Information? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part A

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part B

How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part C

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part A

How Do Drugs and Hormones Influence the Brain and Behavior? Part B

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part A

How Do We Study the Brain's Structures and Functions? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Develop and Adapt? Part C

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part A

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part B

How Do We Sense, Perceive, and See the World? Part C

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part A

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part B

How Do We Hear, Speak, and Make Music? Part C

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part A

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part B

How Does the Nervous System Respond to Stimulation and Produce Movement? Part C

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part A

What Causes Emotional and Motivated Behavior? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part A

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part B

Why Do We Sleep and Dream? Part C

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part A

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part B

How Do We Learn and Remember? Part C

How Does the Brain Think? Part B

What Happens When the Brain Misbehaves?

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Evaluation of two cola brands during an fMRI study increased activation in the _;the finding was correlated with the participant's _ brand.