Question 1

Compared to monolinguals,bilinguals have been shown to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased gray matter in the frontal lobes. 
B)  increased numbers of glial cells in the frontal lobes. 
C)  increased gray matter in the temporal lobes. 
D)  increased numbers of glial cells in the temporal lobes. 
A)  increased gray matter in the frontal lobes. 
B)  increased numbers of glial cells in the frontal lobes. 
C)  increased gray matter in the temporal lobes. 
D)  increased numbers of glial cells in the temporal lobes.

Question 2

Fine movement deficits are seen after:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Your patient cannot read,and she has difficulty in copying movements and generating the names of objects and animals.The most likely site of the lesion is the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The most common form of synesthesia is:

Accepted Answer

A)  colored taste. 
B)  colored hearing. 
C)  colored touch. 
D)  colored pain. 
A)  colored taste. 
B)  colored hearing. 
C)  colored touch. 
D)  colored pain.

Question 5

Throwing an object accurately at a moving object is unique to:

Accepted Answer

A)  humans. 
B)  humans and chimpanzees. 
C)  humans,chimpanzees,and gorillas. 
D)  all primates. 
A)  humans. 
B)  humans and chimpanzees. 
C)  humans,chimpanzees,and gorillas. 
D)  all primates.

Question 6

A patient with poor visual memory might have damage to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the left frontal lobe. 
B)  the left temporal lobe. 
C)  the right temporal lobe. 
D)  Broca's area. 
A)  the left frontal lobe. 
B)  the left temporal lobe. 
C)  the right temporal lobe. 
D)  Broca's area.

Question 7

Males are typically better at _____ tasks,whereas females tend to excel at _____ tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial relations and mental rotation;short-term memory and verbal fluency 
B)  short-term memory and spatial relations;verbal fluency and mental rotation 
C)  short-term memory and verbal fluency;spatial relations and mental rotation 
D)  verbal fluency and spatial relations;mental rotation and short-term memory 
A)  spatial relations and mental rotation;short-term memory and verbal fluency 
B)  short-term memory and spatial relations;verbal fluency and mental rotation 
C)  short-term memory and verbal fluency;spatial relations and mental rotation 
D)  verbal fluency and spatial relations;mental rotation and short-term memory

Question 8

Patients with apraxia have difficulty:

Accepted Answer

A)  reading a newspaper. 
B)  walking down the street. 
C)  copying a series of arm movements. 
D)  copying a drawing. 
A)  reading a newspaper. 
B)  walking down the street. 
C)  copying a series of arm movements. 
D)  copying a drawing.

Question 9

Overall brain volume is _____ to intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A)  positively related 
B)  negatively related 
C)  poorly related 
D)  linked 
A)  positively related 
B)  negatively related 
C)  poorly related 
D)  linked

Question 10

A person who once had knowledge about certain objects now loses visual knowledge of those objects and also other objects when his _____ is destroyed.

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 11

Kimura observed that participants who were asked to remember a series of digits tended to do better when the digits were presented:

Accepted Answer

A)  to the right ear. 
B)  to the left ear. 
C)  to both ears at the same time. 
D)  using a female voice. 
A)  to the right ear. 
B)  to the left ear. 
C)  to both ears at the same time. 
D)  using a female voice.

Question 12

Anthony can perceive objects normally,but when he reaches out to pick them up,he often misses the object entirely or grasps it awkwardly.This difficulty with picking up objects does not appear to be a problem with his muscles,as he can move his arms just fine.This peculiar disorder is mostly like the result of damage to the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The male advantage for spatial skills may have evolved from the fact that males:

Accepted Answer

A)  ranged over larger territories than females. 
B)  developed the first tools. 
C)  tend to be more aggressive than females. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  ranged over larger territories than females. 
B)  developed the first tools. 
C)  tend to be more aggressive than females. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 14

The temporal organization of behavior is the general 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 15

Einstein's brain was found to have more than the normal amount of:

Accepted Answer

A)  neurons in the parietal cortex. 
B)  neurons in the frontal cortex. 
C)  glial cells in the parietal cortex. 
D)  glial cells in the frontal cortex. 
A)  neurons in the parietal cortex. 
B)  neurons in the frontal cortex. 
C)  glial cells in the parietal cortex. 
D)  glial cells in the frontal cortex.

Question 16

DTI studies have revealed that the male brain _____,whereas the female brain _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has more intrahemispheric connections;has more interhemispheric connections 
B)  has more interhemispheric connections;has more intrahemispheric connections 
C)  has more connections within the right hemisphere;has more connections within the left hemisphere 
D)  has more connections within the left hemisphere;has more connections within the right hemisphere 
A)  has more intrahemispheric connections;has more interhemispheric connections 
B)  has more interhemispheric connections;has more intrahemispheric connections 
C)  has more connections within the right hemisphere;has more connections within the left hemisphere 
D)  has more connections within the left hemisphere;has more connections within the right hemisphere

Question 17

Psychological constructs (e.g. ,attention)can be difficult to localize in the brain because:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological constructs are often complex and not localized to one area of the brain. 
B)  we tend to think of constructs as unitary,but they are actually made up of a number of distinct processes. 
C)  the brain is not organized around psychological constructs. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  psychological constructs are often complex and not localized to one area of the brain. 
B)  we tend to think of constructs as unitary,but they are actually made up of a number of distinct processes. 
C)  the brain is not organized around psychological constructs. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 18

Cells in visual area V5 are most sensitive to:

Accepted Answer

A)  color. 
B)  shape. 
C)  size. 
D)  movement. 
A)  color. 
B)  shape. 
C)  size. 
D)  movement.

Question 19

Your friend tells you that every letter of the alphabet has a distinct color to him.For example,A is always a specific hue of yellow and G is always baby blue.You believe your friend:

Accepted Answer

A)  is on drugs. 
B)  has had a stroke. 
C)  has synesthesia. 
D)  has a brain tumor. 
A)  is on drugs. 
B)  has had a stroke. 
C)  has synesthesia. 
D)  has a brain tumor.

Question 20

If you were preparing to do brain surgery on someone and you needed to know what hemisphere language was lateralized in,which test would deliver the most accurate results?

Accepted Answer

A)  dichotic listening 
B)  fMRI tests of language 
C)  EEG 
D)  the sodium amobarbital test 
A)  dichotic listening 
B)  fMRI tests of language 
C)  EEG 
D)  the sodium amobarbital test

Exam 15:How Does the Brain Think? Part A

Compared to monolinguals,bilinguals have been shown to have:

Fine movement deficits are seen after:

Your patient cannot read,and she has difficulty in copying movements and generating the names of objects and animals.The most likely site of the lesion is the:

The most common form of synesthesia is:

Throwing an object accurately at a moving object is unique to:

A patient with poor visual memory might have damage to:

Males are typically better at _____ tasks,whereas females tend to excel at _____ tasks.

Patients with apraxia have difficulty:

Overall brain volume is _____ to intelligence.

A person who once had knowledge about certain objects now loses visual knowledge of those objects and also other objects when his _____ is destroyed.

Kimura observed that participants who were asked to remember a series of digits tended to do better when the digits were presented:

The male advantage for spatial skills may have evolved from the fact that males:

The temporal organization of behavior is the general function of the:

Einstein's brain was found to have more than the normal amount of:

DTI studies have revealed that the male brain _____,whereas the female brain _____.

Psychological constructs (e.g. ,attention)can be difficult to localize in the brain because:

Cells in visual area V5 are most sensitive to:

Your friend tells you that every letter of the alphabet has a distinct color to him.For example,A is always a specific hue of yellow and G is always baby blue.You believe your friend:

If you were preparing to do brain surgery on someone and you needed to know what hemisphere language was lateralized in,which test would deliver the most accurate results?

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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