Question 1

Nick speaks in short,ungrammatical sentences.He might have _____ aphasia.

Accepted Answer

A)  Basal's 
B)  Broca's 
C)  Sternberg's 
D)  Wernicke's 
A)  Basal's 
B)  Broca's 
C)  Sternberg's 
D)  Wernicke's B

Question 2

The _____ area of the cerebral cortex is thought to control higher-level processes such as planning.

Accepted Answer

A)  Broca's 
B)  fusiform face 
C)  primary auditory 
D)  prefrontal 
A)  Broca's 
B)  fusiform face 
C)  primary auditory 
D)  prefrontal D

Question 3

In _____,a radioactive tracer is injected into the bloodstream.

Accepted Answer

A)  EEG 
B)  fMRI 
C)  MEG 
D)  PET 
A)  EEG 
B)  fMRI 
C)  MEG 
D)  PET D

Question 4

Transcranial magnetic stimulation is used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  generate the magnetic fields read by MRIs. 
B)  permanently incapacitate an overactive brain region. 
C)  temporarily incapacitate a normal-functioning brain region. 
D)  reactivate a brain region that has suffered mild damage. 
A)  generate the magnetic fields read by MRIs. 
B)  permanently incapacitate an overactive brain region. 
C)  temporarily incapacitate a normal-functioning brain region. 
D)  reactivate a brain region that has suffered mild damage.

Question 5

Measurements of the blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD)response are critical to which neuroscience technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  fMRI 
B)  single-cell recording 
C)  PET 
D)  event-related potentials 
A)  fMRI 
B)  single-cell recording 
C)  PET 
D)  event-related potentials

Question 6

Why was cognitive psychology ignored as a subject of scientific inquiry for so many years?

Accepted Answer

•Main reason: People did not believe tha

Question 7

When one refers to the nervous system,one is only referring to the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The left hemisphere is associated with _____ processing. I.analytic
II.linguistic
III.perceptual
IV.spatial

Accepted Answer

A)  II 
B)  IV 
C)  I and II 
D)  II and IV 
A)  II 
B)  IV 
C)  I and II 
D)  II and IV

Question 9

The _____ portion of the brain is disproportionately larger in primates than in most mammals.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Describe the methods used in cognitive neuroscience.In other words,how does one explore the neural basis of cognition?

Accepted Answer

Historically:
•Animal studies involving

Question 11

The terminal buttons of one neuron touch the dendrite of another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

_____ is BEST at detecting activity in the sulci of the cortex and is less sensitive to activity in the gyri or activity deep in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  EEG 
B)  fMRI 
C)  MEG 
D)  PET 
A)  EEG 
B)  fMRI 
C)  MEG 
D)  PET

Question 13

An axon can vary in length from a few millimeters to a meter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

From an information-processing point of view,the MOST important components of the nervous system are the neurons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Victor is a neuroscientist.The imaging technique that he is using has very good temporal resolution but isn't very useful at identifying the location in the brain that is producing neural activity.This technique is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  ERP. 
B)  fMRI. 
C)  MRI. 
D)  PET. 
A)  ERP. 
B)  fMRI. 
C)  MRI. 
D)  PET.

Question 16

What is the function of the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

The main function of the spina

Question 17

The cortical minicolumns found in the primary visual area of the brain demonstrate particularly well which principle of neural organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of dominance columns 
B)  the comparative lack of glia in the cortex 
C)  the highly specialized function of some adjacent neurons 
D)  the existence of structures without specific purpose 
A)  the presence of dominance columns 
B)  the comparative lack of glia in the cortex 
C)  the highly specialized function of some adjacent neurons 
D)  the existence of structures without specific purpose

Question 18

From the perspective of cognitive psychology,the MOST lasting contribution of behaviorism is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the initiation of the use of the animal model in psychology. 
B)  the development of clinical applications of both Pavlov and Skinner's work. 
C)  a set of sophisticated and rigorous techniques and principles for experimental study in all fields of psychology. 
D)  the adherence to the notion that internal processes are not measurable and thus should not be studied. 
A)  the initiation of the use of the animal model in psychology. 
B)  the development of clinical applications of both Pavlov and Skinner's work. 
C)  a set of sophisticated and rigorous techniques and principles for experimental study in all fields of psychology. 
D)  the adherence to the notion that internal processes are not measurable and thus should not be studied.

Question 19

This technique employed in cognitive neuroscience involves the use of a small magnetic field applied briefly to a part of an individual's head in order to disrupt functioning in a particular part of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  fMRI 
B)  TMS 
C)  PET 
D)  EEG 
A)  fMRI 
B)  TMS 
C)  PET 
D)  EEG

Question 20

_____ records the electrical potentials that are present on the scalp.

Accepted Answer

A)  EEG 
B)  fMRI 
C)  MRI 
D)  PET 
A)  EEG 
B)  fMRI 
C)  MRI 
D)  PET

Nick speaks in short,ungrammatical sentences.He might have _____ aphasia.

The _____ area of the cerebral cortex is thought to control higher-level processes such as planning.

In _____,a radioactive tracer is injected into the bloodstream.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation is used to:

Measurements of the blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD)response are critical to which neuroscience technique?

Why was cognitive psychology ignored as a subject of scientific inquiry for so many years?

When one refers to the nervous system,one is only referring to the brain.

The left hemisphere is associated with _____ processing. I.analytic II.linguistic III.perceptual IV.spatial

The _____ portion of the brain is disproportionately larger in primates than in most mammals.

Describe the methods used in cognitive neuroscience.In other words,how does one explore the neural basis of cognition?

The terminal buttons of one neuron touch the dendrite of another.

_____ is BEST at detecting activity in the sulci of the cortex and is less sensitive to activity in the gyri or activity deep in the brain.

An axon can vary in length from a few millimeters to a meter.

From an information-processing point of view,the MOST important components of the nervous system are the neurons.

Victor is a neuroscientist.The imaging technique that he is using has very good temporal resolution but isn't very useful at identifying the location in the brain that is producing neural activity.This technique is called:

What is the function of the spinal cord?

The cortical minicolumns found in the primary visual area of the brain demonstrate particularly well which principle of neural organization?

From the perspective of cognitive psychology,the MOST lasting contribution of behaviorism is:

This technique employed in cognitive neuroscience involves the use of a small magnetic field applied briefly to a part of an individual's head in order to disrupt functioning in a particular part of the brain.

_____ records the electrical potentials that are present on the scalp.

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

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Language Comprehension

Individual Differences in Cognition

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Exam 1: The Science of Cognition

Nick speaks in short,ungrammatical sentences.He might have _____ aphasia.

The _____ area of the cerebral cortex is thought to control higher-level processes such as planning.

In _____,a radioactive tracer is injected into the bloodstream.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation is used to:

Measurements of the blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD)response are critical to which neuroscience technique?

Why was cognitive psychology ignored as a subject of scientific inquiry for so many years?

When one refers to the nervous system,one is only referring to the brain.

The left hemisphere is associated with _____ processing. I.analytic II.linguistic III.perceptual IV.spatial

The _____ portion of the brain is disproportionately larger in primates than in most mammals.

Describe the methods used in cognitive neuroscience.In other words,how does one explore the neural basis of cognition?

The terminal buttons of one neuron touch the dendrite of another.

_____ is BEST at detecting activity in the sulci of the cortex and is less sensitive to activity in the gyri or activity deep in the brain.

An axon can vary in length from a few millimeters to a meter.

From an information-processing point of view,the MOST important components of the nervous system are the neurons.

Victor is a neuroscientist.The imaging technique that he is using has very good temporal resolution but isn't very useful at identifying the location in the brain that is producing neural activity.This technique is called:

What is the function of the spinal cord?

The cortical minicolumns found in the primary visual area of the brain demonstrate particularly well which principle of neural organization?

From the perspective of cognitive psychology,the MOST lasting contribution of behaviorism is:

This technique employed in cognitive neuroscience involves the use of a small magnetic field applied briefly to a part of an individual's head in order to disrupt functioning in a particular part of the brain.

_____ records the electrical potentials that are present on the scalp.

Perception

Attention and Performance

Mental Imagery

Representation of Knowledge

Human Memory: Encoding and Storage

Human Memory: Retention and Retrieval

Problem Solving

Expertise

Reasoning

Decision Making

Language Structure

Language Comprehension

Individual Differences in Cognition

Filters