Question 1

Which of the following tests would Alex the parrot most likely have been able to accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A)  counting the number of items on a tray
B)  indicating the color of an object
C)  identifying when an incorrect object was given to him
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Nida is more intelligent than Graham. Nida's brain most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  has less neurite density.
B)  has greater mass.
C)  has less neurons.
D)  has smaller cortical volume.

Question 4

Split-brain studies have indicated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  language occurs only in the left hemisphere.
B)  nouns are processed only in the right hemisphere.
C)  verbs are processed only in the left hemisphere.
D)  both hemispheres process nouns and verbs, but syntax is in the left.

Question 5

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 _____ cortex.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

What is synesthesia? Give examples of some documented types of synesthesia.

Accepted Answer

Synesthesia is a neurological condition ...

Question 7

The inability to perceive motion often results from damage to the visual area _____ of the occipital lobe of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  V5
B)  V2
C)  V1
D)  V4

Question 8

Which theory proposes that consciousness is an emergent property of complex neural networks?

Accepted Answer

A)  semantic pointer competition theory
B)  the theory of mind
C)  Damasio's evolutionary theory
D)  information integration theory

Question 9

Social neuroscience studies have demonstrated that anticipation of pain activates the:

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral prefrontal cortex.
B)  inferior parietal cortex.
C)  superior temporal cortex.
D)  anterior cingulate cortex.

Question 10

Which of the following tasks would be difficult for someone with a prefrontal cortex injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  planning a dinner party
B)  understanding a joke
C)  recognizing a friend's face
D)  driving to a friend's house

Question 11

_____ is larger in the right hemisphere, and _____ is larger in the left hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A)  The primary auditory cortex; the secondary auditory cortex
B)  The prefrontal cortex; the medial temporal lobe
C)  The primary motor cortex; the primary somatosensory cortex
D)  Wernicke's area; Broca's area

Question 12

_____ tend to have better spatial skills than _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Meadow voles; pine voles
B)  Pine voles; meadow voles
C)  Male pine voles; female pine voles
D)  Females; males

Question 13

Fine movement deficits are seen after _____ lobe lesions.

Accepted Answer

A)  right parietal
B)  left parietal
C)  right frontal
D)  left temporal

Question 14

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

Question 15

The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test is an excellent measure to examine:

Accepted Answer

A)  neglect.
B)  extinction.
C)  the ability to shift strategy.
D)  parietal lobe function.

Question 16

Overall brain volume is _____ to intelligence.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Novel sequences of thoughts most likely arise in the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

What are cell assemblies? Why did Hebb think that they are so important?

Accepted Answer

Cell assemblies are groups of interconne...

Question 19

In which of the following scenarios is a patient with a right hemisphere injury MOST likely to exhibit extinction?

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.

Question 20

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.

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

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Which theory proposes that consciousness is an emergent property of complex neural networks?

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Overall brain volume is _____ to intelligence.

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Which of the following tests would Alex the parrot most likely have been able to accomplish?

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_____ tend to have better spatial skills than _____.

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Split-brain studies have indicated that:

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Nida is more intelligent than Graham. Nida's brain most likely:

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