Question 1

The inability to smell is called __________.

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Question 2

Nociceptive stimuli are

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A)   exteroceptive.
B)   mechanical.
C)   thermal.
D)   painful.
E)   bad.

Question 3

The simple process of detecting the presence of stimuli is often referred to as

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A)   seeing.
B)   hearing.
C)   sensation.
D)   perception.
E)   attention.

Question 4

The three ossicles transmit auditory vibrations from the ear drum to the __________ window.

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Question 5

Gustation is to olfaction as

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A)   flavor is to odor.
B)   onions are to potatoes.
C)   thalamus is to neocortex.
D)   ageusia is to anosmia.
E)   NaCl is to thiamine.

Question 6

Describe and discuss two important aspects of selective attention. In your discussion, explain why you think that these two aspects are important, and describe any relevant research.

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Question 7

Primary __________ cortex is in the postcentral gyrus.

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Question 8

In one experiment, a male hamster intruder was converted from the object of assassination to an object of lust by

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A)   injecting it with estrogen.
B)   injecting it with testosterone.
C)   swabbing it with lemon.
D)   swabbing it with the vaginal secretions of an ovulating female.
E)   swabbing it with expensive perfume.

Question 9

Most of the neurons of the anterolateral system decussate in the

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A)   spinal cord.
B)   lower brain stem.
C)   midbrain.
D)   corpus callosum.
E)   medulla.

Question 10

Which of the following somatosensory structures do not receive substantial input from the anterolateral system?

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A)   dorsal column nuclei
B)   tectum
C)   reticular formation
D)   colliculi
E)   thalamus

Question 11

The inability to identify objects by touch is

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A)   astereognosia.
B)   stereognosis.
C)   asomatognosia.
D)   anosognosia.
E)   apraxia.

Question 12

The major auditory projections of the inferior colliculi go to the

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A)   cochlear nuclei.
B)   medial geniculate nuclei.
C)   lateral geniculate nuclei.
D)   superior olives.
E)   auditory nerve.

Question 13

The most common neurological cause of anosmia is

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A)   a tumor.
B)   an infection.
C)   a blow to the head.
D)   a convulsion.
E)   a blow to the nose.

Question 14

If you were looking at holiday slides of your family and a major background object, such as a tree, moved as you blinked, you would likely

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A)   experience change blindness.
B)   have your attention drawn from your family to the tree.
C)   immediately notice the movement.
D)   both A and B
E)   both A and C

Question 15

A difficulty in attending to more than one visual object at a time is

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A)   visual agnosia.
B)   visual prosopagnosia.
C)   visual simultanagnosia.
D)   change blindness.
E)   visual ageusia.

Question 16

Asomatognosia is often associated with

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A)   stereognosis.
B)   anosognosia.
C)   contralateral neglect.
D)   the rubber hand illusion.
E)   both B and C

Question 17

All of the olfactory receptor cells with the same receptor protein

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A)   are located in the same part of the mucosa.
B)   are scattered throughout the mucosa.
C)   project to the same locations (glomeruli)  of the olfactory bulbs.
D)   both A and C
E)   both B and C

Question 18

A dermatome is a

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A)   slowly adapting cutaneous receptor.
B)   fast adapting cutaneous receptor.
C)   free nerve ending.
D)   both A and C
E)   none of the above

Question 19

The axons of the olfactory receptors run through the

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A)   olfactory bulb to the thalamus.
B)   olfactory bulb to the paleocortex.
C)   cribriform plate to the thalamus.
D)   cribriform plate to the olfactory bulbs.
E)   olfactory epithelium to olfactory cortex.

Question 20

The ventral posterior nuclei of the thalamus receive direct input from the

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A)   dorsal-column medial-lemniscus system.
B)   spinotectal tract.
C)   spinoreticular tract.
D)   all of the above
E)   both B and C

Exam 7: Mechanisms of Perception

The simple process of detecting the presence of stimuli is often referred to as

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Most of the neurons of the anterolateral system decussate in the

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The three ossicles transmit auditory vibrations from the ear drum to the __________ window.

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The ventral posterior nuclei of the thalamus receive direct input from the

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Asomatognosia is often associated with

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Describe and discuss two important aspects of selective attention. In your discussion, explain why you think that these two aspects are important, and describe any relevant research.

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The inability to smell is called __________.

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Gustation is to olfaction as

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Primary __________ cortex is in the postcentral gyrus.

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A difficulty in attending to more than one visual object at a time is

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Nociceptive stimuli are

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The inability to identify objects by touch is

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In one experiment, a male hamster intruder was converted from the object of assassination to an object of lust by

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The axons of the olfactory receptors run through the

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If you were looking at holiday slides of your family and a major background object, such as a tree, moved as you blinked, you would likely

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The major auditory projections of the inferior colliculi go to the

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Which of the following somatosensory structures do not receive substantial input from the anterolateral system?

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