Question 1

Olin is participating in a research study that uses the Stroop effect. The researchers are likely testing him for spatial neglect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Professor Sanders tells her class that many nonhuman animals can understand language. She described the work by Irene Pepperberg who taught Alex, a ______, many words and even basic conversation skills.

Accepted Answer

A)   dog
B)   parrot
C)   bonobo
D)   chimpanzeeE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

If something in a complex scene changes slowly, or changes while you blink your eyes, you probably will not notice it unless you are paying attention to the particular item that changes. This phenomenon is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   inattentional blindness
B)   attentional suppression
C)   masking
D)   the Stroop effectE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Reggie is in love with Jeana. An fMRI scan of his brain while he was looking at a picture of Jeana would look just about the same as his brain would look if he had used addictive drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Research with deaf children suggests that it is essential to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   learn any language when you are young if you do not want to be forever disadvantaged
B)   learn language through reinforcements for correct usage
C)   be able to hear language if you are to learn sign language
D)   learn spoken language before sign languageE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 6

After damage to the right hemisphere, many people suffer what kind of loss?

Accepted Answer

A)   Control of the muscles on the right side of the body
B)   Control of hunger and thirst
C)   Ability to remember the names of objects
D)   Ability to recognize humor and sarcasmE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Ezra has frontotemporal dementia. Where is his damage located and what symptoms does he experience?

Accepted Answer

Ezra would have frontotemporal lobe dege...

Question 8

Fluent aphasia, in which the victim has difficulty comprehending language but is still able to speak smoothly, is due to damage that includes ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Broca's area
B)   Wernicke's area
C)   the prefrontal cortex
D)   the corpus callosumE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Discuss the three forms of monism

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Materialism: the view that everything th...

Question 10

Spatial neglect occurs after damage in the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   anterior cortex
B)   posterior cortex
C)   left hemisphere
D)   right hemisphereE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The point of origin of an epileptic seizure is called the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   scope
B)   target
C)   focus
D)   heartE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Anne has a problem with making decisions impulsively and has started gambling. She might have suffered damage to her _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   ventromedial prefrontal cortex
B)   orbitofrontal cortex
C)   parietal cortex
D)   frontotemporal lobeE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Meri just recovered from split-brain surgery. She found that at first, she kept ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   picking out different clothes with each hand and put them on
B)   compensating for her right hemisphere with her left
C)   compensating for her left hemisphere with her right.
D)   taking items from a grocery shelf and forgetting what they were.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Jamel is in a research study where he was given oxytocin. Explain how he would respond if he looked at a photo of his wife versus how he might act if an unknown, attractive female entered the room.

Accepted Answer

Jamel would be more likely to state that...

Question 15

Cristy had damage to her left optic nerve after it had crossed in the optic chiasm. This resulted in the loss of vision in her ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   left eye
B)   right eye
C)   right visual field
D)   left visual fieldE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

In most humans, control of language is centered in the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   left hemisphere
B)   right hemisphere
C)   corpus callosum
D)   cerebellumE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

A paradoxical characteristic of children with Williams syndrome is that they ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   seem mentally disabled during childhood but develop into above average intelligence adults
B)   can write, but cannot read what they just finished writing
C)   show a better memory after a delay than they show immediately after an event has occurred
D)   have very large vocabularies, but cannot learn simple skillsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

The left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is connected to skin receptors and muscles mainly on the right side of the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A stroke patient speaks in short, inarticulate but meaningful phrases such as "Weather hot" and "Dog bite man." This person is probably suffering from ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Broca's aphasia
B)   Wernicke's aphasia
C)   Williams syndrome
D)   apraxiaE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Benny had the split-brain procedure done. Later, he was working with a researcher. When he performed an action via his _____, he found that his _____ tried to invent and defend explanations for his actions, even when the true causes were unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A)   right hemisphere; left hemisphere
B)   left hemisphere; right hemisphere
C)   frontal lobe; temporal lobe
D)   frontal lobe; corpus callosumE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Exam 13: Cognitive Functions

Jamel is in a research study where he was given oxytocin. Explain how he would respond if he looked at a photo of his wife versus how he might act if an unknown, attractive female entered the room.

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Meri just recovered from split-brain surgery. She found that at first, she kept ____.

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After damage to the right hemisphere, many people suffer what kind of loss?

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Anne has a problem with making decisions impulsively and has started gambling. She might have suffered damage to her _____.

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A paradoxical characteristic of children with Williams syndrome is that they ____.

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Ezra has frontotemporal dementia. Where is his damage located and what symptoms does he experience?

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Fluent aphasia, in which the victim has difficulty comprehending language but is still able to speak smoothly, is due to damage that includes ____.

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Cristy had damage to her left optic nerve after it had crossed in the optic chiasm. This resulted in the loss of vision in her ____.

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Research with deaf children suggests that it is essential to ____.

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In most humans, control of language is centered in the ____.

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Benny had the split-brain procedure done. Later, he was working with a researcher. When he performed an action via his _____, he found that his _____ tried to invent and defend explanations for his actions, even when the true causes were unconscious.

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The point of origin of an epileptic seizure is called the ____.

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Professor Sanders tells her class that many nonhuman animals can understand language. She described the work by Irene Pepperberg who taught Alex, a ______, many words and even basic conversation skills.

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Spatial neglect occurs after damage in the ____.

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The left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is connected to skin receptors and muscles mainly on the right side of the body.

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If something in a complex scene changes slowly, or changes while you blink your eyes, you probably will not notice it unless you are paying attention to the particular item that changes. This phenomenon is called ____.

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Discuss the three forms of monism

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