Question 1

Sarah has experienced brain damage making it difficult for her to understand spatial layout. Which area of her brain has most likely sustained damage?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fusiform face area (FF
A)  
B)   Parahippocampal place area (PP
A)  
C)   Extrastriate body area (EB
A)  
D)   Functional magnetic area (FM
A)   B

Question 2

Which of the following is similar to early ideas scientists had about the brain's physical properties?

Accepted Answer

A)   A tree
B)   A web
C)   A pipe
D)   A river

Question 3

Which of the following terms does NOT reflect functional network activity in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Responsive
B)   Conditional
C)   Consistent
D)   Variable

Question 4

What is the metabolic center of an individual neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nerve
B)   Connectome
C)   Axon
D)   Cell body

Question 5

The __________ lobe of the cortex receives information from all of the senses and is responsible for coordination of the senses, as well as higher cognitive functions such as thinking and problem solving.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

If the intensity of a stimulus that is presented to a touch receptor is increased, this tends to increase the __________ in the receptor's axon.

Accepted Answer

A)   rate of nerve firing
B)   size of the nerve impulses
C)   speed of nerve conduction
D)   All of these are correct.

Question 7

List the three perspectives on the problem of sensory coding and provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

The idea that specific cognitive functions activate many areas of the brain is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   localization of function.
B)   distributed representation.
C)   modularity.
D)   aphasia.

Question 9

Groups of neurons or structures that are connected within the nervous system are called__________.

Accepted Answer

A)   synaptic vesicles
B)   neuronal bridges
C)   neural networks
D)   fused conduits

Question 10

If kittens are raised in an environment that contains only verticals, you would predict that most of the neurons in their visual cortex would respond best to the visual presentation of a

Accepted Answer

A)   brick wall.
B)   chain link fence.
C)   solid wall.
D)   picket fence.

Question 11

Which part of a neuron transmits signals to other neurons?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dendrites
B)   Axons
C)   Cell body
D)   Nerve net B

Question 12

Neurons that respond to specific qualities of objects, such as orientation, movement, and length, are called

Accepted Answer

A)   retinal cells.
B)   feature detectors.
C)   dendrites.
D)   receptors. B

Question 13

Your author points out that studying the mind requires both __________ and __________ experiments.

Accepted Answer

A)   nomothetic; idiographic
B)   behavioral; physiological
C)   brain; body
D)   observational; correlational

Question 14

It's often said that "life doesn't exist in a vacuum." However, the emptiness of ________ is critical for brain functioning.

Accepted Answer

A)   nerves
B)   receptors
C)   dendrites
D)   synapses

Question 15

When recording from a single neuron, stimulus intensity is represented by the

Accepted Answer

A)   size of the action potentials.
B)   size of the synapse.
C)   firing rate of the neurotransmitters.
D)   firing rate of the action potentials.

Question 16

Explain the concept of experience-dependent plasticity in the brain. Provide a hypothetical example of how this might occur in a young child.

Accepted Answer

Concept of experience-dependent plastici...

Question 17

A synapse is

Accepted Answer

A)   a tube filled with fluid that conducts electrical signals.
B)   the structure that contains mechanisms to keep a neuron alive.
C)   the structure that receives electrical signals from other neurons.
D)   the gap that separates two different neurons.

Question 18

A 10-month-old baby is interested in discovering different textures, comparing the touch sensations between a soft blanket and a hard wooden block. Tactile signals such as these are received by the __________ lobe.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Which part of the nervous system picks up information from the outside environment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dendrites
B)   Axons
C)   Synapses
D)   Receptors

Question 20

What does the principal of neural representation state?

Accepted Answer

A)   Everything a person experiences is based on representations in the person's nervous system.
B)   Everything a person experiences is based on the position of neurotransmitters in the person's nervous system.
C)   Everything a person experiences is based on position of synapses in the person's nervous system.
D)   Everything a person experiences is based on the capacity of receptors in the person's nervous system.

Exam 2: Cognitive Neuroscience

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Which of the following terms does NOT reflect functional network activity in the brain?

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The __________ lobe of the cortex receives information from all of the senses and is responsible for coordination of the senses, as well as higher cognitive functions such as thinking and problem solving.

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If the intensity of a stimulus that is presented to a touch receptor is increased, this tends to increase the __________ in the receptor's axon.

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List the three perspectives on the problem of sensory coding and provide an example of each.

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Groups of neurons or structures that are connected within the nervous system are called__________.

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If kittens are raised in an environment that contains only verticals, you would predict that most of the neurons in their visual cortex would respond best to the visual presentation of a

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Which part of a neuron transmits signals to other neurons?

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Neurons that respond to specific qualities of objects, such as orientation, movement, and length, are called

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Your author points out that studying the mind requires both __________ and __________ experiments.

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It's often said that "life doesn't exist in a vacuum." However, the emptiness of ________ is critical for brain functioning.

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When recording from a single neuron, stimulus intensity is represented by the

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Explain the concept of experience-dependent plasticity in the brain. Provide a hypothetical example of how this might occur in a young child.

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