1) The three primary ways in which words are symbolized in different writing systems
are alphabetic, syllabic, and logographic.
2) The lateral prefrontal cortex is important for working memory tasks.
3) Asymmetries in language-associated brain regions have been documented at the level
of individual neurons that make up the cortical columns.
4) Many callosal projections link homotopic areas in corresponding locations in the two
hemispheres.
5) Different parts of the body are represented in the primary somatosensory cortex in
proportion to their size.
6) The term embodied cognition refers to the idea that our conceptual knowledge is
grounded in knowledge about the body and movement.
7) Brain asymmetries are restricted to the cerebral cortex and are not found in
subcortical structures.
8) Semantic memory is a kind of declarative memory that concerns events we recall
from our own lives.
9) Korsakoffs syndrome is associated with alcoholism.
10) A 1957 study of patients who had undergone removal of the medial temporal lobe
for the treatment of epilepsy suggested that
a. the removal of either the right or the left medial temporal lobe results in profound
amnesia.
b. greater amnesia is associated with the removal of the left medial temporal lobe.
c. greater amnesia is associated with the removal of the right medial temporal lobe.
d. profound amnesia is associated only with bilateral medial temporal lobe removal.
11) Herpes simplex encephalitis shares which characteristic with semantic dementia?
a. a similar prevalence rate
b. potential damage to the anterior temporal lobe
c. viral transmission
d. hippocampal atrophy
12) Which system processes novel task demands under the scaffolding to storage
framework?
a.scaffolding
b. storage
c.both scaffolding and storage
d. neither scaffolding nor storage
13) If you section all of the corpus callosum EXCEPT the splenial region,
a.information about inputs to the left and right ears will be successfully integrated.
b. information about inputs to the left and right hands will be successfully integrated.
c.information about inputs to the left and right visual fields will be successfully
integrated.
d. information about inputs to the left hand and the right visual field will be
successfully
integrated.
14) The cells in the brain that guide migrating neurons to their final locations are called
a. microglia.
b. radial glia.
c. oligodendrocytes.
d. ventricular cells.
15) Which of the following, if any, describes a proposed function of the corpus
callosum?
a. to guide migrating neurons in the prenatal brain to destinations in the opposite
hemisphere
b. to allow each hemisphere to inhibit the activity of the other
c. to provide structural support for the dorsal and medial portions of the cerebral cortex
d. none of these describes a proposed function of the corpus callosum
16) Which of the following types of motor behavior probably relies the most on the
function of a central pattern generator?
a. walking
b. speaking
c. drawing
d. juggling
17) _________ seem(s) particularly important in the control and planning of complex
motor sequences as opposed to simple movements.
a. The primary motor cortex
b. The primary somatosensory cortex
c. The motor cortex regions in the prefrontal lobes
d. The motor cortex regions in the parietal lobes
18) Aside from saving Anne Greens life, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren also
a.created very accurate drawings of the brain.
b. came up with the names of a number of brain structures.
c.took the first steps that led to cognitive neuroscience.
d. all of the above.
19) Which of the following is NOT assumed by the United States legal system?
a.a brain produces a practical reasoner
b. behavior is deterministic
c.a brain leads to personal responsibility
d. damage to a brain can reduce responsibility
20) The term synapse, coined by Sherrington, refers to the junction between
a.a blood vessel and surrounding neurons.
b.two different cytoarchitectonic regions in the brain.
c.two adjacent neurons.
d.an axon and the cell body of a neuron.
21) The term __________ refers to the operations involved when we select for further
processing a limited subset of information from the total information available to us
from our sensory systems and stored mental representations.
a. arousal
b. vigilance
c. attention
d. cuing