1) A research participant fails the mirror self-recognition (MSR) test. Which of the
following questions should be asked before concluding that this person lacks
self-awareness?
a.Have you ever been imitated?
b. Do you understand the concept of self-awareness?
c.Are you under the age of sixteen?
d. Do you have prosopagnosia?
2) A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image is constructed from signals that are
generated by:
a. protons being perturbed by the Earths magnetic field
b. protons rebounding to the Earths magnetic field
c. protons being perturbed by the MRIs magnetic field
d. protons rebounding to the MRIs magnetic field
3) The most common method for performing frontal lobotomies involved
a.pounding an ice pick through the eye sockets with a small hammer.
b.administering a severe electric shock that was strong enough to damage the
sensitive frontal cortex.
c.injecting the person with a strong dose of L-dopa.
d.deliberate damage to the posterior brain areas that were believed to be overactive.
4) Compared to a novice, a chess grandmaster is more likely to be using
their_____when playing chess
a.left cortical hemisphere
b. right cortical hemisphere
c.left cerebellum
d. right cerebellum
when playing
5) The formation of plaques composed of abnormal amyloid protein in the brain is a
characteristic symptom of
a. Alzheimers disease.
b. Parkinsons disease.
c. Huntingtons disease.
d. Korsakoffs disease.
6) A monkey that has previously received a lesion in the lateral prefrontal cortex is
shown two food wells, each of which is covered by a marked stimulus card:
As the monkey watches, a food reward is placed into the left well and then both wells
are covered. If the monkey is now allowed to retrieve the food reward immediately, it
will
a.correctly select the left food well.
b. select from either of the food wells randomly.
c.incorrectly select the right well.
d. no longer respond to either of the food wells.
7) One limitation of what we can learn through the single-cell recording technique is
that
a.it is often difficult to determine the baseline activity level of a single neuron.
b. patterns of activity among groups of neurons may describe the function of a brain
area better.
c.the receptive field of a single neuron changes as the brain develops.
d. single-cell recording is effective only in exploring the primary sensory cortex.
8) The implicit association test (IAT) measures the degree to which social groups are
automatically associated with positive and negative evaluations. Which of the following
is FALSE regarding this test?
a. One variant of the test examines attitudes toward different racial groups.
b. The primary measures of this test are response latencies.
c. The IAT is designed to reflect declarative memories.
d. Part of this test involves categorizing words as good or bad.
9) A patient reports feeling intense sadness. Which of the following signs would
indicate that this is true?
a. facial expression
b. physiological reaction
c. brief duration
d. all of the above
10) A laboratory dog has had surgery to separate the spinal components of its motor
system from the cortical and subcortical components. Which of the following best
describes the motor abilities of this animal?
a. The dog is able to sit and roll over in response to commands.
b. The dog can move proximal effectors normally, but not distal effectors.
c. The dog demonstrates reflexive withdrawal of its foot in response to sudden
stimulation.
d. Only vital motor functions such as breathing and heartbeat are intact in this animal.
11) One theory of emotion and the brain from the mid 20th century implicated the
hypothalamus, anterior thalamus, cingulate gyrus, and hippocampus. These structures
were later named the __________ circuit.
a. Lazarus
b. Zajonc
c. MacLean
d. Papez
12) Emotions are __________ responses to external or internal stimuli.
a. observable
b. experienced
c. perceivable
d. valenced
13) Which of the following is NOT an advantage of computer modeling?
a.Creating a simulation leads researchers to be completely explicit in the modeled
operations.
b. Some models have homunculus-like teachers, just like those of biological organisms.
c.Such models can lead to testable predictions.
d. Models can be lesioned to see how their performance changes when they are altered.
14) Administering punishment is considered to be________ by our genome.
a.mandatory
b. undesirable
c.irrelevant
d. important
15) Localizationist is to as holistic is to .
a.Wernicke ; Gall
b. Gall ; Flourens
c.Flourens ; Broca
d. Broca ; Wernicke
16) __________ is the ability to recognize an object under many different viewing
conditions and in many different contexts.
a. Ensemble coding
b. Object constancy
c. Apperceptive agnosia
d. Repetition suppression
17) Three main subdivisions of the prefrontal cortex are the
a. primary motor cortex, lateral prefrontal cortex, and frontal pole.
b. lateral prefrontal cortex, frontal pole, and medial frontal cortex.
c. frontal pole, medial frontal cortex, and anterior cingulate.
d. medial frontal cortex, anterior cingulate, and primary motor cortex.