1) For people with blind sight,blind can be considered_________,with sight
reflecting_______.
a.perception ; sensation
b.sensation ; perception
c.visual field ; neglect
d.neglect ; visual field
2) A patient with dysarthria has trouble
a.controlling the muscles that articulate speech sounds.
b. activating word-form representations based on conceptual knowledge.
c.converting knowledge about written characters into their sounds.
d. segmenting speech into separate words.
3) When a voluntary movement such as contracting ones right biceps is generated, what
other signals, if any, must accompany this command?
a. A signal to antagonist muscles, such as the right triceps, to relax.
b. A signal to antagonist muscles, such as the right triceps, to flex simultaneously.
c. A signal to antagonist muscles, such as the left biceps, to relax.
d. No other signal is necessary.
4) Cunningham and colleagues (2004) suggested that although the amygdala plays a
role in the automatic evaluation of social groups, controlled processing may implicate
which of the following brain regions?
a. the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
b. the parahippocampal cortex
c. the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex
d. the hippocampus
5) Which of the following is NOT a mechanism for removing a neurotransmitter from
the synaptic cleft?
a. diffusion of the neurotransmitter away from the synapse
b. active reuptake of the neurotransmitter back into the presynaptic terminal
c. enzymatic breakdown of the neurotransmitter in the synaptic cleft
d. transport of the neurotransmitter by ion channels into neighboring glial cells
6) Researchers Fritsch and Hitzig found support for the idea that specific functions are
localized to discrete parts of the cortex in an experiment using electrical stimulation of
a dogs brain. More specifically, they found
a.a systematic relationship between the portion of cortex stimulated and specific
movements.
b. a systematic relationship between the portion of cortex stimulated and specific
vocalizations.
c.no systematic relationship between the portion of cortex stimulated and specific
movements.
d. no systematic relationship between the portion of cortex stimulated and specific
vocalizations.
7) The case of Anne Green was remarkable in that after being falsely convicted of
murdering her newborn child,
a.she survived an attempted electrocution.
b. she escaped and later married Thomas Willis, a famous neurologist.
c.she survived an attempted hanging.
d. she escaped and later became a famous neurologist.
8) The basic taste umami is experienced when eating foods rich in
a. fat.
b. protein.
c. carbohydrates.
d. minerals.
9) The dramatic shift in voter support away from California’s three-strikes law
represented a shift from__________to___________
a.utilitarian ; restorative
b. restorative ; utilitarian
c.retributivist ; utilitarian
d. utilitarian ; retributivist
10) To which of the following aspects of language does the right hemisphere seem to
make the smallest contribution, if any?
a.generative syntax
b. the mental lexicon
c. prosody
d. idiomatic expressions
11) Consider the synapse shown schematically here. If neuron A causes neuron B to
become hyperpolarized relative to Bs resting state,
a.neuron B is more likely to fire its own action potential.
b. neuron B is less likely to release neurotransmitter molecules from its own axon
terminal.
c.neuron B is more likely to absorb extracellular potassium through voltage-gated
channels.
d. neuron B is less likely to absorb extracellular sodium through the sodiumpotassium
pump.
12) Which of the following is NOT true of empiricism?
a.It is primarily associated with the British philosophers Hobbes, Hume, and Mill.
b. It was a foundation for the associationistbehaviorist school of psychology.
c.It postulates a special role for reason and induction in human thought.
d. It emphasizes sensory experience in the development of knowledge.