Question 1

A person who can localize objects and describe their location from memory but cannot identify objects or describe them from memory most likely has a lesion in the:

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

Question 2

Spatial navigation relies on:

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A)   the use of environmental landmarks.
B)   the ability to imagine a map of the environment.
C)   the ability to mentally manipulate images.
D)   All of the answers are correct.

Question 3

Throwing a rock or a spear is a(n) :

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A)   guided movement.
B)   ballistic movement.
C)   feedback movement.
D)   oscillatory movement.

Question 4

Using rs-fMRI,scientists have identified approximately _____ networks.

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A)   5
B)   13
C)   17
D)   25

Question 5

According to research by Kimura,following a stroke in adulthood,males:

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A)   were less likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left posterior lesions.
B)   were more likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left posterior lesions.
C)   were less likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left temporal lesions.
D)   were more likely to be aphasic and apraxic after left frontal lesions

Question 6

Which of the following is not an example of genuine synesthesia?

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A)   Seeing colors when you hear music.
B)   Hearing a scratching noise when you see the color red.
C)   Tasting a specific flavor when you touch an object.
D)   Seeing each letter of the alphabet as a unique color.

Question 7

Women are generally better than men on:

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A)   mental rotation of shapes.
B)   spatial relations.
C)   verbal fluency.
D)   the water task.

Question 8

How we combine multiple sources of input (e.g. ,visual,auditory,motor) into a unified conscious experience is known as the:

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A)   temporal problem.
B)   sensory problem.
C)   binding problem.
D)   association problem.

Question 9

Which of the following scenarios is MOST likely to lead to extinction in a patient with a right hemisphere injury?

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A)   The patient is shown a pencil in the left visual field.
B)   The patient is shown a spoon in the right visual field.
C)   The patient is shown a pencil in the left and right visual fields at the same time.
D)   The patient is shown a pencil in the left visual field and a spoon in the right visual field at the same time.

Question 10

Syntax is the same as:

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A)   grammar.
B)   the stringing together of phonemes to make a word.
C)   literal language.
D)   oral language.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about handedness and language is false?

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A)   Right-handed people have language in the left hemisphere.
B)   Seventy percent of left-handers have speech in the left hemisphere.
C)   Thirty percent of left-handers have speech in the right hemisphere.
D)   Fifteen percent of left-handers have speech in both hemispheres.

Question 12

In a normal participant,if you briefly present a word _____,it will be identified more easily.

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A)   in the left visual field
B)   in the right visual field
C)   in the lower visual field
D)   in the upper visual field

Question 13

A person who neglects objects or events in the left side of his or her world most likely has a lesion in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   left temporal lobe.
B)   right temporal lobe.
C)   left parietal lobe.
D)   right parietal lobe.

Question 14

In a study by Newsome and associates,monkeys were trained to discriminate directions of motion while researchers recorded from single neurons in area V5 that were sensitive to a specific direction of motion.According to the results of this experiment,which of the following options would result in the highest firing rate in a V5 neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)   random dot movement
B)   no dot movement
C)   semicoordinated dot movement
D)   The firing rate of the neuron would be the same in all conditions.

Question 15

A patient with damage to the left temporal pole might have problems with:

Accepted Answer

A)   reading.
B)   verbal memory.
C)   visual memory.
D)   the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

Question 16

The development of language in humans might have stemmed from:

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A)   our development of complex visual abilities.
B)   our ability to perform movements in series.
C)   the enlargement of the medial temporal lobes.
D)   the enlargement of the cingulate cortex.

Question 17

Witelson and colleagues have found that Einstein's brain:

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A)   was virtually identical to a typical brain.
B)   had a large temporal lobe.
C)   had a large parietal lobe.
D)   had a large frontal lobe.

Question 18

Choreography of a new dance is likely a function of the:

Accepted Answer

A)   parietal lobes.
B)   temporal lobes.
C)   frontal lobes.
D)   limbic lobes.

Question 19

Which of the following is most analogous to an orchestra conductor?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Evaluation of two cola brands during an fMRI study increased activation in the _____;the finding was correlated with the participant's _____ brand.

Accepted Answer

A)   dorsolateral prefrontal cortex;preferred
B)   orbitofrontal cortex;preferred
C)   orbitofrontal cortex;less-favored
D)   anterior cingulate cortex;less-favored

Exam 15:How Does the Brain Think? Part A

Choreography of a new dance is likely a function of the:

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How we combine multiple sources of input (e.g. ,visual,auditory,motor) into a unified conscious experience is known as the:

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Which of the following scenarios is MOST likely to lead to extinction in a patient with a right hemisphere injury?

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Evaluation of two cola brands during an fMRI study increased activation in the _;the finding was correlated with the participant's _ brand.

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Throwing a rock or a spear is a(n) :

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Witelson and colleagues have found that Einstein's brain:

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Women are generally better than men on:

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A person who neglects objects or events in the left side of his or her world most likely has a lesion in the:

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Using rs-fMRI,scientists have identified approximately _____ networks.

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The development of language in humans might have stemmed from:

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According to research by Kimura,following a stroke in adulthood,males:

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Which of the following is most analogous to an orchestra conductor?

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Syntax is the same as:

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Spatial navigation relies on:

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A patient with damage to the left temporal pole might have problems with:

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Which of the following is not an example of genuine synesthesia?

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In a normal participant,if you briefly present a word _____,it will be identified more easily.

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Which of the following statements about handedness and language is false?

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A person who can localize objects and describe their location from memory but cannot identify objects or describe them from memory most likely has a lesion in the:

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Exam 15:How Does the Brain Think? Part A

Choreography of a new dance is likely a function of the:

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How we combine multiple sources of input (e.g. ,visual,auditory,motor) into a unified conscious experience is known as the:

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Which of the following scenarios is MOST likely to lead to extinction in a patient with a right hemisphere injury?

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Evaluation of two cola brands during an fMRI study increased activation in the _____;the finding was correlated with the participant's _____ brand.

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Throwing a rock or a spear is a(n) :

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Witelson and colleagues have found that Einstein's brain:

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Women are generally better than men on:

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A person who neglects objects or events in the left side of his or her world most likely has a lesion in the:

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Using rs-fMRI,scientists have identified approximately _____ networks.

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The development of language in humans might have stemmed from:

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According to research by Kimura,following a stroke in adulthood,males:

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Which of the following is most analogous to an orchestra conductor?

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Which of the following is not an example of genuine synesthesia?

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In a normal participant,if you briefly present a word _____,it will be identified more easily.

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