Question 1

According to Edward Thorndike, which of the following is NOT true about rewards?

Accepted Answer

A)  They indicate which creatures have malleable structures in the brain. 
B)  They help to stamp things into the mind. 
C)  They lead to adaptive learning. 
D)  They are part of the law of effect. 
A)  They indicate which creatures have malleable structures in the brain. 
B)  They help to stamp things into the mind. 
C)  They lead to adaptive learning. 
D)  They are part of the law of effect.

Question 2

Why is Noam Chomsky seen as having a major influence on cognitive psychology?

Accepted Answer

Noam Chomsky is seen as having a major i

Question 3

Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual described by Carl Wernicke, compared to before his stroke?

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding a speech 
B)  painting a picture 
C)  singing a song 
D)  riding a horse 
A)  understanding a speech 
B)  painting a picture 
C)  singing a song 
D)  riding a horse

Question 4

Empiricism is the philosophical position that all knowledge

Accepted Answer

A)  must be deduced and justified through reason. 
B)  originates from sensory experience. 
C)  must be experimentally tested. 
D)  is globally distributed in the cortex. 
A)  must be deduced and justified through reason. 
B)  originates from sensory experience. 
C)  must be experimentally tested. 
D)  is globally distributed in the cortex.

Question 5

One reason that early research on specific human cognitive capacities and the brain areas that are responsible for them developed rather slowly before the twentieth century is that

Accepted Answer

A)  most early investigators were limited to postmortem studies to localize lesions. 
B)  investigators did not know the brain was separated into two hemispheres until the twentieth century. 
C)  most early investigators focused on studying the brain-behavior relationship in animals rather than in humans. 
D)  there was little interest in this field until the twentieth century. 
A)  most early investigators were limited to postmortem studies to localize lesions. 
B)  investigators did not know the brain was separated into two hemispheres until the twentieth century. 
C)  most early investigators focused on studying the brain-behavior relationship in animals rather than in humans. 
D)  there was little interest in this field until the twentieth century.

Question 6

Phrenologists believed that the contour of the skull could provide valuable information about an individual's cognitive capacities and personality traits. This approach was based on the assumption that

Accepted Answer

A)  skull protrusions are caused by disproportionate development of the brain areas beneath them, which are responsible for different specific functions. 
B)  certain traits such as aggressiveness lead to life experiences and injuries that alter the shape of the skull in specific ways. 
C)  life experiences and injuries that alter the shape of the skull in specific ways lead to certain traits, such as aggressiveness. 
D)  the development of the skull bones directly influences the configuration of the soft brain areas beneath them, which are responsible for different specific functions. 
A)  skull protrusions are caused by disproportionate development of the brain areas beneath them, which are responsible for different specific functions. 
B)  certain traits such as aggressiveness lead to life experiences and injuries that alter the shape of the skull in specific ways. 
C)  life experiences and injuries that alter the shape of the skull in specific ways lead to certain traits, such as aggressiveness. 
D)  the development of the skull bones directly influences the configuration of the soft brain areas beneath them, which are responsible for different specific functions.

Question 7

Which of the following people played the LEAST direct role in the development of the electroencephalogram?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans Berger 
B)  Willem Einthoven 
C)  Richard Canton 
D)  Hermann von Helmholtz 
A)  Hans Berger 
B)  Willem Einthoven 
C)  Richard Canton 
D)  Hermann von Helmholtz

Question 8

Which of the following individuals was NOT associated with a major histological discovery in neuroscience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward L. Thorndike 
B)  Korbinian Brodmann 
C)  Camillo Golgi 
D)  Jan Evangelista Purkinje 
A)  Edward L. Thorndike 
B)  Korbinian Brodmann 
C)  Camillo Golgi 
D)  Jan Evangelista Purkinje

Question 9

You would like to understand at what point in time an event took place in the brain. What neuroimaging method would you choose? Explain why you would choose this method and what information you would be missing.

Accepted Answer

I would choose functional magnetic reson

Question 10

The neuroanatomist who described fifty-two distinct cortical areas based on cell structure and arrangement, and whose classification scheme is often used today, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Purkinje. 
B)  Helmholtz. 
C)  Brodmann. 
D)  Hyde. 
A)  Purkinje. 
B)  Helmholtz. 
C)  Brodmann. 
D)  Hyde.

Question 11

Which nineteenth-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and speech production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flourens 
B)  Wernicke 
C)  Broca 
D)  Brodmann 
A)  Flourens 
B)  Wernicke 
C)  Broca 
D)  Brodmann

Question 12

"Cells that fire together, wire together" was first proposed by Donald Hebb as an explanation for

Accepted Answer

A)  epileptic seizures and their effects. 
B)  associations made by the law of effect. 
C)  the way in which the brain codes new learning. 
D)  amnesia caused by brain damage. 
A)  epileptic seizures and their effects. 
B)  associations made by the law of effect. 
C)  the way in which the brain codes new learning. 
D)  amnesia caused by brain damage.

Question 13

Rationalism is the philosophical position that knowledge

Accepted Answer

A)  originates from sensory experience. 
B)  must be experimentally tested. 
C)  must be deduced and justified through reason. 
D)  is globally distributed in the cortex. 
A)  originates from sensory experience. 
B)  must be experimentally tested. 
C)  must be deduced and justified through reason. 
D)  is globally distributed in the cortex.

Question 14

Giovanni visits his local phrenologist. What is this person likely to tell him?

Accepted Answer

A)  You are a domineering person. 
B)  Your father was a very domineering person. 
C)  Your brother is a domineering person. 
D)  Your mother was a very domineering person. 
A)  You are a domineering person. 
B)  Your father was a very domineering person. 
C)  Your brother is a domineering person. 
D)  Your mother was a very domineering person.

Question 15

Wernicke is to as Broca is to .

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding speech ; speaking 
B)  speaking ; understanding speech 
C)  aggregate field theory ; topographic organization 
D)  aggregate field theory ; aggregate field theory 
A)  understanding speech ; speaking 
B)  speaking ; understanding speech 
C)  aggregate field theory ; topographic organization 
D)  aggregate field theory ; aggregate field theory

Question 16

Yvette wants to figure out whether cells in two different layers of the occipital lobe have different functions. What would she have done if she had been a scientist in the early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  look at a CAT scan 
B)  observe the tracts that connect each layer 
C)  look at patients with damage to those cells 
D)  look at the layers under a microscope 
A)  look at a CAT scan 
B)  observe the tracts that connect each layer 
C)  look at patients with damage to those cells 
D)  look at the layers under a microscope

Question 17

Which of the following terms refers to the idea of a continuous mass of tissue that shares a common cytoplasm?

Accepted Answer

A)  synapse 
B)  syncytium 
C)  striatum 
D)  claustrum 
A)  synapse 
B)  syncytium 
C)  striatum 
D)  claustrum

Question 18

A central issue of modern cognitive neuroscience is whether specific human cognitive abilities

Accepted Answer

A)  can be localized to particular parts of the brain. 
B)  are determined by the shape and size of the human skull. 
C)  are best studied using introspection or the scientific method. 
D)  can be identified using the Golgi silver method of staining. 
A)  can be localized to particular parts of the brain. 
B)  are determined by the shape and size of the human skull. 
C)  are best studied using introspection or the scientific method. 
D)  can be identified using the Golgi silver method of staining.

Question 19

John Hughlings Jackson proposed a organization in the cerebral cortex, based on his work with people with .

Accepted Answer

A)  holistic ; aphasia 
B)  topographic ; aphasia 
C)  topographic ; epilepsy 
D)  holistic ; epilepsy 
A)  holistic ; aphasia 
B)  topographic ; aphasia 
C)  topographic ; epilepsy 
D)  holistic ; epilepsy

Question 20

Thorndike's law of effect

Accepted Answer

A)  stated that much knowledge is innately specified due to natural selection. 
B)  was written to oppose Darwin's theory of natural selection. 
C)  stated that a behavior that is followed by a reward is likely to occur again. 
D)  was written to oppose the behaviorists. 
A)  stated that much knowledge is innately specified due to natural selection. 
B)  was written to oppose Darwin's theory of natural selection. 
C)  stated that a behavior that is followed by a reward is likely to occur again. 
D)  was written to oppose the behaviorists.

According to Edward Thorndike, which of the following is NOT true about rewards?

Why is Noam Chomsky seen as having a major influence on cognitive psychology?

Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual described by Carl Wernicke, compared to before his stroke?

Empiricism is the philosophical position that all knowledge

One reason that early research on specific human cognitive capacities and the brain areas that are responsible for them developed rather slowly before the twentieth century is that

Phrenologists believed that the contour of the skull could provide valuable information about an individual's cognitive capacities and personality traits. This approach was based on the assumption that

Which of the following people played the LEAST direct role in the development of the electroencephalogram?

Which of the following individuals was NOT associated with a major histological discovery in neuroscience?

You would like to understand at what point in time an event took place in the brain. What neuroimaging method would you choose? Explain why you would choose this method and what information you would be missing.

The neuroanatomist who described fifty-two distinct cortical areas based on cell structure and arrangement, and whose classification scheme is often used today, was

Which nineteenth-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and speech production?

"Cells that fire together, wire together" was first proposed by Donald Hebb as an explanation for

Rationalism is the philosophical position that knowledge

Giovanni visits his local phrenologist. What is this person likely to tell him?

Wernicke is to as Broca is to .

Yvette wants to figure out whether cells in two different layers of the occipital lobe have different functions. What would she have done if she had been a scientist in the early twentieth century?

Which of the following terms refers to the idea of a continuous mass of tissue that shares a common cytoplasm?

A central issue of modern cognitive neuroscience is whether specific human cognitive abilities

John Hughlings Jackson proposed a organization in the cerebral cortex, based on his work with people with .

Thorndike's law of effect

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

Hemispheric Specialization

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

Attention

Action

Memory

Emotion

Language

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

Consciousness, Free Will, and the Law

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Exam 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

According to Edward Thorndike, which of the following is NOT true about rewards?

Why is Noam Chomsky seen as having a major influence on cognitive psychology?

Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual described by Carl Wernicke, compared to before his stroke?

Empiricism is the philosophical position that all knowledge

One reason that early research on specific human cognitive capacities and the brain areas that are responsible for them developed rather slowly before the twentieth century is that

Phrenologists believed that the contour of the skull could provide valuable information about an individual's cognitive capacities and personality traits. This approach was based on the assumption that

Which of the following people played the LEAST direct role in the development of the electroencephalogram?

Which of the following individuals was NOT associated with a major histological discovery in neuroscience?

You would like to understand at what point in time an event took place in the brain. What neuroimaging method would you choose? Explain why you would choose this method and what information you would be missing.

The neuroanatomist who described fifty-two distinct cortical areas based on cell structure and arrangement, and whose classification scheme is often used today, was

Which nineteenth-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and speech production?

"Cells that fire together, wire together" was first proposed by Donald Hebb as an explanation for

Rationalism is the philosophical position that knowledge

Giovanni visits his local phrenologist. What is this person likely to tell him?

Wernicke is to as Broca is to .

Yvette wants to figure out whether cells in two different layers of the occipital lobe have different functions. What would she have done if she had been a scientist in the early twentieth century?

Which of the following terms refers to the idea of a continuous mass of tissue that shares a common cytoplasm?

A central issue of modern cognitive neuroscience is whether specific human cognitive abilities

John Hughlings Jackson proposed a organization in the cerebral cortex, based on his work with people with .

Thorndike's law of effect

Structure and Function of the Nervous System

Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

Hemispheric Specialization

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

Attention

Action

Memory

Emotion

Language

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

Consciousness, Free Will, and the Law

Filters