Question 1

Match the definition with the term.
-experiential responses

Accepted Answer

A) include experiences of déjà vu,unfamiliarity,guilt,or euphoria 
B) include sensations of dreamlike hallucinations,or memory "flashbacks" with un-remarkable content 
C) hypothetical neurological networks in the brain 
D) a temporal brain region 
A) include experiences of déjà vu,unfamiliarity,guilt,or euphoria 
B) include sensations of dreamlike hallucinations,or memory "flashbacks" with un-remarkable content 
C) hypothetical neurological networks in the brain 
D) a temporal brain region

Question 2

Match the definition with the term.
-physiognomy

Accepted Answer

A) belief that people's character is indicated by their physical characteristics,particu-larly their facial features 
B) belief that bumps and indentations on the surface of the skull are indicative of the size of underlying brain parts,each associated with different psychological facul-ties 
C) explores the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive activities 
D) explores the neural mechanisms underlying social thought and behavior 
A) belief that people's character is indicated by their physical characteristics,particu-larly their facial features 
B) belief that bumps and indentations on the surface of the skull are indicative of the size of underlying brain parts,each associated with different psychological facul-ties 
C) explores the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive activities 
D) explores the neural mechanisms underlying social thought and behavior

Question 3

Fritsch and Hitzig inaugurated the new era in brain research when they electrically stimulated the cortex of a dog in 1870.The functional area they discovered when they did so was the

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory area. 
B)  visual area. 
C)  motor strip. 
D)  sensory strip. 
A)  auditory area. 
B)  visual area. 
C)  motor strip. 
D)  sensory strip.

Question 4

Following his death H.M.'s death his brain was

Accepted Answer

A)  lost for several decades. 
B)  put on display in a museum. 
C)  preserved for future study. 
D)  cremated with the rest of his body. 
A)  lost for several decades. 
B)  put on display in a museum. 
C)  preserved for future study. 
D)  cremated with the rest of his body.

Question 5

A patient who can make vocal sounds and exclamations,can understand spoken speech,but cannot utter ordinary declarative sentences is said to suffer from

Accepted Answer

A)  motor aphasia. 
B)  sensory aphasia. 
C)  conduction aphasia. 
D)  paraphasia. 
A)  motor aphasia. 
B)  sensory aphasia. 
C)  conduction aphasia. 
D)  paraphasia.

Question 6

Describe the work of Paul Broca with "Tan" and its significance.

Accepted Answer

Tan's speech was severely impaired-he wa

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons one should be cautious in interpreting Penfield's "experiential responses" as evidence for the specific localization of individual memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experiential responses are more vivid and lifelike than ordinary memories. 
B)  The effect of electrical stimulation is most likely to inhibit rather than to excite the normal functioning of cortical neurons. 
C)  Experiential responses are much more like moving pictures than still images. 
D)  The electrical stimulation was not applied to precisely identifiable locations on the cortex. 
A)  Experiential responses are more vivid and lifelike than ordinary memories. 
B)  The effect of electrical stimulation is most likely to inhibit rather than to excite the normal functioning of cortical neurons. 
C)  Experiential responses are much more like moving pictures than still images. 
D)  The electrical stimulation was not applied to precisely identifiable locations on the cortex.

Question 8

The technique used by Fritsch and Hitzig in their discovery of an area of the brain known as the motor strip was

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental ablations from the brains of animals. 
B)  careful observation of brain-injured human patients. 
C)  observation of human patients recovering from brain surgery. 
D)  electrical stimulation of different parts of animals' brains. 
A)  experimental ablations from the brains of animals. 
B)  careful observation of brain-injured human patients. 
C)  observation of human patients recovering from brain surgery. 
D)  electrical stimulation of different parts of animals' brains.

Question 9

Who combined the training of rats on a maze with selective brain ablations and why was this significant?

Accepted Answer

Shepherd Ivory Franz and Karl Spencer La

Question 10

Penfield referred to responses such as a sense of déjà vu,unfamiliarity,guilt,or euphoria as __________ responses and found that they could be produced by stimulation in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental; secondary visual area 
B)  interpretive; temporal lobe 
C)  emotional; experiential cortex 
D)  conditioned; cerebellum 
A)  experimental; secondary visual area 
B)  interpretive; temporal lobe 
C)  emotional; experiential cortex 
D)  conditioned; cerebellum

Question 11

Wernicke called errors of speech that include numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations

Accepted Answer

A)  ablations. 
B)  paraphasias. 
C)  oral aphasias. 
D)  amativeness. 
A)  ablations. 
B)  paraphasias. 
C)  oral aphasias. 
D)  amativeness.

Question 12

Penfield showed that auditory hallucinations such as Beethoven symphonies or complete conversations could be produced by stimulating the

Accepted Answer

A)  interpretive cortex. 
B)  sensory strip. 
C)  primary auditory area. 
D)  secondary auditory area. 
A)  interpretive cortex. 
B)  sensory strip. 
C)  primary auditory area. 
D)  secondary auditory area.

Question 13

Match the definition with the term.
-white matter

Accepted Answer

A) fibrous substance of many regions of the brain 
B) nerve cells composing the brain and spinal cord,each with an active cell body,or nucleus 
C) pulpy substance forming the outer surface of the brain,inner part of the spinal cord,and several other centers in the brain 
D) stalks of nerve tissue that connect the two halves of the brain 
A) fibrous substance of many regions of the brain 
B) nerve cells composing the brain and spinal cord,each with an active cell body,or nucleus 
C) pulpy substance forming the outer surface of the brain,inner part of the spinal cord,and several other centers in the brain 
D) stalks of nerve tissue that connect the two halves of the brain

Question 14

Match the individual with the term he coined.
-cell assemblies

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Wernicke 
B) Donald O.Hebb 
C) Karl Lashley 
D) Wilder Penfield 
A) Carl Wernicke 
B) Donald O.Hebb 
C) Karl Lashley 
D) Wilder Penfield

Question 15

Match the definition with the term.
-equipotentiality

Accepted Answer

A) Each individual memory is stored in several locations throughout the cortex,and this number increases as the memory becomes better established and further asso-ciated with other memories. 
B) The brain's neural plasticity,in which healthy areas have the ability to take over the functions of damaged areas. 
C) The efficiency of performance of an entire complex function may be reduced in proportion to the extent of brain injury. 
A) Each individual memory is stored in several locations throughout the cortex,and this number increases as the memory becomes better established and further asso-ciated with other memories. 
B) The brain's neural plasticity,in which healthy areas have the ability to take over the functions of damaged areas. 
C) The efficiency of performance of an entire complex function may be reduced in proportion to the extent of brain injury.

Question 16

Karl Lashley tried to test the localization of memory hypothesis by observing the effects of ablations on

Accepted Answer

A)  the natural behavior of birds. 
B)  human beings suffering from incurable diseases. 
C)  rats who had previously learned to run mazes. 
D)  H. M., who underwent an experimental brain operation to relieve him of his debilitating seizures. 
A)  the natural behavior of birds. 
B)  human beings suffering from incurable diseases. 
C)  rats who had previously learned to run mazes. 
D)  H. M., who underwent an experimental brain operation to relieve him of his debilitating seizures.

Question 17

Match the definition with the term.
-commissures

Accepted Answer

A) fibrous substance of many regions of the brain 
B) nerve cells composing the brain and spinal cord,each with an active cell body,or nucleus 
C) pulpy substance forming the outer surface of the brain,inner part of the spinal cord,and several other centers in the brain 
D) stalks of nerve tissue that connect the two halves of the brain 
A) fibrous substance of many regions of the brain 
B) nerve cells composing the brain and spinal cord,each with an active cell body,or nucleus 
C) pulpy substance forming the outer surface of the brain,inner part of the spinal cord,and several other centers in the brain 
D) stalks of nerve tissue that connect the two halves of the brain

Question 18

Which of the following was a new feature of Shepherd Ivory Franz's studies on the localization of memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  They combined ablation with animal training. 
B)  They used nonhuman primates as subjects. 
C)  They involved brain surgery performed on conscious human subjects. 
D)  They applied electrical stimulation to the brain for the first time. 
A)  They combined ablation with animal training. 
B)  They used nonhuman primates as subjects. 
C)  They involved brain surgery performed on conscious human subjects. 
D)  They applied electrical stimulation to the brain for the first time.

Question 19

Match the definition with the term.
-cell assemblies

Accepted Answer

A) include experiences of déjà vu,unfamiliarity,guilt,or euphoria 
B) include sensations of dreamlike hallucinations,or memory "flashbacks" with un-remarkable content 
C) hypothetical neurological networks in the brain 
D) a temporal brain region 
A) include experiences of déjà vu,unfamiliarity,guilt,or euphoria 
B) include sensations of dreamlike hallucinations,or memory "flashbacks" with un-remarkable content 
C) hypothetical neurological networks in the brain 
D) a temporal brain region

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT true about Milner's patient H.M.?

Accepted Answer

A)  His declarative memory remained relatively intact. 
B)  His procedural memory remained relatively intact. 
C)  He could remember events from his distant past but not those from ten minutes previously. 
D)  His memory deficits did not allow him to transfer information to long-term memory. 
A)  His declarative memory remained relatively intact. 
B)  His procedural memory remained relatively intact. 
C)  He could remember events from his distant past but not those from ten minutes previously. 
D)  His memory deficits did not allow him to transfer information to long-term memory.

Match the definition with the term. -experiential responses

Match the definition with the term. -physiognomy

Fritsch and Hitzig inaugurated the new era in brain research when they electrically stimulated the cortex of a dog in 1870.The functional area they discovered when they did so was the

Following his death H.M.'s death his brain was

A patient who can make vocal sounds and exclamations,can understand spoken speech,but cannot utter ordinary declarative sentences is said to suffer from

Describe the work of Paul Broca with "Tan" and its significance.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons one should be cautious in interpreting Penfield's "experiential responses" as evidence for the specific localization of individual memories?

The technique used by Fritsch and Hitzig in their discovery of an area of the brain known as the motor strip was

Who combined the training of rats on a maze with selective brain ablations and why was this significant?

Penfield referred to responses such as a sense of déjà vu,unfamiliarity,guilt,or euphoria as responses and found that they could be produced by stimulation in the .

Wernicke called errors of speech that include numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations

Penfield showed that auditory hallucinations such as Beethoven symphonies or complete conversations could be produced by stimulating the

Match the definition with the term. -white matter

Match the individual with the term he coined. -cell assemblies

Match the definition with the term. -equipotentiality

Karl Lashley tried to test the localization of memory hypothesis by observing the effects of ablations on

Match the definition with the term. -commissures

Which of the following was a new feature of Shepherd Ivory Franz's studies on the localization of memory?

Match the definition with the term. -cell assemblies

Which of the following was NOT true about Milner's patient H.M.?

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Exam 4: Physiologists of Mind: Brain Scientists from Gall to Penfield

Match the definition with the term. -experiential responses

Match the definition with the term. -physiognomy

Fritsch and Hitzig inaugurated the new era in brain research when they electrically stimulated the cortex of a dog in 1870.The functional area they discovered when they did so was the

Following his death H.M.'s death his brain was

A patient who can make vocal sounds and exclamations,can understand spoken speech,but cannot utter ordinary declarative sentences is said to suffer from

Describe the work of Paul Broca with "Tan" and its significance.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons one should be cautious in interpreting Penfield's "experiential responses" as evidence for the specific localization of individual memories?

The technique used by Fritsch and Hitzig in their discovery of an area of the brain known as the motor strip was

Who combined the training of rats on a maze with selective brain ablations and why was this significant?

Penfield referred to responses such as a sense of déjà vu,unfamiliarity,guilt,or euphoria as __________ responses and found that they could be produced by stimulation in the __________.

Wernicke called errors of speech that include numerous peculiar words and mispronunciations

Penfield showed that auditory hallucinations such as Beethoven symphonies or complete conversations could be produced by stimulating the

Match the definition with the term. -white matter

Match the individual with the term he coined. -cell assemblies

Match the definition with the term. -equipotentiality

Karl Lashley tried to test the localization of memory hypothesis by observing the effects of ablations on

Match the definition with the term. -commissures

Which of the following was a new feature of Shepherd Ivory Franz's studies on the localization of memory?

Match the definition with the term. -cell assemblies

Which of the following was NOT true about Milner's patient H.M.?

Introduction: Studying the History of Psychology

Foundational Ideas from Antiquity

Pioneering Philosophers of Mind: Descartes, Locke, and Leibniz

The Sensing and Perceiving Mind: From Kant through the Gestalt Psychologists

Wundt and the Establishment of Experimental Psychology

The Evolving Mind: Darwin and His Psychological Legacy

Measuring the Mind: Galton and Individual Differences

American Pioneers: James, Hall, Calkins, and Thorndike

Psychology as the Science of Behavior: Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner

Social Influence and Social Psychology: From Mesmer to Milgram and Beyond

Mind in Conflict: Freudian Psychoanalysis and Its Successors

Psychology Gets “Personality”: Allport, Maslow, and the Broadening Field

The Developing Mind: Binet, Piaget, and the Study of Intelligence

Minds, Machines, and Cognitive Psychology

Applying Psychology: From the Witness Stand to the Workplace

The Art and Science of Clinical Psychology

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Penfield referred to responses such as a sense of déjà vu,unfamiliarity,guilt,or euphoria as responses and found that they could be produced by stimulation in the .