Question 1

The extent of the human capability for self-awareness is unique in the animal kingdom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the 2009 study by Greene and Paxton that looked at lying, what was the finding about reaction time?

Accepted Answer

A) Those participants who were dishonest showed no difference in reaction time when reporting their ""guess"", but those who were honest took significantly longer to report their guess" 
B) There was no difference in reaction time between those who were honest and those who were dishonest" 
C) Those participants who were honest showed no difference in reaction time when reporting their guess, but those who were lying were significantly quicker to report their ""guess""" 
D) Those participants who were honest showed no difference in reaction time when reporting their guess, but those who were lying took significantly longer to report their ""guess""" 
A) Those participants who were dishonest showed no difference in reaction time when reporting their ""guess"", but those who were honest took significantly longer to report their guess" 
B) There was no difference in reaction time between those who were honest and those who were dishonest" 
C) Those participants who were honest showed no difference in reaction time when reporting their guess, but those who were lying were significantly quicker to report their ""guess""" 
D) Those participants who were honest showed no difference in reaction time when reporting their guess, but those who were lying took significantly longer to report their ""guess"""

Question 3

The peptide neurotransmitters that are associated with social function are very old, and shared among many different species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What would be the result of damage to the fusiform face area?

Accepted Answer

A) Schizophrenia" 
B) Aphasia" 
C) Prosopagnosia" 
D) Agnosia" 
A) Schizophrenia" 
B) Aphasia" 
C) Prosopagnosia" 
D) Agnosia"

Question 5

An individual with a high amount of emotion contagion will display ___________ when viewing a face with constricted pupils.

Accepted Answer

A) Expansion of the pupils" 
B) Activation of the tear ducts" 
C) Constriction of the pupils" 
D) No change in pupil size" 
A) Expansion of the pupils" 
B) Activation of the tear ducts" 
C) Constriction of the pupils" 
D) No change in pupil size"

Question 6

There are brain regions that are involved in both the theory of mind network and the mirror system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Those with antisocial personality traits tend to show ___________ in the medial and lateral frontopolar cortex, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and the orbitofrontal cortex.

Accepted Answer

A) Low dopamine levels" 
B) Lesions" 
C) Reduced levels of grey matter" 
D) High levels of serotonin" 
A) Low dopamine levels" 
B) Lesions" 
C) Reduced levels of grey matter" 
D) High levels of serotonin"

Question 8

The simple game Rock-Paper-Scissors, as well as theoretical moral dilemmas, can be used to study:

Accepted Answer

A) Theory of mind 
B) Fear response 
C) Empathy 
D) Social defeat 
A) Theory of mind 
B) Fear response 
C) Empathy 
D) Social defeat

Question 9

The ventral striatum is active for both _________ and monetary rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) Food rewards" 
B) Social rewards" 
C) Deception" 
D) Punishment" 
A) Food rewards" 
B) Social rewards" 
C) Deception" 
D) Punishment"

Question 10

The Sally-Anne task requires the participant to take the viewpoint of:

Accepted Answer

A) An observer" 
B) Sally" 
C) Anne" 
D) All of the above" 
A) An observer" 
B) Sally" 
C) Anne" 
D) All of the above"

Question 11

In the case study of J.S., what happened to his temperament after his head injury?

Accepted Answer

A) He became extremely docile and obeyed whatever those around him told him to do" 
B) He lost the ability to converse with others and showed a flat affect" 
C) He lost the ability to recognize emotions in others, and laughed at inappropriate times" 
D) He became aggressive, lacked empathy, and ignored social norms" 
A) He became extremely docile and obeyed whatever those around him told him to do" 
B) He lost the ability to converse with others and showed a flat affect" 
C) He lost the ability to recognize emotions in others, and laughed at inappropriate times" 
D) He became aggressive, lacked empathy, and ignored social norms"

Question 12

What is the difference between emotional empathy and cognitive empathy?

Accepted Answer

A) ""I understand that you are feeling something"" versus, ""I feel what you feel""" 
B) ""I feel what you feel"" versus, ""I understand how you feel""" 
C) ""I feel what you feel"" versus, ""I understand that you are feeling something""" 
D) ""I understand how you feel"" versus, ""I understand that you are feeling something""" 
A) ""I understand that you are feeling something"" versus, ""I feel what you feel""" 
B) ""I feel what you feel"" versus, ""I understand how you feel""" 
C) ""I feel what you feel"" versus, ""I understand that you are feeling something""" 
D) ""I understand how you feel"" versus, ""I understand that you are feeling something"""

Question 13

In the study done on the best "poker face", which facial expression prompted the greatest number of mistakes in the opponent?

Accepted Answer

A) The neutral face 
B) The untrustworthy face 
C) The trustworthy face 
D) The dominant face 
A) The neutral face 
B) The untrustworthy face 
C) The trustworthy face 
D) The dominant face

Question 14

How would you test if another human had the same internal mental life that you do? What about a nonhuman?

Accepted Answer

Testing if another human has the same in

Question 15

The tics that accompany Tourette syndrome are regulated by the cingulate motor area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Social-cognition deficits occur in monkeys with lesions on which brain regions?

Accepted Answer

A) The hippocampus and the lateral hypothalamus" 
B) The ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPF
C) and the thalamus" 
C) The medial visual cortex and the midbrain" 
D) The anterior temporal lobe and the amygdala" 
A) The hippocampus and the lateral hypothalamus" 
B) The ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPF
C) and the thalamus" 
C) The medial visual cortex and the midbrain" 
D) The anterior temporal lobe and the amygdala"

Question 17

If you and a loved one were participating in an experiment on empathy and their hand was given a painful shock, which of your brain regions should be active?

Accepted Answer

A) The cerebellum and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPF
C) " 
B) The ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPF
C) and the thalamus" 
C) The ventromedial hippocampus and the thalamus" 
D) The anterior insula and the anterior cingulate cortex" 
A) The cerebellum and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPF
C) " 
B) The ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (VLPF
C) and the thalamus" 
C) The ventromedial hippocampus and the thalamus" 
D) The anterior insula and the anterior cingulate cortex"

Question 18

If I have major depressive disorder, and am looking to be treated by a non-invasive neurostimulator, which of the following might be an option?

Accepted Answer

A) Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 
B) Deep brain stimulation (DBS) 
C) Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) 
D) Electrode implantation 
A) Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) 
B) Deep brain stimulation (DBS) 
C) Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) 
D) Electrode implantation

Question 19

The complementary posture of one displaying dominance is:

Accepted Answer

A) Fearfulness" 
B) Threatening" 
C) Submissiveness" 
D) Dominance" 
A) Fearfulness" 
B) Threatening" 
C) Submissiveness" 
D) Dominance"

Question 20

Social emotional cues are displayed by our ____________ expressions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Social emotional cues are displayed by our...

The extent of the human capability for self-awareness is unique in the animal kingdom.

In the 2009 study by Greene and Paxton that looked at lying, what was the finding about reaction time?

The peptide neurotransmitters that are associated with social function are very old, and shared among many different species.

What would be the result of damage to the fusiform face area?

An individual with a high amount of emotion contagion will display ___________ when viewing a face with constricted pupils.

There are brain regions that are involved in both the theory of mind network and the mirror system.

Those with antisocial personality traits tend to show ___________ in the medial and lateral frontopolar cortex, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and the orbitofrontal cortex.

The simple game Rock-Paper-Scissors, as well as theoretical moral dilemmas, can be used to study:

The ventral striatum is active for both _________ and monetary rewards.

The Sally-Anne task requires the participant to take the viewpoint of:

In the case study of J.S., what happened to his temperament after his head injury?

What is the difference between emotional empathy and cognitive empathy?

In the study done on the best "poker face", which facial expression prompted the greatest number of mistakes in the opponent?

How would you test if another human had the same internal mental life that you do? What about a nonhuman?

The tics that accompany Tourette syndrome are regulated by the cingulate motor area.

Social-cognition deficits occur in monkeys with lesions on which brain regions?

If you and a loved one were participating in an experiment on empathy and their hand was given a painful shock, which of your brain regions should be active?

If I have major depressive disorder, and am looking to be treated by a non-invasive neurostimulator, which of the following might be an option?

The complementary posture of one displaying dominance is:

Social emotional cues are displayed by our ____________ expressions.

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Exam 15: Social Cognition

The extent of the human capability for self-awareness is unique in the animal kingdom.

In the 2009 study by Greene and Paxton that looked at lying, what was the finding about reaction time?

The peptide neurotransmitters that are associated with social function are very old, and shared among many different species.

What would be the result of damage to the fusiform face area?

An individual with a high amount of emotion contagion will display ___________ when viewing a face with constricted pupils.

There are brain regions that are involved in both the theory of mind network and the mirror system.

Those with antisocial personality traits tend to show ___________ in the medial and lateral frontopolar cortex, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and the orbitofrontal cortex.

The simple game Rock-Paper-Scissors, as well as theoretical moral dilemmas, can be used to study:

The ventral striatum is active for both _________ and monetary rewards.

The Sally-Anne task requires the participant to take the viewpoint of:

In the case study of J.S., what happened to his temperament after his head injury?

What is the difference between emotional empathy and cognitive empathy?

In the study done on the best "poker face", which facial expression prompted the greatest number of mistakes in the opponent?

How would you test if another human had the same internal mental life that you do? What about a nonhuman?

The tics that accompany Tourette syndrome are regulated by the cingulate motor area.

Social-cognition deficits occur in monkeys with lesions on which brain regions?

If you and a loved one were participating in an experiment on empathy and their hand was given a painful shock, which of your brain regions should be active?

If I have major depressive disorder, and am looking to be treated by a non-invasive neurostimulator, which of the following might be an option?

The complementary posture of one displaying dominance is:

Social emotional cues are displayed by our ____________ expressions.

Online Practice Questions

The Brain and Nervous System

Neurons and Synapses

Neuroplasticity

Vision

Other Senses

The Motor System

Attention and Consciousness

Memory

Sleep

Language and Lateralization

Decision Making

Emotions

Motivation and Reward

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

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