Question 1

Tinbergen and Lorenz (1957)illustrated that the egg-rolling behavior of the greylag goose is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) pleiotropic mechanism. 
B) fixed action pattern. 
C) exaptation. 
D) maladaptive behavior. 
A) pleiotropic mechanism. 
B) fixed action pattern. 
C) exaptation. 
D) maladaptive behavior.

Question 2

You are conducting a comparative analysis of five species of elves.You find that four of the five species possess pointed ears,whereas the fifth does not.Further,no other closely related species has pointed ears.Which of the following is the most parsimonious conclusion about elvish ears?

Accepted Answer

A) Pointed ears evolved four independent times in the four pointed-ear species. 
B) Pointed ears evolved by a combination of adaptation and exaptation. 
C) Pointed ears are a plesiomorphic feature of elves that was lost in one species. 
D) Pointed ears are an example of homoplasy because not all elves possess them. 
A) Pointed ears evolved four independent times in the four pointed-ear species. 
B) Pointed ears evolved by a combination of adaptation and exaptation. 
C) Pointed ears are a plesiomorphic feature of elves that was lost in one species. 
D) Pointed ears are an example of homoplasy because not all elves possess them.

Question 3

The idea that a general-purpose process in the brain mediates learning across all types of learning tasks is called associationism or ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Gestalt psychology. 
B) stimulus-response psychology. 
C) nonassociative learning. 
D) ethology. 
A) Gestalt psychology. 
B) stimulus-response psychology. 
C) nonassociative learning. 
D) ethology.

Question 4

Bullock's three aims of comparative neuroscience are roots,rules,and relevance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Studies of sex differences in spatial ability in rodent species have revealed all of the following general observations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) species that range over large habitats tend to exhibit less of a sex difference in hippocampal size than do species with smaller habitats. 
B) the differential growth observed in the hippocampus is due to the influence of sex hormones. 
C) hippocampal size can selectively increase during breeding season,when males expand their ranges in search of mates. 
D) in some species,females possess larger hippocampi than do males. 
A) species that range over large habitats tend to exhibit less of a sex difference in hippocampal size than do species with smaller habitats. 
B) the differential growth observed in the hippocampus is due to the influence of sex hormones. 
C) hippocampal size can selectively increase during breeding season,when males expand their ranges in search of mates. 
D) in some species,females possess larger hippocampi than do males.

Tinbergen and Lorenz (1957)illustrated that the egg-rolling behavior of the greylag goose is an example of a(n)

You are conducting a comparative analysis of five species of elves.You find that four of the five species possess pointed ears,whereas the fifth does not.Further,no other closely related species has pointed ears.Which of the following is the most parsimonious conclusion about elvish ears?

The idea that a general-purpose process in the brain mediates learning across all types of learning tasks is called associationism or ________.

Bullock's three aims of comparative neuroscience are roots,rules,and relevance.

Studies of sex differences in spatial ability in rodent species have revealed all of the following general observations EXCEPT

A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

Cellular Mechanisms and Cognition

Neuroanatomy and Development

Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

The Control of Action

Learning and Memory

Emotion

Language

Hemispheric Specialization

Attention and Consciousness

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

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Exam 15: Evolutionary Perspectives

Tinbergen and Lorenz (1957)illustrated that the egg-rolling behavior of the greylag goose is an example of a(n)

You are conducting a comparative analysis of five species of elves.You find that four of the five species possess pointed ears,whereas the fifth does not.Further,no other closely related species has pointed ears.Which of the following is the most parsimonious conclusion about elvish ears?

The idea that a general-purpose process in the brain mediates learning across all types of learning tasks is called associationism or ________.

Bullock's three aims of comparative neuroscience are roots,rules,and relevance.

Studies of sex differences in spatial ability in rodent species have revealed all of the following general observations EXCEPT

A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience

Cellular Mechanisms and Cognition

Neuroanatomy and Development

Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

Object Recognition

The Control of Action

Learning and Memory

Emotion

Language

Hemispheric Specialization

Attention and Consciousness

Cognitive Control

Social Cognition

Filters