Question 1

When analyzing facial features, visual attention is directed more toward the:

Accepted Answer

A)  medial visual field. 
B)  right visual field. 
C)  left visual field. 
D)  outlines of the face. 
A)  medial visual field. 
B)  right visual field. 
C)  left visual field. 
D)  outlines of the face. C

Question 2

Patients with a left homonymous hemianopia often show sparing of left field vision from the _____ in both eyes.

Accepted Answer

A)  superior parafovea 
B)  inferior parafovea 
C)  fovea 
D)  periphery 
A)  superior parafovea 
B)  inferior parafovea 
C)  fovea 
D)  periphery C

Question 3

Neurons in the _____ sulcus are active during the perception of biologically relevant motion.

Accepted Answer

A)  rhinal 
B)  posterolateral 
C)  inferior temporal 
D)  superior temporal 
A)  rhinal 
B)  posterolateral 
C)  inferior temporal 
D)  superior temporal D

Question 4

A person suffering from prosopagnosia would have difficulty:

Accepted Answer

A)  recognizing a portrait of his or her mother. 
B)  recognizing the voice of his or her mother. 
C)  remembering the name of his or her mother. 
D)  recognizing a portrait, the voice, and the name of his or her mother. 
A)  recognizing a portrait of his or her mother. 
B)  recognizing the voice of his or her mother. 
C)  remembering the name of his or her mother. 
D)  recognizing a portrait, the voice, and the name of his or her mother.

Question 5

The superior temporal sulcus is characterized by significant numbers of _____ neurons.

Accepted Answer

A)  polysensory 
B)  color-coding 
C)  movement-sensitive 
D)  depth-perception 
A)  polysensory 
B)  color-coding 
C)  movement-sensitive 
D)  depth-perception

Question 6

Alexia can be considered to be due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  object agnosia for living things. 
B)  object agnosia for human faces. 
C)  object agnosia for letters and words. 
D)  synesthesia for letters and words. 
A)  object agnosia for living things. 
B)  object agnosia for human faces. 
C)  object agnosia for letters and words. 
D)  synesthesia for letters and words.

Question 7

A patient who reports that moving objects suddenly freeze in one location, only to suddenly reappear at another location, is likely to have a lesion in the area of:

Accepted Answer

A)  V1. 
B)  V2. 
C)  V4. 
D)  V5. 
A)  V1. 
B)  V2. 
C)  V4. 
D)  V5.

Question 8

Complete unilateral destruction of the left occipital lobe would result in:

Accepted Answer

A)  left visual field hemianopia. 
B)  right visual field hemianopia. 
C)  right monocular blindness. 
D)  left monocular blindness. 
A)  left visual field hemianopia. 
B)  right visual field hemianopia. 
C)  right monocular blindness. 
D)  left monocular blindness.

Question 9

Blindness of one entire binocular visual field is termed _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  homonymous hemianopia 
B)  bitemporal hemianopia 
C)  quadratic anopia 
D)  monocular blindness 
A)  homonymous hemianopia 
B)  bitemporal hemianopia 
C)  quadratic anopia 
D)  monocular blindness

Question 10

As seen in subject B.K., preceding his stroke and development of a lasting scotoma, he had a history of _____ in which the aura was usually a(n) _____ .

Accepted Answer

A)  epilepsy; olfactory hallucination 
B)  classic migraine; auditory hallucination 
C)  epilepsy; lightheadedness 
D)  classic migraine; left visual field defect 
A)  epilepsy; olfactory hallucination 
B)  classic migraine; auditory hallucination 
C)  epilepsy; lightheadedness 
D)  classic migraine; left visual field defect

Question 11

The role of the dorsal stream is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the visual guidance of movement. 
B)  the visual recognition of objects. 
C)  color perception. 
D)  the recognition of a species' typical behaviors. 
A)  the visual guidance of movement. 
B)  the visual recognition of objects. 
C)  color perception. 
D)  the recognition of a species' typical behaviors.

Question 12

Which of the following brain regions is primarily dedicated to visual processing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

In the Milner - Goodale model, which of the following visual areas projects directly to the parietal visual areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  V1 
B)  V5 
C)  V2 
D)  V4 
A)  V1 
B)  V5 
C)  V2 
D)  V4

Question 14

A patient who reports no conscious awareness of a visual stimulus, and yet can accurately report its location, is likely exhibiting:

Accepted Answer

A)  macular sparing. 
B)  anosognosia. 
C)  apperceptive agnosia. 
D)  blindsight. 
A)  macular sparing. 
B)  anosognosia. 
C)  apperceptive agnosia. 
D)  blindsight.

Question 15

Widespread, bilateral damage to the lateral regions of the occipital cortex is MOST likely to result in:

Accepted Answer

A)  apperceptive agnosia. 
B)  prosopagnosia. 
C)  quadrantanopia. 
D)  associative agnosia. 
A)  apperceptive agnosia. 
B)  prosopagnosia. 
C)  quadrantanopia. 
D)  associative agnosia.

Question 16

Associative agnosia is characterized by the ability to:

Accepted Answer

A)  describe the shape of an object but not its color. 
B)  describe the physical characteristics of an object but not its identity. 
C)  describe the identity of an object but not its physical characteristics. 
D)  recognize objects in motion but not objects at rest. 
A)  describe the shape of an object but not its color. 
B)  describe the physical characteristics of an object but not its identity. 
C)  describe the identity of an object but not its physical characteristics. 
D)  recognize objects in motion but not objects at rest.

Question 17

There are specialized regions of the visual cortex for processing all of the following stimuli EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  color. 
B)  form. 
C)  motion. 
D)  emotion. 
A)  color. 
B)  form. 
C)  motion. 
D)  emotion.

Question 18

Milner and Goodale base some of their model of vision beyond the occipital lobe on the finding in monkeys that many neurons in the posterior parietal lobe respond to visual stimuli only if _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the monkey reaches for the stimulus 
B)  the stimulus is moving 
C)  the stimulus is meaningful to the monkey 
D)  the stimulus is brightly colored 
A)  the monkey reaches for the stimulus 
B)  the stimulus is moving 
C)  the stimulus is meaningful to the monkey 
D)  the stimulus is brightly colored

Question 19

The fMRI data gathered by Wilson and Farah support the idea that object identification and mental rotation mainly involve activity in the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  right hemisphere 
B)  left hemisphere 
C)  left and right hemispheres 
D)  left frontal lobe
Answer Key 
A)  right hemisphere 
B)  left hemisphere 
C)  left and right hemispheres 
D)  left frontal lobe
Answer Key

Question 20

The primary visual cortex is associated with which of the following anatomical landmarks?

Accepted Answer

A)  the lingual gyrus 
B)  the central sulcus 
C)  the calcarine sulcus 
D)  the occipital fissure 
A)  the lingual gyrus 
B)  the central sulcus 
C)  the calcarine sulcus 
D)  the occipital fissure

Exam 13: Extension: A - The Occipital Lobes

When analyzing facial features, visual attention is directed more toward the:

Patients with a left homonymous hemianopia often show sparing of left field vision from the _____ in both eyes.

Neurons in the _____ sulcus are active during the perception of biologically relevant motion.

A person suffering from prosopagnosia would have difficulty:

The superior temporal sulcus is characterized by significant numbers of _____ neurons.

Alexia can be considered to be due to:

A patient who reports that moving objects suddenly freeze in one location, only to suddenly reappear at another location, is likely to have a lesion in the area of:

Complete unilateral destruction of the left occipital lobe would result in:

Blindness of one entire binocular visual field is termed _____.

As seen in subject B.K., preceding his stroke and development of a lasting scotoma, he had a history of _____ in which the aura was usually a(n) _____ .

The role of the dorsal stream is:

Which of the following brain regions is primarily dedicated to visual processing?

In the Milner - Goodale model, which of the following visual areas projects directly to the parietal visual areas?

A patient who reports no conscious awareness of a visual stimulus, and yet can accurately report its location, is likely exhibiting:

Widespread, bilateral damage to the lateral regions of the occipital cortex is MOST likely to result in:

Associative agnosia is characterized by the ability to:

There are specialized regions of the visual cortex for processing all of the following stimuli EXCEPT:

Milner and Goodale base some of their model of vision beyond the occipital lobe on the finding in monkeys that many neurons in the posterior parietal lobe respond to visual stimuli only if _____.

The fMRI data gathered by Wilson and Farah support the idea that object identification and mental rotation mainly involve activity in the _____.

The primary visual cortex is associated with which of the following anatomical landmarks?

Extension: A - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: B - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: C - The Development of Neuropsychology

Extension: A - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: B - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: C - Research on the Origins of the Human Brain and Behavior

Extension: A - Nervous System Organization

Extension: B - Nervous System Organization

Extension: C - Nervous System Organization

Extension: A - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: B - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: C - the Structure and Electrical Activity of Neurons

Extension: A - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: B - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: C - Communication Between Neurons

Extension: A - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: B - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: C - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Extension: A - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: B - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: C - Imaging the Brains Activity

Extension: A - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: B - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: C - Organization of the Sensory Systems

Extension: A - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: B - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: C - Organization of the Motor System

Extension: A - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: B - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: C - Principles of Neurocortical Function

Extension: A - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: B - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: C - Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: A - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: B - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: C - Variations in Cerebral Asymmetry

Extension: B - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: C - The Occipital Lobes

Extension: A - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: B - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: C - The Parietal Lobes

Extension: A - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: B - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: C - The Temporal Lobes

Extension: A - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: B - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: C - The Frontal Lobes

Extension: A - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: B - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: C - Cortical Networks and Disconnection Syndromes

Extension: A - Learning and Memory

Extension: B - Learning and Memory

Extension: C - Learning and Memory

Extension: A - Language

Extension: B - Language

Extension: C - Language

Extension: A - Emotion and the Social Brain

Extension: B - Emotion and the Social Brain

Extension: C - Emotion and the Social Brain

As seen in subject B.K., preceding his stroke and development of a lasting scotoma, he had a history of _ in which the aura was usually a(n) _ .