EEG MCQ's
What is an EEG? - correct answer✔ ✔ A recording of the electrical
activity produced by neurons in the brain.
The signal is weak by the time it reaches the scalp, so what does an EEG
do? - correct answer✔ ✔ Amplifies the signal
Who was the first person to use EEG and to publish an article using it? -
correct answer✔ ✔ Richard Caton
Who was the first person to record EEG in humans? - correct answer✔
✔ Hans Berger
If an electrode was placed on F3, where would this be placed? - correct
answer✔ ✔ Frontal lobe, on the left side.
What is the order of the EEG waves in terms of frequency? - correct
answer✔ ✔ Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta
Which wave would represent light sleep? - correct answer✔ ✔ Theta
, Which wave would represent someone being awake? - correct answer✔
✔ Beta
What is the frequency of Gamma? - correct answer✔ ✔ 30-100 Hz
What is the frequency of Delta? - correct answer✔ ✔ 0-4 Hz
What might a physiological artefact of EEG be? - correct answer✔ ✔
Blinking, eye movements or muscle movements.
What is an ERP? - correct answer✔ ✔ An electrophysiological
response to an event.
An advantage of ERP's is that it's a continuous measure between a
stimulus and a response, making it possible to determine... - correct
answer✔ ✔ Which stages are affected by an experimental
manipulation.
ERP's are so small they may need ____ trials to measure them accurately
- correct answer✔ ✔ 50-100
What is an EEG? - correct answer✔ ✔ A recording of the electrical
activity produced by neurons in the brain.
The signal is weak by the time it reaches the scalp, so what does an EEG
do? - correct answer✔ ✔ Amplifies the signal
Who was the first person to use EEG and to publish an article using it? -
correct answer✔ ✔ Richard Caton
Who was the first person to record EEG in humans? - correct answer✔
✔ Hans Berger
If an electrode was placed on F3, where would this be placed? - correct
answer✔ ✔ Frontal lobe, on the left side.
What is the order of the EEG waves in terms of frequency? - correct
answer✔ ✔ Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta, Delta
Which wave would represent light sleep? - correct answer✔ ✔ Theta
, Which wave would represent someone being awake? - correct answer✔
✔ Beta
What is the frequency of Gamma? - correct answer✔ ✔ 30-100 Hz
What is the frequency of Delta? - correct answer✔ ✔ 0-4 Hz
What might a physiological artefact of EEG be? - correct answer✔ ✔
Blinking, eye movements or muscle movements.
What is an ERP? - correct answer✔ ✔ An electrophysiological
response to an event.
An advantage of ERP's is that it's a continuous measure between a
stimulus and a response, making it possible to determine... - correct
answer✔ ✔ Which stages are affected by an experimental
manipulation.
ERP's are so small they may need ____ trials to measure them accurately
- correct answer✔ ✔ 50-100
