PSYC: EXAM 3 WEEK 9 QUIZ UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of damage to the "where" pathway? Please select all
of the answers that are correct below.
- visual form agnosia
- optic ataxia
- hemispatial neglect
Answer:
- visual form agnosia
Question:
2. You are a rehabilitation specialist working with patients who have had strokes. One of your patients
ignores a part of the visual field because of a defect in the "where" pathway. Which of the following
terms best describes this condition?
- apraxia
- simultagnosia
- visual form agnosia
- akinetopsia
- hemispatial neglect
Answer:
- hemispatial neglect
Question:
3. The process by which we build up a representation of the world based on information received by
the senses that is assembled through successive processing steps refers to which of the following?
- bottom up processing
- top down processing
- multisensory integration
- shape processing in the visual pathway
Answer:
- bottom up processing
Question:
4. Which of the following brain regions is important for understanding literal language, i.e., the basic
meaning of the words being spoken?
- the right temporal lobe
- the left temporal lobe
- Wernicke's area
- Broca's area
- the angular gyrus
Answer:
- the left temporal lobe
,Question:
5. A greater volume or loudness of a sound is conferred by which of the following? Please select all of
the answers that are correct below.
- a greater number of hair cells firing action potentials
- a more rapid cycle of bursts of action potentials by the hair cells
- a greater number of action potentials fired per burst by individual hair cells
Answer:
- a greater number of hair cells firing action potentials
- a greater number of action potentials fired per burst by individual hair cells
Question:
6. Which of the following brain regions is responsible for detecting prosody, or the pitch and volume
cues important for understanding lies, sarcasm, innuendo, humor, and other forms of insincere
communication?
- Exner's area
- the right superior temporal cortex
- the angular gyrus
- Wernicke's area
- Broca's area
Answer:
- the right superior temporal cortex
Question:
7. You are a taste researcher studying taste receptor physiology in chimpanzees. You discover a taste
receptor in chimps that responds to H+ ions. Which of the following taste receptors types is this?
- sour receptors
- sweet receptors
- umami receptors
- salt taste receptors
- bitter receptors
Answer:
- sour receptors
Question:
8. The lateral hypothalamus is most responsible for which of the following influences on taste?
- how hunger often makes things taste better
- how our emotional states influence taste, such as when we're sad or anxious, food tastes less good
- how our past experiences and memory influence taste, such as when we try new or strange foods
- the insular cortex
- how taste is combined with smell, "mouth feel", and other sensory inputs to create flavor
Answer:
- how hunger often makes things taste better
Question:
9. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of ageusia? Please select all of the answers that are
correct below.
- reduced appetite
- depression
- decrease in libido
, Answer:
- decrease in libido
Question:
10. Your roommate recently experienced a brain injury that greatly reduced their ability to process
taste information. Which of the following brain regions was most likely damaged in your roommate?
- the insular cortex
- the priform cortex
- the striate cortex
- the somatosensory cortex
- the orbitofrontal cortex
Answer:
- the insular cortex
Question:
11. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of damage to the "what" pathway? Please select all
of the answers that are correct below.
- akinetopsia
- visual form agnosia
- oculomotor apraxia
Answer:
- oculomotor apraxia
Question:
12. You are a therapist working with people who have suffered brain damage. One of your patients has
suffered damage to their inferior temporal cortex. Which of the following conditions could this patient
have? Please select all of the answers that are correct below.
- visual form agnosia
- akinetopsia
- optic ataxia
Answer:
- visual form agnosia
- akinetopsia
Question:
13. "Bottom up" processing in the visual system refers to which of the following?
Answer:
When our brain builds up a representation of the world based on information received by the senses
that is assembled through successive processing steps.
Question:
14. Bending of the hair cells in the ear by sound waves causes the opening of mechanically sensitive
K+ channels. The opening of these K+ channels has which of the following effects on the hair cell?
Please select all of the answers that are correct below.
- it decreases action potential firing and neurotransmitter release by the hair cell
- it allows K+ to flow into the cell
- it depolarizes the hair cell
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of damage to the "where" pathway? Please select all
of the answers that are correct below.
- visual form agnosia
- optic ataxia
- hemispatial neglect
Answer:
- visual form agnosia
Question:
2. You are a rehabilitation specialist working with patients who have had strokes. One of your patients
ignores a part of the visual field because of a defect in the "where" pathway. Which of the following
terms best describes this condition?
- apraxia
- simultagnosia
- visual form agnosia
- akinetopsia
- hemispatial neglect
Answer:
- hemispatial neglect
Question:
3. The process by which we build up a representation of the world based on information received by
the senses that is assembled through successive processing steps refers to which of the following?
- bottom up processing
- top down processing
- multisensory integration
- shape processing in the visual pathway
Answer:
- bottom up processing
Question:
4. Which of the following brain regions is important for understanding literal language, i.e., the basic
meaning of the words being spoken?
- the right temporal lobe
- the left temporal lobe
- Wernicke's area
- Broca's area
- the angular gyrus
Answer:
- the left temporal lobe
,Question:
5. A greater volume or loudness of a sound is conferred by which of the following? Please select all of
the answers that are correct below.
- a greater number of hair cells firing action potentials
- a more rapid cycle of bursts of action potentials by the hair cells
- a greater number of action potentials fired per burst by individual hair cells
Answer:
- a greater number of hair cells firing action potentials
- a greater number of action potentials fired per burst by individual hair cells
Question:
6. Which of the following brain regions is responsible for detecting prosody, or the pitch and volume
cues important for understanding lies, sarcasm, innuendo, humor, and other forms of insincere
communication?
- Exner's area
- the right superior temporal cortex
- the angular gyrus
- Wernicke's area
- Broca's area
Answer:
- the right superior temporal cortex
Question:
7. You are a taste researcher studying taste receptor physiology in chimpanzees. You discover a taste
receptor in chimps that responds to H+ ions. Which of the following taste receptors types is this?
- sour receptors
- sweet receptors
- umami receptors
- salt taste receptors
- bitter receptors
Answer:
- sour receptors
Question:
8. The lateral hypothalamus is most responsible for which of the following influences on taste?
- how hunger often makes things taste better
- how our emotional states influence taste, such as when we're sad or anxious, food tastes less good
- how our past experiences and memory influence taste, such as when we try new or strange foods
- the insular cortex
- how taste is combined with smell, "mouth feel", and other sensory inputs to create flavor
Answer:
- how hunger often makes things taste better
Question:
9. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of ageusia? Please select all of the answers that are
correct below.
- reduced appetite
- depression
- decrease in libido
, Answer:
- decrease in libido
Question:
10. Your roommate recently experienced a brain injury that greatly reduced their ability to process
taste information. Which of the following brain regions was most likely damaged in your roommate?
- the insular cortex
- the priform cortex
- the striate cortex
- the somatosensory cortex
- the orbitofrontal cortex
Answer:
- the insular cortex
Question:
11. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of damage to the "what" pathway? Please select all
of the answers that are correct below.
- akinetopsia
- visual form agnosia
- oculomotor apraxia
Answer:
- oculomotor apraxia
Question:
12. You are a therapist working with people who have suffered brain damage. One of your patients has
suffered damage to their inferior temporal cortex. Which of the following conditions could this patient
have? Please select all of the answers that are correct below.
- visual form agnosia
- akinetopsia
- optic ataxia
Answer:
- visual form agnosia
- akinetopsia
Question:
13. "Bottom up" processing in the visual system refers to which of the following?
Answer:
When our brain builds up a representation of the world based on information received by the senses
that is assembled through successive processing steps.
Question:
14. Bending of the hair cells in the ear by sound waves causes the opening of mechanically sensitive
K+ channels. The opening of these K+ channels has which of the following effects on the hair cell?
Please select all of the answers that are correct below.
- it decreases action potential firing and neurotransmitter release by the hair cell
- it allows K+ to flow into the cell
- it depolarizes the hair cell
