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This test bank covers key concepts from Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology, 8th Edition, by Bryan Kolb and Ian Q. Whishaw, focusing on the relationship between brain function, cognition, behavior, and neurological processes. It addresses essential topics such as brain anatomy, neural communication, sensory and motor systems, learning and memory, language, emotion, neuroplasticity, brain development, and the effects of brain injury on behavior and cognitive functioning. The material is designed to help psychology, neuroscience, and related health science students reinforce their understanding of human neuropsychology, review major theories and research findings, and prepare for academic examinations. Students should verify answers against the textbook and course materials, as claims of expert verification or guaranteed grades should not be assumed without independent confirmation.

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TESTBANKforFundamentalsofHuman
Neuropsychology8thEditionbyBryanKolb&
IanWhishaw
CompleteChaptersWith100%ExpertVerifiedQ&As|A+PASS
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, Chapter 1

1. Following damage to his frontal lobes, subject L. D. had lasting impairments in:

A) visual perception.

B) attention.

C) motor-skill acquisition.

D) balance.



2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines. Which discipline is NOT one of those?

A) ethology

B) pharmacology

C) biophysics

D) mycology



3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:

A) somatic nerves.

B) lateral fissure.

C) arcuate fasciculus.

D) corpus callosum.



4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:

A) gyri.

B) sulci.

C) lobes.

D) nuclei.




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,5. The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:

A) subcortical nuclei.

B) commissures.

C) cortical lobes.

D) sensory nerves



6. The brain and spinal cord together make up the nervous system.

A) autonomic

B) peripheral

C) central

D) somatic



7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?

A) Plato

B) Galen

C) Aristotle

D) Hippocrates



8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of .

A) monism

B) dualism

C) the cardiac hypothesis

D) nonmaterialism



9. If a person believes that brain function is only the source of some behaviors, it is accurate to refe
r to that person as a:

A) mentalist.

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, B) behaviorist.

C) materialist.

D) dualist.



10. With respect to the ―mind–brain‖ problem, followers of Wallace and Darwin would MOST likely
consider themselves to be .

A) mentalists

B) materialists

C) dualists

D) agnostics



11. Two individuals developed similar theories of evolution at about the same time. Charles Darwin
was one; the other was .

A) William Osler

B) Pierre Flourens

C) Pierre Marie

D) Alfred Wallace



12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior can be explained by the:

A) workings of the physical nervous system and body alone.

B) interaction of the physical brain and nonphysical soul.

C) motivated pursuit of material well-being.

D) flow of cerebrospinal fluid between ventricles and muscles.



13. Darwin's principle that all animals' nervous systems evolved from that of a common ancest
or predicted that:

A) all living things can in theory be traced back to the same ancient unknown ancestor.

B) over time, nervous systems have come to have increasingly more in common at the neural level.

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