Ch 2 - Cognitive Neuroscience – questions with correct
answers
In a physiological levels of analysis to memory, what would be the
second step?
a. brain storage
b. neurons activated
c. storage activated
d. chemical processes Correct Answer-b. neurons activated
Nerve nets were initially likened to work like ________ .
a. a highway
b. a mountain
c. a volcano
d. quicksand Correct Answer-a. a highway
The neuron doctrine, ________ the nerve net theory, suggests that
individual cells transmitting signals ________ continuous with each
other.
a. like ; are not
b. like ; are
c. unlike; are not
,d. unlike ; are Correct Answer-c. unlike; are not
Consistent with the principle of neural representation, which of the
following factors would be LEAST consequential in understanding our
experience of seeing another person?
a. electrical signals in one's brain
b. electrical signals in one's optic nerve
c. the light reflected from the other person
d. the image on one's retina Correct Answer-c. the light reflected from
the other person
The fact that certain neurons might respond to only your mother's face
but not your father's face highlights the importance of ________ .
a. population coding
b. specificity coding
c. feature detectors
d. hierarchical processing Correct Answer-b. specificity coding
Population coding is to sparse coding as ________ .
a. disorganized is to pattern
b. pattern is to disorganized
,c. small is to large
d. large is to small Correct Answer-d. large is to small
If you're having problems with your vision, then it's likely that there
could be a problem with your ________ lobe.
a. occipital
b. frontal
c. temporal
d. parietal Correct Answer-a. occipital
How does Broca's area differ from Wernicke's area?
a. Broca's area is involved with producing language whereas Wernicke's
area helps to comprehend language.
b. Broca's area is in the frontal lobe whereas Wernicke's area is in the
occipital lobe.
c. Broca's area tends to be damaged in stroke victims whereas
Wernicke's area is damaged in schizophrenic individuals.
d. Broca's area is involved in memory whereas Wernicke's area is not.
Correct Answer-a. Broca's area is involved with producing language
whereas Wernicke's area helps to comprehend language.
Suppose you're carefully deliberating as to whether to accept a certain
job offer. In doing so, you are especially using your ________ lobe.
, a. occipital
b. temporal
c. frontal
d. parietal Correct Answer-c. frontal
Your ability to perceive pain is particularly guided by your ________
lobe.
a. occipital
b. temporal
c. frontal
d. parietal Correct Answer-d. parietal
Greta suffers from prosopagnosia. As such, we would expect her to
________ .
a. have poor speech production
b. show limited intelligence
c. have an inability to recognize faces
d. not be able to see clearly Correct Answer-c. have an inability to
recognize faces
With a double dissociation,
answers
In a physiological levels of analysis to memory, what would be the
second step?
a. brain storage
b. neurons activated
c. storage activated
d. chemical processes Correct Answer-b. neurons activated
Nerve nets were initially likened to work like ________ .
a. a highway
b. a mountain
c. a volcano
d. quicksand Correct Answer-a. a highway
The neuron doctrine, ________ the nerve net theory, suggests that
individual cells transmitting signals ________ continuous with each
other.
a. like ; are not
b. like ; are
c. unlike; are not
,d. unlike ; are Correct Answer-c. unlike; are not
Consistent with the principle of neural representation, which of the
following factors would be LEAST consequential in understanding our
experience of seeing another person?
a. electrical signals in one's brain
b. electrical signals in one's optic nerve
c. the light reflected from the other person
d. the image on one's retina Correct Answer-c. the light reflected from
the other person
The fact that certain neurons might respond to only your mother's face
but not your father's face highlights the importance of ________ .
a. population coding
b. specificity coding
c. feature detectors
d. hierarchical processing Correct Answer-b. specificity coding
Population coding is to sparse coding as ________ .
a. disorganized is to pattern
b. pattern is to disorganized
,c. small is to large
d. large is to small Correct Answer-d. large is to small
If you're having problems with your vision, then it's likely that there
could be a problem with your ________ lobe.
a. occipital
b. frontal
c. temporal
d. parietal Correct Answer-a. occipital
How does Broca's area differ from Wernicke's area?
a. Broca's area is involved with producing language whereas Wernicke's
area helps to comprehend language.
b. Broca's area is in the frontal lobe whereas Wernicke's area is in the
occipital lobe.
c. Broca's area tends to be damaged in stroke victims whereas
Wernicke's area is damaged in schizophrenic individuals.
d. Broca's area is involved in memory whereas Wernicke's area is not.
Correct Answer-a. Broca's area is involved with producing language
whereas Wernicke's area helps to comprehend language.
Suppose you're carefully deliberating as to whether to accept a certain
job offer. In doing so, you are especially using your ________ lobe.
, a. occipital
b. temporal
c. frontal
d. parietal Correct Answer-c. frontal
Your ability to perceive pain is particularly guided by your ________
lobe.
a. occipital
b. temporal
c. frontal
d. parietal Correct Answer-d. parietal
Greta suffers from prosopagnosia. As such, we would expect her to
________ .
a. have poor speech production
b. show limited intelligence
c. have an inability to recognize faces
d. not be able to see clearly Correct Answer-c. have an inability to
recognize faces
With a double dissociation,
