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1. What term was coined by Thomas Willis as a consequence of the case of Anne Green? a. psychopathology b. cognition c. neurology d. psychosis ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Remembering 2. Aside from saving Anne Green’s life, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren also a. created very accurate drawings of the brain. b. came up with the names of a number of brain structures. c. took the first steps that led to cognitive neuroscience. d. All of the answer options are correct. ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Understanding 3. Each of the following are reasons why Willis is considered one of the early figures in cognitive neuroscience EXCEPT: a. He named many brain parts. b. He gave frequent lectures on specific brain regions. c. He was among the first to link behavioral deficits to brain damage. d. He created very accurate brain images. ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Remembering 4. While studying brain function, it is often useful to think of development in terms of , which is the perspective of . a. cognition; cognitive neuroscience c. blood flow; magnetic resonance imaging b. survival; evolution d. dysfunction; psychopathology ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Analyzing 5. Which stance would most likely hold an assumption that physical elements of the brain are responsible for the conscious mind? a. monism c. dualism b. behaviorism d. relativism ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Analyzing 6. René Descartes posited that the mind was separate from the body. However, he implicated a single brain structure, the pineal gland, as having what function? a. regulating feelings and emotions c. moderating cognitive processes b. connecting the mind and the body d. adjusting behavior ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Remembering 7. Considering the perspective recommended for approaching cognitive neuroscience, which of the following would best explain how a cognitive function may have developed? a. learning and reward c. neurological dysfunction b. integration with technology d. hunting and gathering ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Analyzing 8. A central issue of modern cognitive neuroscience is whether specific human cognitive abilities a. arise from networks of brain areas working together. b. are determined by the shape and size of the human skull or the brain beneath. c. are best studied using the scientific method. d. can be best identified using the Golgi silver method of staining or fMRI. ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Understanding 9. The discipline of phrenology was founded by a. Broca and Wernicke. c. Ramón y Cajal and Sherrington. b. Fritsch and Hitzig. d. Gall and Spurzheim. ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Remembering 10. Phrenologists believed that the contour of the skull could provide valuable information about an individual’s cognitive capacities and personality traits. This approach was based on the assumption that a. skull protrusions are caused by disproportionate development of the brain areas beneath them, which are responsible for different specific functions. b. certain traits such as aggressiveness lead to life experiences and injuries that alter the shape of the skull in specific ways. c. life experiences and injuries that alter the shape of the skull in specific ways lead to certain traits, such as aggressiveness. d. the development of the skull bones directly influences the configuration of the soft brain areas beneath them, which are responsible for different specific functions. ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Evaluating 11. Localizationist is to as holistic is to . a. Wernicke; Gall c. Flourens; Broca b. Gall; Flourens d. Broca; Wernicke ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Understanding 12. Gall’s method for investigating phrenology was flawed because a. he used the wrong language to explain the characteristics he observed. b. he did not tell Napoleon Bonaparte that he possessed noble characteristics. c. he sought only to confirm, not disprove, the correlations he observed. d. he used his own skull as the base model. ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Remembering 13. The view known as aggregate field theory, which stated that the whole brain participates in behavior, is most associated with a. Broca. c. Brodmann. b. Hughlings Jackson. d. Flourens. ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Remembering 14. The key observation leading John Hughlings Jackson to propose a topographical organization in the cerebral cortex was that a. speech disturbances could be identified by left-hemisphere lesions. b. the two hemispheres of the brain served different functions. c. seizures begin in a localized region of the cortex. d. focal brain damage causes specific behavioral deficits. ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Analyzing 15. In developing phrenology, Gall’s main failure was that a. he did not seek disconfirming evidence. b. he was not a scientist. c. his method was correlational. d. All of the answer options are correct. ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Analyzing 16. Giovanni visits his local phrenologist. What is this person likely to tell him? a. You are a domineering person. b. Your father was a very domineering person. c. Your brother is a domineering person. d. Your mother was a very domineering person. ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Applying 17. The view developed by Marie Jean Pierre Flourens, based on the idea that processes like language and memory cannot be localized within circumscribed brain regions, was known as a. the neuron doctrine. c. rationalism. b. aggregate field theory. d. the law of effect. ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Remembering 18. John Hughlings Jackson proposed a organization in the cerebral cortex, based on his work with people with . a. holistic; aphasia c. topographic; epilepsy b. topographic; aphasia d. holistic; epilepsy ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Understanding 19. was one of the first brain scientists to realize that specific cognitive functions can be localized to specific parts of the brain and that many different functional regions can take part in a given behavior. a. Broca c. Flourens b. Hughlings Jackson d. Brodmann ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Remembering 20. Which 19th-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and speech production? a. Flourens c. Broca b. Wernicke d. Brodmann ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2 MSC: Remembering 21. Patient Leborgne was nicknamed

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TEST BANK FOR COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE THE BIOLOGY OF THE
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MIND FIFTH EDITION BY MICHAEL GAZZANIGA, RICHARD B IVRY,
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Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience
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LEARNING hjOBJECTIVES
1.1 Explain hjthe hjorigins hjof hjthe hjfield hjof hjcognitive hjneuroscience.
1.2 Describe hjthe hjroots hjof hjthe hjdebate hjover hjlocalization hjof hjfunction.
1.3 Explain hjthe hjways hjin hjwhich hjbrain hjstructure hjwas hjstudied.
1.4 Understand hjthe hjphilosophical hjorigins hjof hjcognitive hjpsychology.
1.5 Discuss hjbehaviorism hjand hjits hjprincipal hjtenets.
1.6 Explain hjhow hjand hjwhy hjcognitive hjpsychology hjcame hjto hjthe hjforefront hjof hjthe hjpsychological hjfields.
1.7 Identify hjthe hjdifferent hjmethods hjthat hjare hjused hjto hjmeasure hjbrain hjfunction hjand hjstructure.


MULTIPLE hjCHOICE

1. What hjterm hjwas hjcoined hjby hjThomas hjWillis hjas hja hjconsequence hjof hjthe hjcase hjof hjAnne hjGreen?
a. psychopathology
b. cognition
c. neurology
d. psychosis
ANS: h j C DIF: Easy REF: hj1.1 hjA hjHistorical
hjPerspectiveh
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2. Aside hjfrom hjsaving hjAnne hjGreen’s hjlife, hjThomas hjWillis hjand hjChristopher hjWren hjalso
a. created hjvery hjaccurate hjdrawings hjof hjthe hjbrain.
b. came hjup hjwith hjthe hjnames hjof hja hjnumber hjof hjbrain hjstructures.
c. took hjthe hjfirst hjsteps hjthat hjled hjto hjcognitive hjneuroscience.
d. All hjof hjthe hjanswer hjoptions hjare hjcorrect.
ANS: h j D DIF: Medium REF: hj1.1 hjA hjHistorical
hjPerspectiveh
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3. Each hjof hjthe hjfollowing hjare hjreasons hjwhy hjWillis hjis hjconsidered hjone hjof hjthe hjearly hjfigures hjin
hjcognitiveh jneuroscience hjEXCEPT:

a. He hjnamed hjmany hjbrain hjparts.
b. He hjgave hjfrequent hjlectures hjon hjspecific hjbrain hjregions.
c. He hjwas hjamong hjthe hjfirst hjto hjlink hjbehavioral hjdeficits hjto hjbrain hjdamage.
d. He hjcreated hjvery hjaccurate hjbrain hjimages.
ANS: h j B DIF: Medium REF: hj1.1 hjA hjHistorical
hjPerspectiveh
jOBJ: hj hj h j 1.1 MSC: h j Remembering

4. While hjstudying hjbrain hjfunction, hjit hjis hjoften hjuseful hjto hjthink hjof hjdevelopment hjin hjterms hjof
,hjwhich hjis hjthe hjperspective hjof .
a. cognition; hjcognitive hjneuroscience c. blood hjflow; hjmagnetic hjresonance hjimaging
b. survival; hjevolution d. h j dysfunction; hjpsychopathology
ANS: h j B DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 hjA hjHistorical hjPerspective
OBJ: h j 1.1 MSC:
h j Analyzing

, 5. Which hjstance hjwould hjmost hjlikely hjhold hjan hjassumption hjthat hjphysical hjelements hjof hjthe hjbrain hjare
hjresponsibleh
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a. monism c. dualism
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OBJ: h j 1.1 MSC: Analyzing

6. René hjDescartes hjposited hjthat hjthe hjmind hjwas hjseparate hjfrom hjthe hjbody. hjHowever, hjhe hjimplicated hja
hjsingleh
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a. regulating hjfeelings hjand hjemotions c. moderating hjcognitive hjprocesses
b. connecting hjthe hjmind hjand hjthe hjbody d. h j adjusting hjbehavior
ANS: h j B DIF: Easy REF: hj1.1 hjA hjHistorical
hjPerspectiveh
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7. Considering hjthe hjperspective hjrecommended hjfor hjapproaching hjcognitive hjneuroscience, hjwhich hjof
hjthehjfollowing hjwould hjbest hjexplain hjhow hja hjcognitive hjfunction hjmay hjhave hjdeveloped?

a. learning hjand hjreward c. neurological hjdysfunction
b. integration hjwith hjtechnology d. h j hunting hjand hjgathering
ANS: h j D DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 hjA hjHistorical hjPerspective
OBJ: h j 1.1 MSC:
h j Analyzing




8. A hjcentral hjissue hjof hjmodern hjcognitive hjneuroscience hjis hjwhether hjspecific hjhuman hjcognitive hjabilities
a. arise hjfrom hjnetworks hjof hjbrain hjareas hjworking hjtogether.
b. are hjdetermined hjby hjthe hjshape hjand hjsize hjof hjthe hjhuman hjskull hjor hjthe hjbrain hjbeneath.
c. are hjbest hjstudied hjusing hjthe hjscientific hjmethod.
d. can hjbe hjbest hjidentified hjusing hjthe hjGolgi hjsilver hjmethod hjof hjstaining hjor hjfMRI.
ANS: h j A DIF: Medium REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
hjStoryh
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9. The hjdiscipline hjof hjphrenology hjwas hjfounded hjby
a. Broca hjand hjWernicke. c. Ramón hjy hjCajal hjand hjSherrington.
b. Fritsch hjand hjHitzig. d. h j Gall hjand hjSpurzheim.
ANS: h j D DIF: Easy REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
hjStoryh
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10. Phrenologists hjbelieved hjthat hjthe hjcontour hjof hjthe hjskull hjcould hjprovide hjvaluable hjinformation hjabout
hjan hjindividual’s hjcognitive hjcapacities hjand hjpersonality hjtraits. hjThis hjapproach hjwas hjbased hjon hjthe

hjassumption hjthat

a. skull hjprotrusions hjare hjcaused hjby hjdisproportionate hjdevelopment hjof hjthe hjbrain hjareas
hjbeneathh jthem, hjwhich hjare hjresponsible hjfor hjdifferent hjspecific hjfunctions.

b. certain hjtraits hjsuch hjas hjaggressiveness hjlead hjto hjlife hjexperiences hjand hjinjuries hjthat
hjalter hjtheh jshape hjof hjthe hjskull hjin hjspecific hjways.

c. life hjexperiences hjand hjinjuries hjthat hjalter hjthe hjshape hjof hjthe hjskull hjin hjspecific hjways hjlead hjto
hjcertainh jtraits, hjsuch hjas hjaggressiveness.

d. the hjdevelopment hjof hjthe hjskull hjbones hjdirectly hjinfluences hjthe hjconfiguration hjof hjthe hjsoft
hjbrainh jareas hjbeneath hjthem, hjwhich hjare hjresponsible hjfor hjdifferent hjspecific hjfunctions.



ANS: h j A DIF: Difficult REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
hjStoryh
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11. Localizationist hjis hjto as hjholistic hjis hjto .
a. Wernicke; hjGall c. Flourens; hjBroca

, b. Gall; hjFlourens d. h j Broca; hjWernicke
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hjStoryh
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12. Gall’s hjmethod hjfor hjinvestigating hjphrenology hjwas hjflawed hjbecause
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d. he hjused hjhis hjown hjskull hjas hjthe hjbase hjmodel.
ANS: h j C DIF: Easy REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
hjStoryh
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13. The hjview hjknown hjas hjaggregate hjfield hjtheory, hjwhich hjstated hjthat hjthe hjwhole hjbrain hjparticipates hjin
hjbehavior,h
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a. Broca. c. Brodmann.
b. Hughlings hjJackson. d. h j Flourens.
ANS: h j D DIF: Easy REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
hjStoryh
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14. The hjkey hjobservation hjleading hjJohn hjHughlings hjJackson hjto hjpropose hja hjtopographical hjorganization
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a. speech hjdisturbances hjcould hjbe hjidentified hjby hjleft-hemisphere hjlesions.
b. the hjtwo hjhemispheres hjof hjthe hjbrain hjserved hjdifferent hjfunctions.
c. seizures hjbegin hjin hja hjlocalized hjregion hjof hjthe hjcortex.
d. focal hjbrain hjdamage hjcauses hjspecific hjbehavioral hjdeficits.
ANS: h j C DIF: Difficult REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
hjStoryh
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15. In hjdeveloping hjphrenology, hjGall’s hjmain hjfailure hjwas hjthat
a. he hjdid hjnot hjseek hjdisconfirming hjevidence.
b. he hjwas hjnot hja hjscientist.
c. his hjmethod hjwas hjcorrelational.
d. All hjof hjthe hjanswer hjoptions hjare hjcorrect.
ANS: h j D DIF: Difficult REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
hjStoryh
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16. Giovanni hjvisits hjhis hjlocal hjphrenologist. hjWhat hjis hjthis hjperson hjlikely hjto hjtell hjhim?
a. You hjare hja hjdomineering hjperson.
b. Your hjfather hjwas hja hjvery hjdomineering hjperson.
c. Your hjbrother hjis hja hjdomineering hjperson.
d. Your hjmother hjwas hja hjvery hjdomineering hjperson.
ANS: h j A DIF: Medium REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
hjStoryh
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17. The hjview hjdeveloped hjby hjMarie hjJean hjPierre hjFlourens, hjbased hjon hjthe hjidea hjthat hjprocesses hjlike
hjlanguage hjandh
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a. the hjneuron hjdoctrine. c. rationalism.
b. aggregate hjfield hjtheory. d. hjthe hjlaw hjof hjeffect.
hj ANS: h j B DIF: Easy REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
Story
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18. John hjHughlings hjJackson hjproposed hja organization hjin hjthe hjcerebral hjcortex, hjbased hjon hjhis
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ANS: h j C DIF: Medium REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
hjStoryh
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19. hj was hjone hjof hjthe hjfirst hjbrain hjscientists hjto hjrealize hjthat hjspecific hjcognitive hjfunctions
hjcan hjbe hjlocalized hjto hjspecific hjparts hjof hjthe hjbrain hjand hjthat hjmany hjdifferent hjfunctional hjregions

hjcan hjtake hjpart hjin hjah
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a. Broca c. Flourens
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ANS: h j B DIF: Medium REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
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20. Which hj19th-century hjscientist hjsuggested hjthat hjthe hjfrontal hjlobe hjcontributes hjto hjlanguage hjand
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hjStoryh
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21. Patient hjLeborgne hjwas hjnicknamed hj"Tan" hjbecause hjthat hjwas hjthe hjonly hjword hjhe hjcould hjutter.
hjLeborgne hjhadh
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a. frontal hjcortex c. cerebellum
b. Broca’s hjarea d. h j Wernicke’s hjarea
ANS: h j B DIF: Easy REF: hj1.2 hjThe hjBrain
hjStoryh
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22. Which hjof hjthe hjfollowing hjthings hjwould hjhave hjbeen hjthe hjmost hjdifficult hjfor hjthe hjfamous hjindividual
hjstudied hjbyh
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a. listening hjto hja hjpiano hjrecital c. reading hja hjbook hjaloud
b. appreciating hja hjpainting d. h j playing hja hjgame hjof hjcards
ANS: h j C DIF: Medium REF: 1.2 hjThe hjBrain hjStory
OBJ: h j 1.2 MSC: h j Applying

23. Which hjof hjthe hjfollowing hjthings hjwould hjhave hjbeen hjthe hjmost hjdifficult hjfor hjthe hjfamous hjindividual
hjdescribedhjby hjCarl hjWernicke hjto hjdo, hjcompared hjto hjbefore hjhis hjstroke?

a. understanding hja hjspeech c. singing hja hjsong
b. painting hja hjpicture d. h j riding hja hjhorse
ANS: h j A DIF: Medium REF: 1.2 hjThe hjBrain hjStory
OBJ: h j 1.2 MSC: Applying

24. Wernicke hjwas hjan hjearly hjresearcher hjwho hjsuggested hjthat hjthe contributes hjto
hjlanguageh jcomprehension.

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