Test Bank for Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind 5th Edition by Michael S. Gazzaniga, Richard B. Ivry and George R. Mangun isbn-9780393603170

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COGNITIVENEUROSCIENCETHEBIOLOGYOFTHEMINDFIFTH
EDITIONBYMICHAELGAZZANIGA,RICHARD BIVRY,GEORGER MANGUN

,Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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1.1 Explain the origins of the field of cognitive neuroscience.
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1.2 Describe the roots of the debate over localization of function.
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1.3 Explain the ways in which brain structure was studied.
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1.4 Understand the philosophical origins of cognitive psychology.
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1.5 Discuss behaviorism and its principal tenets.
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1.6 Explain how and why cognitive psychology came to the forefront of the psychological fields.
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1.7 Identify the different methods that are used to measure brain function and structure.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. What term was coined by Thomas Willis as a consequence of the case of Anne Green?
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a. psychopathology
b. cognition
c. neurology
d. psychosis
ANS: W Q C DIF: Easy
REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ:
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1.1 MSC: Remembering
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2. Aside from saving Anne Green’s life, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren also
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a. created very accurate drawings of the brain.
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b. came up with the names of a number of brain structures.
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c. took the first steps that led to cognitive neuroscience.
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d. All of the answer options are correct.
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ANS: W Q D DIF: Medium
REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ:
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1.1 MSC: Understanding
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3. Each of the following are reasons why Willis is considered one of the early figur
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es in cognit ive neuroscience EXCEPT:
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a. He named many brain parts.
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b. He gave frequent lectures on specific brain regions.
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c. He was among the first to link behavioral deficits to brain damage.
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d. He created very accurate brain images.
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ANS: W Q B DIF: Medium
REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ:
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1.1 MSC: Remembering
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4. While studying brain function, it is often useful to think of development in terms of
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, which is the perspective of . WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ


a. cognition; cognitive neuroscience
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b. survival; evolution WQ d. dysfunction; psychopathology W Q WQ



ANS: B WQ DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspecti
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OBJ: W Q 1.1 MSC: W Q Analyzing

, 5. Which stance would most likely hold an assumption that physical elements of the brain a
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re responsi ble for the conscious mind?
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a. monism c. dualism
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ANS: A WQ DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspe
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ctiv e WQ

OBJ: W Q 1.1 MSC: Analyzing

6. René Descartes posited that the mind was
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cated a sin gle brain structure, the pineal
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a. regulating feelings and emotions WQ WQ WQ c. moderating cognitive processes WQ WQ


b. connecting the mind and the body WQ WQ WQ WQ WQ d. adjusting behavior
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ANS: W Q B DIF: Easy
REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ:
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1.1 MSC: Remembering
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7. Considering the perspective recommended for approaching cognitive neuroscience, whi
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ch of t he following would best explain how a cognitive function may have develo
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ped?
a. learning and reward WQ c. neurological dysfunction
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b. integration with technology WQ d. hunting and gathering
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ANS: D WQ DIF: Difficult REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspecti
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OBJ: W Q 1.1 MSC: W Q Analyzing

8. A WQ central issue of modern cognitive neuroscience is whether specific human cognitive abilities
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a. arise from networks of brain areas working together.
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b. are determined by the shape and size of the human skull or the brain beneath.
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c. are best studied using the scientific method.
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d. can be best identified using the Golgi silver method of staining or fMRI.
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ANS: W Q A DIF: Medium
REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ:
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1.2 MSC: Understanding
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9. The discipline of phrenology was founded by
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a. Broca and Wernicke. WQ c. Ramón y Cajal and Sherrington.
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b. Fritsch and Hitzig. WQ d. Gall and Spurzheim.
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ANS: W Q D DIF: Easy
REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ:
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1.2 MSC: Remembering
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10. Phrenologists believed that the contour of the skull could provide valuable information about an
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individual’s cognitive capacities and personality traits. This approach was based on the assumption
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that
a. skull protrusions are caused by disproportionate development of the brain are
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as benea th them, which are responsible for different specific functions.
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b. certain traits such as aggressiveness lead to life experiences and injuries t
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hat alter t he shape of the skull in specific ways.
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c. life experiences and injuries that alter the shape of the skull in specific ways
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lead to cert ain traits, such as aggressiveness.
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d. the development of the skull bones directly influences the configuration of t
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he soft br ain areas beneath them, which are responsible forAdifferent specifi
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c functions.
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ANS: W Q A DIF: Difficult
REF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ:
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1.2 MSC: Evaluating
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, 11. Localizationist is to
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a. Wernicke; Gall
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