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A) visual perception.
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B) attention.
C) motor-skill acquisition. 7i
D) balance.
2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines. Which discipline is
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NOT one of those?
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A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
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A) somatic nerves. 7i
B) lateral fissure.
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C) arcuate fasciculus.
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D) corpus callosum.
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4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
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A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
5. The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:
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A) subcortical nuclei. 7i
B) commissures.
C) cortical lobes. 7i
D) sensory nerves 7i
6. The brain and spinal cord together make up the
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A) autonomic
B) peripheral
C) central
D) somatic
7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
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A) Plato
B) Galen
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,C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i .
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B) dualism
C) the cardiac hypothesis
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D) nonmaterialism
9. If a person believes that brain function is only the source of some behaviors, it is
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accurate to refer to that person as a: 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i
A) mentalist.
B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. With respect to the ―mind– 7i 7i 7i 7i
brain‖ problem, followers of Wallace and Darwin would MOST likely consi
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der themselves to be
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A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Two individuals developed similar theories of evolution at about the same time.
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Charles Darwin was one; the other was 7i . 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i
A) William Osler 7i
B) Pierre Flourens 7i
C) Pierre Marie 7i
D) Alfred Wallace 7i
12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior can be explained by
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the:
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B) interaction of the physical brain and nonphysical soul.
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C) motivated pursuit of material well-being. 7i 7i 7i 7i
D) flow of cerebrospinal fluid between ventricles and muscles.
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13. Darwin's principle that all animals' nervous systems evolved from that of a
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common ancestor predicted that: 7i 7i 7i
A) all living things can in theory be traced back to the same ancient unknown ancestor.
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, B) over time, nervous systems have come to have increasingly more in common at the
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neural level.
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C) functionally different structures in different species share common ancestral genes
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and mechanisms.
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D) brain–
behavior relationships have remained largely unchanged during the course of evolut
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ion.
14. Although the phrenologists were misguided in many respects, Gall actually did
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report, more or less accurately, the first case of
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following left frontal da 7i 7i 7i
mage.
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C) loss of the ability to speak
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D) personality change 7i
15. Early support for lateralization and localization of function came from
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postmortem studies of: 7i 7i
A) humans who had recovered function following stroke.
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B) decorticate dogs trained on memory tasks. 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i
C) regional differences in cell density.
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D) humans with language disorders.
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16. Although all of the individuals listed made contributions to our knowledge of the
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lateralization of language functions in the brain, is generally credited wit
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h the MOST important findings.
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A) Dax
B) Bouillaud
C) Marie
D) Broca
17. The hypothesis that the ability to speak depends on the left frontal lobe is an
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example of: 7i
A) antilocalizationism.
B) lateralization of function. 7i 7i
C) mentalism.
D) phrenology.
18. The cortical area MOST closely associated with speech comprehension is the
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lobe.
A) temporal
B) frontal
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A) visual perception.
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B) attention.
C) motor-skill acquisition. 7i
D) balance.
2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines. Which discipline is
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NOT one of those?
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A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
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A) somatic nerves. 7i
B) lateral fissure.
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C) arcuate fasciculus.
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D) corpus callosum.
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4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
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A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
5. The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:
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A) subcortical nuclei. 7i
B) commissures.
C) cortical lobes. 7i
D) sensory nerves 7i
6. The brain and spinal cord together make up the
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A) autonomic
B) peripheral
C) central
D) somatic
7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
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A) Plato
B) Galen
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,C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) the cardiac hypothesis
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D) nonmaterialism
9. If a person believes that brain function is only the source of some behaviors, it is
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accurate to refer to that person as a: 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i
A) mentalist.
B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. With respect to the ―mind– 7i 7i 7i 7i
brain‖ problem, followers of Wallace and Darwin would MOST likely consi
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der themselves to be
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A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Two individuals developed similar theories of evolution at about the same time.
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Charles Darwin was one; the other was 7i . 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i
A) William Osler 7i
B) Pierre Flourens 7i
C) Pierre Marie 7i
D) Alfred Wallace 7i
12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior can be explained by
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the:
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B) interaction of the physical brain and nonphysical soul.
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C) motivated pursuit of material well-being. 7i 7i 7i 7i
D) flow of cerebrospinal fluid between ventricles and muscles.
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13. Darwin's principle that all animals' nervous systems evolved from that of a
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common ancestor predicted that: 7i 7i 7i
A) all living things can in theory be traced back to the same ancient unknown ancestor.
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, B) over time, nervous systems have come to have increasingly more in common at the
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neural level.
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C) functionally different structures in different species share common ancestral genes
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and mechanisms.
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D) brain–
behavior relationships have remained largely unchanged during the course of evolut
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ion.
14. Although the phrenologists were misguided in many respects, Gall actually did
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report, more or less accurately, the first case of
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following left frontal da 7i 7i 7i
mage.
A) cortical blindness 7i
B) hysterical paralysis 7i
C) loss of the ability to speak
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D) personality change 7i
15. Early support for lateralization and localization of function came from
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postmortem studies of: 7i 7i
A) humans who had recovered function following stroke.
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B) decorticate dogs trained on memory tasks. 7i 7i 7i 7i 7i
C) regional differences in cell density.
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D) humans with language disorders.
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16. Although all of the individuals listed made contributions to our knowledge of the
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lateralization of language functions in the brain, is generally credited wit
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h the MOST important findings.
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A) Dax
B) Bouillaud
C) Marie
D) Broca
17. The hypothesis that the ability to speak depends on the left frontal lobe is an
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example of: 7i
A) antilocalizationism.
B) lateralization of function. 7i 7i
C) mentalism.
D) phrenology.
18. The cortical area MOST closely associated with speech comprehension is the
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lobe.
A) temporal
B) frontal
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