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Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology, 8e 8th Edition
by Bryan Kolb, Ian Whishaw
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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
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D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
A) somatic nerves.
B) lateral fissure.
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C) arcuate fasciculus.
D) corpus callosum.
4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
A) gyri.
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B) sulci.
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,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
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7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
A) Plato
B) Galen
C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
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8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of .
A) monism
B) dualism
the cardiac hypothesis
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C)
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Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology, 8e 8th Edition
by Bryan Kolb, Ian Whishaw
wis
epr
of
wiseprof
, 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
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D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
A) somatic nerves.
B) lateral fissure.
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C) arcuate fasciculus.
D) corpus callosum.
4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
A) gyri.
of
B) sulci.
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,C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
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of
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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
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7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
A) Plato
B) Galen
C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
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8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of .
A) monism
B) dualism
the cardiac hypothesis
of
C)
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