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