, 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
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
A) somatic nerves.
B) lateral fissure.
C) arcuate fasciculus.
D) corpus callosum.
4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
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
7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
A) Plato
B) Galen
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,C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) the cardiac hypothesis
D) nonmaterialism
9. If a person believes that brain function is only the source of some behaviors, it is
accurate to refer to that person as a:
A) mentalist.
B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. With respect to the “mind–brain” problem, followers of Wallace and Darwin
would MOST likely consider themselves to be .
A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Two individuals developed similar theories of evolution at about the same time.
Charles Darwin was one; the other was .
A) William Osler
B) Pierre Flourens
C) Pierre Marie
D) Alfred Wallace
12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior can be explained by
the:
A) workings of the physical nervous system and body alone.
B) interaction of the physical brain and nonphysical soul.
C) motivated pursuit of material well-being.
D) flow of cerebrospinal fluid between ventricles and muscles.
13. Darwin's principle that all animals' nervous systems evolved from that of a
common ancestor predicted that:
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
neural level.
C) functionally different structures in different species share common ancestral genes
and mechanisms.
D) brain–behavior relationships have remained largely unchanged during the course of
evolution.
14. Although the phrenologists were misguided in many respects, Gall actually did
report, more or less accurately, the first case of following left frontal
damage.
A) cortical blindness
B) hysterical paralysis
C) loss of the ability to speak
D) personality change
15. Early support for lateralization and localization of function came from
postmortem studies of:
A) humans who had recovered function following stroke.
B) decorticate dogs trained on memory tasks.
C) regional differences in cell density.
D) humans with language disorders.
16. Although all of the individuals listed made contributions to our knowledge of the
lateralization of language functions in the brain, is generally credited with
the MOST important findings.
A) Dax
B) Bouillaud
C) Marie
D) Broca
17. The hypothesis that the ability to speak depends on the left frontal lobe is an
example of:
A) antilocalizationism.
B) lateralization of function.
C) mentalism.
D) phrenology.
18. The cortical area MOST closely associated with speech comprehension is the
lobe.
A) temporal
B) frontal
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,C) occipital
D) parietal
19. Apraxia is the inability to:
A) learn a new motor skill.
B) produce articulate speech.
C) make sequences of movements.
D) combine sensory stimuli into a coherent perception.
20. The currently used medical diagnosis “persistent vegetative state” MOST closely
reflects the nervous system's:
A) hierarchical organization.
B) conduction aphasia.
C) localization of function.
D) Hebb synapse.
21. A person who cannot understand how the brain ties together past perceptions and
actions in a unified memory is pondering:
A) apraxia.
B) the binding problem.
C) aphasia.
D) the neuron theory.
22. The scientist who discovers how a unitary perception is made from multiple
streams of sensory information will have solved the:
A) mind–body problem.
B) binding problem.
C) problem of other minds.
D) laterality conundrum.
23. Sherrington's studies of the reflex arc in dogs led him to conclude that:
A) there are gaps between individual communicating neurons.
B) communicating neurons are directly connected with one another.
C) all neural communication is electrical in nature.
D) reflexes are coordinated by the pineal body, even in dogs.
24. The scientific discipline BEST associated with the development of intelligence
tests is:
A) neurology.
B) psychosurgery.
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,C) psychometrics.
D) neuropsychology.
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,Answer Key
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. D
12. A
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. D
17. B
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. C
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,Use the following to answer questions 1-3:
Different theorists down the ages have placed mental processes in various parts of the body.
Choose the appropriate body region for each theorist.
a. pineal gland
b. heart
c. brain
1. Aristotle
2. Descartes
3. modern neuroscientists
Use the following to answer questions 4-7:
The nineteenth century saw an increase in scientific interest in the functions of the brain. Match
the scientist(s) with the MOST appropriate phrase.
a. conduction aphasia
b. recovery of function
c. electrical excitability of the cortex
d. left hemisphere localization for speech
4. Dax
5. Wernicke
6. Flourens
7. Fritsch and Hitzig
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,Use the following to answer questions 8-11:
Following Broca, several other investigators extended knowledge regarding the association of
brain damage and language and movement disorders. For each individual, choose the MOST
appropriate alternative from the list below.
a. apraxia
b. hierarchical organization
c. fluent aphasia
d. alexia
8. Wernicke
9. Dejerine
10. Liepmann
11. Hughlings-Jackson
Use the following to answer questions 12-15:
The history of neuropsychology has been influenced by a variety of hypotheses regarding the
functional organization of the human brain. For each hypothesis, choose the individual MOST
closely associated with that idea from the list below.
a. Goltz
b. Ramón y Cajal
c. Hughlings-Jackson
d. Golgi
12. antilocalization
13. hierarchical organization
14. nerve net hypothesis
15. neuron hypothesis
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, Use the following to answer questions 16-19:
Match the individual(s) in each question with the MOST appropriate term from the list.
a. chemical neurotransmission
b. electrical stimulation of muscle contractions
c. ionic conduction of nerve impulse
d. synapse
16. Galvani
17. Hodgkin and Huxley
18. Sherrington
19. Loewi
Use the following to answer questions 20-23:
For each discipline listed below, choose the MOST appropriate alternative from the list.
a. positron emission tomography
b. failed in developing a functional atlas of the human brain
c. intelligence quotient
d. stereotaxic device
20. neurosurgery
21. psychometrics
22. brain imaging
23. phrenology
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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
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
A) somatic nerves.
B) lateral fissure.
C) arcuate fasciculus.
D) corpus callosum.
4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
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
7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
A) Plato
B) Galen
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,C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) the cardiac hypothesis
D) nonmaterialism
9. If a person believes that brain function is only the source of some behaviors, it is
accurate to refer to that person as a:
A) mentalist.
B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. With respect to the “mind–brain” problem, followers of Wallace and Darwin
would MOST likely consider themselves to be .
A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Two individuals developed similar theories of evolution at about the same time.
Charles Darwin was one; the other was .
A) William Osler
B) Pierre Flourens
C) Pierre Marie
D) Alfred Wallace
12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior can be explained by
the:
A) workings of the physical nervous system and body alone.
B) interaction of the physical brain and nonphysical soul.
C) motivated pursuit of material well-being.
D) flow of cerebrospinal fluid between ventricles and muscles.
13. Darwin's principle that all animals' nervous systems evolved from that of a
common ancestor predicted that:
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
neural level.
C) functionally different structures in different species share common ancestral genes
and mechanisms.
D) brain–behavior relationships have remained largely unchanged during the course of
evolution.
14. Although the phrenologists were misguided in many respects, Gall actually did
report, more or less accurately, the first case of following left frontal
damage.
A) cortical blindness
B) hysterical paralysis
C) loss of the ability to speak
D) personality change
15. Early support for lateralization and localization of function came from
postmortem studies of:
A) humans who had recovered function following stroke.
B) decorticate dogs trained on memory tasks.
C) regional differences in cell density.
D) humans with language disorders.
16. Although all of the individuals listed made contributions to our knowledge of the
lateralization of language functions in the brain, is generally credited with
the MOST important findings.
A) Dax
B) Bouillaud
C) Marie
D) Broca
17. The hypothesis that the ability to speak depends on the left frontal lobe is an
example of:
A) antilocalizationism.
B) lateralization of function.
C) mentalism.
D) phrenology.
18. The cortical area MOST closely associated with speech comprehension is the
lobe.
A) temporal
B) frontal
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,C) occipital
D) parietal
19. Apraxia is the inability to:
A) learn a new motor skill.
B) produce articulate speech.
C) make sequences of movements.
D) combine sensory stimuli into a coherent perception.
20. The currently used medical diagnosis “persistent vegetative state” MOST closely
reflects the nervous system's:
A) hierarchical organization.
B) conduction aphasia.
C) localization of function.
D) Hebb synapse.
21. A person who cannot understand how the brain ties together past perceptions and
actions in a unified memory is pondering:
A) apraxia.
B) the binding problem.
C) aphasia.
D) the neuron theory.
22. The scientist who discovers how a unitary perception is made from multiple
streams of sensory information will have solved the:
A) mind–body problem.
B) binding problem.
C) problem of other minds.
D) laterality conundrum.
23. Sherrington's studies of the reflex arc in dogs led him to conclude that:
A) there are gaps between individual communicating neurons.
B) communicating neurons are directly connected with one another.
C) all neural communication is electrical in nature.
D) reflexes are coordinated by the pineal body, even in dogs.
24. The scientific discipline BEST associated with the development of intelligence
tests is:
A) neurology.
B) psychosurgery.
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,C) psychometrics.
D) neuropsychology.
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,Answer Key
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. D
12. A
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. D
17. B
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. B
22. B
23. A
24. C
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,Use the following to answer questions 1-3:
Different theorists down the ages have placed mental processes in various parts of the body.
Choose the appropriate body region for each theorist.
a. pineal gland
b. heart
c. brain
1. Aristotle
2. Descartes
3. modern neuroscientists
Use the following to answer questions 4-7:
The nineteenth century saw an increase in scientific interest in the functions of the brain. Match
the scientist(s) with the MOST appropriate phrase.
a. conduction aphasia
b. recovery of function
c. electrical excitability of the cortex
d. left hemisphere localization for speech
4. Dax
5. Wernicke
6. Flourens
7. Fritsch and Hitzig
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,Use the following to answer questions 8-11:
Following Broca, several other investigators extended knowledge regarding the association of
brain damage and language and movement disorders. For each individual, choose the MOST
appropriate alternative from the list below.
a. apraxia
b. hierarchical organization
c. fluent aphasia
d. alexia
8. Wernicke
9. Dejerine
10. Liepmann
11. Hughlings-Jackson
Use the following to answer questions 12-15:
The history of neuropsychology has been influenced by a variety of hypotheses regarding the
functional organization of the human brain. For each hypothesis, choose the individual MOST
closely associated with that idea from the list below.
a. Goltz
b. Ramón y Cajal
c. Hughlings-Jackson
d. Golgi
12. antilocalization
13. hierarchical organization
14. nerve net hypothesis
15. neuron hypothesis
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, Use the following to answer questions 16-19:
Match the individual(s) in each question with the MOST appropriate term from the list.
a. chemical neurotransmission
b. electrical stimulation of muscle contractions
c. ionic conduction of nerve impulse
d. synapse
16. Galvani
17. Hodgkin and Huxley
18. Sherrington
19. Loewi
Use the following to answer questions 20-23:
For each discipline listed below, choose the MOST appropriate alternative from the list.
a. positron emission tomography
b. failed in developing a functional atlas of the human brain
c. intelligence quotient
d. stereotaxic device
20. neurosurgery
21. psychometrics
22. brain imaging
23. phrenology
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