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1 : The study of the physiological basis of cognition is known as
A : cognitive psychology.
B : neuroscience.
C : cognitive neuroscience.
D : neuropsychology.
Correct Answer : C
2 : Barbara has recently been diagnosed with abdominal cancer. Her oncologist wants to
determine the best treatment method to eliminate the tumors. Her gastroenterologist is focused
on relieving her symptoms and restoring normal digestive functioning. Barbaras psychologist
works to help minimize her anxiety and keep her spirits up. The fact that these doctors are
considering Barbaras situation with different goals and from different perspectives is similar to
the idea of __________ presented in your textbook.
A : the dynamics of cognition
B : idiographic evaluation
C : nomothetic examination
D : levels of analysis
Correct Answer : D
3 : Your author points out that studying the mind requires both __________ and __________
experiments.
A : nomothetic; idiographic
B : behavioral; physiological
C : brain; body
D : observational; correlational
Correct Answer : B
4 : Early studies of brain tissue that used staining techniques and microscopes from the 19th
century described the nerve net. These early understandings were in error in the sense that the
nerve net was believed to be
A : continuous.
B : composed of discrete individual units.
C : composed of cell bodies, axons, and dendrites.
D : composed of neurotransmitters rather than neurons.
Correct Answer : A
5 : The key structural components of neurons are the
A : cell body, cellular membrane, and transmitters.
B : axon, dendrites, and glands.
C : cell body, dendrites, and axons.
D : transmitters, dendrites, and nodes of Ranvier.
Correct Answer : C
6 : In the mid-20th century, the study of the mind began using which technique or model
inspired by digital computers?
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D : Signal processing model
13 : You are walking down the street and see a nice car drive by. You notice its color,
Correct Answer : A movement, and shape. All of these features are processed
A : in one localized area of the brain.
7 : A synapse is B : by a specific object neuron.
A : a tube filled with fluid that conducts electrical signals. C : in different parts of the brain.
B : the structure that contains mechanisms to keep a neuron alive. D : through fMRI potentials.
C : the structure that receives electrical signals from other neurons.
D : the gap that separates two different neurons. Correct Answer : C
Correct Answer : D 14 : When the axon is at rest, the inside of the neuron has a charge that is 70 millivolts more
negative than the outside. This difference will continue as long as
8 : Groups of interconnected neurons are referred to as A : the neurons receptor continues to be stimulated.
A : myelin sheaths. B : the impulse is past the recording electrode.
B : potentiated somas. C : signals remain in the neuron.
C : neural circuits. D : the neuron is at rest.
D : spreading activations.
Correct Answer : D
Correct Answer : C
15 : Neurons that respond to specific qualities of objects, such as orientation, movement, and
9 : Action potentials occur in the length, are called
A : cell body. A : retinal cells.
B : synapse. B : feature detectors.
C : neurotransmitters. C : dendrites.
D : axon. D : receptors.
Correct Answer : D Correct Answer : B
10 : If the intensity of a stimulus that is presented to a touch receptor is increased, this tends to 16 : If kittens are raised in an environment that contains only verticals, you would predict that
increase the __________ in the receptors axon. most of the neurons in their visual cortex would respond best to the visual presentation of a
A : rate of nerve firing A : brick wall.
B : size of the nerve impulses B : chain link fence.
C : speed of nerve conduction C : solid wall.
D : All of these are correct. D : picket fence.
Correct Answer : A Correct Answer : D
11 : When recording from a single neuron, stimulus intensity is represented by the 17 : Which organ is unique in that it appears to be static tissue?
A : size of the action potentials. A : Heart
B : size of the synapse. B : Brain
C : firing rate of the neurotransmitters. C : Lungs
D : firing rate of the action potentials. D : Kidney
Correct Answer : D Correct Answer : B
12 : Which of the following statements best describes how neurons communicate with one 18 : Edgar Adrian studied the relationship between nerve firing and sensory experience by
another? measuring how the firing of a neuron from a receptor in the skin changed as he applied more
A : Dendrites make direct contact with each other. pressure to the skin. He found that
B : A chemical process takes place in the synapse. A : the shape and height of the action potential increased as he increased the pressure.
C : An electrical process takes place in the receptors. B : the shape and height of the action potential decreased as he increased the pressure.
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19 : When conducting an experiment on how stimuli are represented by the firing of neurons, D : neural net theory.
you notice that neurons respond differently to different faces. For example, Arthurs face causes
three neurons to fire, with neuron 1 responding the most and neuron 3 responding the least. Correct Answer : B
Rogers face causes three different neurons to fire, with neuron 7 responding the least and
neuron 9 responding the most. Your results support __________ coding. 25 : What is the metabolic center of an individual neuron?
A : specificity A : Nerve
B : distributed B : Connectome
C : sparse C : Axon
D : divergence D : Cell body
Correct Answer : C Correct Answer : D
20 : Why is it easier to study brain tissue from newborn animals than brain tissue from adults? 26 : The __________ lobe of the cortex receives information from all of the senses and is
A : The density of cells in a newborn brain is small compared with the density in an adult brain. responsible for coordination of the senses, as well as higher cognitive functions such as thinking
B : The density of cells in a newborn brain is higher compared with the density in an adult brain. and problem solving.
C : The nerve net system in newborn animals is less developed. A : subcortical
D : The nerve net system in newborn animals is more developed. B : frontal
C : occipital
Correct Answer : A D : parietal
21 : Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to specificity coding? Correct Answer : B
A : It is probably accurate, which explains why the human nervous system contains over one
hundred billion neurons. 27 : Which part of a neuron transmits signals to other neurons?
B : Research has found that specificity encoding does occur for lower animals, such as dogs A : Dendrites
and cats, but has not found this phenomenon to exist in human beings. B : Axons
C : It is unlikely to be correct because there are too many stimuli in the world to have a separate C : Cell body
neuron for each. D : Nerve net
D : Specificity coding is one of the areas that is only theoretical and not applied, and thus there
is no way to know if it truly exists in human beings. Correct Answer : B
Correct Answer : C 28 : A 10-month-old baby is interested in discovering different textures, comparing the touch
sensations between a soft blanket and a hard wooden block. Tactile signals such as these are
22 : Which of the following is consistent with the idea of localization of function? received by the __________ lobe.
A : Specific areas of the brain serve different functions. A : parietal
B : Neurons in different areas of the brain respond best to different stimuli. B : occipital
C : Brain areas are specialized for specific functions. C : frontal
D : All of these are correct. D : temporal
Correct Answer : D Correct Answer : A
23 : Recording from single neurons in the brain has shown that neurons responding to specific 29 : Josiah is trying to speak to his wife, but his speech is very slow and labored, often with
types of stimuli are often clustered in specific areas. These results support the idea of jumbled sentence structure.Josiah may have damage to which area of the brain?
A : cortical association. A : Brocas area
B : dissociation. B : Parahippocampal place area (PPA)
C : localization of function. C : Extrastriate body area (EBA)
D : the information processing approach. D : Wernickes area
Correct Answer : C Correct Answer : A
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37 : Ramon is looking at photos of athletes in a sports magazine. He is focusing on their body
Correct Answer : C parts, particularly their chest and legs. Which part of Ramons brain is activated by this viewing?
A : Fusiform face area (FFA)
31 : What is the gap between the end of a neurons axon and the dendrites or cell body of B : Parahippocampal place area (PPA)
another neuron known as? C : Extrastriate body area (EBA)
A : Doctrine D : Functional magnetic area (FMA)
B : Synapse
C : Axon Correct Answer : C
D : Dendrite
38 : The idea that specific cognitive functions activate many areas of the brain is known as
Correct Answer : B A : localization of function.
B : distributed representation.
32 : Brain imaging has made it possible to C : modularity.
A : determine which areas of the brain are involved in different cognitive processes. D : aphasia.
B : view individual neurons in the brain.
C : show how environmental energy is transformed into neural energy. Correct Answer : B
D : view propagation of action potentials.
39 : Groups of neurons or structures that are connected within the nervous system are
Correct Answer : A called__________.
A : synaptic vesicles
33 : In which of the following body parts are neurons NOT present? B : neuronal bridges
A : Eyes C : neural networks
B : Ears D : fused conduits
C : Skin
D : Arteries Correct Answer : C
Correct Answer : D 40 : Which of the following is similar to early ideas scientists had about the brains physical
properties?
34 : Which part of the nervous system picks up information from the outside environment? A : A tree
A : Dendrites B : A web
B : Axons C : A pipe
C : Synapses D : A river
D : Receptors
Correct Answer : B
Correct Answer : D
41 : What is a key difference between dendrites and axons?
35 : The fusiform face area (FFA) in the brain is often damaged in patients with A : One is internally activated and the other is externally activated.
A : Brocas aphasia. B : One has physical form and the other lacks physical form.
B : Wernickes aphasia. C : One sends information and the other receives information.
C : prosopagnosia. D : One has a positive charge and the other has a negative charge.
D : Alzheimers disease.
Correct Answer : C
Correct Answer : C
42 : Its often said that life doesnt exist in a vacuum. However, the emptiness of ________ is
36 : Sarah has experienced brain damage making it difficult for her to understand spatial layout. critical for brain functioning.
Which area of her brain has most likely sustained damage? A : nerves
A : Fusiform face area (FFA) B : receptors
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Research CHOICE
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1 : The study of the physiological basis of cognition is known as
A : cognitive psychology.
B : neuroscience.
C : cognitive neuroscience.
D : neuropsychology.
Correct Answer : C
2 : Barbara has recently been diagnosed with abdominal cancer. Her oncologist wants to
determine the best treatment method to eliminate the tumors. Her gastroenterologist is focused
on relieving her symptoms and restoring normal digestive functioning. Barbaras psychologist
works to help minimize her anxiety and keep her spirits up. The fact that these doctors are
considering Barbaras situation with different goals and from different perspectives is similar to
the idea of __________ presented in your textbook.
A : the dynamics of cognition
B : idiographic evaluation
C : nomothetic examination
D : levels of analysis
Correct Answer : D
3 : Your author points out that studying the mind requires both __________ and __________
experiments.
A : nomothetic; idiographic
B : behavioral; physiological
C : brain; body
D : observational; correlational
Correct Answer : B
4 : Early studies of brain tissue that used staining techniques and microscopes from the 19th
century described the nerve net. These early understandings were in error in the sense that the
nerve net was believed to be
A : continuous.
B : composed of discrete individual units.
C : composed of cell bodies, axons, and dendrites.
D : composed of neurotransmitters rather than neurons.
Correct Answer : A
5 : The key structural components of neurons are the
A : cell body, cellular membrane, and transmitters.
B : axon, dendrites, and glands.
C : cell body, dendrites, and axons.
D : transmitters, dendrites, and nodes of Ranvier.
Correct Answer : C
6 : In the mid-20th century, the study of the mind began using which technique or model
inspired by digital computers?
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C : Data processing model Correct Answer : B
D : Signal processing model
13 : You are walking down the street and see a nice car drive by. You notice its color,
Correct Answer : A movement, and shape. All of these features are processed
A : in one localized area of the brain.
7 : A synapse is B : by a specific object neuron.
A : a tube filled with fluid that conducts electrical signals. C : in different parts of the brain.
B : the structure that contains mechanisms to keep a neuron alive. D : through fMRI potentials.
C : the structure that receives electrical signals from other neurons.
D : the gap that separates two different neurons. Correct Answer : C
Correct Answer : D 14 : When the axon is at rest, the inside of the neuron has a charge that is 70 millivolts more
negative than the outside. This difference will continue as long as
8 : Groups of interconnected neurons are referred to as A : the neurons receptor continues to be stimulated.
A : myelin sheaths. B : the impulse is past the recording electrode.
B : potentiated somas. C : signals remain in the neuron.
C : neural circuits. D : the neuron is at rest.
D : spreading activations.
Correct Answer : D
Correct Answer : C
15 : Neurons that respond to specific qualities of objects, such as orientation, movement, and
9 : Action potentials occur in the length, are called
A : cell body. A : retinal cells.
B : synapse. B : feature detectors.
C : neurotransmitters. C : dendrites.
D : axon. D : receptors.
Correct Answer : D Correct Answer : B
10 : If the intensity of a stimulus that is presented to a touch receptor is increased, this tends to 16 : If kittens are raised in an environment that contains only verticals, you would predict that
increase the __________ in the receptors axon. most of the neurons in their visual cortex would respond best to the visual presentation of a
A : rate of nerve firing A : brick wall.
B : size of the nerve impulses B : chain link fence.
C : speed of nerve conduction C : solid wall.
D : All of these are correct. D : picket fence.
Correct Answer : A Correct Answer : D
11 : When recording from a single neuron, stimulus intensity is represented by the 17 : Which organ is unique in that it appears to be static tissue?
A : size of the action potentials. A : Heart
B : size of the synapse. B : Brain
C : firing rate of the neurotransmitters. C : Lungs
D : firing rate of the action potentials. D : Kidney
Correct Answer : D Correct Answer : B
12 : Which of the following statements best describes how neurons communicate with one 18 : Edgar Adrian studied the relationship between nerve firing and sensory experience by
another? measuring how the firing of a neuron from a receptor in the skin changed as he applied more
A : Dendrites make direct contact with each other. pressure to the skin. He found that
B : A chemical process takes place in the synapse. A : the shape and height of the action potential increased as he increased the pressure.
C : An electrical process takes place in the receptors. B : the shape and height of the action potential decreased as he increased the pressure.
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A : distributed processing.
Correct Answer : C B : localization of function.
C : prosopagnosia.
19 : When conducting an experiment on how stimuli are represented by the firing of neurons, D : neural net theory.
you notice that neurons respond differently to different faces. For example, Arthurs face causes
three neurons to fire, with neuron 1 responding the most and neuron 3 responding the least. Correct Answer : B
Rogers face causes three different neurons to fire, with neuron 7 responding the least and
neuron 9 responding the most. Your results support __________ coding. 25 : What is the metabolic center of an individual neuron?
A : specificity A : Nerve
B : distributed B : Connectome
C : sparse C : Axon
D : divergence D : Cell body
Correct Answer : C Correct Answer : D
20 : Why is it easier to study brain tissue from newborn animals than brain tissue from adults? 26 : The __________ lobe of the cortex receives information from all of the senses and is
A : The density of cells in a newborn brain is small compared with the density in an adult brain. responsible for coordination of the senses, as well as higher cognitive functions such as thinking
B : The density of cells in a newborn brain is higher compared with the density in an adult brain. and problem solving.
C : The nerve net system in newborn animals is less developed. A : subcortical
D : The nerve net system in newborn animals is more developed. B : frontal
C : occipital
Correct Answer : A D : parietal
21 : Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to specificity coding? Correct Answer : B
A : It is probably accurate, which explains why the human nervous system contains over one
hundred billion neurons. 27 : Which part of a neuron transmits signals to other neurons?
B : Research has found that specificity encoding does occur for lower animals, such as dogs A : Dendrites
and cats, but has not found this phenomenon to exist in human beings. B : Axons
C : It is unlikely to be correct because there are too many stimuli in the world to have a separate C : Cell body
neuron for each. D : Nerve net
D : Specificity coding is one of the areas that is only theoretical and not applied, and thus there
is no way to know if it truly exists in human beings. Correct Answer : B
Correct Answer : C 28 : A 10-month-old baby is interested in discovering different textures, comparing the touch
sensations between a soft blanket and a hard wooden block. Tactile signals such as these are
22 : Which of the following is consistent with the idea of localization of function? received by the __________ lobe.
A : Specific areas of the brain serve different functions. A : parietal
B : Neurons in different areas of the brain respond best to different stimuli. B : occipital
C : Brain areas are specialized for specific functions. C : frontal
D : All of these are correct. D : temporal
Correct Answer : D Correct Answer : A
23 : Recording from single neurons in the brain has shown that neurons responding to specific 29 : Josiah is trying to speak to his wife, but his speech is very slow and labored, often with
types of stimuli are often clustered in specific areas. These results support the idea of jumbled sentence structure.Josiah may have damage to which area of the brain?
A : cortical association. A : Brocas area
B : dissociation. B : Parahippocampal place area (PPA)
C : localization of function. C : Extrastriate body area (EBA)
D : the information processing approach. D : Wernickes area
Correct Answer : C Correct Answer : A
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37 : Ramon is looking at photos of athletes in a sports magazine. He is focusing on their body
Correct Answer : C parts, particularly their chest and legs. Which part of Ramons brain is activated by this viewing?
A : Fusiform face area (FFA)
31 : What is the gap between the end of a neurons axon and the dendrites or cell body of B : Parahippocampal place area (PPA)
another neuron known as? C : Extrastriate body area (EBA)
A : Doctrine D : Functional magnetic area (FMA)
B : Synapse
C : Axon Correct Answer : C
D : Dendrite
38 : The idea that specific cognitive functions activate many areas of the brain is known as
Correct Answer : B A : localization of function.
B : distributed representation.
32 : Brain imaging has made it possible to C : modularity.
A : determine which areas of the brain are involved in different cognitive processes. D : aphasia.
B : view individual neurons in the brain.
C : show how environmental energy is transformed into neural energy. Correct Answer : B
D : view propagation of action potentials.
39 : Groups of neurons or structures that are connected within the nervous system are
Correct Answer : A called__________.
A : synaptic vesicles
33 : In which of the following body parts are neurons NOT present? B : neuronal bridges
A : Eyes C : neural networks
B : Ears D : fused conduits
C : Skin
D : Arteries Correct Answer : C
Correct Answer : D 40 : Which of the following is similar to early ideas scientists had about the brains physical
properties?
34 : Which part of the nervous system picks up information from the outside environment? A : A tree
A : Dendrites B : A web
B : Axons C : A pipe
C : Synapses D : A river
D : Receptors
Correct Answer : B
Correct Answer : D
41 : What is a key difference between dendrites and axons?
35 : The fusiform face area (FFA) in the brain is often damaged in patients with A : One is internally activated and the other is externally activated.
A : Brocas aphasia. B : One has physical form and the other lacks physical form.
B : Wernickes aphasia. C : One sends information and the other receives information.
C : prosopagnosia. D : One has a positive charge and the other has a negative charge.
D : Alzheimers disease.
Correct Answer : C
Correct Answer : C
42 : Its often said that life doesnt exist in a vacuum. However, the emptiness of ________ is
36 : Sarah has experienced brain damage making it difficult for her to understand spatial layout. critical for brain functioning.
Which area of her brain has most likely sustained damage? A : nerves
A : Fusiform face area (FFA) B : receptors
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