NREMT EMT COGNITIVE FINAL EXAM NEWEST EXAM 2025 |
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If a split-brain patient with the typical pattern of language dominance is
shown an object briefly in her left visual field, she will be able to indicate
what she saw successfully if she is asked to
a. speak its name.
b. point to the object using her left hand.
c. point to the object using her right hand.
d. verbally describe, rather than name, the object. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------b
Based on what you have learned about laterality, which of the following
statements is most accurate?
a. "Left-brained" people are generally more creative and artistic.
b. "Right-brained" dominant activities include artistic ability and creativity.
c. Both hemispheres play a role in most tasks in all people, working in
concert with each other.
d. The hemispheres are functionally identical. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------c
Declarative or explicit memory is knowledge that:
a. one can access consciously.
b. one cannot access consciously.
c. is a form of sensory memory.
d. is a form of short-term memory. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-a
,The dichotic listening task has been used to show a left-ear advantage for
remembering dichotically presented words, consistent with the idea that the
left hemisphere processes language.
True or False ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False
Joan is a patient who had a stroke in her right parietal lobe and has
extinction as a result of her injury. When placed in a driving simulator she
would be most likely to miss which stimulus when stopped at a virtual
crosswalk and staring straight ahead? (Note: For this question, assume
drivers sit on the left side of the car.)
a. a pedestrian on the driver side
b. a pedestrian on the passenger side
c. a pedestrian on the driver side when a second pedestrian is on the
passenger side at the same time
d. a pedestrian on the passenger side when a second pedestrian is on the
driver side at the same time ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c
Which of the following would be the most difficult for the famous patient
H.M. and other patients with medial temporal lobe removal?
a. reading a string of numbers written on a piece of paper
b. remembering a series of seven numbers for 20 seconds
c. learning the words for numbers in a foreign language
d. improving in the ability to write numbers with the nondominant hand ------
---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c
Which of the following statements best describes the population vector
associated with a reaching movement from left to right?
a. The population vector shifts from right to left only while the arm is
actually moving.
b. The population vector shifts from left to right only after the arm has
moved and stopped.
c. The population vector shifts from left to right only while the arm is
actually moving.
,d. The population vector shifts from left to right before the arm begins to
move. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d
Which of the following sets of elements is sufficient to produce an effective
brain-machine interface?
a. a computer to generate artificial neuronal activity and a prosthetic limb
b. an electrode array to record neural activity, a robotic arm, and a lever
c. an electrode array to record neural activity, a prosthetic limb, and
computer software that can interpret intended actions from neural activity
d. All of the answer options are correct. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------
--------c
A laboratory dog has had surgery to separate the spinal components of its
motor system from the cortical and subcortical components. Which of the
following best describes the motor abilities of this animal?
a. The dog is able to sit and roll over in response to commands.
b. The dog can move proximal effectors normally, but not distal effectors.
c. The dog demonstrates reflexive withdrawal of its foot in response to
sudden stimulation.
d. The dog is completely paralyzed from the neck down. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------c
It appears that the medial temporal lobes and the diencephalon are
important in consolidating explicit long-term memories but are not
themselves the storage sites for this knowledge because:
a. most skills and habits acquired before injury to these structures will
remain intact.
b. only priming and conditioning show signs of impairment following
damage to these structures.
c. only nonassociative learning and priming show signs of impairment
following damage to these structures.
d. most episodic and semantic memories acquired before injury to these
structures will remain intact. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d
, Patients with damage to the medial temporal lobe and hippocampus
typically do not have difficulty performing short-term memory tasks such as
the digit span.
True or False ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True
Which of the following statements concerning types of memory in the
modal model of memory is FALSE?
a. At any moment, there is more information in sensory memory than in
short-term memory.
b. Some contents of sensory memory are selected via attention and next
processed in long-term memory.
c. Sensory memory has a shorter duration than short-term memory.
d. Long-term memory has a longer duration than sensory memory ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b
The role of calcium ions (Ca2+) in synaptic transmission is to
a. bind neurotransmitter molecules to the postsynaptic membrane
b.increase the activity of the sodium-potassium pumps in the presynaptic
cell
c. mediate the release of neurotransmitter molecues from the presynaptic
neuron
d.repolarize the postsynaptic cell after transmission has been completed ---
------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c
All of the structures listed here are major components of the basal ganglia
EXCEPT:
globus pallidus
amygdala
caudate nucleus
putamen ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------amygdala
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS (JUST
RELEASED)
If a split-brain patient with the typical pattern of language dominance is
shown an object briefly in her left visual field, she will be able to indicate
what she saw successfully if she is asked to
a. speak its name.
b. point to the object using her left hand.
c. point to the object using her right hand.
d. verbally describe, rather than name, the object. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------b
Based on what you have learned about laterality, which of the following
statements is most accurate?
a. "Left-brained" people are generally more creative and artistic.
b. "Right-brained" dominant activities include artistic ability and creativity.
c. Both hemispheres play a role in most tasks in all people, working in
concert with each other.
d. The hemispheres are functionally identical. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------c
Declarative or explicit memory is knowledge that:
a. one can access consciously.
b. one cannot access consciously.
c. is a form of sensory memory.
d. is a form of short-term memory. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
-a
,The dichotic listening task has been used to show a left-ear advantage for
remembering dichotically presented words, consistent with the idea that the
left hemisphere processes language.
True or False ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False
Joan is a patient who had a stroke in her right parietal lobe and has
extinction as a result of her injury. When placed in a driving simulator she
would be most likely to miss which stimulus when stopped at a virtual
crosswalk and staring straight ahead? (Note: For this question, assume
drivers sit on the left side of the car.)
a. a pedestrian on the driver side
b. a pedestrian on the passenger side
c. a pedestrian on the driver side when a second pedestrian is on the
passenger side at the same time
d. a pedestrian on the passenger side when a second pedestrian is on the
driver side at the same time ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c
Which of the following would be the most difficult for the famous patient
H.M. and other patients with medial temporal lobe removal?
a. reading a string of numbers written on a piece of paper
b. remembering a series of seven numbers for 20 seconds
c. learning the words for numbers in a foreign language
d. improving in the ability to write numbers with the nondominant hand ------
---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c
Which of the following statements best describes the population vector
associated with a reaching movement from left to right?
a. The population vector shifts from right to left only while the arm is
actually moving.
b. The population vector shifts from left to right only after the arm has
moved and stopped.
c. The population vector shifts from left to right only while the arm is
actually moving.
,d. The population vector shifts from left to right before the arm begins to
move. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d
Which of the following sets of elements is sufficient to produce an effective
brain-machine interface?
a. a computer to generate artificial neuronal activity and a prosthetic limb
b. an electrode array to record neural activity, a robotic arm, and a lever
c. an electrode array to record neural activity, a prosthetic limb, and
computer software that can interpret intended actions from neural activity
d. All of the answer options are correct. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------
--------c
A laboratory dog has had surgery to separate the spinal components of its
motor system from the cortical and subcortical components. Which of the
following best describes the motor abilities of this animal?
a. The dog is able to sit and roll over in response to commands.
b. The dog can move proximal effectors normally, but not distal effectors.
c. The dog demonstrates reflexive withdrawal of its foot in response to
sudden stimulation.
d. The dog is completely paralyzed from the neck down. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------c
It appears that the medial temporal lobes and the diencephalon are
important in consolidating explicit long-term memories but are not
themselves the storage sites for this knowledge because:
a. most skills and habits acquired before injury to these structures will
remain intact.
b. only priming and conditioning show signs of impairment following
damage to these structures.
c. only nonassociative learning and priming show signs of impairment
following damage to these structures.
d. most episodic and semantic memories acquired before injury to these
structures will remain intact. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d
, Patients with damage to the medial temporal lobe and hippocampus
typically do not have difficulty performing short-term memory tasks such as
the digit span.
True or False ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True
Which of the following statements concerning types of memory in the
modal model of memory is FALSE?
a. At any moment, there is more information in sensory memory than in
short-term memory.
b. Some contents of sensory memory are selected via attention and next
processed in long-term memory.
c. Sensory memory has a shorter duration than short-term memory.
d. Long-term memory has a longer duration than sensory memory ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b
The role of calcium ions (Ca2+) in synaptic transmission is to
a. bind neurotransmitter molecules to the postsynaptic membrane
b.increase the activity of the sodium-potassium pumps in the presynaptic
cell
c. mediate the release of neurotransmitter molecues from the presynaptic
neuron
d.repolarize the postsynaptic cell after transmission has been completed ---
------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c
All of the structures listed here are major components of the basal ganglia
EXCEPT:
globus pallidus
amygdala
caudate nucleus
putamen ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------amygdala
