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Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology
Bryan Kolb, Ian Whishaw
8th Edition
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Bryan Kolb: Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology 8th Edition Test bank
Chapter 1
(ANSWERS AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER)
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.
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2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines. Which discipline is NOT one of those?
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A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
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D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
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A) somatic nerves.
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B) lateral fissure.
C) arcuate fasciculus.
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D) corpus callosum.
4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
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
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B) peripheral
C) central
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D) somatic
7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
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A) Plato
B) Galen
C) Aristotle
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D) Hippocrates
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8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of .
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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.
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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
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C) dualists
D) agnostics
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11. Two individuals developed similar theories of evolution at about the same time. Charles Darwin was
one; the other was .
A) William Osler
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B) Pierre Flourens
C) Pierre Marie
D) Alfred Wallace
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12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior can be explained 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.
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.
B) over time, nervous systems have come to have increasingly more in common at the neural level.
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Test Bank
Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology
Bryan Kolb, Ian Whishaw
8th Edition
M
ED
ST
U
D
Y
Page 1 of 420
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Bryan Kolb: Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology 8th Edition Test bank
Chapter 1
(ANSWERS AT THE END OF EVERY CHAPTER)
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.
M
2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines. Which discipline is NOT one of those?
ED
A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
ST
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
U
A) somatic nerves.
D
B) lateral fissure.
C) arcuate fasciculus.
Y
D) corpus callosum.
4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
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
M
B) peripheral
C) central
ED
D) somatic
7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
ST
A) Plato
B) Galen
C) Aristotle
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D) Hippocrates
D
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of .
Y
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.
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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
M
C) dualists
D) agnostics
ED
11. Two individuals developed similar theories of evolution at about the same time. Charles Darwin was
one; the other was .
A) William Osler
ST
B) Pierre Flourens
C) Pierre Marie
D) Alfred Wallace
U
12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior can be explained by the:
D
A) workings of the physical nervous system and body alone.
Y
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.
B) over time, nervous systems have come to have increasingly more in common at the neural level.
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