, 1. Followingdamagetohisfrontallobes,subjectL.D.hadlastingimpairmentsin:
A) visualperception.
b
B) attention.
C) motor-skillacquisition.
D) balance.
2. Neuropsychologyusesinformationfrommanydisciplines.Whichdisciplineis
b b
NOToneofthose?
f
A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
D) mycology
3. Communicationbetweencerebralhemispheresoccursviathe:
b b b
A) somaticnerves.
B) lateralfissure. b
C) arcuatefasciculus.
D) corpuscallosum.
4. Thefoldsorbumpscharacteristicofthecerebralcortexarecalled:
b
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
5. Thecorpuscallosumisthelargestofthebrain's:
b b b
A) subcorticalnuclei.
B) commissures.
C) corticallobes. b
D) sensorynerves
6. Thebrainandspinalcordtogethermakeupthe
b b nervoussystem.
A) autonomic
B) peripheral
C) central
D) somatic
7. Whichofthefollowingsupportedacardiachypothesisofbehavior?
A) Plato
B) Galen
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,C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descarteswasanarticulateproponentof
b b .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) thecardiachypothesis
b
D) nonmaterialism
9. Ifapersonbelievesthatbrainfunctionisonlythesourceofsomebehaviors,itis
b b b b
accuratetorefertothatpersonasa:
f
A) mentalist.
B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. Withrespecttothe―mind–brain‖problem,followersofWallaceandDarwin b
wouldMOSTlikelyconsiderthemselvestobe
f .
A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Twoindividualsdevelopedsimilartheoriesofevolutionataboutthesametime.
b b b b
CharlesDarwinwasone;theotherwas
f .
A) WilliamOsler b
B) PierreFlourens
C) PierreMarie b
D) AlfredWallace b
12. Materialismisthephilosophicalpositionthatallbehaviorcanbeexplainedbythe:
b b b
A) workingsofthephysicalnervoussystemandbodyalone. b
B) interactionofthephysicalbrainandnonphysicalsoul.
C) motivatedpursuitofmaterialwell-being.
b
D) flowofcerebrospinalfluidbetweenventriclesandmuscles. b
13. Darwin'sprinciplethatallanimals'nervoussystemsevolvedfromthatofa
b b b b b b
commonancestorpredictedthat:
f
A) alllivingthingscanintheorybetracedbacktothesameancientunknownancestor.
b b b b
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, B) overtime,nervoussystemshavecometohaveincreasinglymoreincommonattheneural b b
level.
f
C) functionallydifferentstructuresindifferentspeciessharecommonancestralgenesand b b b b
mechanisms.
f
D) brain–behaviorrelationshipshaveremainedlargelyunchangedduringthecourseof b b
evolution.
f
14. Althoughthephrenologistsweremisguidedinmanyrespects,Gallactuallydid
report,moreorlessaccurately,thefirstcaseof
f followingleftfrontal
damage.
f
A) corticalblindness b
B) hystericalparalysis
C) lossoftheabilitytospeak
b
D) personalitychange
15. Earlysupportforlateralizationandlocalizationoffunctioncamefrom b b
postmortemstudiesof:
f
A) humanswhohadrecoveredfunctionfollowingstroke.
b
B) decorticatedogstrainedonmemorytasks.
b b
C) regionaldifferencesincelldensity. b
D) humanswithlanguagedisorders.
16. Although all of the individuals listed made contributions to our knowledge of the
f f f f f f f f f f f f
lateralization of language functions in the brain,
f f f is generally credited with the
f f f f f f f f f f
MOSTimportant findings.
f b
A) Dax
B) Bouillaud
C) Marie
D) Broca
17. Thehypothesisthattheabilitytospeakdependsontheleftfrontallobeisan
b b
exampleof:
f
A) antilocalizationism.
B) lateralizationoffunction. b
C) mentalism.
D) phrenology.
18. ThecorticalareaMOSTcloselyassociatedwithspeechcomprehensionisthe
b b
lobe.
A) temporal
B) frontal
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A) visualperception.
b
B) attention.
C) motor-skillacquisition.
D) balance.
2. Neuropsychologyusesinformationfrommanydisciplines.Whichdisciplineis
b b
NOToneofthose?
f
A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
D) mycology
3. Communicationbetweencerebralhemispheresoccursviathe:
b b b
A) somaticnerves.
B) lateralfissure. b
C) arcuatefasciculus.
D) corpuscallosum.
4. Thefoldsorbumpscharacteristicofthecerebralcortexarecalled:
b
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
5. Thecorpuscallosumisthelargestofthebrain's:
b b b
A) subcorticalnuclei.
B) commissures.
C) corticallobes. b
D) sensorynerves
6. Thebrainandspinalcordtogethermakeupthe
b b nervoussystem.
A) autonomic
B) peripheral
C) central
D) somatic
7. Whichofthefollowingsupportedacardiachypothesisofbehavior?
A) Plato
B) Galen
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,C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descarteswasanarticulateproponentof
b b .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) thecardiachypothesis
b
D) nonmaterialism
9. Ifapersonbelievesthatbrainfunctionisonlythesourceofsomebehaviors,itis
b b b b
accuratetorefertothatpersonasa:
f
A) mentalist.
B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. Withrespecttothe―mind–brain‖problem,followersofWallaceandDarwin b
wouldMOSTlikelyconsiderthemselvestobe
f .
A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Twoindividualsdevelopedsimilartheoriesofevolutionataboutthesametime.
b b b b
CharlesDarwinwasone;theotherwas
f .
A) WilliamOsler b
B) PierreFlourens
C) PierreMarie b
D) AlfredWallace b
12. Materialismisthephilosophicalpositionthatallbehaviorcanbeexplainedbythe:
b b b
A) workingsofthephysicalnervoussystemandbodyalone. b
B) interactionofthephysicalbrainandnonphysicalsoul.
C) motivatedpursuitofmaterialwell-being.
b
D) flowofcerebrospinalfluidbetweenventriclesandmuscles. b
13. Darwin'sprinciplethatallanimals'nervoussystemsevolvedfromthatofa
b b b b b b
commonancestorpredictedthat:
f
A) alllivingthingscanintheorybetracedbacktothesameancientunknownancestor.
b b b b
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, B) overtime,nervoussystemshavecometohaveincreasinglymoreincommonattheneural b b
level.
f
C) functionallydifferentstructuresindifferentspeciessharecommonancestralgenesand b b b b
mechanisms.
f
D) brain–behaviorrelationshipshaveremainedlargelyunchangedduringthecourseof b b
evolution.
f
14. Althoughthephrenologistsweremisguidedinmanyrespects,Gallactuallydid
report,moreorlessaccurately,thefirstcaseof
f followingleftfrontal
damage.
f
A) corticalblindness b
B) hystericalparalysis
C) lossoftheabilitytospeak
b
D) personalitychange
15. Earlysupportforlateralizationandlocalizationoffunctioncamefrom b b
postmortemstudiesof:
f
A) humanswhohadrecoveredfunctionfollowingstroke.
b
B) decorticatedogstrainedonmemorytasks.
b b
C) regionaldifferencesincelldensity. b
D) humanswithlanguagedisorders.
16. Although all of the individuals listed made contributions to our knowledge of the
f f f f f f f f f f f f
lateralization of language functions in the brain,
f f f is generally credited with the
f f f f f f f f f f
MOSTimportant findings.
f b
A) Dax
B) Bouillaud
C) Marie
D) Broca
17. Thehypothesisthattheabilitytospeakdependsontheleftfrontallobeisan
b b
exampleof:
f
A) antilocalizationism.
B) lateralizationoffunction. b
C) mentalism.
D) phrenology.
18. ThecorticalareaMOSTcloselyassociatedwithspeechcomprehensionisthe
b b
lobe.
A) temporal
B) frontal
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