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A) visual perception.
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D) balance.
2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines. Which discipline i
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s NOT one of those?
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A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
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A) somatic nerves. qy
B) lateral fissure.
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C) arcuate fasciculus.
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D) corpus callosum.
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4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
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A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
5. The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:
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A) subcortical nuclei. qy
B) commissures.
C) cortical lobes. qy
D) sensory nerves qy
6. The brain and spinal cord together make up the
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A) autonomic
B) peripheral
C) central
D) somatic
7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
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A) Plato
B) Galen
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,C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of qy qy qy qy qy .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) the cardiac hypothesis
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D) nonmaterialism
9. If a person believes that brain function is only the source of some behaviors, it
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is accurate to refer to that person as a:
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A) mentalist.
B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. With respect to the ―mind– qy qy qy qy
brain‖ problem, followers of Wallace and Darwin would MOST likely con
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sider themselves to be qy . qy qy
A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Two individuals developed similar theories of evolution at about the same tim
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e. Charles Darwin was one; the other was .
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A) William Osler qy
B) Pierre Flourens qy
C) Pierre Marie qy
D) Alfred Wallace qy
12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior can be explained b
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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.
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C) motivated pursuit of material well-being. qy qy qy qy
D) flow of cerebrospinal fluid between ventricles and muscles.
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13. Darwin's principle that all animals' nervous systems evolved from that of
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a common ancestor predicted that:
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A) all living things can in theory be traced back to the same ancient unknown ancesto
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r.
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, B) over time, nervous systems have come to have increasingly more in common at t
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he neural level.
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C) functionally different structures in different species share common ancestral gene
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s and mechanisms.
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D) brain–
behavior relationships have remained largely unchanged during the course of evol
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ution.
14. Although the phrenologists were misguided in many respects, Gall actually di
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d report, more or less accurately, the first case of
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following left frontal da qy qy qy
mage.
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B) hysterical paralysis qy
C) loss of the ability to speak
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D) personality change qy
15. Early support for lateralization and localization of function came fro
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m postmortem studies of:
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A) humans who had recovered function following stroke.
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B) decorticate dogs trained on memory tasks. qy qy qy qy qy
C) regional differences in cell density.
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D) humans with language disorders.
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16. Although all of the individuals listed made contributions to our knowledge of t
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he lateralization of language functions in the brain,
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ed with the MOST important findings.
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A) Dax
B) Bouillaud
C) Marie
D) Broca
17. The hypothesis that the ability to speak depends on the left frontal lobe is
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an example of:
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A) antilocalizationism.
B) lateralization of function. qy qy
C) mentalism.
D) phrenology.
18. The cortical area MOST closely associated with speech comprehension is the
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lobe.
A) temporal
B) frontal
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, 1. Following damage to his frontal lobes, subject L. D. had lasting impairments in:
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A) visual perception.
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B) attention.
C) motor-skill acquisition. qy
D) balance.
2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines. Which discipline i
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s NOT one of those?
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A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
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A) somatic nerves. qy
B) lateral fissure.
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C) arcuate fasciculus.
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D) corpus callosum.
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4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
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A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
5. The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:
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A) subcortical nuclei. qy
B) commissures.
C) cortical lobes. qy
D) sensory nerves qy
6. The brain and spinal cord together make up the
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A) autonomic
B) peripheral
C) central
D) somatic
7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
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A) Plato
B) Galen
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,C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of qy qy qy qy qy .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) the cardiac hypothesis
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D) nonmaterialism
9. If a person believes that brain function is only the source of some behaviors, it
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is accurate to refer to that person as a:
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A) mentalist.
B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. With respect to the ―mind– qy qy qy qy
brain‖ problem, followers of Wallace and Darwin would MOST likely con
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sider themselves to be qy . qy qy
A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Two individuals developed similar theories of evolution at about the same tim
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e. Charles Darwin was one; the other was .
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A) William Osler qy
B) Pierre Flourens qy
C) Pierre Marie qy
D) Alfred Wallace qy
12. Materialism is the philosophical position that all behavior can be explained b
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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.
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C) motivated pursuit of material well-being. qy qy qy qy
D) flow of cerebrospinal fluid between ventricles and muscles.
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13. Darwin's principle that all animals' nervous systems evolved from that of
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a common ancestor predicted that:
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A) all living things can in theory be traced back to the same ancient unknown ancesto
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r.
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, B) over time, nervous systems have come to have increasingly more in common at t
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he neural level.
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C) functionally different structures in different species share common ancestral gene
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s and mechanisms.
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D) brain–
behavior relationships have remained largely unchanged during the course of evol
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ution.
14. Although the phrenologists were misguided in many respects, Gall actually di
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d report, more or less accurately, the first case of
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following left frontal da qy qy qy
mage.
A) cortical blindness qy
B) hysterical paralysis qy
C) loss of the ability to speak
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D) personality change qy
15. Early support for lateralization and localization of function came fro
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m postmortem studies of:
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A) humans who had recovered function following stroke.
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B) decorticate dogs trained on memory tasks. qy qy qy qy qy
C) regional differences in cell density.
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D) humans with language disorders.
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16. Although all of the individuals listed made contributions to our knowledge of t
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he lateralization of language functions in the brain,
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ed with the MOST important findings.
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A) Dax
B) Bouillaud
C) Marie
D) Broca
17. The hypothesis that the ability to speak depends on the left frontal lobe is
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an example of:
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A) antilocalizationism.
B) lateralization of function. qy qy
C) mentalism.
D) phrenology.
18. The cortical area MOST closely associated with speech comprehension is the
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lobe.
A) temporal
B) frontal
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