Test Bank — Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind, 5th Edition — Michael S. Gazzaniga, Richard B. Ivry & George R. Mangun — ISBN 9780393603170 — Latest Update 2025/2026 — (All Chapters Covered 1–14)

Cognitive Neuroscience: The
Biology of the Mind
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Michael S. Gazzaniga

Richard B. Ivry
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George R. Mangun
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Edition)
Michael S. Gazzaniga, Richard B. Ivry, & George R. Mangun
ISBN: 9780393603170
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UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS AND METHODS OF COGNITIVE
NEUROSCIENCE
1. A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience
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2. Structure and Function of the Nervous System
3. Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience
4. Hemispheric Specialization

UNIT 2: PERCEPTION, ATTENTION, AND ACTION
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5. Sensation and Perception
6. Object Recognition
7. Attention
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8. Action

UNIT 3: MEMORY, EMOTION, AND LANGUAGE
9. Memory
10. Emotion
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11. Language

UNIT 4: HIGHER-ORDER COGNITION AND CONSCIOUSNESS
12. Cognitive Control
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13. Social Cognition
14. The Consciousness Problem
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, Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience


MULTIPLE CHOICE

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Explain the origins of the field of cognitive neuroscience
2. Describe the roots of the debate over localization of function
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3. Explain the ways in which brain structure was studied
4. Understand the philosophical origins of cognitive psychology
5. Discuss behaviorism and its principal tenets
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6. Explain how and why cognitive psychology came to the forefront of psychological fields
7. Identify the different methods that are used to measure brain function and structure


1. The case of Anne Green was remarkable in that after being falsely convicted of murdering her
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newborn child,
a. she survived an attempted electrocution.
b. she escaped and later married Thomas Willis, a famous neurologist.
c. she survived an attempted hanging.
d. she escaped and later became a famous neurologist.
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ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Historical Perspective
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2. Aside from saving Anne Green’s life, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren also
a. created very accurate drawings of the brain.
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b. came up with the names of a number of brain structures.
c. took the first steps that led to cognitive neuroscience.
d. all of the above.
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Historical Perspective
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3. Which of the following is NOT one of the principal reasons that Willis is considered one of the early
figures in cognitive neuroscience?
a. he named many brain parts.
b. he dissected the brains of criminals within 21 miles of Oxford.
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c. he was among the first to link behavioral deficits to brain damage.
d. he created very accurate brain images.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: Historical Perspective
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4. A central issue of modern cognitive neuroscience is whether specific human cognitive abilities
a. can be localized to particular parts of the brain.
b. are determined by the shape and size of the human skull.
c. are best studied using introspection or the scientific method.
d. can be identified using the Golgi silver method of staining.
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5. The discipline of phrenology was founded by
a. Broca and Wernicke. c. Ramón y Cajal and Sherrington.
b. Fritsch and Hitzig. d. Gall and Spurzheim.
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: The Brain Story
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6. Phrenologists believed that the contour of the skull could provide valuable information about an
individual’s cognitive capacities and personality traits. This approach was based on the assumption
that
a. skull protrusions are caused by disproportionate development of the brain areas beneath
them, which are responsible for different specific functions.
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b. certain traits such as aggressiveness lead to life experiences and injuries that alter the
shape of the skull in specific ways.
c. life experiences and injuries that alter the shape of the skull in specific ways lead to certain
traits, such as aggressiveness.
d. the development of the skull bones directly influences the configuration of the soft brain
areas beneath them, which are responsible for different specific functions.
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ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: The Brain Story
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7. Localizationist is to ________ as holistic is to ________.
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a. Wernicke ; Gall c. Flourens ; Broca
b. Gall ; Flourens d. Broca ; Wernicke
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8. Gall’s method for investigating phrenology was flawed because
a. he used the wrong language to explain the characteristics he observed.
b. he did not tell Napoleon Bonaparte that he possessed noble characteristics.
c. he ought only to confirm, not disprove, the correlations he observed.
d. he used his own skull as the base model.
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ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Brain Story
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9. The view known as aggregate field theory, which stated that the whole brain participates in behavior,
is most associated with
a. Broca. c. Brodmann.
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b. Hughlings Jackson. d. Flourens.
ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: The Brain Story
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10. Willis is to ________ as ________ is to Broca.
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a. Flourens ; Spurzheim. c. Gall ; Dax.
b. Spurzheim ; Flourens. d. Dax ; Gall.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: The Brain Story
OBJ: LO 2 MSC: Analyzing
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