Question 1

The temporal organization of behavior is the general function of the:

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A)   parietal lobes.
B)   temporal lobes.
C)   frontal lobes.
D)   limbic lobes.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Kimura observed that participants who were asked to remember a series of digits tended to do better when the digits were presented:

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A)   to the right ear.
B)   to the left ear.
C)   to both ears at the same time.
D)   using a female voice.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Cells in visual area V5 are most sensitive to:

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A)   color.
B)   shape.
C)   size.
D)   movement.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Anthony can perceive objects normally,but when he reaches out to pick them up,he often misses the object entirely or grasps it awkwardly.This difficulty with picking up objects does not appear to be a problem with his muscles,as he can move his arms just fine.This peculiar disorder is mostly like the result of damage to the:

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A)   frontal cortex.
B)   parietal cortex.
C)   temporal cortex.
D)   occipital cortex.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Your friend tells you that every letter of the alphabet has a distinct color to him.For example,A is always a specific hue of yellow and G is always baby blue.You believe your friend:

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A)   is on drugs.
B)   has had a stroke.
C)   has synesthesia.
D)   has a brain tumor.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 6

DTI studies have revealed that the male brain _____,whereas the female brain _____.

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A)   has more intrahemispheric connections;has more interhemispheric connections
B)   has more interhemispheric connections;has more intrahemispheric connections
C)   has more connections within the right hemisphere;has more connections within the left hemisphere
D)   has more connections within the left hemisphere;has more connections within the right hemisphereE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Males are typically better at _____ tasks,whereas females tend to excel at _____ tasks.

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A)   spatial relations and mental rotation;short-term memory and verbal fluency
B)   short-term memory and spatial relations;verbal fluency and mental rotation
C)   short-term memory and verbal fluency;spatial relations and mental rotation
D)   verbal fluency and spatial relations;mental rotation and short-term memoryE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Fine movement deficits are seen after:

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A)   right parietal lobe lesions.
B)   left parietal lobe lesions.
C)   right frontal lobe lesions.
D)   left temporal lobe lesions.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The male advantage for spatial skills may have evolved from the fact that males:

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A)   ranged over larger territories than females.
B)   developed the first tools.
C)   tend to be more aggressive than females.
D)   All of the answers are correct.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Compared to monolinguals,bilinguals have been shown to have:

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A)   increased gray matter in the frontal lobes.
B)   increased numbers of glial cells in the frontal lobes.
C)   increased gray matter in the temporal lobes.
D)   increased numbers of glial cells in the temporal lobes.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Your patient cannot read,and she has difficulty in copying movements and generating the names of objects and animals.The most likely site of the lesion is the:

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A)   left parietal lobe.
B)   right parietal lobe.
C)   left temporal lobe.
D)   right temporal lobe.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Overall brain volume is _____ to intelligence.

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A)   positively related
B)   negatively related
C)   poorly related
D)   linkedE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

A person who once had knowledge about certain objects now loses visual knowledge of those objects and also other objects when his _____ is destroyed.

Accepted Answer

A)   parietal cortex.
B)   temporal cortex.
C)   frontal cortex.
D)   occipital cortex.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Throwing an object accurately at a moving object is unique to:

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A)   humans.
B)   humans and chimpanzees.
C)   humans,chimpanzees,and gorillas.
D)   all primates.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

The most common form of synesthesia is:

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A)   colored taste.
B)   colored hearing.
C)   colored touch.
D)   colored pain.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Patients with apraxia have difficulty:

Accepted Answer

A)   reading a newspaper.
B)   walking down the street.
C)   copying a series of arm movements.
D)   copying a drawing.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

A patient with poor visual memory might have damage to:

Accepted Answer

A)   the left frontal lobe.
B)   the left temporal lobe.
C)   the right temporal lobe.
D)   Broca's area.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Einstein's brain was found to have more than the normal amount of:

Accepted Answer

A)   neurons in the parietal cortex.
B)   neurons in the frontal cortex.
C)   glial cells in the parietal cortex.
D)   glial cells in the frontal cortex.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Psychological constructs (e.g. ,attention) can be difficult to localize in the brain because:

Accepted Answer

A)   psychological constructs are often complex and not localized to one area of the brain.
B)   we tend to think of constructs as unitary,but they are actually made up of a number of distinct processes.
C)   the brain is not organized around psychological constructs.
D)   All of the answers are correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

If you were preparing to do brain surgery on someone and you needed to know what hemisphere language was lateralized in,which test would deliver the most accurate results?

Accepted Answer

A)   dichotic listening
B)   fMRI tests of language
C)   EEG
D)   the sodium amobarbital testE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 15:How Does the Brain Think? Part A

Your friend tells you that every letter of the alphabet has a distinct color to him.For example,A is always a specific hue of yellow and G is always baby blue.You believe your friend:

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Fine movement deficits are seen after:

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The temporal organization of behavior is the general function of the:

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Einstein's brain was found to have more than the normal amount of:

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Psychological constructs (e.g. ,attention) can be difficult to localize in the brain because:

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Patients with apraxia have difficulty:

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Compared to monolinguals,bilinguals have been shown to have:

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Your patient cannot read,and she has difficulty in copying movements and generating the names of objects and animals.The most likely site of the lesion is the:

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The most common form of synesthesia is:

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Cells in visual area V5 are most sensitive to:

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The male advantage for spatial skills may have evolved from the fact that males:

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DTI studies have revealed that the male brain _,whereas the female brain _.

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Males are typically better at _ tasks,whereas females tend to excel at _ tasks.

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A patient with poor visual memory might have damage to:

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Overall brain volume is _____ to intelligence.

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If you were preparing to do brain surgery on someone and you needed to know what hemisphere language was lateralized in,which test would deliver the most accurate results?

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Kimura observed that participants who were asked to remember a series of digits tended to do better when the digits were presented:

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Throwing an object accurately at a moving object is unique to:

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A person who once had knowledge about certain objects now loses visual knowledge of those objects and also other objects when his _____ is destroyed.

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Your friend tells you that every letter of the alphabet has a distinct color to him.For example,A is always a specific hue of yellow and G is always baby blue.You believe your friend:

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Fine movement deficits are seen after:

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Kimura observed that participants who were asked to remember a series of digits tended to do better when the digits were presented:

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