Neurobiology of Mind Practice Questions
Course Introduction
The Neurobiology of Mind course delves into the biological foundations of cognition, emotion, perception, and consciousness, exploring how neural circuits and molecular processes give rise to mental phenomena. Students will examine the structure and function of the brain, investigate how sensory information is integrated and processed, and analyze the neural mechanisms underlying memory, learning, motivation, and higher-order thought. The course integrates perspectives from neuroanatomy, electrophysiology, molecular neuroscience, and behavioral studies, enabling students to understand current theories and research on how disorders of the mind emerge from disruptions in neural systems.
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Cognitive Neuroscience 5th Edition by Michael Gazzaniga
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Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience
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Q1) Empiricism is the philosophical position that all knowledge
A)must be deduced and justified through reason.
B)originates from sensory experience.
C)must be experimentally tested.
D)is globally distributed in the cortex.
Answer: B
Q2) A group of investigators is conducting research on brain tumors, and they need to obtain three-dimensional brain views to localize the tumors. Which instrument will provide the least invasive way to obtain their objective?
A)electroencephalography (EEG)
B)computerized axial tomography (CAT)
C)positron emission tomography (PET)
D)magnetoencephalography (MEG)
Answer: B
Q3) According to Edward Thorndike, which of the following is NOT true about rewards?
A)They indicate which creatures have malleable structures in the brain.
B)They help to stamp things into the mind.
C)They lead to adaptive learning.
D)They are part of the law of effect.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Structure and Function of the Nervous System
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Q1) In the nervous system, these cells provide structural support and insulation for neurons.
A)glia
B)dendrites
C)mitochondria
D)Purkinje cells
Answer: A
Q2) The part of the thalamus that is most important in relaying information to the primary visual cortex is the
A)lateral geniculate nucleus.
B)superior colliculus.
C)medial geniculate nucleus.
D)inferior colliculus.
Answer: A
Q3) The hippocampus is considered part of the neocortex.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Methods of Cognitive Neuroscience
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Q1) A blockage of the posterior cerebral arteries that resulted in brain damage would most likely cause a deficit in A)vision.
B)motor function.
C)somatosensation.
D)speech.
Answer: A
Q2) Weaver mice are a knockout strain in which Purkinje cells, the prominent cell type in the hippocampus, fail to develop. As a result, these mice are "maze dull."
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Some progressive neurological disorders can be caused by viruses like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the herpes simplex virus.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Hemispheric Specialization
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Q1) If a split-brain patient with the typical pattern of language dominance is shown an object briefly in her left visual field, she will be able to indicate what she saw successfully if she is asked to
A)speak its name.
B)point to the object using her left hand.
C)point to the object using her right hand.
D)verbally describe, rather than name, the object.
Q2) Animals and humans are shown items that have a 75/25 probability of being in one of two categories. Which participants would perform the best on this task?
A)intact humans
B)intact animals
C)right-hemisphere-damaged patients
D)Intact humans, intact animals, and right-hemisphere-damaged patients would perform equally well.
Q3) Drawings of hierarchical figures by people with left-hemisphere lesions are likely to focus on local elements while missing global structure.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
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Q1) If a patient has a unilateral lesion in area V5, which of the following disruptions is the patient MOST likely to experience?
A)A selective loss of motion perception.
B)A disorder of color perception.
C)An agnosia.
D)A subtle deficit in motion perception.
Q2) Argue that activity in higher visual areas is more closely linked to the percept we experience than are early visual areas, using experimental findings to support your argument.
Q3) The orbitofrontal cortex is considered a secondary cortical area for which of the following senses?
A)proprioception
B)vision
C)olfaction
D)audition
Q4) Information about color is extensively processed in visual area V5.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Object Recognition
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Q1) Cells that respond to the human hand are located in the _____________, and their responsive firing rate is high regardless of the hand's __________.
A)inferior temporal cortex; orientation
B)inferior temporal cortex; detail
C)superior temporal sulcus; orientation
D)superior temporal sulcus; detail
Q2) Optic ataxia is an inability to
A)name familiar objects.
B)read, acquired as an adult.
C)recognize familiar visual objects.
D)use visual information to guide movements.
Q3) A major distinction in the study of visual agnosia is that between apperceptive visual agnosia and associative visual agnosia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The results of most single-cell studies of temporal lobe neurons support the gnostic unit hypothesis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Attention
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Q1) During a particularly boring lecture, you carefully note the time on a clock that is mounted on the side wall of the classroom while keeping your eyes fixated on the professor's face. This is an example of A)covert attention.
B)inhibition of return.
C)extinction.
D)conjunction search.
Q2) The term ________ refers to the operations involved when we select for further processing a limited subset of information from the total information available to us from our sensory systems and stored mental representations.
A)arousal
B)vigilance
C)attention
D)cuing
Q3) Extrastriate cortical regions specialized for the processing of color, form, and motion are modulated by visual attention to these stimulus features.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Action
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Q1) With time, people who experience a hemiplegia typically experience a full recovery.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When you first learn how to execute the complex motor sequence that comprises a slam dunk in basketball, a circuit including the _______ is active. After much practice, once you have learned the sequence well, a second circuit involving the _______ is active.
A)parietal cortex; lateral premotor area
B)lateral premotor area; supplementary motor area
C)supplementary motor area; parietal cortex
D)basal ganglia; parietal cortex
Q3) One limitation of most BMI systems is that they
A)do not use motor cortex activity from the individual controlling the prosthetic.
B)use only visual feedback and not somatosensory feedback.
C)are not capable of improved precision with user practice.
D)require input from literally millions of neurons in order to work effectively.
Q4) Why is the basal ganglia structure referred to as a "gatekeeper?" How is inhibition used in its gatekeeping functions?
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Chapter 9: Memory
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Q1) Declarative or explicit memory is knowledge that
A)one can access consciously.
B)one cannot access consciously.
C)is a form of sensory memory.
D)is a form of short-term memory.
Q2) Barbara remembers that Madrid is the capital of Spain, but she has no idea when or where she acquired this knowledge. Her ________ memory is accurate, but her ________ memory is incomplete.
A)semantic; episodic
B)nonassociative; semantic
C)episodic; implicit
D)explicit; implicit
Q3) Describe the BIC model. Describe an experiment that supports the model.
Q4) Visual sensory memory is to ________ as auditory sensory memory is to
A)iconic memory; echoic memory
B)partial report; whole report
C)echoic memory; iconic memory
D)whole report; partial report
Q5) Describe the phenomenon of LTP. How does blocking LTP affect memory?
Q6) Define each of the three major stages of learning.
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Chapter 10: Emotion
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Q1) Fear conditioning is a more specific instance of A)classical conditioning.
B)operant conditioning.
C)explicit memory.
D)semantic memory.
Q2) Which of the following statements best describes the distinction between affect, mood, and emotion?
A)Affect is the most general term of the three, and it includes emotions, which tend to be short-term and reactionary; moods tend to last longer than emotions.
B)Affect is the most general term of the three, followed by emotions, which are unpredictable and volatile, followed by moods, which are more specific types of emotions.
C)Emotions are the most general term of the three, and they incorporate both affect, which refers to the more specific emotions, and mood, which refers to the less specific emotions.
D)Emotions, mood, and affect are all similar in scope, but emotions are more powerful than mood or affect.
Q3) Describe the role of the insula in emotion.
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Chapter 11: Language
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Q1) You receive a text message that reads "What time do you want to have lunch tomorrow night?" Which word would lead to an N400 for you?
A)time
B)you
C)tomorrow
D)night
Q2) The Spanish language uses the logographic system for written words.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The German neurologist Wernicke found that injury to which region of the brain resulted in poor language comprehension and nonsensical but relatively fluent speech?
A)the left arcuate fasciculus
B)the left posterior and superior temporal lobe
C)the right inferior frontal lobe
D)the right medial temporal lobe
Q4) What is conduction aphasia? What causes this syndrome? How does it differ from Broca's and Wernicke's aphasia?
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Chapter 12: Cognitive Control
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Q1) The information that you are currently thinking about, perceiving, or using to guide responding is held in this type of memory store.
A)source memory
B)anterograde memory
C)working memory
D)implicit memory
Q2) Action-outcome decisions involve a more ________ form of processing, whereas stimulus-response decisions are more ________.
A)habitual; automatic
B)automatic; controlled
C)controlled; automatic
D)None of the answer options is correct.
Q3) Describe the supervisory attentional system. What brain area is thought to be involved? Describe neuroimaging studies that support your view.
Q4) Which aspects of memory are compromised following damage to the frontal lobe? Which aspects are relatively unimpaired?
Q5) Is there more than one decision system? Provide evidence to support your view.
Q6) Describe the components of valuation.
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Chapter 13: Social Cognition
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Q1) What is the self-referent effect? Describe a neuropsychological study-real or hypothetical-that would support or disprove the self-referent effect.
Q2) The most salient symptom in people who have suffered damage to the orbitofrontal cortex is
A)inappropriate social behavior. B)aphasia.
C)intellectual disability D)agnosia.
Q3) Studies of people with autism have suggested that they do not significantly deactivate the ________ when performing non-self-referential tasks. This is consistent with the observation that many people with autism have an unusual focus on ________ rather than ________.
A)medial prefrontal cortex; the external world; internal states
B)medial prefrontal cortex; internal states; the external world
C)temporoparietal junction; their own mental states; the mental states of others
D)temporoparietal junction; the mental states of others; their own mental states
Q4) Do patients with retrograde and anterograde amnesia have difficulty with their self-representation? Please explain why this is.
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Chapter 14: The Consciousness Problem
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Q1) Discuss, in the context of consciousness, Darwin's statement, "The difference in mind between man and the higher animals, great as it is, is certainly one of degree and not of kind."
Q2) Compare and contrast the roles of the brain regions responsible for the conscious mind.
Q3) Which of the following abilities do chimpanzees NOT possess?
A)gaze-following
B)sharing intentionality
C)deceiving others
D)learning from others
Q4) Which of the following is NOT a form of unconscious processing?
A)autonomic responses
B)motor control
C)language processing
D)short-term memory
Q5) Which of the following would NOT result from damage to the pons?
A)blindsight
B)locked-in syndrome
C)vegetative state
D)death
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