Test Bank for Cognitive Neuroscience, The Biology of the Mind 5th Edition by Gazzaniga

, TEST BANK FOR COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE THE BIOLOGY OF THE MIND
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Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES f f



1.1 Explain the origins of the field of cognitive neuroscience.
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1.2 Describe the roots of the debate over localization of function.
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1.3 Explain the ways in which brain structure was studied.
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1.4 Understand the philosophical origins of cognitive psychology.ff ff ff ff ff ff



1.5 Discuss behaviorism and its principal tenets.ff ff ff ff f f



1.6 Explain how and why cognitive psychology came to the forefront of the psychological
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fields.
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1.7 Identify the different methods that are used to measure brain function and structure.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE f f




1. What term was coined by Thomas Willis as a consequence of the case of Anne Green?
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a. psychopathology
b. cognition
c. neurology
d. psychosis
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 A ff ff


Historical Perspective OBJ:
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Remembering

2. Aside from saving Anne Green’s life, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren also
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a. created very accurate drawings of the brain. ff ff f f f f f f f f


b. came up with the names of a number of brain structures.
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c. took the first steps that led to cognitive neuroscience.
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d. All of the answer options are correct.
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ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 A ff ff


Historical Perspective OBJ:
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Understanding

3. Each of the following are reasons why Willis is considered one of the
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early figures in cognitive neuroscience EXCEPT:
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a. He named many brain parts.f f f f ff f f


b. He gave frequent lectures on specific brain regions.
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c. He was among the first to link behavioral deficits to brain damage.
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d. He created very accurate brain images.
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ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 A ff ff


Historical Perspective OBJ:
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Remembering

4. While studying brain function, it is often useful to think of development in
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terms of
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a. cognition; cognitive neuroscience c. blood flow; magnetic resonance imaging
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b. survival; evolution d. dysfunction; psychopathology
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ANS: f f B DIF: Difficult REF: ff ff 1.1 A Historical ff ff

, Perspective
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Analyzing

, 5. Which stance would most likely hold an assumption that physical elements of
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the brain are responsible for the conscious mind?
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a. monism c. dualism
b. behaviorism d. relativism
ANS: f f A DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 A Historical ff ff

Perspective
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6. René Descartes posited that the mind was separate from the body. However, he
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implicated a single brain structure, the pineal gland, as having what function?
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a. regulating feelings and emotions c. moderating cognitive processes
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b. connecting the mind and the body d. adjusting behavior ff f f f f ff f f ff




ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 A ff ff


Historical Perspective OBJ:
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Remembering

7. Considering the perspective recommended for approaching cognitive neuroscience,
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which of the following would best explain how a cognitive function may
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have developed?
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a. learning and reward c. neurological dysfunction
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b. integration with technology d. hunting and gathering ff ff f f f f



ANS: f f D DIF: Difficult REF: ff ff 1.1 A Historical ff ff

Perspective
OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Analyzing

8. A central issue of modern cognitive neuroscience is whether specific human cognitive
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abilities
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a. arise from networks of brain areas working together.
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b. are determined by the shape and size of the human skull or the brain beneath.
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c. are best studied using the scientific method.
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d. can be best identified using the Golgi silver method of staining or fMRI.
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ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: 1.2 The ff ff


Brain Story OBJ: 1.2
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9. The discipline of phrenology was founded by
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a. Broca and Wernicke. c. Ramón y Cajal and Sherrington.
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b. Fritsch and Hitzig. d. Gall and Spurzheim.
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ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 The ff ff


Brain Story OBJ: 1.2
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10. Phrenologists believed that the contour of the skull could provide valuable
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information about an individual’s cognitive capacities and personality traits. This approach
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was based on the assumption that
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a. skull protrusions are caused by disproportionate development of the
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brain areas beneath them, which are responsible for different
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specific functions.
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b. certain traits such as aggressiveness lead to life experiences and
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injuries that alter the shape of the skull in specific ways.
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c. life experiences and injuries that alter the shape of the skull in specific
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ways lead to certain traits, such as aggressiveness.
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d. the development of the skull bones directly influences the configuration of
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the soft brain areas beneath them, which are responsible for different
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specific functions.
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ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: 1.2 The ff ff


Brain Story OBJ: 1.2
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