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Neuropsychology 8th Edition by Bryan Kolb
& Ian Whishaw
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, Chapter 1
1. Following damage to his frontal lobes, subject L. D. had lasting impairments in:
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A) visual perception.
B) attention.
C) motor-skill acquisition.
D) balance.
2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines. Which discipline is NOT one of those?
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A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
A) somatic nerves.
B) lateral fissure.
C) arcuate fasciculus.
D) corpus callosum.
4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
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,5. The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:
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A) subcortical nuclei.
B) commissures.
C) cortical lobes.
D) sensory nerves
6. The brain and spinal cord together make up the
rr nervous system.
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
C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) the cardiac hypothesis
D) nonmaterialism
9. If a person believes that brain function is only the source of some behaviors, it is accurate to refer to t
hat person as a:
A) mentalist.
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, B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. With respect-to-the-―mind–brain‖-problem,-followers-of-Wallace-and Darwin-would-MOST-likely-
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consider-themselves-to-be .
A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Two-individuals-developed similar-theories-of-evolution-at-about-the-same-time.-Charles-Darwin-was-
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one;-the-other-was .
A) William-Osler
B) Pierre Flourens
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C) Pierre-Marie
D) Alfred-Wallace
12. Materialism-is-the-philosophical-position-that-all-behavior-can-be explained by-the:
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A) workings-of-the-physical-nervous-system-and-body-alone.
B) interaction-of-the-physical-brain-and-nonphysical-soul.
C) motivated-pursuit-of-material-well-being.
D) flow-of-cerebrospinal-fluid-between-ventricles-and-muscles.
13. Darwin's-principle-that all-animals'-nervous-systems-evolved-from that-of-a-common-ancestor-
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predicted-that:
A) all-living-things-can-in-theory-be-traced-back-to-the-same-ancient-unknown-ancestor.
B) over-time,-nervous-systems-have-come-to have-increasingly-more-in-common-at-the-neural-level.
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Neuropsychology 8th Edition by Bryan Kolb
& Ian Whishaw
Complete Chapters With 100% Expert Verified Q&As| A+
PASS GUARANTEED
All Answers at the Back of Each Chapter
Page 1 of 433
, Chapter 1
1. Following damage to his frontal lobes, subject L. D. had lasting impairments in:
rr
A) visual perception.
B) attention.
C) motor-skill acquisition.
D) balance.
2. Neuropsychology uses information from many disciplines. Which discipline is NOT one of those?
rr
A) ethology
B) pharmacology
C) biophysics
D) mycology
3. Communication between cerebral hemispheres occurs via the:
A) somatic nerves.
B) lateral fissure.
C) arcuate fasciculus.
D) corpus callosum.
4. The folds or bumps characteristic of the cerebral cortex are called:
A) gyri.
B) sulci.
C) lobes.
D) nuclei.
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,5. The corpus callosum is the largest of the brain's:
rr
A) subcortical nuclei.
B) commissures.
C) cortical lobes.
D) sensory nerves
6. The brain and spinal cord together make up the
rr nervous system.
A) autonomic
B) peripheral
C) central
D) somatic
7. Which of the following supported a cardiac hypothesis of behavior?
rr rr
A) Plato
B) Galen
C) Aristotle
D) Hippocrates
8. Descartes was an articulate proponent of .
A) monism
B) dualism
C) the cardiac hypothesis
D) nonmaterialism
9. If a person believes that brain function is only the source of some behaviors, it is accurate to refer to t
hat person as a:
A) mentalist.
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, B) behaviorist.
C) materialist.
D) dualist.
10. With respect-to-the-―mind–brain‖-problem,-followers-of-Wallace-and Darwin-would-MOST-likely-
rr rr
consider-themselves-to-be .
A) mentalists
B) materialists
C) dualists
D) agnostics
11. Two-individuals-developed similar-theories-of-evolution-at-about-the-same-time.-Charles-Darwin-was-
rr
one;-the-other-was .
A) William-Osler
B) Pierre Flourens
rr
C) Pierre-Marie
D) Alfred-Wallace
12. Materialism-is-the-philosophical-position-that-all-behavior-can-be explained by-the:
rr rr
A) workings-of-the-physical-nervous-system-and-body-alone.
B) interaction-of-the-physical-brain-and-nonphysical-soul.
C) motivated-pursuit-of-material-well-being.
D) flow-of-cerebrospinal-fluid-between-ventricles-and-muscles.
13. Darwin's-principle-that all-animals'-nervous-systems-evolved-from that-of-a-common-ancestor-
rr rr
predicted-that:
A) all-living-things-can-in-theory-be-traced-back-to-the-same-ancient-unknown-ancestor.
B) over-time,-nervous-systems-have-come-to have-increasingly-more-in-common-at-the-neural-level.
rr
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