Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The case of Anne Green was remarkable in that after being falsely convicted of murdering her
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.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Page: 1
2. 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.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
3. The discipline of phrenology was founded by
a. Broca and Wernicke.
b. Fritsch and Hitzig.
c. Cajal and Sherrington.
d. Gall and Spurzheim.
, ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
4. 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.
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.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
5. Localizationist is to ________ as holistic is to ________.
a. Wernicke / Gall
b. Gall / Flourens
c. Flourens / Broca
d. Broca / Wernicke
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
6. The view known as aggregate field theory, which stated that the whole brain participates in
behavior, is most associated with
a. Broca.
b. Hughlings Jackson.
c. Brodmann.
, d. Flourens.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
7. The view developed by Marie Jean Pierre Flourens, based on the idea that processes like language
and memory cannot be localized within circumscribed brain regions, was known as
a. the neuron doctrine.
b. aggregate field theory.
c. rationalism.
d. the law of effect.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
8. John Hughlings Jackson proposed a ________organization in the cerebral cortex, based on his
work with people with ________.
a. topographic / epilepsy
b. holistic / aphasia
c. topographic / aphasia
d. holistic / epilepsy
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Page: 5
9. ________ was one of the first brain scientists to realize that specific cognitive functions can be
localized to specific parts of the brain and that many different functional regions can take part in a
given behavior.
a. Broca
b. Hughlings Jackson
c. Flourens
d. Brodmann
, ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page: 5
10. Which 19th-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and speech
production?
a. Flourens
b. Wernicke
c. Broca
d. Brodmann
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Page: 6
11. Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual
studied by Paul Broca, compared to before his stroke?
a. Listening to a piano recital
b. Reading a book aloud
c. Appreciating a painting
d. Playing a game of cards
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page: 6
12. Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual
described by Carl Wernicke, compared to before his stroke?
a. Understanding a speech
b. Painting a picture
c. Singing a song
d. Riding a horse
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The case of Anne Green was remarkable in that after being falsely convicted of murdering her
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.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Page: 1
2. 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.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
3. The discipline of phrenology was founded by
a. Broca and Wernicke.
b. Fritsch and Hitzig.
c. Cajal and Sherrington.
d. Gall and Spurzheim.
, ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
4. 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.
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.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
5. Localizationist is to ________ as holistic is to ________.
a. Wernicke / Gall
b. Gall / Flourens
c. Flourens / Broca
d. Broca / Wernicke
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
6. The view known as aggregate field theory, which stated that the whole brain participates in
behavior, is most associated with
a. Broca.
b. Hughlings Jackson.
c. Brodmann.
, d. Flourens.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
7. The view developed by Marie Jean Pierre Flourens, based on the idea that processes like language
and memory cannot be localized within circumscribed brain regions, was known as
a. the neuron doctrine.
b. aggregate field theory.
c. rationalism.
d. the law of effect.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page: 4
8. John Hughlings Jackson proposed a ________organization in the cerebral cortex, based on his
work with people with ________.
a. topographic / epilepsy
b. holistic / aphasia
c. topographic / aphasia
d. holistic / epilepsy
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Page: 5
9. ________ was one of the first brain scientists to realize that specific cognitive functions can be
localized to specific parts of the brain and that many different functional regions can take part in a
given behavior.
a. Broca
b. Hughlings Jackson
c. Flourens
d. Brodmann
, ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page: 5
10. Which 19th-century scientist suggested that the frontal lobe contributes to language and speech
production?
a. Flourens
b. Wernicke
c. Broca
d. Brodmann
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Page: 6
11. Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual
studied by Paul Broca, compared to before his stroke?
a. Listening to a piano recital
b. Reading a book aloud
c. Appreciating a painting
d. Playing a game of cards
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Page: 6
12. Which of the following things would have been the most difficult for the famous individual
described by Carl Wernicke, compared to before his stroke?
a. Understanding a speech
b. Painting a picture
c. Singing a song
d. Riding a horse
