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