Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes how neurons communicate with one another?

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A)   Dendrites make direct contact with each other.
B)   A chemical process takes place in the synapse.
C)   An electrical process takes place in the receptors.
D)   Action potentials travel across the synapse.

Question 2

Edgar Adrian studied the relationship between nerve firing and sensory experience by measuring how the firing of a neuron from a receptor in the skin changed as he applied more pressure to the skin. He found that

Accepted Answer

A)   the shape and height of the action potential increased as he increased the pressure.
B)   the shape and height of the action potential decreased as he increased the pressure.
C)   the rate of nerve firing increased as he increased the pressure.
D)   the rate of nerve firing decreased as he increased the pressure.

Question 3

Paul Broca's and Carl Wernicke's research provided early evidence for

Accepted Answer

A)   distributed processing.
B)   localization of function.
C)   prosopagnosia.
D)   neural net theory.

Question 4

Taking clay and sand to create bricks, which are then used to build modular wall panels, which are then assembled to construct tall buildings, is similar to which of the following neural concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Specificity coding
B)   Localization of function
C)   Hierarchical processing
D)   Distributed representation

Question 5

Why is it easier to study brain tissue from newborn animals than brain tissue from adults?

Accepted Answer

A)   The density of cells in a newborn brain is small compared with the density in an adult brain.
B)   The density of cells in a newborn brain is higher compared with the density in an adult brain.
C)   The nerve net system in newborn animals is less developed.
D)   The nerve net system in newborn animals is more developed.

Question 6

Barbara has recently been diagnosed with abdominal cancer. Her oncologist wants to determine the best treatment method to eliminate the tumors. Her gastroenterologist is focused on relieving her symptoms and restoring normal digestive functioning. Barbara's psychologist works to help minimize her anxiety and keep her spirits up. The fact that these doctors are considering Barbara's situation with different goals and from different perspectives is similar to the idea of __________ presented in your textbook.

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A)   the dynamics of cognition
B)   idiographic evaluation
C)   nomothetic examination
D)   levels of analysis

Question 7

Recording from single neurons in the brain has shown that neurons responding to specific types of stimuli are often clustered in specific areas. These results support the idea of

Accepted Answer

A)   cortical association.
B)   dissociation.
C)   localization of function.
D)   the information processing approach.

Question 8

Which parts of neurons are also known as a "nerve fiber"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Touch receptor
B)   Receptor
C)   Axons
D)   Dendrites

Question 9

Describe how neurons communicate. Mention the key components of the neurons that are involved. Explain the process whereby the electrical signal (the information) is transferred from one neuron to another.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

You are walking down the street and see a nice car drive by. You notice its color, movement, and shape. All of these features are processed

Accepted Answer

A)   in one localized area of the brain.
B)   by a specific object neuron.
C)   in different parts of the brain.
D)   through fMRI potentials.

Question 11

When the axon is at rest, the inside of the neuron has a charge that is 70 millivolts more negative than the outside. This difference will continue as long as

Accepted Answer

A)   the neuron's receptor continues to be stimulated.
B)   the impulse is past the recording electrode.
C)   signals remain in the neuron.
D)   the neuron is at rest.

Question 12

Josiah is trying to speak to his wife, but his speech is very slow and labored, often with jumbled sentence structure.
Josiah may have damage to which area of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Broca's area
B)   Parahippocampal place area (PP
A)  
C)   Extrastriate body area (EB
A)  
D)   Wernicke's area

Question 13

Groups of interconnected neurons are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   myelin sheaths.
B)   potentiated somas.
C)   neural circuits.
D)   spreading activations.

Question 14

Action potentials occur in the

Accepted Answer

A)   cell body.
B)   synapse.
C)   neurotransmitters.
D)   axon.

Question 15

Brain imaging has made it possible to

Accepted Answer

A)   determine which areas of the brain are involved in different cognitive processes.
B)   view individual neurons in the brain.
C)   show how environmental energy is transformed into neural energy.
D)   view propagation of action potentials.

Question 16

What is a key difference between dendrites and axons?

Accepted Answer

A)   One is internally activated and the other is externally activated.
B)   One has physical form and the other lacks physical form.
C)   One sends information and the other receives information.
D)   One has a positive charge and the other has a negative charge.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to specificity coding?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is probably accurate, which explains why the human nervous system contains over one hundred billion neurons.
B)   Research has found that specificity encoding does occur for lower animals, such as dogs and cats, but has not found this phenomenon to exist in human beings.
C)   It is unlikely to be correct because there are too many stimuli in the world to have a separate neuron for each.
D)   Specificity coding is one of the areas that is only theoretical and not applied, and thus there is no way to know if it truly exists in human beings.

Question 18

Why are memories represented in the brain differently than sensory stimuli? Give an example comparing how the brain would process a visual stimulus and a memory, and explain your reasoning.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Which of the following is consistent with the idea of localization of function?

Accepted Answer

A)   Specific areas of the brain serve different functions.
B)   Neurons in different areas of the brain respond best to different stimuli.
C)   Brain areas are specialized for specific functions.
D)   All of these are correct.

Question 20

The value that stays the same as long as there are no signals in the neuron is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   nerve impulse.
B)   resting potential.
C)   action potential.
D)   nerve transmission.

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