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1. What term was coined by Thomas Willis as a consequence of the case of Anne Green? a. psychopathology b. cognition c. neurology d. psychosis ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Remembering 2. Aside from saving Anne Green’s life, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren al...

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BRIGHTSTUDY FILES Chapter 1: A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1.1Explain the origins of the field of cognitive neuroscience.
1.2Describe the roots of the debate over localization of function.
1.3Explain the ways in which brain structure was studied.
1.4Understand the philosophical origins of cognitive psychology.
1.5Discuss behaviorism and its principal tenets.
1.6Explain how and why cognitive psychology came to the forefront of the psychological fields.
1.7Identify the different methods that are used to measure brain function and structure.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.What term was coined by Thomas Willis as a consequence of the case of Anne Green?
a.psychopathology
b.cognition
c.neurology
d.psychosis
ANS: CDIF:EasyREF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1MSC: Remembering
2.Aside from saving Anne Green’s life, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren also
a.created very accurate drawings of the brain.
b.came up with the names of a number of brain structures.
c.took the first steps that led to cognitive neuroscience.
d.All of the answer options are correct.
ANS: DDIF:MediumREF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1MSC: Understanding
3.Each of the following are reasons why Willis is considered one of the early figures in cognitive neuroscience EXCEPT:
a.He named many brain parts.
b.He gave frequent lectures on specific brain regions.
c.He was among the first to link behavioral deficits to brain damage.
d.He created very accurate brain images.
ANS: BDIF:MediumREF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1MSC: Remembering
4.While studying brain function, it is often useful to think of development in terms of ,
which is the perspective of .
a.cognition; cognitive neuroscience c.blood flow; magnetic resonance imaging
b.survival; evolution d. dysfunction; psychopathology
ANS: BDIF:DifficultREF:1.1 A Historical Perspective
OBJ: 1.1MSC: Analyzing 5.Which stance would most likely hold an assumption that physical elements of the brain are responsible for the conscious mind?
a.monism c.dualism
b.behaviorism d. relativism
ANS: ADIF:MediumREF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective
OBJ: 1.1MSC:Analyzing
6.René Descartes posited that the mind was separate from the body. However, he implicated a single brain structure, the pineal gland, as having what function?
a.regulating feelings and emotionsc.moderating cognitive processes
b.connecting the mind and the bodyd. adjusting behavior
ANS: BDIF:EasyREF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1MSC: Remembering
7.Considering the perspective recommended for approaching cognitive neuroscience, which of the following would best explain how a cognitive function may have developed?
a.learning and reward c.neurological dysfunction
b.integration with technology d. hunting and gathering
ANS: DDIF:DifficultREF:1.1 A Historical Perspective
OBJ: 1.1MSC: Analyzing
8.A central issue of modern cognitive neuroscience is whether specific human cognitive abilities
a.arise from networks of brain areas working together.
b.are determined by the shape and size of the human skull or the brain beneath.
c.are best studied using the scientific method.
d.can be best identified using the Golgi silver method of staining or fMRI.
ANS: ADIF:MediumREF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2MSC: Understanding
9.The discipline of phrenology was founded by
a.Broca and Wernicke. c.Ramón y Cajal and Sherrington.
b.Fritsch and Hitzig. d. Gall and Spurzheim.
ANS: DDIF:EasyREF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2MSC: Remembering
10.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: ADIF:DifficultREF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2MSC: Evaluating
11.Localizationist is to as holistic is to .
a.Wernicke; Gall c.Flourens; Broca b.Gall; Flourens d. Broca; Wernicke
ANS: BDIF:MediumREF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2MSC: Understanding
12.Gall’s method for investigating phrenology was flawed because
a.he used the wrong language to explain the characteristics he observed.
b.he did not tell Napoleon Bonaparte that he possessed noble characteristics.
c.he sought only to confirm, not disprove, the correlations he observed.
d.he used his own skull as the base model.
ANS: CDIF:EasyREF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2MSC: Remembering
13.The view known as aggregate field theory, which stated that the whole brain participates in behavior, is most associated with
a.Broca. c.Brodmann.
b.Hughlings Jackson. d. Flourens.
ANS: DDIF:EasyREF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2MSC: Remembering
14.The key observation leading John Hughlings Jackson to propose a topographical organization in the cerebral cortex was that
a.speech disturbances could be identified by left-hemisphere lesions.
b.the two hemispheres of the brain served different functions.
c.seizures begin in a localized region of the cortex.
d.focal brain damage causes specific behavioral deficits.
ANS: CDIF:DifficultREF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2MSC: Analyzing
15.In developing phrenology, Gall’s main failure was that
a.he did not seek disconfirming evidence.
b.he was not a scientist.
c.his method was correlational.
d.All of the answer options are correct.
ANS: DDIF:DifficultREF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2MSC: Analyzing
16.Giovanni visits his local phrenologist. What is this person likely to tell him?
a.You are a domineering person.
b.Your father was a very domineering person.
c.Your brother is a domineering person.
d.Your mother was a very domineering person.
ANS: ADIF:MediumREF: 1.2 The Brain Story OBJ: 1.2MSC: Applying
17.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. c.rationalism.
b.aggregate field theory. d. the law of effect. ANS: BDIF:EasyREF: 1.2 The Brain Story

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