Ch. 11: Quiz

Question 1

A person’s executive functioning includes all of the following EXCEPT:

A. The ability to think abstractly.
B. Goal planning.
C. A person’s IQ.
D. The ability to make inferences

Answer 1

C. A person’s IQ.

Question 2

Someone who has frontal lobe damage would exhibit all of the following EXCEPT:

A. Psychological inertia.
B. Perseveration.
C. Environmental dependency syndrome.
D. Difficulty with contention scheduling.

Answer 2

D. Difficulty with contention scheduling.

Question 3

Based on studies of patients with brain lesions, which of the following is NOT a
subcomponent of executive function?

A. Initiation of behavior.
B. Self-monitoring.
C. Inhibition.
D. Perceptual Selection

Answer 3

D. Perceptual Selection

Question 4

The ________ portions of the prefrontal cortex are required for the development of
empathy and other emotions related to making choices like regret.

A. left inferior frontal gyrus
B. orbitofrontal cortex
C. dorsolateral prefrontal
D. medial prefronta

Answer 4

B. orbitofrontal cortex

Question 5

The dorsolateral plays a prominent role in many aspects of executive function because it supports which other cognitive function?

A. Long-term memory.
B. Language output.
C. Visual perception.
D. Working memory.

Answer 5

D. Working memory.

Question 6

Interoceptive information is processed in the insula and is believed to be linked to which of the following?

A. Post-error slowing.
B. Error-related negativity (ERN).
C. Error positivity (Pe).
D. Contention scheduling.

Answer 6

C. Error positivity (Pe).

• recognizes that you’ve made an error
• learning from mistakes

Question 7

One prominent model of executive function argues that prefrontal cortex is organized so that ________ regions are influenced by the most immediate aspects of a situation and ________ regions are influenced by the larger context.

A. rostral, middle
B. rostral, caudal
C. caudal, middle
D. caudal, rostral

Answer 7

D. caudal, rostral

Question 8

________ is the ability to resolve conflict between competing or distracting information that might interfere with performing a task or reaching a goal.

A. Psychological inertia
B. Perseveration
C. Interference resolution
D. Contention scheduling

Answer 8

C. Interference resolution

Question 9

Multiples sources of evidence suggest that the ________ is responsible for the ERN
response.

A. anterior portions of the anterior cingulate cortex

B. rostral regions of the anterior cingulate cortex

C. dorsal regions of the orbitofrontal cortex

D. rostral portions of the orbitofrontal cortex

Answer 9

B. rostral regions of the anterior cingulate cortex

Question 10

In order to change plans or adjust a course of action, a person needs coordination of
________.

A. orbitofrontal and right inferior frontal regions

B. left inferior frontal and anterior cingulate cortex regions

C. orbitofrontal and frontopolar regions

D. the insula and anterior cingulate cortex regions

Answer 10

C. orbitofrontal and frontopolar regions