CH 2: Cognitive Neuroscience

Question 1

The structural model refers to representations of ________ .

a. mental configurations
b. physical structures
c. the brain
d. real or imagined structures

Answer 1

b. physical structures

Question 2

The process model refers to representations of ________ .

a. processes involved in cognitive mechanisms
b. physical structures
c. the brain
d. real or imagined structures

Answer 2

a. processes involved in cognitive mechanisms

Question 3

If you are thinking about experiences about a previous vacation, then you are most likely making use of ________ memories.

a. sensory
b. procedural
c. episodic
d. semantic

Answer 3

c. episodic

Question 4

Ramon y Cajal’s research resulted in the abandonment of the _____ in favor of the _____, which states that individual cells called neurons transmit signals in the nervous system.

a. neuron doctrine; neural net theory
b. neural net theory; neuron doctrine

Answer 4

b. neural net theory; neuron doctrine

Question 5

Field concerned with studying the neural basis of cognition.

a. cognitive psychology
b. cognitive neuroscience
c. cognitive processing

Answer 5

b. cognitive neuroscience

Question 6

Think of _____ as understanding the automobile. You could look at “performance” and then look at the various components of the automobile that are responsible for it (motor, steering, etc.). You can go to a deeper by understanding how combustion works to drive the automobile forward.

a. cognitive neuroscience
b. information processing
c. levels of analysis

Answer 6

c. levels of analysis