Intro

Question 1

dualism

Answer 1

There exists an intangible mind and tangible body.
The mind is not subject to physical laws but exerts control
over the physical machinery of the brain (i.e. body).

Question 2

momism

Answer 2

Mind does not exist independently of the body. Brain=mind. The whole can be greater and different than it’s constituent parts

Question 3

consciousness

Answer 3

consciousness facilitates

communication which permits cooperation

Question 4

Blindsight

Answer 4

Some completely blind individuals are still able to “guess”
the location and sometimes even shape of an object at
higher than chance levels (damage to prim vis cortex 90% of neurons go here but 10% don’t)

Question 5

The Iowa Gambling task

Answer 5

shows we make decisions before we think we do

Question 6

split-brain

Answer 6

Condition in which two
hemispheres of brain are
isolated by cutting
connecting fibers
• Corpus Callosum: Large
bundle of nerve fibers
connecting hemispheres.
Carry messages between
hemispheres

Question 7

Rubber hand illusion

Answer 7

An example of cross-modal sensory integration (i.e., visual
information informs “ownership”)
• Congruent stroking of a fake hand combined with visual
feedback creates the sense that the fake hand belongs to
the participant

Question 8

Unilateral Neglect

Answer 8

Loss of conscious experience of objects in the left visual
field or left half of object
• Results from damage to right parietal lobe

Question 9

Generalization

Answer 9

A type of scientific explanation; a general conclusion
based on many observations of similar phenomena.
• Deductive reasoning

Question 10

Reduction

Answer 10

• A type of scientific explanation; a phenomenon is
described in terms of the more elementary processes that
underlie it.