Quiz 3 Flashcards
What is the main purpose of the corpus callosum?
a. Secondary processing of visual computations in the brain
b. Communication between the two brain hemispheres
c. Responsible for what people call: “Intuition”
d. Processing incoming information from the sensory organs
b. Communication between the two brain hemispheres
You enter an elevator where there is a person who has sprayed a lot of perfume. You notice the smell being very strong when you enter the elevator, but as the elevator ride continues and you’re continuously subjected to it, the intensity of the smell diminishes. Which sensory process helps explain your experience?
Select one:
a. Sensory adaptation
b. Subliminal olfactory sensation
c. Sensory priming
d. Subliminal perception
a. Sensory adaptation
According to the information we have regarding the accident that Phineas Gage suffered and the specific brain areas that were damaged, what can we conclude about the function of different brain areas.
Select one:
a. The occipital lobes are responsible for intelligence
b. The temporal lobes are primarily responsible for personality dispositions
c. The frontal lobes are primarily responsible for autonomic regulation of the central nervous system
d. The frontal lobes are primarily responsible for higher order thinking, emotional regulation and personality
d. The frontal lobes are primarily responsible for higher order thinking, emotional regulation and personality
What is the main difference between neurotransmitters and hormones?
Select one:
a. Hormones act solely in the brain and help prepare the body for fight or flight
b. Neurotransmitters can act solely on the brain, whereas hormones can affect functions away from their origin.
c. Neurotransmitters prepare the body for action, whereas hormones do not
d. Neurotransmitters are released in a pulsatile manner and affect many different organs in the brain
b. Neurotransmitters can act solely on the brain, whereas hormones can affect functions away from their origin
The elaborate plumage of the peacock is indicative of which evolutionary process:
Select one:
a. Intersexual selection
b. Natural selection
c. Sex selection
d. Intrasexual selection
d. Intrasexual selection
The Necker cube demonstration in class provides evidence that:
Select one:
a. The essence of sensation is construction
b. The essence of perception is construction
c. Sensation depends on human judgment
d. The essence of perception is detection
b. The essence of perception is construction
The brain is central in the integration of the different signals provided by the different sound waves, which travel through the auditory system. As such, what is the correct answer when you hear the following statement: If a tree falls in the forest and there is NO ONE around, does it make a sound?
Select one:
a. Yes, it does make a sound. It’s a fact of nature
b. No, it doesn’t. There is no brain in the vicinity to process and integrate the sound waves.
c. Yes, it does make a sound. We don’t have to witness something for it to exist.
d. Yes, it does. All trees make sounds when they fall
b. No, it doesn’t. There is no brain in the vicinity to process and integrate the sound waves
We know that the average IQ score of someone who has a sibling diagnosed with Severe Intellectual disability, is 100. We also know that the average IQ score of someone who has a sibling diagnosed with Moderate Intellectual disability is 80. What can we deduct about the environmentality of severe Intellectual disability?
Select one:
a. It is lower than the environmentality of moderate intellectual disability
b. It is the same as the environmentality of moderate intellectual disability
c. It is higher than the environmentality of moderate intellectual disability
d. It is the same as the heritability of moderate intellectual disability
c. It is higher than the environmentality of moderate intellectual disability
What can we infer about the concept of heritability from the following statement:
“John comes from a family of rocket scientists, and the heritability of his IQ is .90”
Select one:
a. This statement does not make sense.
b. Intelligence is a learned concept
c. John’s environmentality of IQ is .1
d. Intelligence is passed down from generations to generations
a. This statement does not make sense.
When we look at gender differences and brain anatomy, we see that the average male brain is larger than the average female brain. What could account for these differences?
Select one:
a. The larger male brain is indicative of higher intelligence compared to females.
b. The larger male brain is simply a feature of sexual dimorphism in humans.
c. The larger male brain provides additional evidence for the higher adaptability of males when faces with hostile forces of nature
d. The larger male brain is indicative of a more stimulating environment for males.
b. The larger male brain is simply a feature of sexual dimorphism in humans.
