PSY 0494 Week 1 Quiz 2

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PSY 0494-01 Cognitive Psychology 

Question 1

In terms of the brain, what do we mean when we refer to an organism learning?

Select one:

 a. That the synaptic connections were changed 

 b. Organisms cannot learn

 c. That the number of brain cells changed

 d. That the individual acquired new skills

Question 2

What are commissures?

Select one:

 a. The pathways that connect different areas of a hemisphere to other areas of the same hemisphere

 b. The pathways that connect the two hemispheres 

 c. The wrinkles on the surface of the brain

 d. That is a made-up word

Question 3

What is the primary type of sensory information that the temporal cortex deals with?

Select one:

 a. Auditory Information

 b. Tactile Information

 c. Visual Information

 d. Olfactory Information 

Question 4

Which of the following are parts of a neuron? Please select all that apply.

Select one or more:

 a. Dendrites 

 b. Axon 

 c. Cell Body 

 d. Hemoglobins

 e. Leukocytes

Question 5

Which of the following is not true about the frontal cortex?

Select one:

 a. Damage to this area can result in initiation of situationally inappropriate behaviors

 b. Neurons in this area have about 106 times as many connections as other cortical areas

 c. Contains the primary motor cortex

 d. Does not contain direct connections to the input received from the eyes or ears 

Question 6

Which of these is true about position emission tomography?

Select one:

 a. Is the same thing as an MRI

 b. Relies on the injection of a radioactive isotope 

 c. Relies on fructose as a proxy for activation

 d. Does not allow for the measurement of neural activation