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hard Psychology (year one ) Quiz am Brain and mind , erstellt von Sarah Warburton am 06/02/2018.
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The central sulcus
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  • goes from the top of the brain to the lateral fissure
  • separated the two hemispheres from one another
  • forms one border of the occupational cortex
  • is the seat of the primary auditory cortex

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How is a cortical region that deals with more than low level perception called?
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  • superior cortex
  • connected cortex
  • association cortex
  • interactive cortex

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Which of the following is most clearly associated with primary visual function?
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  • inter-hemispheric fissure
  • calcarine fissure
  • lateral fissure
  • central sulcus

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the primary auditory cortex is not
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  • a portion of the parietal lobe
  • located within the lateral fissure
  • located in the superior temporal cortex
  • organised based on sensitivity to sound frequency

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The front of the brain is...
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  • on the side of the occiput
  • where the brain is thinner rather than bulkier
  • on the same side as the cerebellum
  • none of the above

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Evolutionary increase of the human brain's computational power was made possible by
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  • neoteny, the ability of the human body to mature after birth
  • the cortex becoming folded this is increasing the surface area
  • neural selection and reduction of redundant connections between neutrons
  • all of the above

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Which direction is towards the top of the brain?
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  • ventral
  • dorsal
  • posterior
  • temporal

Frage 8

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Looking at the brain from underneath, one can see:
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  • the central sulcus
  • the corpus collosum
  • the calcarine fissure
  • none of the above

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The inter-hemispheric fissure
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  • runs from the top to the side of the brain
  • runs along the top of the superior temporal cortex
  • separates the left and right hemisphere of the brain
  • none of the above

Frage 10

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the primary visual cortex is located
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  • just behind the eyes, in the frontal cortex
  • posterior to the central sulcus
  • on the ventral surface of the brain
  • in the Broca's area to the left and right of the brain

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neurons
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  • are sensory cells whereas astrocytes are motor cells
  • are the only type of cell encountered in the brain
  • can communicate with one another through synapses
  • are only found in the cerebral cortex of the brain

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the thalamus
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  • acts as a pacemaker for the attention in the brain
  • is located under the hypothalamus
  • is not connected to the visual system
  • is a single nucleus in the brain

Frage 13

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the hypothalamus is primarily involved in
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  • visual perception
  • central hormone control
  • general body sensitivity
  • language comprehension

Frage 14

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a synapse is where
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  • action potentials jump from one neurone to another neurone
  • neurotransmitters from the presynaptic enter the post synaptic neurone
  • action based potential communication is relayed by chemical communication
  • neurones have their membranes fuse together to make a network

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oligodendrocytes are
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  • neurone with many axonal extensions
  • cells specialised in the immune response
  • proteins set in the membrane of neurones
  • cells insulating the axon of several neurones

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all neurones have
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  • a soma, dendrites and an axon
  • an axon, myelin sheaths, and neurotransmitters
  • a soma, dendrites and synapses
  • all of the above

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the resting potential is the difference of charge
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  • between the inside and the outside of the neurone when it is firing
  • between the axon hillock and the presynaptic membrane
  • across the neurones membrane when a neurone has died
  • none of the above

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the action potential
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  • is adaptable in size so that the neurone to communicate stimulus intensity
  • happens whenever the power of electrical stimulation received by the neurone
  • can be produced every millisecond to support frequency coding
  • can only happen when the neurone is at resting potential

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neurones
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  • are born a few weeks before we are born and normally stay alive all our life
  • can be up to a meter long in order to reach the sacrum of the spinal cord
  • are always covered in myelin sheaths to increase communication speed
  • are only found in the cerebral cortex and the internal nuclei of the brain

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saltatory conduction
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  • correct is not possible on the surface of neurones that have ranvier nodes
  • corresponds to the jumping of action potentials from one neurones to the next
  • is prevented by the insulating sheath of myelin covering neurones
  • allows action potentials to travel faster down the myelinated axon

Frage 21

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images presented in the nasal field of view are
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  • percieved by the dominant right visual cortex
  • half-percieved by the left visual cortex and half-percieved by the right visual cortex
  • processed mainly by the fovea
  • provide more detail but less motion information

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the face inversion effect
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  • is an argument in favour of non-specificity for face processing in the human brain
  • is the proof for the exsistence of a face module in the inferior temporal lobe
  • corresponds to a change in facial expression when a face if shown upside-down
  • none of the above

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pure prosopagnosia is a syndrome in which the patient
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  • is unable to produce and comprehend language although vision is normal
  • has a selective incapacity to identify colours and shapes
  • is unable to recognise faces although object recognition can be close to normal
  • is unable to name faces but can still recognize photos of them

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which of the following does not usually relate to visual function?
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  • a lesion in the visual association cortex
  • Brocas asphasia
  • a lesion in the primary visual cortex
  • prosopagnosia

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neurons in the visual association cortex
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  • all have the ability to respond to stimulus lightess
  • cannot respond to contrast and motion at the same time
  • cannot respond to shape and motion simulateneously
  • can indivually respond to faces without responding to face parts

Frage 26

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which of the following is part of the human eye
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  • the lens
  • the pupillus
  • the retinalis
  • the filter

Frage 27

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images received on the retina are inverted (left-right, up-down), and it is overall the same in the
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  • the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)
  • the visual association cortex
  • the primary visual cortex
  • none of the above

Frage 28

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the visual cortex is where
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  • decisions regarding the response to visual information are made
  • visual information is selectively merged with olfactive information
  • the most basic aspects of visual information are processed
  • none of the above

Frage 29

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prosopagnosia is generally the consequence of a lesion in the
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  • visual association cortex
  • superior temporal lobe
  • calcarine fissure
  • fronto-temporal regions

Frage 30

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pure prosopagnosia is a syndrome in which the patient
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  • is unable to produce and comprehend language although vision normal
  • has a selective incapacity to identify colour and shapes
  • is unable to recognise faces although object recognition can be close to normal
  • is unable to name faces but can still recognize them on photographs

Frage 31

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which of the following does not usually relate to visual function
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  • a lesion in the visual association cortex
  • Brocas asphasia
  • a lesion in the primary visual cortex
  • prosopagnosia

Frage 32

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images presented in the nasal field of view are
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  • percieved by dominant right visual cortex
  • half-percieved to the left visual cortex and half-percieved by the right visual cortex
  • processed mainly by the fovea
  • provide more detail but less motion information

Frage 33

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prosopagnosia is generally the consequence of a lesion in the
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  • visual association cortex
  • superior temporal lobe
  • calcarine fissure
  • fronto-temporal regions

Frage 34

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the philosophy, the earliest systematic interest in the mind-body problem in phliosophy began
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  • an ancient​ greece
  • with Rene Descartes
  • with Thomas Hobbes
  • With BF Skinner​

Frage 35

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As regards the mind-brain problem, the materialist monist position holds that
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  • there is only kind of object: the mind
  • there is only kind of object: the brain
  • there are two kinds of objects: the brain and the mind
  • there are three kinds of objects: the brain, the mind and the soul

Frage 36

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as regards the mind-brain problem, the idealistic monist position holds that
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  • there is only the kind of object: the brain
  • there is the only kind of object: the mind
  • there are two kinds of objects: the brain and mind
  • there are three kinds of objects: the mind, the brain, and the soul

Frage 37

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as regards the mind-brain problems, which approach holds that hat there is only one kind of object, but that it appears quite different when viewed through different classes of sense organ
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  • materialist monism
  • idealist monism
  • substance dualism
  • dual aspect monism

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which of the following is NOT true of Rene Descartes
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  • he emphasised the importance of the pineal gland for mind and brain interactions
  • he reported the important case of Phineas Gage
  • he is regarded as the key thinker for the position of dualism
  • he is well known for his phrase 'Cogito ergo sum' (i think therefore i am)

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which behaviourist psychologist believed that mind was an epihenomenon, or an illusion, and thus that humans might be regarded as zombies or robots?
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  • JB Watson
  • BF Skinner
  • Antonio Damasio
  • David Chalmers

Frage 40

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lesions to which brain structures produce loss of conciousness and coma?
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  • frontal lobe
  • hippocampus
  • upper brain stem
  • pituitary gland

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if we could locate the brain systems that underpin consciousness we would have solved (following Charmers) the:
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  • the hard problem of conciousness
  • the easy problem of conciousness
  • the problem of core conciousness
  • the problem of extended conciousness

Frage 42

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which of the following disorders can be regarded as examples of loss of core consciousness?
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  • expressive asphasia (after left frontal lesion)
  • episodic memory impariment (after bilateral temporal lesions)
  • dysexecutive disorder (after bilateral frontal lesion)
  • none of the above are examples of loss of core consciousness

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which of the following is not true of the disorder encephalitis lethargica (von Economo disease)
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  • it results from damage to dopamine producing cells
  • it occured just after world war I, as a flu-like illness
  • it resulted from a lesion to the hippocampus
  • it produces a disorder of loss of initiation and agency, but with intact conciousness

Frage 44

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In philosophy, the earliest systematic interest in the mind-body problem in philosophy began
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  • Ancient Greece
  • Rene Descartes
  • Thomas Hobbs
  • BF Skinner

Frage 45

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As regards with brain-mind problem, the materialist monist positions holds that
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  • there is only one kind of object: the mind
  • there is only one kind of object: the brain
  • there are two types of objects: the brain and mind
  • there are three kinds of object: the brain, the mind and the soul

Frage 46

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As regards to the brain-mind problem, the idealist monist postition holds that
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  • there is only kind of object: the mind
  • there is only kind of object: the brain
  • there is two kinds of objects: the brain and the mind
  • that there are three types of objects: the brain, the mind and the soul

Frage 47

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As regards for the brain-mind problem, which approach holds that there is only one kind of object, but that is appears quite different when viewed through different classes of sense organ?
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  • materialistic monism
  • idealistic monism
  • substance dualism
  • dual aspect monism

Frage 48

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which of the following is not true of Rene Descartes?
Antworten
  • he emphasised the importance of the pineal gland for mind brain interaction
  • he reported the importance cause of phinease gage
  • he is regarded as the key thinker for the position of dualism
  • he is well known for his phrase 'cogito ergo sum' (' i think therefore I am')

Frage 49

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which behaviourist psychologist believed that mind was a epiphenomenon, or an illusion, and thus humans might be regarded zombies or robots?
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  • JB watson
  • BF Skinner
  • Antonio Damasio
  • David Chambers

Frage 50

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lesion to which brain structure produces loss of consciousness and coma?
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  • frontal lobes
  • hippocampus
  • upper brain stem
  • pituitary gland

Frage 51

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which of the following disorders can be regarded as examples of a loss of core consciousness
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  • expressive aphasia (after a left frontal lesion)
  • episodic memory impairment (after bilateral temporal lesions)
  • dysexecutive disorder (after bilateral frontal lesion)
  • none of the above

Frage 52

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if we could locate the brain systems that underpin conciousness we would have solved (following Chambers) the
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  • the hard problem of the consciousness
  • the easy problem of the consciousness
  • the problem of the core consciousness
  • the problem of the extended consciousness

Frage 53

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which of the following is not true of the disorder encephalitis lethargica (von economo disease)?
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  • it results from damage to the dopamine producing cells
  • it occurred after just after WW1, as like a flu like illness
  • it resulted from lesions to the hippocampus
  • it produces a disorder of loss of initiation and agency, but with intact consciousness

Frage 54

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which of the following is not true of the way that corvids (such as crows and ravens) hide objects when observed by other birds
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  • they hide the object more quickly
  • they hide behind an intervening object
  • they distract the other bird by making loud noise
  • they wait until other bird has left before hiding

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which is true of the 'rouge' or spot test
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  • it is a measure of self-awareness
  • it involves the use of a mirror
  • is has been successfully passed by several non-human species
  • it is usually passed by children after they reach an age of six months

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which behaviour has not been observed in cephalopod species (squad, octopus ect)
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  • hiding in coconut shells, as examples of tool use
  • moving coconut shells, as examples of tool use
  • signing, using tenticles, as examples of language use
  • opening jars as examples of problem solving

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which of the following is true to chimpanzee language?
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  • Nim Chimpsky is a famous chimpanzee language learner
  • Noam Chimpsy is a famous chimpanzee language learner
  • all chimpanzee language acquisition is a result of simple stimulus-response learning
  • no chimpanzee has ever learned sign language

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which of the following brain structures are best conserved across the last 500 million years of vertebrate solution
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  • the brain stem
  • the frontal lobe
  • the thalamus
  • the hippocampus

Frage 59

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which of brain structure is not associated with the experience of basic emotions
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  • the brain stem
  • the frontal lobes
  • the hypothalamus
  • the anterior cingulate gyrus

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which of the following is not true of the behaviour of mammals after parent infant seperation
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  • soon after seperation (ie acutely), the infant makes distress vocalisation
  • after substantial time has passed seperation (ie chronically), the infant is passive and subdued
  • distress vocalisation can be decreased in the infant by contact comfort
  • distress vocalisation can be increased in the infant by administering opiates

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in 1971, Jane Goodall described that a chimpanzee avoided retrieving a piece of fruit in front of the others, because she might have to share the fruit. Here Goodall was reporting an example of
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  • theory of mind
  • mirror self awareness
  • tool use
  • problem solving

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Thomas Nagels famous essay about bats and animal minds suggested that...
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  • theres evidence
  • no current evidence
  • don’t know what it’s like as it’s impossible due to principle
  • none of the above

Frage 63

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Alex the parrot is not able to
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  • name qualities
  • name colours and shapes
  • understand concepts such a larger and different
  • ask questions

Frage 64

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the orbitalfrontal cortex
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  • lies behind the central sulcus
  • inhibits socially inacceptable behaviour
  • is spared by prefrontal lobotomy
  • is another name for Brocas area

Frage 65

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In a patient with bilateral destruction of the amygdala, which of these symptoms would be lease expected
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  • the incapability to determine that pictures depicit concrete or abstract objects
  • low memorisation of emotionally negative events presented in a story
  • reduced bilateral activation of the amygdala while viewing the negative pictures
  • the same startle response while viewing neutral and unpleasant pictures

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the limbic system is involved in
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  • emotions and balancing
  • memory and language
  • language, balance and sleep
  • memory and emotions

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change in behaviour
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  • following brain injury can be exactly predicted from brain lesions
  • cannot modify the structure and/or function of the human brain
  • are more complex for association cortex lesions than primary sensory lesions
  • the ​result from physical alterations of brain tissue, not chemical changes

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prefrontal lobotomy​
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  • is the best method to treat patients with abnormal social behaviour
  • refers to the injection of neuroleptics in the prefrontal cortex
  • was developed because neuroleptics had not yet been invented
  • corresponds to the cutting of the corpus collosum

Frage 69

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which of the following has least to do with emotions
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  • the amygdala
  • the basal ganglia
  • the sense of smell
  • the peri-aqueductal grey matter

Frage 70

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patients with a lesion in the amygdala
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  • tend to be hyper sensitive to sudden noises and are started by them
  • tend to only remember emotional details when they read a story
  • don't understand well the content of speech but are bothered by prosody
  • none of the above

Frage 71

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a member of an African tribe who had never had contact with our civilisation expressed emotions that are highly recognisable by european observers. This shows that...
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  • people if Africa learnt to express emotion in the same way as Europeans
  • the African tribe in question in fact had unreported contacts with European civilisation
  • emotional expression has a genetic basis and is universal
  • all of the above

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labotomy in the 1950s
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  • involved removing the majority of the frontal lobe from the patients brain leaving them only sound tissue
  • was used as a last resort to assist patients with severe and debiliating anxiety attacks
  • was inspired by the case of Phinease Gage who survived a terrible accident
  • involved anesthesia and several hours of operation for every patient

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frontal patients
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  • have more violent urges to do things and are often seen as unstoppable by their family
  • manifest from major memory losses and struggle to remember things that have happened to them
  • show little interest in others and themselves and struggle to initate actions
  • have severly dystfunctional language in both comprehension and production
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