____________ is the cerebral ‘alarm clock’ which selectively filters incoming stimuli?

Related Mcqs:

1. The ability to focus on stimuli in which we are interested while resisting distracting stimuli is called ________________?

   A. concentrated attending
   B. stimulus focusing
   C. selective attention
   D. structured perceiving

2. Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group if these calls are continued and on danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:

   A. Imprinting
   B. Habituation
   C. Conditioned reflex type I
   D. Conditioned reflex type II

3. Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group if these calls are continued and on danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:

   A. Imprinting
   B. Habituation
   C. Conditioned reflex type I
   D. Conditioned reflex type II

4. Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group. if these calls are continued and no danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:

   A. Imprinting
   B. Habituation
   C. Conditioned reflex type I
   D. Conditioned reflex type II

5. Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group. if these calls are continued and no danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:

   A. Imprinting
   B. Habituation
   C. Conditioned reflex type I
   D. Conditioned reflex type II

6. Most sensory information is relayed to the cerebral cortex by the ____________?

   A. transducer
   B. medulla
   C. bipolar cells
   D. thalamus

7. When a child modifies an existing cognitive schema to make it compatible with the cognitive aspects of an incoming stimulus, the process is called _____________?

   A. assimilation
   B. adaptation
   C. conservation
   D. accommodation

8. The first part of the ear that vibrates in response to incoming sound waves is the _______________?

   A. ossicles
   B. eardrum
   C. basilar membrane
   D. tectorial membrane

9. Brain cells that analyze incoming sensory information into lines, angles, shading, and movement are called:

   A. Sight cells
   B. Second stage sensors
   C. Feature detectors
   D. Vision neurons

10. In a recent car accident, Taimor sustained damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This injury is most likely to reduce Tamior’s ability to:

    A. facially express emotions
    B. solve arithmetic problems
    C. understand simple verbal requests
    D. process information in an orderly sequence