A. Different aspects of a visual stimulus appear to be analysed by different modules in the brain
B. It is impossible to use an evolutionary explanation for modularity in the brain
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Related Mcqs:
- The capacity of the brain area to take over the function of another damaged brain area is known as brain _______________?
A. regeneration
B. accommodation
C. aphasia
D. plasticity - The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain:
A. tomography
B. hemispherectomy
C. phrenology
D. plasticity - For which of the following assertions is the empirical evidence strongest?
A. The two cerebral hemispheres are specialized to handle different types of cognitive tasks
B. People have a separate stream of consciousness in each hemisphere
C. Each hemisphere has it own cognitive style
D. some people are right-brained, while others are left-brained - Recent work in behavioural genetics has examined the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to human behavior. But which of the four assertions below is NOT true?
A. Research as shown monozygotic twins to have much more similar personality traits than dizygotic twins
B. Both adoption studies and twin studies are consistent with a genetic influence on personality
C. Adoption studies have shown that environment plays no part in the development of personality
D. Children who are genetically more active and impulsive can cause their parents to be more responsive to their needs than other children - A brain tumor in the hippocampus of the brain would impair a person’s ability to learn new things while leaving their old memories intact. This condition is known as _________________?
A. retroactive inhibition
B. anterograde amnesia
C. proactive inhibition
D. retrograde amnesia - The most obvious difference between the human brain and the brain of a carp would be in the:
A. hypothalamus
B. thalamus
C. cerebellum
D. cerebral cortex - One of the following parts of midbrain guides smooth and accurate motions and maintains body position:
A. Medulla
B. Pons
C. Cerebellum
D. Amygdala - As one moves from external stimulus to moto response, which of the following constitutes an accurate sequential pattern?
A. afferent nerve, efferent nerve, neural modulator
B. efferent nerve, interneuron, afferent nerve
C. afferent nerve, interneuron, efferent nerve
D. efferent nerve, afferent nerve, neural modulator - Which TWO of 1: Automatic thoughts are spontaneously generated thoughts associated with specific moods.
2: Automatic thoughts are spontaneously generated thoughts associated with specific situations.
3: In collaborative empiricism, the therapist formulates a hypothesis and then tests its validity himself.
4: In collaborative empiricism, the client is asked to formulate a hypothesis and than helps the therapist to
test its validity.the following definitions key features of Aaron Beck’s cognitive therapy are accurate?A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 3 & 4
D. 2 & 4 - The MOST accurate statement about why ECT works to the degree that it does is that:
A. no one is really certain why it works
B. it acts as a form of aversion therapy
C. it alters neural circuits in the brain
D. it performs strong operant condition techniques
