PSYC-305 Cognitive Psychology Exam 1 Review Quiz #2

Which of the following procedures can be used to help determine the exact way in which nerve fibers communicate with each other?

DTI

Early studies of brain tissue that used staining techniques and microscopes from the 19th century described the "nerve net." These early understandings were in error in the sense that the nerve net was believed to be

continuous

Which of the following statements is the most accurate with regard to specificity coding? a. It is unlikely to be correct because there are too many stimuli in the world to have a separate neuron for each. b. It is probably accurate, which explains why the human nervous system contains over one hundred quadrillion neurons. c. Specificity coding is one of the areas that is only theoretical and not applied, and thus there is no way to know if it truly exists in human beings. d. Research has found that specificity encoding does occur for lower animals, such as dogs and cats, but has not found this phenomenon to exist in human beings.

It is unlikely to be correct because there are too many stimuli in the world to have a separate neuron for each.

The study of the physiological basis of cognition is known as

cognitive neuroscience

The idea that specific cognitive functions activate many areas of the brain is known as

distributed processing

The neuron doctrine is

in disagreement with nerve net theory.

Barbara has recently been diagnosed with a rather aggressive form of abdominal cancer. Her oncologist is interested in determining the best way to treat her so that the tumors can be eliminated. Her gastroenterologist is focused on relieving her symptoms and giving her normal digestive functioning. Barbara is also seeing a psychologist, whose goal is to help her stay calm, relaxed, and keep her anxiety as minimal as possible while keeping her spirits up. The fact that these doctors are considering Barbara's situation with different goals and from different perspectives is similar to the idea of ________ presented in your textbook.

levels of analysis

Groups of interconnected neurons are referred to as

neural circuits

The concept of distributed neural coding proposes that a specific object, like a face, is represented across a number of

neurons

The idea of a neuron that only responds to the stimuli of your grandmother's face is consistent with

specificity coding