Biopsychology Exam 2

The retina is composed of five different types of neurons:

Receptors, horizontal cells, bipolar cells, amacrine cells, and retinal ganglion.

________________________ cortex is an area of cortex that receives input from more than one sensory system. a. Association b. Tertiary c. Secondary d. Primary

a. Association

_________ are cutaneous receptors that are sensitive to temperature change and pain. a. Free nerve endings b. Pacinian corpuscles c. Flower-spray endings d. Ruffini endings

a. Free nerve endings

Which of the following is a major difference between SI and SII? a. Input to SI is largely contralateral. b. SII is in the postcentral gyrus. c. SI is somatosensory. d. SII is much larger.

a. Input to SI is largely contralateral.

____________________ processing is the simultaneous analysis of a signal in different ways by the multiple parallel pathways of a neural network. a. Parallel b. Serial c. Segregated d. Homogenous

a. Parallel

The _________ is often administered as part of the initial common neuropsychological test battery. a. WAIS b. sodium amytal test c. P300 d. default mode

a. WAIS

Many current neuropsychological assessments begin with the a. WAIS. b. Wisconsin card sorting test. c. repetition priming test. d. digit span test.

a. WAIS.

Neuropathic pain is believed to be caused by a. abnormal activity in the CNS. b. scar tissue at the sight of the original injury. d. severed nerve endings. c. PNS feedback from the place of the old injury.

a. abnormal activity in the CNS.

The scalp electroencephalogram (EEG) signal reflects the sum of electrical events throughout the head. These events include: a. all of these b. postsynaptic potentials. c. electrical signals from the skin. d. action potentials.

a. all of these

Many persons with scotomas a. are not consciously aware of their deficits. b. are always consciously aware of their deficits. c. frequently complain of being confused by the deficits in their visual field. d. often report seeing images that are not actively present in their visual field.

a. are not consciously aware of their deficits.

An extension of the green fluorescent protein technique led to the development of a. brainbow. b. bregma. c. gene knockouts. d. BOLD.

a. brainbow.

The major advantage of the retinex theory over the classic component and opponent process theories of color vision is that the retinex theory a. can explain color constancy. b. can explain Mondrians. c. can explain the perception of blobs. d. is newer.

a. can explain color constancy.

The ___________________ is the fact that even when you are focusing so intently on one conversation that you are totally unaware of the content of other conversations going on around you, the mention of your name in one of the other conversations will immediately gain access to your consciousness. a. cocktail party phenomenon b. self-serving bias c. multiple conversations phenomenon d. many names phenomenon

a. cocktail party phenomenon

According to the ____________ theory, there are three different kinds of color receptors, each with a different spectral sensitivity. a. component b. opponent c. spectral d. retinex

a. component

In cognitive neuroscience, one common assumption is that each complex cognitive process results from the combined activity of simple cognitive processes called a. constituent cognitive processes. b. the default mode. c. the mean difference image. d. combined active components.

a. constituent cognitive processes.

This procedure is used to visualize connections in the living human brain. a. diffusion tensor imaging b. TMS c. computed tomography d. connectome.

a. diffusion tensor imaging

Typically, intromission precedes a. ejaculation. b. thigmotaxis. c. mounting. d. lordosis.

a. ejaculation.

Emma heard a noise behind her and turned to see a cat playing with some string. This is an example of a. exogenous attention. b. nonselective attention. c. anterograde attention d. endogenous attention.

a. exogenous attention.

It was once assumed that the primary, secondary, and association areas of a sensory system were each __________________. However, research has shown that _________________ characterizes the organization of sensory systems. a. functionally homogenous; functional segregation b. anatomically distinct; anatomical separation c. functionally segregated; functionally homogeneity d. anatomically separate; anatomically distinct

a. functionally homogenous; functional segregation

Which of the following is a paradox of pain? a. lack of a clear cortical representation of pain b. change blindness c. there is only one specific type of stimulus that induces pain d. the rubber hand illusion

a. lack of a clear cortical representation of pain

The mechanism of contrast enhancement is a. lateral inhibition. b. retinex. c. Mach bands. d. cytochrome oxidase.

a. lateral inhibition.

When we direct our gaze at something ___________, the lens tends to assume its natural _____________ shape. a. near; cylindrical b. far; conical c. near; conical d. far; cylindrical

a. near; cylindrical

A commonly used test of rat fearfulness is the ________ test. a. open-field b. colony intruder c. lordosis d. closed-field

a. open-field

The usual procedure for measuring changes in the volume of blood in a particular part of the body is a. plethysmography. b. electromyography. c. electroencephalography. d. electrooculography.

a. plethysmography.

Most areas of secondary visual cortex are located in two general regions: the _______________ and the __________________. a. prestriate cortex; inferotemporal cortex b. inferotemporal cortex; prefrontal cortex c. prefrontal cortex; inferotemporal cortex d. inferotemporal cortex; striate cortex

a. prestriate cortex; inferotemporal cortex

The somatosensory homunculus is in the a. primary somatosensory cortex. b. postcentral gyrus. c. parietal cortex. d. all of the above

a. primary somatosensory cortex.

The ___________________ of a visual neuron is the area of the visual field within which it is possible for a visual stimulus to influence the firing of that neuron. a. receptive field b. firing zone c. firing field d. dendrites

a. receptive field

Which of the following methods would you use to temporarily inactivate the amygdala? a. reversible lesion b. aspiration c. radio frequency d. knife cut

a. reversible lesion

When the pupils are constricted, the image falling on each retina is ___________ and there is a greater ____________. a. sharper; depth of focus b. blurrier; depth of focus c. blurrier; accommodation d. sharper; accommodation

a. sharper; depth of focus

The general function of the superior colliculus seems to be to localize a. sources of auditory input. b. sources of threat. c. sources of pain. d. sounds and identify them.

a. sources of auditory input.

Terrell was in an automobile accident and suffered damage to his primary somatosensory cortex. Since the accident, he has been unable to identify items by touch when they are placed in his hand. Terrell appears to have a deficit in a. stereognosis. b. barognosis. d. asomatognosia. c. akinetopsis.

a. stereognosis.

Subcortical electrodes can be accurately implanted using a. stereotaxic surgery. b. temporal resolution. c. cerebral angiography. d. signal averaging.

a. stereotaxic surgery.

One problem noted in recording sensory evoked potentials is that a. the sensory evoked potential is masked by background noise. b. averaging of a sensory evoked potential can generate inaccurate results. c. the measurement of auditory evoked potentials involves low volume stimuli. d. small auditory evoked potentials are often missed by a recording.

a. the sensory evoked potential is masked by background noise.

About ___of the axons of retinal ganglion cells become part of the retina-geniculate-striate pathways. a. 70 percent b. 90 percent c. 50 percent d. 80 percent

b. 90 percent

Which of the following attributes of oxygenated blood makes functional MRI (fMRI) possible? a. It can be seen using x-rays. b. Active areas of the brain take up more oxygenated blood than they need for their energy requirements. c. It can be labeled with radioactive fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). d. Active areas of the brain take up less oxygenated blood than they need for their energy requirements.

b. Active areas of the brain take up more oxygenated blood than they need for their energy requirements.

Rhodopsin is a(n) ____________________ that responds to light rather than to neurotransmitter molecules. a. cell b. G-protein-coupled receptor c. dopamine receptor d. ion channel

b. G-protein-coupled receptor

__________ are light-sensitive ion channels that are found in the cell membranes of certain bacteria and algae. a. Brainbows b. Opsins c. Caenorhabditis elegans d. GFPs

b. Opsins

______________ vision predominates in good lighting and provides high-acuity colored perceptions of the world. In contrast, the more sensitive ______________ vision predominates in low lighting. a. Ganglion-cell-mediated; bipolar-cell-mediated b. Photopic; scotopic c. Scotopic; photopic d. Rod-mediated; cone-mediated

b. Photopic; scotopic

__________________ is a visual agnosia for faces. a. Maskitis b. Prosopagnosia c. Facial agnosia d. Akinetopsia

b. Prosopagnosia

The colony-intruder paradigm is commonly used to study a. spatial perception. b. aggressive and defensive behavior. c. reproduction. d. natural environment.

b. aggressive and defensive behavior.

Which of the following lesion methods would you use to selectively remove the parietal cortex while leaving the underlying white matter intact? a. knife cut b. aspiration c. reversible lesion d. radio frequency

b. aspiration

Many researchers interested in sound localization have studied _________ because their ability to locate sounds in the dark is excellent. a. rabbits b. barn owls c. dolphins d. mice

b. barn owls

The archaic five-primary component processing theory of taste implied that each gustatory receptor and neuron is ______________ tuned. However, the rapidly accumulating list of receptor molecules and mechanisms suggests that each gustatory receptor is __________ tuned. a. narrowly; well b. broadly; narrowly c. broadly; well d. narrowly; broadly

b. broadly; narrowly

This test can infer the location of a cerebral tumor from the displacement of blood vessels at the site. a. PET b. cerebral angiography c. computed tomography d. MRI

b. cerebral angiography

Which method of measuring the extracellular concentration of specific neurochemicals in behaving animals does not require that the animal be euthanized for study? a. kainic-ibotenic chromatography b. cerebral dialysis c. in situ hybridization d. 2-deoxyglucose technique

b. cerebral dialysis

The systematic topographic layout of the olfactory bulb has been termed a ____________ map. a. olfactorytopic b. chemotopic d. bulbotopic c. scentotopic

b. chemotopic

Convergence is greatest when inspecting things that are a. in the periphery. b. close. c. far. d. small.

b. close.

In situations where the level of illumination is high and sensitivity is not important, the visual system responds by a. downgrading the arousal level of other sensory systems working in tandem with input from the eyes. b. constricting the pupils of the eyes. c. dilating the pupils of the eyes. d. habituating to stimulation of the retinas of each eyes.

b. constricting the pupils of the eyes.

On-center and off-center cells respond best to a. high illumination. b. contrast. c. low illumination. d. consistency.

b. contrast.

There is substantial brain activity when humans sit quietly and let their minds wander—this level of activity has been termed the brain's a. solid state. b. default mode. c. mind-wandering state. d. resting mode.

b. default mode.

The most widely used test of short-term memory is the a. token test. b. digit span test. d. WAIS. c. sodium amytal test.

b. digit span test.

The electrical activity between each heartbeat is measured by a(n) a. electroencephalogram. b. electrocardiogram. c. plethysmograph. d. electromyograph.

b. electrocardiogram.

A mean difference image ______________ areas of activity that are common to many participants and _____________ areas of activity that are peculiar to a few of them. a. averages; subtracts b. emphasizes; deemphasizes c. deemphasizes; emphasizes d. adds; subtracts

b. emphasizes; deemphasizes

Repetition priming tests are used to assess a. short-term memory. b. implicit memory. c. explicit memory. d. eidetic memory.

b. implicit memory.

Mice that are the products of gene knockout techniques are referred to as a. transgenic mice. b. knockout mice. c. brainbow mice. d. optogenetic mice.

b. knockout mice.

Which of the following is a procedure in which high-resolution images are constructed from the measurement of waves that hydrogen atoms emit when they are activated by radio-frequency waves in a magnetic field? a. cerebral angiography b. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) c. scalp electroencephalography d. positron emission tomography (PET)

b. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Which of the following structures are thought to contain chemotopic maps? a. ossicles b. olfactory bulbs c. somatosensory cortices d. auditory cortices

b. olfactory bulbs

The cochlea is a long, coiled tube containing the auditory receptor organ, which runs almost to its tip. This auditory receptor organ is know as the a. tectorial membrane. b. organ of Corti. c. basilar membrane. d. tympanic membrane.

b. organ of Corti.

The spatial abilities of foraging rodents are often assessed with a ________ maze. a. elevated plus b. radial arm c. intromission d. Morris water

b. radial arm

According to the ___________ theory of color vision, the color of an object is determined by its reflectance. a. spectral b. retinex c. component d. opponent

b. retinex

The retina-geniculate-striate system is _____________. This means two stimuli presented to adjacent areas of the retina will excite adjacent neurons at all levels of the system. a. stratified b. retinotopic c. excitatory d. parallel

b. retinotopic

A difficulty in attending visually to more than one object at a time is known as visual a. ageusia. b. simultanagnosia. c. akinetopsia. d. anosagnosia.

b. simultanagnosia.

The main difference between simple cortical cells and lower layer IV neurons is that the borders between the "on" and "off" regions of the receptive fields of simple cortical cells are ____________ rather than ______________. a. circular; straight b. straight; circular c. straight; wavy d. excitatory; inhibitory

b. straight; circular

Diffusion tensor imaging is a method of identifying a. activity in particular brain regions. b. those pathways along which water molecules rapidly diffuse. c. particular brain structures. d. the BOLD signal.

b. those pathways along which water molecules rapidly diffuse.

Which of the following methods is used to activate particular areas of human cortex? a. BOLD stimulation b. transcranial direct current stimulation c. PET activation d. MRI stimulation

b. transcranial direct current stimulation

Mice that have had genetic material of another species (e.g., a pathological human gene) inserted into their genome are called a. homozygous. b. transgenic mice. c. knockout mice. d. heterozygous.

b. transgenic mice.

The primary tastes are assumed to be sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and a. acidic b. umami. c. buttery d. creamy.

b. umami.

According to one theory, the dorsal stream is involved in the perception of __________________ and the ventral stream is involved in the perception of ___________________. a. what objects are; where objects are b. where objects are; what objects are c. objects; faces d. faces; objects

b. where objects are; what objects are

_________________ is a deficiency in the ability to see movements progress in a normal, smooth fashion. a. Prosopagnosia b. Visual tremor c. Akinetopsia d. Motionopsia

c. Akinetopsia

_______________ refers to the ability of certain patients to respond to visual stimuli in their scotomas even though they have no conscious awareness of the stimuli. a. Hindsight b. Scotomata c. Blindsight d. Unconscious sight

c. Blindsight

_________________ constancy refers to the fact that the perceived color of an object is not solely a function of the wavelengths reflected by it. a. Wavelength b. Perceptual c. Color d. Reflective

c. Color

The hierarchical organization of sensory systems is apparent from a comparison of the effects of damage to various levels: a. The lower the level of damage, the more specific and incomplete the deficit. b. The lower the level of damage, the more specific and complex the deficit. c. The higher the level of damage, the more specific and complex the deficit. d. The higher the level of damage, the more general and simple the deficit.

c. The higher the level of damage, the more specific and complex the deficit.

A test of frontal-lobe damage is the a. digit span test. b. dichotic listening test. c. Wisconsin card sorting test. d. WAIS.

c. Wisconsin card sorting test.

The process of adjusting the configuration of the lenses to bring images into focus on the retina is called a. stretching. b. focusing. c. accommodation. d. adjustment.

c. accommodation.

The inability to recognize objects by touch is a. runningnosia. b. stereognosis. c. astereognosia. d. asomatognosia.

c. astereognosia.

The ______________ problem refers to the question of how the brain combines individual sensory attributes to produce integrated perceptions. a. parallel b. cooking c. binding d. combination

c. binding

To bypass the blood-brain barrier, drugs can be administered in small amounts through a fine, hollow tube called a a. fistula. b. needle. c. cannula. d. stereotaxic tube.

c. cannula.

A method of measuring the extracellular concentration of particular neurochemicals in the brain through a fine semipermeable tube is a. immunocytochemistry. b. extracellular unit recording. c. cerebral dialysis. d. intracellular unit recording.

c. cerebral dialysis.

Binocular disparity tends to be greater for _________ objects. a. larger b. distant c. closer d. smaller

c. closer

Photopic vision is a. achromatic. b. rod-mediated. c. cone-mediated. d. limited to the periphery of the retina.

c. cone-mediated.

Brain structures typically active in the default mode and less active during cognitive or behavioral tasks are collectively referred to as the a. subtractive network. b. non-cognitive network. d. default structures. c. default mode network.

c. default mode network.

Alpha waves are recorded by a. fMRI. b. BOLD. c. electroencephalography. d. diffusion tensor imaging.

c. electroencephalography.

Although the _________ constitutes only a small part of the retina, a relatively large proportion of the primary visual cortex is dedicated to the analysis of its output. a. blind spot b. nasal hemiretina c. fovea d. periphery

c. fovea

Which of the following invasive electrophysiological recording methods would you use to record the resting membrane potential of a neuron? a. invasive EEG recording b. multiple-unit recording c. intracellular unit recording d. extracellular unit recording

c. intracellular unit recording

Which of the following lesion methods is used to eliminate conduction in a nerve or tract? a. aspiration b. radio-frequency c. knife cut d. reversible lesion

c. knife cut

When an ommatidium fires, it inhibits its neighbors; this inhibition is called a. bad neighbor inhibition. b. ommatidial inhibition. c. lateral inhibition. d. lateral suppression.

c. lateral inhibition.

Ciliary muscles adjust the a. pupil size. b. foveal size. c. lens shape. d. binocular disparity.

c. lens shape.

A mixture of pure tones with frequencies of 200, 300, and 400 Hz would be perceived as having the same pitch as a pure tone of 100 Hz. This important aspect of pitch perception is referred to as the a. prime fundamental. b. pitch fundamental. c. missing fundamental. d. missing tone.

c. missing fundamental.

Unlike simple cortical cells, which are all _______________, many complex cortical cells are _____________. a. excitatory; inhibitory b. inhibitory; excitatory c. monocular; binocular d. binocular; monocular

c. monocular; binocular

Cochlear implants are effective in the treatment of a. auditory agnosia. b. tinnitus. c. nerve deafness. d. conductive deafness.

c. nerve deafness.

According to the ____________ theory, if an increase in the response of a particular visual neuron signals green, a decrease signals red. a. component b. spectral c. opponent d. retinex

c. opponent

Almost all functional brain-imaging studies use the a. constituent cognitive process. b. aspiration control. c. paired-image subtraction technique. d. default mode.

c. paired-image subtraction technique.

Asomatognosia is the inability to recognize a. common household items. b. faces. c. parts of one's own body. d. somata.

c. parts of one's own body.

At least two parallel channels of communication flow through each lateral geniculate nucleus. One runs through the ______________ layers and a second runs through the _____________ layers. a. simple; complex b. on-centered; off-centered c. parvocellular; magnocellular d. blob; non-blob

c. parvocellular; magnocellular

The ________receives most of its input from the thalamic relay nuclei of a given sensory system. a. association cortex b. secondary sensory cortex c. primary sensory cortex d. tertiary sensory cortex

c. primary sensory cortex

Damage to the fusiform face area is often associated with a. blockage of the dorsal stream. b. blindsight. c. prosopagnosia. d. akinetopsia.

c. prosopagnosia.

Widely used tests of implicit memory are the a. Wisconsin card sorting tests. b. digit span tests. c. repetition priming tests. d. dichotic listening tests.

c. repetition priming tests.

Which of the following are involuntary fixational eye movements? a. ganglions b. amacrines c. saccades d. scotopics

c. saccades

The _____________________ is used to locate brain structures in much the same way that a map is used to locate geographic landmarks. a. stereotaxic instrument b. bregma map c. stereotaxic atlas d. stereotaxic map

c. stereotaxic atlas

PET and fMRI studies almost always employ the paired-image ________ technique. a. addition b. multiplication c. subtraction d. averaging

c. subtraction

All signals from the right visual field reach the left primary visual cortex, either ipsilaterally from the _______________ of the left eye or contralaterally from the ____________ of the right eye. a. nasal hemiretina; temporal hemiretina b. ganglion cells; amacrine cells c. temporal hemiretina; nasal hemiretina d. bipolar cells; ganglion cells

c. temporal hemiretina; nasal hemiretina

Mice that contain the genetic material of another species are called a. brainbow mice. b. knockout mice. c. transgenic mice. d. optogenetic mice.

c. transgenic mice.

Most primates are ______________, whereas most other mammals are _______________. a. dichromats; trichromats b. tetrachromats; trichromats c. trichromats; dichromats d. trichromats; tetrachromats

c. trichromats; dichromats

____________________ occurs because, contrary to our impression, when we view a scene, we have absolutely no memory for parts of the scene that are not the focus of our attention. a. Amnesia b. Exogenous attention c. Endogenous attention d. Change blindness

d. Change blindness

________________ bypass damage to the auditory hair cells by converting sounds picked up by a microphone on the patient's ear to electrical signals, which are then conducted directly to the cochlea. a. Ear microphones b. Sound amplifiers c. Cochlear earphones d. Cochlear implants

d. Cochlear implants

The largest and deepest cutaneous receptors are the a. Ruffini endings. b. Merkel's disks. c. free nerve endings. d. Pacinian corpuscles.

d. Pacinian corpuscles.

This effect can be observed during the transition from photopic to scotopic vision. a. spectral-sensitivity effect b. bipolar effect c. color-shift effect d. Purkinje effect

d. Purkinje effect

In comparison to simple cortical cells, complex cells a. have larger receptive fields. b. do not have receptive fields with static "on" and "off" areas. c. are often bilateral. d. all of the above

d. all of the above

The fovea a. plays an important role in photopic vision. b. is an indentation. c. contains the highest density of cones. d. all of the above

d. all of the above

When rhodopsin is exposed to continuous intense light a. it loses its red coloring. b. it loses its ability to absorb light. c. it becomes bleached. d. all of the above

d. all of the above

Which of the following cell types are in the human retina? a. ganglion cells b. bipolar cells c. horizontal cells d. all of the above

d. all of the above

Which of the following is a neurotoxin? a. kainic acid b. ibotenic acid c. 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) d. all of the above

d. all of the above

Which of the following is a route of drug administration? a. intraperitoneal b. intramuscular c. subcutaneous d. all of the above

d. all of the above

Which of the following is a tract of the anterolateral system? a. spinothalamic tract b. spinoreticular tract c. spinotectal tract d. all of the above

d. all of the above

The inability to smell is called _______; the inability to taste is called _________. a. ageusia; anosmia b. ageusia; distaste c. ascentia; atastia d. anosmia; ageusia

d. anosmia; ageusia

Change blindness occurs a. only in the elderly. b. only when there is a continuous view of the visual image. c. only among the partially blind. d. because people have no memory for parts of a visual image that are not the focus of their attention.

d. because people have no memory for parts of a visual image that are not the focus of their attention.

Which of the following is a technique for locating particular neurotransmitters or receptors in the brain? a. immunocytochemistry b. in situ hybridization c. 2-deoxyglucose technique d. both A and B

d. both A and B

By inserting an opsin gene into a particular type of neuron, a neuroscientist could use light to a. depolarize the neuron. b. hyperpolarize the neuron. c. selectively destroy the neuron. d. both a and b

d. both a and b

Somatosensory signals are conducted to areas of association cortex in ____________ cortex. a. prefrontal b. posterior parietal c. insular d. both a and b

d. both a and b

There is a general consensus that the ____________ plays a major role in directing top-down attention. a. prefrontal cortex b. posterior parietal cortex c. amygdala d. both a and b

d. both a and b

Which of the following is a deficit that one would expect to see after damage to the primary somatosensory cortex ? a. a reduced ability to detect light touch b. a reduced ability to identify objects by touch c. a reduced ability to detect painful stimuli d. both a and b

d. both a and b

Green fluorescent protein (GFP) has been used a. for optogenetics. b. to create a brainbow. c. to visualize neurons. d. both b and c

d. both b and c

Which of the following uses the infusion of a radio-opaque dye into a cerebral artery to visualize the cerebral circulatory system during x-ray photography? a. functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) b. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) c. positron emission tomography (PET) d. cerebral angiography

d. cerebral angiography

Male rats' aggressive and defensive behavior is readily assessed by the ________ paradigm. a. conditioned defensive burying b. lordosis c. self-stimulation d. colony-intruder

d. colony-intruder

The area of the body that is innervated by the left and right dorsal roots of a given segment of the spinal cord is called a a. segment. b. colliculus. c. patch. d. dermatome.

d. dermatome.

A noninvasive test of language lateralization is the a. repetition priming test. b. Wisconsin card-sorting test. c. sodium amytal test. d. dichotic listening test.

d. dichotic listening test.

The usual procedure for measuring muscle tension is a. the electrocardiogram. b. electrooculography. c. electroencephalography. d. electromyography.

d. electromyography.

The most commonly used test of anxiolytic drug effects is the ________ maze. a. anxiety provoking b. radial arm c. Morris water d. elevated plus

d. elevated plus

The ________ is a test of defensiveness commonly used to study the anxiolytic effects of drugs on rats. a. self-stimulation paradigm b. Morris water maze test d. elevated-plus-maze test c. conditioned taste aversion test

d. elevated-plus-maze test

Visual signals from the left nasal hemiretina are projected directly to the a. left nasal hemicortex. b. lateral network. c. right nasal hemicortex. d. lateral geniculate nuclei.

d. lateral geniculate nuclei.

The most common measure of the sexual receptivity of a female rat is the a. ejaculation frequency. b. intromission count. c. self-stimulation count. d. lordosis quotient.

d. lordosis quotient.

he middle temporal (MT) area of human cortex appears to play an important role in the perception of a. illusions. b. faces. c. depth. d. motion.

d. motion.

The dendrites of olfactory receptor cells are located in the a. piriform cortex. b. olfactory cortex. c. olfactory bulb. d. nasal passages.

d. nasal passages.

Recent evidence suggests that sensory systems are processed as _____ systems. a. closed b. repeating c. serial d. parallel

d. parallel

_______________ neurons are particularly responsive to color, fine pattern details, and stationary or slowly moving objects; in contrast, ________________ neurons are particularly responsive to movement. a. amacrine; ganglion b. magnocellular; parvocellular c. ganglion; amacrine d. parvocellular; magnocellular

d. parvocellular; magnocellular

A seminatural animal learning paradigm that is often used to study spatial ability is the a. the conditioned taste aversion paradigm. b. conditioned defensive burying paradigm. c. self-stimulation paradigm. d. radial arm maze.

d. radial arm maze.

Because of the way that it is organized, the visual system is referred to as a. prestriate. b. parvocellular. c. blob-like. d. retinotopic.

d. retinotopic.

Persons with a visual agnosia a. have little or no visual memory. b. are unaware of one side of their body. c. have damage to the ventral prestriate cortex. d. see objects but can't identify them.

d. see objects but can't identify them.

A common invasive test of language lateralization is the a. digit span test. b. repetition priming test. d. sodium amytal test. c. Wisconsin card sorting test.

d. sodium amytal test.

In perceiving sound, the complexity of the molecular vibrations is most closely linked to perceptions of a. loudness. b. frequency. c. pitch. d. timbre.

d. timbre.

Primate auditory cortex is organized a. gustotopically. b. retinotopically. c. somatotopically. d. tonotopically.

d. tonotopically.