Kolb, Intro to Brain and Behavior 4e Ch. 10 Quiz 1 completedTotal score: 13 out of 13, 100% 

1. The pitch of a sound is related to a physical characteristic of the sound wave known as: 

 a. amplitude.

 b. frequency.

 c. complexity.

 d. timbre.

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2. Which of the following is the best example of auditory constancy in the perception of speech sounds? 

 a. determining word boundaries in a foreign language

 b. learning sounds that are not a part of your native language

 c. perceiving the same "b" sound in different words (e.g., beep, bed, and buck)

 d. perceiving prosody

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3. If a human cochlea is rolled out flat, a frequency of 20,000 hertz will cause the most displacement of the basilar membrane at: 

 a. the middle.

 b. the wide, thin apex.

 c. the narrow, thick base.

 d. the narrow, thin base.

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4. The thalamic nucleus that is most involved in early processing of sound is the: 

 a. medial geniculate nucleus.

 b. lateral geniculate nucleus.

 c. inferior colliculus.

 d. dorsomedial nucleus.

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5. Similar to the two distinct visual pathways, auditory processing is also divided into what and how. For auditory processing, the role of sound in guiding movement is controlled by projections: 

 a. that continue through the temporal lobe (similar to the ventral visual pathway).

 b. to the posterior parietal region (similar to the dorsal visual pathway).

 c. to the hindbrain (similar to the dorsal visual pathway).

 d. to the primary visual cortex (similar to the ventral visual pathway).

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6. Which of the following does the tonotopic theory of frequency detection have difficulties accounting for? 

 a. the use of cochlear implants

 b. frequencies above 20,000 Hz

 c. extremely loud sounds

 d. responding at the very apex of the basilar membrane

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7. Motor programs involved in speaking words are thought to be stored in: 

 a. Wernicke's area in the temporal lobe.

 b. Wernicke's area in the frontal lobe.

 c. Broca's area in the temporal lobe.

 d. Broca's area in the frontal lobe.

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8. Broca's and Wernicke's areas are connected by a bundle of axons known as the: 

 a. arcuate fasciculus.

 b. auditory fasciculus.

 c. corpus collosum.

 d. anterior commisure.

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9. Positron emission tomography (PET) measures: 

 a. decreases in activity in the ventricles.

 b. magnetic fields associated with action potentials.

 c. the consumption of glucose or oxygen by neurons.

 d. electrical activity generated by neurons in the cortex.

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10. Similar to the prespeech babbling produced by human infants, young birds produce sounds during dozing that are variable in structure and low in volume called: 

 a. fledgling omissions.

 b. subsongs.

 c. fledgling tunes.

 d. developing songs.

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11. Bats use special calls in the range of _____ to navigate by echolocation. 

 a. 10,000-20,000 Hz

 b. 100,000-200,00 Hz

 c. 12,000-200,000 Hz

 d. 14,000-100,000 Hz

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12. _____ are responsible for our ability to hear different frequencies of sound. 

 a. Inner hair cells

 b. Outer hair cells

 c. Bipolar cells

 d. The ossicles

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13. In order to localize the source of low frequency sounds the human auditory system uses: 

 a. differences in the arrival time between the two ears.

 b. differences in the intensity of sound received by the two ears.

 c. differences in the elevation of the two ears.

 d. changes in the movement of the ossicles in the two ears.

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PsychSim 5 Quizzing: The Auditory System completedTotal score: 5 out of 5, 100% 

1. The stimulus energy underlying your experience of sound involves continuous changes in: 

 a. wave frequency.

 b. wave amplitude.

 c. waveform.

 d. air pressure.

 e. timbre.

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2. The conversion of the mechanical energy produced by sound waves into neural impulses occurs in the: 

 a. eardrum.

 b. middle ear.

 c. cochlea.

 d. ear canal.

 e. vestibulary system.

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3. As compared to long objects, short objects vibrate ________ and produce sound waves of ________ frequency. 

 a. slower; lower

 b. slower; higher

 c. faster; lower

 d. faster; higher

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4. The frequency of a sound wave is measured in: 

 a. amps.

 b. sines.

 c. Hertz.

 d. decibels.

 e. millimeters.

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5. The waveform of a sound determines our experience of: 

 a. loudness.

 b. pitch.

 c. timbre.

 d. kinesthesis.

 e. amplitude.

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Kolb, Intro to Brain and Behavior 4e Ch. 10 Quiz 2 completed

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1. The magnitude of change in air molecule density for a sound wave is known as its: 

 a. frequency.

 b. complexity.

 c. timbre.

 d. amplitude.

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2. The outer ear is comprised of which set of structures? 

 a. external ear canal and ossicles

 b. pinna and cochlea

 c. pinna and external ear canal

 d. semicircular canals and cochlea

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3. The translation of sound into nerve impulses by auditory receptors is achieved through: 

 a. stimulation of hair cells by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

 b. inhibition of hair cells by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.

 c. physical compression of the hair cells, leading to hyperpolarization or depolarization.

 d. bending of cilia on the hair cells, leading to hyperpolarization or depolarization.

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4. The primary auditory cortex is located in the: 

 a. frontal lobe.

 b. parietal lobe.

 c. temporal lobe.

 d. occipital lobe.

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5. In listening to words, the area of the brain that is likely to show the highest level of activation in positron emission tomography studies is the: 

 a. left temporal lobe.

 b. right temporal lobe.

 c. left frontal lobe.

 d. right frontal lobe.

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6. The difference in arrival time between the left and right ear is carried out in which brain area? 

 a. the medial part of the superior olivary complex

 b. the lateral part of the inferior olivary complex

 c. the secondary auditory cortex

 d. Wernicke's area

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7. An inability to understand or produce meaningful language even though word production is intact is known as: 

 a. Broca's aphasia.

 b. Wernicke's aphasia.

 c. transcortical aphasia.

 d. dyslexia.

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8. Electrically stimulating the supplemental speech area: 

 a. increases speech production.

 b. increases the loudness with which speech is produced.

 c. completely stops ongoing speech.

 d. causes stuttering.

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9. In listening to musical melodies, the area of the brain that shows the highest levels of activation in positron emission tomography studies is the: 

 a. right temporal lobe, in the auditory cortex.

 b. left temporal lobe, in the auditory cortex.

 c. right parietal lobe, in an area different than auditory cortex.

 d. left parietal lobe, in an area different than auditory cortex.

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10. The mustached bat has a maximally sensitive area in the organ of Corti corresponding to sound waves ranging from 60,000 to 62,000 Hz. This area is called the: 

 a. cochlear fovea.

 b. maximal detection region.

 c. sound detection area.

 d. organ of awareness.

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11. Thaler and colleagues (2011) conducted a brain imaging study with a blind man who was able to echolocate by making clicking sounds and listening to the echoes. When they compared the brain regions that were active for interpreting the echoes the regions that were active when interpreting only the clicks, they observed activation in: 

 a. the primary auditory cortex.

 b. Wernicke's area.

 c. Broca's area.

 d. visual cortex.

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12. Compared to non-musicians, musicians have a thicker cortex in the: 

 a. left frontal cortex.

 b. left auditory cortex.

 c. right auditory cortex.

 d. right parietal cortex.

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Kolb, Intro to Brain and Behavior 4e Ch. 15 Quiz 1 completed

Total score: 13 out of 13, 100% 

1. Because thought, language, memory, emotion, and motivation are all inferred from behavior, they are often referred to as: 

 a. cell assemblies.

 b. psychological abstracts.

 c. psychological constructs.

 d. neural circuits.

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2. The basic unit of the brain involved in thought is the: 

 a. cell nucleus.

 b. neuron.

 c. cell assembly.

 d. circuit.

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3. The cortical region that appears to be most responsible for knowledge related to recognizing and identifying objects is the: 

 a. temporal association cortex.

 b. parietal association cortex.

 c. prefrontal cortex.

 d. occipital cortex.

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4. An individual with cortical damage who shows neglect of the left side of his body likely has a lesion in the: 

 a. left occipital cortex.

 b. left parietal association cortex.

 c. right parietal association cortex.

 d. right primary somatosensory cortex.

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5. A neuron that is involved in executing an action, as well as observing someone else making the same action, is referred to as a: 

 a. mirror neuron.

 b. pantomime neuron.

 c. observation neuron.

 d. imitation neuron.

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6. An impairment in the ability to make voluntary movements in the absence of paralysis or a muscle disorder is known as: 

 a. ataxia.

 b. apraxia.

 c. agnosia.

 d. attention deficit disorder.

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7. How will a split-brain patient respond if asked to state what he sees when a spoon is presented in the left visual field? 

 a. "Spoon."

 b. "I see nothing."

 c. no response

 d. "Fork"

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8. The most common type of synesthesia is: 

 a. colored hearing.

 b. tasting shapes.

 c. smelling touch.

 d. colored taste.

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9. Recent research on intelligence demonstrates that: 

 a. there is a strong positive correlation between the size of the brain and IQ.

 b. there is a strong negative correlation between the size of the brain and IQ.

 c. brain size is poorly correlated with IQ.

 d. there is a modest correlation between the size of the medulla and spatial reasoning.

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10. According to Hebb, an individual with lower-than-average intelligence A: 

 a. can raise their intelligence B through appropriate postnatal experiences.

 b. can raise their intelligence A through appropriate postnatal experiences.

 c. can raise their intelligence B by aging.

 d. will not be able to change their automatically lower-than-average intelligence B.

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11. If a split-brain patient was asked to copy a spatial pattern using blocks, he would be able copy it: 

 a. with his right hand.

 b. using his left hemisphere.

 c. with his left hand.

 d. if it was in his right visual field.

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12. Which of the following deficits would most likely be observed in a patient with a lesion in frontal association cortex? 

 a. problems with implicit memory

 b. problems switching strategies

 c. difficulty recognizing objects

 d. difficulty understanding humor

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13. Right handed people without brain damage are usually better at identifying sequences of digits if they are presented: 

 a. to the left ear.

 b. to the right ear.

 c. to the left visual field.

 d. visually instead of auditorily.

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