PSYC 326 Behavioral Neuroscience Fall 2011 Page 1Extra Credit CAUTION: These are student-submitted test questions. Therefore, exercise due caution. Check to make sure the question and answer are accurate, and that the wrong choices are correctly wrong as well.SubmissionsDIFFICULTY: EASYWhat type of practice refers to cramming all practice in at once?A. spaced practiceB. constant practiceC. massed practiceD. variable practiceANSWER: C, Lecture 7DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATEWhat is an example of deep processing?A. finding two words that rhymeB. determining whether or not a word fits into the context of a sentenceC. spelling a word correctlyD. determining how many uppercase letters there are in a sentenceANSWER: B, Lecture 9DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATEWhat is not an aspect of the working memory?A. Visuospatial sketchpadB. Episodic bufferC. Central executive centerD. Visual loopANSWER: D, Lecture 9DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATEWhat is not a positive symptom of schizophrenia?A. delusionsB. hallucinationsC. “flat effect” –monotonous voiceD. disorganized thinkingANSWER: C, Lecture 10DIFFICULTY: HARDHow is the Wisconsin card sorting task used?A. to demonstrate whether someone has or does not have the ability to use their central executive center to make plans to change strategiesB. to specifically demonstrate whether someone has or does not have the ability touse their central executive center to receive and evaluate sensory informationC. to demonstrate the dysfunctions in the visuospatial sketchpad of a person’s working memoryPSYC 326 Behavioral Neuroscience Fall 2011 Page 2D. to demonstrate how interference disrupts consolidationANSWER: A, Lecture 10DIFFICULTY: EASYWhat is 2-deoxyglucose?A. a dietary supplementB. a byproduct of glucose synthesisC. a chemical resembling glucose used in autoradiographyD. a psychotropic drugANSWER: C, Chapter 5, “Recording and Stimulating Neural Activity”, Pg. 153DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATEWhat is not an aspect of the PET scan?A. measures metabolic or chemical changes in the brainB. uses 2-DG decayC. high operating costD. great spatial resolutionANSWER: D, Chapter 5, “Recording and Stimulating Neural Activity,” Pg. 155DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATEWhich visual system(s) is/are in all mammals?A. parvocellular systemB. koniocellular systemC. magnocellular systemD. A and BE. A and CANSWER: C, Chapter 6, “Analysis of Visual Information: Role of the Visual Association Cortex”, Pg. 194DIFFICULTY: INTERMEDIATEWhat is a likely symptom of some with damage to area V4 of the visual cortex?A. inability to see colorB. loss of color constancyC. inability to recognize formD. color blindnessANSWER: B, Chapter 6, “Analysis of Visual Information: Role of the Visual Association Cortex”, Pg. 196DIFFICULTY: HARDThe unmyelination of axons directed to V5 of the visual cortex would cause what?A. nothing. These axons are already unmyelinatedB. a slower response to recognition of motionC. inability to quickly perceive color changeD. faster rate of motion recognitionANSWER: B, Chapter 6, “Analysis of Visual Information: Role of the Visual Association Cortex”, Pg. 203***************************************************************PSYC 326 Behavioral Neuroscience Fall 2011 Page 31. Question 1DIFFICULTY: DifficultWhich of the following is the best answer concerning chemical stimulation?a) Chemical stimulation is more complicated and is not localizedb) Electrical Stimulation is more complicated, but localizedc) Electrical Stimulation was previously more complicated, but now is less complicated and localizedd) Chemical stimulation is more complicated, but also advantageous since it is localizedANSWER: D, “Recording and Stimulating Neural Activity” in Chapter 5 Methods and Strategies of Research, page 156-157 2. Question 2DIFFICULTY: IntermediateThe following are contained in the ventral stream except?a) Lateral Occipital Complexb) MT/MSTc) Fusiform Face Aread) the EBAANSWER: B, “Analysis of Visual Information: Role of the Visual Association Cortex” in Chapter 6 Vision, page 208-209 3. Question 3DIFFICULTY: Easy_____ is the perception of the body’s own movements?a) Kinesthesiab) Somatosensationc) Proprioceptiond) AkinetopsiaANSWER: A, “Somatosenses” in Chapter 7 Audition, the body senses, and the chemical senses page 237 4. Question 4DIFFICULTY: IntermediateWhich of the following is an incorrect paired definition concerning apraxia?a) apraxia agraphia: particular type of writing deficitb) limb apraxia: problems with movements of arms, fingers, and handsc) Constructional apraxia: difficulty constructing pictures when overloaded by other stimulid) oral apraxia: problems with movements of the muscles used in speechANSWER: C, “Control of Movement by the Brain” in Ch. 8 Control of Movements, p. 284 5. Question 5DIFFICULTY: IntermediateWhen deprived of this neurotransmitter, one may have trouble waking and sleep longera) Orexinb) Histaminec) Serotonind) NorepinephrineANSWER: B, “Physiological Mechanisms of Sleep and Waking” in Chapter 9 Sleep and Biological Rhythms, page 312-313 6. Question 6PSYC 326 Behavioral Neuroscience Fall 2011 Page 4DIFFICULTY: IntermediateBallet and pairs ice skating are examples of:a) cognitive skilssb) closed skillsc) open skillsd) one closed skill, one open skillANSWER: D, Lecture 7 Skill Learning Part 1 7. Question 7DIFFICULTY: EasyAll of the following experiments were investigating synaptic plasticity in rats:a) T-mazeb) Morris Watermazec) Tarot Cardd) Maze with multiple end points and flashing lightsANSWER: C, Lecture 8 Skill Learning pt 2 8. Question 8DIFFICULTY: IntermediateWhat makes us and the Australian hedgehog special?a) delayed FFA developmentb) large cortical regionsc) Serotonin release throughout REMd) thicker axons projecting to ventral streamANSWER: B, Working Memory and Executive Control pt. 2 Lecture 10 9. Question 9DIFFICULTY: Intermediate_______ is the dominant theory for the past 40-50 years created by Thompson at USCa) spine reflex modelb) dual process modelc) comparative model d) differentiation modelANSWER: B, Lecture 11 Non-associative learning pt.1 10. Question 10DIFFICULTY: DifficultOne cannot simply lose or delete a memory due to apoptosis/death of a single neuron because:a) Separate axons are triggered by voices and other cuesb) amacrine signaling allows for dual process transduction and consequently limits the possibility of its occurrencec) the