The fact that prior knowledge in long term memory dramatically affects initial
perceptual processes supports the idea that the cognitive system is
a. bottom up
b. top down
c. interactive
d. all of the above
Ques. 2Research shows that rats raised in complex or social environments have:
a. more complex neuronal structure.
b. lesions in Broca's area.
c. greater brain vascularization.
d. superior intrapersonal intelligence.
Ques. 3In human development, there is a pruning period involving a massive loss of neurons. This
loss occurs in:
a. childhood.
b. adolescence.
c. middle age.
d. old age.
Ques. 4Which of the following brain structures is most clearly associated with higher-order thinking?
a. The frontal lobe
b. The cerebellum
c. The neostriatum
d. The brain stem
Ques. 5Which part of the brain anatomy is the most primitive?
a. brainstem
b. cerebellum
c. cerebrum
d. cerebral cortex
Ques. 6Laterality research has revealed that the right hemisphere tends to be associated with:
a. analytical and spatial cognition.
b. analytical and language-related cognition.
c. holistic and spatial cognition.
d. holistic and language-related cognition.
Ques. 7In the information processing model, contact with the outside world comes through our
a. sense receptors
b. sensory registers
c. working memory
d. long-term memory
Ques. 8Which is the best definition of genius?
a. an individual who is recognized as world-class in a specified domain
b. a child who is unusually precocious in such pursuits as music or mathematics
c. a person with an IQ in the range of 180 and above
d. someone who has made a profound and enduring contribution to a field