Chapter 2
Refer to the research study described on page 42 of your textbook to answer the following question.
Explain how this study used recordings of brain activity to test a theoretical description of a cognitive process.
What will be an ideal response?
In this study, brain activity was recorded in fMRI scans to compare activity during two different prospective memory tasks. Differences in brain activity suggest differences in processing in the two tasks, which is predicted by the theoretical description of these tasks.
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Which of the following is a correct statement concerning reactions to stressful events?
a. reactions to stress are purely physiological b. stress can have significant short-term and long-term benefits c. reactions to stressful events are general and nonspecific d. all people respond to different stressors in the same ways
Professor Utz is giving a talk about how the eye processes light. He tells the class that once the bipolar cells receive input from ______, they send the message on to ______.
A. photoreceptors; horizontal cells B. amacrine cells; horizontal cells C. photoreceptors; ganglion cells D. amacrine cells; photoreceptors
Sandra has always been good at multitasking. She seems to be able to keep track of several things going on at once. Researchers studying multitasking would likely suggest that Sandra's
A. brain function is less lateralized than those who cannot multitask as well. B. brain function is more lateralized than those who cannot multitask as well. C. verbal skills are in her right hemisphere. D. verbal skills are in her left hemisphere.
Rats easily learn to associate nausea-producing radiation treatments with.
A) loud sounds. B) bright lights. C) novel tastes. D) high-pitched sounds.