Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience History
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According to David Marr, at which level of cognition do we need to understand the problem our brains need to solve?

  • Level 1: Computational (correct)
  • Level 3: Implementation
  • Level 2: Algorithmic
  • Level 4: Experiential

    • What is the main focus of cognitive neuroscience, according to the given text?

  • Studying consciousness
  • Understanding brain constraints (correct)
  • Investigating the psychology of language
  • Exploring neural pathways

    • Which early theory of brain organization suggested that any part of the brain can support any cognitive function?

  • Localization
  • Equipotentiality (correct)
  • Plasticity
  • Modularity

    • What was criticized as 'terrible pseudoscience' in the given text?

    <p>Phrenology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Karl Lashley's evidence in favor of equipotentiality?

    <p>Mice were able to navigate a maze despite small brain lesions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principle of mass action proposed by Karl Lashley?

    <p>Trauma to the brain can be compensated by other areas taking over</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Broca's patient Tan demonstrate as a result of damage to Broca's area?

    <p>Good comprehension but slow speech with many errors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Huth and colleagues study observe regarding representations in the brain?

    <p>Representations tended to be distributed over large patches of cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is semantic memory responsible for?

    <p>Memory for facts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the resting-state fMRI study measure?

    <p>Oxygen levels in blood as a proxy for neuronal activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the focus of the first cognitive psychology textbook by Neisser in 1967?

    <p>Visual and auditory processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to David Marr, at which level of cognition do we need to understand the problem our brains need to solve?

    <p>Computational level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What approach does cognitive neuroscience tend to focus on, based on the given text?

    <p>Implementation mechanisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which early theory of brain organization suggests that any part of the brain can support any cognitive function?

    <p>Equipotentiality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Karl Lashley's search for the "engram" or memory trace provide evidence for?

    <p>Equipotentiality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What principle did Karl Lashley propose in the event of trauma to the brain?

    <p>Mass action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Broca's patient Tan demonstrate as a result of damage to the left inferior frontal gyrus (Broca's area)?

    <p>Good comprehension but slow speech and contained many errors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Huth and colleagues study observe regarding representations in the brain?

    <p>Distributed representations over large patches of cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are semantic memory and episodic memory responsible for?

    <p>Semantic memory: Memory for general knowledge, Episodic memory: Memory for specific events</p> Signup and view all the answers

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