22 Questions
Which brain region is associated with changes in personality, emotions, morals, and social interactions when damaged?
Frontal lobe
What is the term used to describe the inability to recognize faces but still being able to recognize objects?
Prosopagnosia
Which type of aphasia is characterized by the inability to produce proper syntax while still conveying meaning?
Broca's aphasia
Which concept refers to the inability to perceive more than one object at a time?
Balint's Syndrome: Simultagnosia
Who is the famous neurologist known for writing popular science books and pieces?
Sacks (Speed)
What is the term used to describe the condition where a person can recognize objects but not faces?
Prosopagnosia
Which concept refers to the idea that certain cognitive processes are dedicated to specific functions and operate independently of one another?
Modularity
Who argued against the idea of biological determinism and emphasized the role of environmental factors in shaping traits like intelligence?
Lewontin
Which effect demonstrates the conflict between automatic and controlled processes, where reading the name of a color is easier and faster than naming the color itself?
Stroop Effect
Which concept refers to the idea that certain cognitive processes are dedicated to specific functions and operate independently of one another?
Modularity
Who argued against the idea of biological determinism and emphasized the role of environmental factors in shaping traits like intelligence?
Lewontin
Which effect demonstrates the conflict between automatic and controlled processes, where reading the name of a color is easier and faster than naming the color itself?
Stroop Effect
According to the text, what are the four foundational principles in computation in cognitive science?
Modularity, Domain specificity, Mandatory processing, Information encapsulation
Who is associated with the concept of modularity of mind?
Jerry A. Fodor
According to the text, what are the three levels of analysis in Marr's framework?
Computational, Algorithmic, Implementational
Which type of attention is externally-driven and passive, where attention is captured by stimuli in the environment without conscious control?
Exogenous attention
Which theory of attention suggests that only the most relevant information is selected for further processing, while irrelevant information is filtered out early in the cognitive process?
Early selection theory
Which concept refers to the phenomenon where individuals fail to notice unexpected stimuli in their visual field when their attention is focused on a specific task?
Inattentional blindness
Which concept refers to the inability to perceive more than one object at a time?
Balint's Syndrome
What is the term used to describe the condition where a person can recognize objects but not faces?
Prosopagnosia
Which effect demonstrates the conflict between automatic and controlled processes, where reading the name of a color is easier and faster than naming the color itself?
Stroop Effect
Which brain region is associated with changes in personality, emotions, morals, and social interactions when damaged?
Frontal Lobe
Test your knowledge on the fascinating topic of broken minds with this quiz. Explore key concepts such as double dissociation, visual agnosia, prosopagnosia, Balint's syndrome, phantom limb syndrome, and more. Learn about the multi-store memory model and the sensory cortical homunculus cortex. Discover how different parts of the body are disproportionately represented in sensory regions.
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