Exploring Broken Minds
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Which brain region is associated with changes in personality, emotions, morals, and social interactions when damaged?

  • Frontal lobe (correct)
  • Parietal lobe
  • Occipital lobe
  • Temporal lobe
  • What is the term used to describe the inability to recognize faces but still being able to recognize objects?

  • Prosopagnosia (correct)
  • Visual Agnosia
  • Simultagnosia
  • Spatial Disorientation
  • Which type of aphasia is characterized by the inability to produce proper syntax while still conveying meaning?

  • Non-fluent aphasia
  • Broca's aphasia (correct)
  • Wernicke's aphasia
  • Fluent aphasia
  • Which concept refers to the inability to perceive more than one object at a time?

    <p>Balint's Syndrome: Simultagnosia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the famous neurologist known for writing popular science books and pieces?

    <p>Sacks (Speed)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the condition where a person can recognize objects but not faces?

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

    Which concept refers to the idea that certain cognitive processes are dedicated to specific functions and operate independently of one another?

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

    Who argued against the idea of biological determinism and emphasized the role of environmental factors in shaping traits like intelligence?

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

    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?

    <p>Stroop Effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept refers to the idea that certain cognitive processes are dedicated to specific functions and operate independently of one another?

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

    Who argued against the idea of biological determinism and emphasized the role of environmental factors in shaping traits like intelligence?

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

    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?

    <p>Stroop Effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what are the four foundational principles in computation in cognitive science?

    <p>Modularity, Domain specificity, Mandatory processing, Information encapsulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is associated with the concept of modularity of mind?

    <p>Jerry A. Fodor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what are the three levels of analysis in Marr's framework?

    <p>Computational, Algorithmic, Implementational</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of attention is externally-driven and passive, where attention is captured by stimuli in the environment without conscious control?

    <p>Exogenous attention</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Early selection theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Inattentional blindness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which concept refers to the inability to perceive more than one object at a time?

    <p>Balint's Syndrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the condition where a person can recognize objects but not faces?

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

    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?

    <p>Stroop Effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which brain region is associated with changes in personality, emotions, morals, and social interactions when damaged?

    <p>Frontal Lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

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