34 Questions
Who is often associated with the concept of modularity in the brain?
Jerry Fodor
What is the highest level of analysis in Marr's framework?
Computational Level
What is the main idea behind Fodor's concept of modularity?
The mind consists of specialized cognitive modules.
Which symptom is characterized by an inability to perceive the visual field as a whole?
Simultanagnosia
Which condition involves difficulty reaching for or grasping objects accurately, despite being able to see them?
Optic Ataxia
Which lobes of the brain are typically affected in cases of isolated simultanagnosia?
Occipital lobes
Which level of analysis in vision involves investigating how the brain processes visual information, including operations like edge detection, image segmentation, and depth perception?
Perceptual Level
What is the lowest level of analysis in vision, dealing with the physical hardware or mechanisms that execute the algorithms defined in the previous level?
Implementational Level
What does the computational approach in cognitive science refer to?
The use of computers to simulate cognitive processes
What is visual agnosia?
The inability to recognize and identify objects or visual stimuli
Which area of the brain is often associated with damage in individuals with prosopagnosia?
Temporal lobe
What is the main difference between prosopagnosia and visual agnosia?
Prosopagnosia affects only face recognition, while visual agnosia affects recognition of a broader range of objects.
Which type of aphasia is characterized by impaired language comprehension and poor language production?
Wernicke's aphasia
What is the main difference between Broca's aphasia and Wernicke's aphasia?
Broca's aphasia is characterized by difficulties in producing grammatically correct sentences, while Wernicke's aphasia is characterized by impaired language comprehension.
Which neurosurgeon first introduced the concept of the sensory cortical homunculus?
Wilder Penfield
What does the sensory cortical homunculus represent?
The organization of the primary somatosensory cortex
What does the distortion in the sensory homunculus reflect?
The relative sensitivity and density of sensory receptors in different body parts
According to the theory of phrenology, what did the bumps and depressions on the skull's surface correspond to?
Specific mental functions or traits
What did phrenologists believe they could assess about a person by feeling the contours of their skull?
Their character
Why was phrenology eventually discredited?
All of the above
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the sensory homunculus?
It represents all body parts equally
Clive Wearing developed profound amnesia as a result of a viral infection in what year?
1985
The Stroop Effect is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when there is a mismatch between the color of a word and the word itself. Who first described the Stroop Effect?
John Ridley Stroop
Which of the following best describes biological determinism?
An individual's behavior is primarily determined by their biology
Which lobe of the brain is the primary somatosensory cortex located in?
Parietal lobe
What does the size of each body part on the sensory homunculus represent?
The density of sensory receptors
What does the term 'somatotopic organization' mean in the context of the sensory homunculus?
The organization of body parts in the homunculus based on their location
Which of the following best describes the theory of phrenology?
The brain is divided into distinct organs responsible for specific mental functions
What is the main reason why phrenology was eventually discredited?
Phrenology lacks scientific validity
What is the inverse problem?
The process of inferring the cause from the effects
What is the main purpose of the sensory homunculus?
To process tactile information
What is the Stroop Effect?
The difficulty in naming the color of the ink when it contradicts the written word
What is biological determinism?
The idea that an individual's behavior is primarily determined by their biology
What is phrenology?
The idea that the shape and size of the human skull can reveal a person's personality traits
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