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1
According to “Thinking It Over,” perhaps the first connection made between blood flow and brain activity was stumbled upon by Italian physician Dr. Angelo Mosso when he treated a patient with a cracked skull in:
A)1752.
B)1880.
C)1948.
D)2003.
2
As noted in “Thinking It Over,” one of the first human neuroimaging techniques was a painful procedure called:
A)frontal lobotomy.
B)brain drain.
C)pneumoencephalography.
D)cognitive cephalic screening.
3
As quoted in “Thinking It Over,” Frank Tong of Vanderbilt University believes that mind reading in its truest sense will be a scientific reality within the next five years.
A)True
B)False
4
As expressed in “Really New Advances,” genes were once thought of almost exclusively as repositories of information about how to build:
A)chromosomes.
B)molecules.
C)proteins.
D)hormones.
5
As noted in “Really New Advances,” the term “PINC” is used to refer to:
A)passivity in neuron-creating RNA.
B)pregnancy-induced non-coding RNA.
C)particle-ingesting neutral-cell RNA.
D)prolific involuntary nerve-coated RNA.
6
As stated in “Really New Advances,” single microRNAs often regulate the levels of hundreds of different proteins.
A)True
B)False
7
As described in “Neuron Control,” Karl Deisseroth of Stanford Medical Center has made advances in controlling neural cells with:
A)anti-convulsive drugs.
B)muscle reactions.
C)flashes of light.
D)blood thinners.
8
As identified in “A Great Attraction,” the region of the brain that is under-active in clinically depressed people is the:
A)right prefrontal cortex.
B)left prefrontal cortex.
C)pituitary gland.
D)brainstem.
9
As explained in “A Great Attraction,” the technique formally named electroconvulsive shock therapy is better known as:
A)hard-wiring.
B)shock treatment.
C)CPR.
D)jump-starting.
10
As noted in “A Great Attraction,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved TMS devices for diagnostic applications as well as for therapeutic use.
A)True
B)False
11
As noted in “The Dark Side of Glia,” the name “glia” derives from a Greek word meaning “glue,” or possibly:
A)“corn syrup.”
B)“enamel.”
C)“cement.”
D)“slime.”
12
As described in “The Dark Side of Glia,” a receptor in the central nervous system that is only expressed on microglia is called TLR4, which is short for:
A)T-cell linking radius 4.
B)twin-Lexus rasagiline 4.
C)Toll-like receptor 4.
D)tri-lingual reactor 4.
13
As claimed in “The Dark Side of Glia,” astrocyte counts are particularly high in depressed people who die young.
A)True
B)False
14
As discussed in “Mirror Neurons: How We Reflect on Behavior,” the concept of mirror neurons began with a discovery made in the 1990s by scientists at the University of:
A)Copenhagen in Denmark.
B)Sydney in Australia.
C)Houston in Texas.
D)Parma in Italy.
15
As cited in “Mirror Neurons: How We Reflect on Behavior,” developmental psychologist Andrew Meltzoff of the University of Washington says that humans can start imitating behavior at age 2–3:
A)days.
B)weeks.
C)months.
D)years.
16
According to “Mirror Neurons: How We Reflect on Behavior,” research shows that actually experiencing a painful stimulus or simply observing a loved one receiving the same shock will produce activity in similar neural regions.
A)True
B)False
17
As stated in “Neural Correlates of a Mystical Experience in Carmelite Nuns,” it has been hypothesized that RSMEs are evoked by transient electrical microseizures within the:
A)central nervous system.
B)brainstem.
C)right caudate.
D)temporal lobes.
18
As described in “Neural Correlates of a Mystical Experience in Carmelite Nuns,” earplugs as well as ear-pad foam cushions surrounding the heads of the subjects were used to significantly reduce perception of the noise generated by:
A)ambient vibrations.
B)the research team.
C)street sounds.
D)the MRI scanner.
19
As noted in “Neural Correlates of a Mystical Experience in Carmelite Nuns,” RSMEs relate to a fundamental dimension of human existence that tends to vary from one culture to another.
A)True
B)False
20
As claimed in “Damage to Specific Part of the Brain May Make Smokers ‘Forget’ to Smoke, the specific part of the brain that has demonstrated the ability affect the desire to smoke is the:
A)frontal lobe.
B)insula.
C)cortex.
D)hippocampus.
21
As set forth in “New Neurons Strive to Fit In,” scientists have now refuted the long-held dogma that the brains of adult mammals cannot:
A)lose original cells.
B)remember complex sequences.
C)make new neurons.
D)be programmed for better memory.
22
As claimed in “New Neurons Strive to Fit In,” compared to older, established neurons, the “newbies” are hyper-excitable and:
A)fragile.
B)adaptable.
C)inflexible.
D)short-lived.
23
As noted in “New Neurons Strive to Fit In,” it is now quite easy for researchers to directly record the electrical activity of olfactory bulb neurons.
A)True
B)False
24
As people become older, as put forth in “A Learning Machine,” their brains often slow down because they:
A)no longer work to learn new tasks.
B)become stiffer and biologically slower to respond.
C)experience a dying off of neurons.
D)have more information to manage.
25
Patterns of human evolution, as described in “A Learning Machine,” can be linked to children’s capacity for:
A)verbal expression.
B)imagination.
C)controlling aggression.
D)forming interpersonal connections.
26
Recent research, as reported in “A Learning Machine,” suggests that while the human brain is almost infinitely adaptable in the first half of life, its plasticity is sharply curtailed during middle age.
A)True
B)False
27
As cited in “Uneven Regional Brain Development Contributes to Adolescent Risk-Taking,” Drs. Casey and Galvan have speculated that the adolescent brain must be unique in some way that promotes:
A)rebellion.
B)laziness.
C)learning.
D)risk-taking.
28
As explained in “Uneven Regional Brain Development Contributes to Adolescent Risk-Taking,” scientists have linked impulsiveness and risk-taking to immaturity of the brain region called the:
A)cerebral vortex.
B)dopamine system.
C)orbitofrontal cortex.
D)subcortical circuitry.
29
As concluded in “Uneven Regional Brain Development Contributes to Adolescent Risk-Taking,” the teens’ NAc activity levels suggested that they experienced an all-or-nothing response to the pirate game’s rewards.
A)True
B)False
30
As presented in “Nature, Nurture, Nuance,” the types of gene-environment interplay that really matter include all of the following except:
A)the effects of similar environments on the expression of genes.
B)environmental variations on gene heritability.
C)correlation between genes and environment.
D)interaction between genes and environment.
31
As cited in “Gene Variant Increases Risk for Alcoholism Following Childhood Abuse,” maltreated children were more likely to later develop problems when they:
A)grew up on an economically advantaged environment.
B)removed from an abusive environment.
C)had the high activity MAOA-LPR variant.
D)possessed the low activity MAOA-LPR variant.
32
As concluded in “Psychophysics of Sweet and Fat Perception in Obesity,” the belief that liking foods and consuming foods are not tightly linked is based on:
A)popular mythology.
B)outdated research.
C)incomplete evidence.
D)good reason.
33
As detailed in “Psychophysics of Sweet and Fat Perception in Obesity,” in their research the authors identified two food groups—“sweet foods” and “fat foods”—which together include all of the following, except:
A)Jello.
B)cheddar cheese.
C)whipped cream.
D)dark chocolate.
34
According to “Psychophysics of Sweet and Fat Perception in Obesity,” the original conclusion of researchers Pangborn and Simone was that body weight affects the liking for sweet.
A)True
B)False
35
As reported in “Cortical Activation to Indoor Versus Outdoor Scenes,” results from several fMRI studies suggest the existence of at least two:
A)scene-processing areas.
B)language zones.
C)sub-brains.
D)spatial designation regions.
36
As discussed in “Cortical Activation to Indoor Versus Outdoor Scenes,” it may be that the inconsistencies and null results in past brain-activation studies with indoor and outdoor scenes were due to:
A)flawed interpretations.
B)image repetition.
C)improper equipment settings.
D)ambient noise.
37
As explained in “Cortical Activation to Indoor Versus Outdoor Scenes,” the degree to which purported scene regions in the brain reflect important scene distinctions is poorly understood.
A)True
B)False
38
As defined in “Olfactory Neurons Expressing TRPM5 Are Involved in Sensing Semiochemicals,” semiochemicals are involved in animal communication and include all of the following, except:
A)pheromones.
B)social attractants.
C)MHC-related odorants.
D)social amines.
39
As identified in “Olfactory Neurons Expressing TRPM5 Are Involved in Sensing Semiochemicals,” there are semiochemical-processing regions known as:
A)PLC pathways.
B)putative pheromones.
C)olfactory bulbs.
D)xylazine channels.
40
As stated in “Olfactory Neurons Expressing TRPM5 Are Involved in Sensing Semiochemicals,” recent studies show that TRPM5 participates in chemosensory transduction only in the taste system.
A)True
B)False
41
As explained in “Culture and the Physical Environment,” the authors’ study involved a random sampling of scenery from three types of institutions, including all of the following, except:
A)post offices.
B)colleges.
C)hotels.
D)public elementary schools.
42
As identified in “Culture and the Physical Environment,” the 35 American and 33 East Asian students from the University of Michigan who participated in Study 1A were doing so to:
A)be relocated to the best residence hall on campus.
B)earn as much as $4,000.
C)fulfill a psychology course requirement.
D)expunge campus infractions from their records.
43
As reported in “Culture and the Physical Environment,” the American scenes used in the study were judged to be more complex and ambiguous than the Japanese scenes.
A)True
B)False
44
As claimed in “Metabolic and Hormone Control of the Desire for Food and Sex,” a survey of all mammalian orders shows that the most important environmental factor that controls reproduction is:
A)climate.
B)body temperature.
C)energy availability.
D)absence of peril.
45
As identified in “Metabolic and Hormone Control of the Desire for Food and Sex,” the effects of food deprivation on vaginal scent marking and the preference for sex are fully reversed by treatment with:
A)sucrose.
B)leptin.
C)lordosis.
D)plasma E.
46
As suggested in “Metabolic and Hormone Control of the Desire for Food and Sex,” food deprivation might influence sexual motivation by enhancing the ability of estrogen-concentrating neurons to affect downstream neurotransmitter/neuropeptide systems.
A)True
B)False
47
As claimed in “Modulation of Appetite by Gonadal Steroid Hormones,” in both humans and rats, and between males and females, the tendencies for meal size and meal frequency are:
A)non-measurable.
B)similar.
C)significantly different.
D)inconsistent.
48
As discussed in “Modulation of Appetite by Gonadal Steroid Hormones,” insulin and leptin, which are generated independently of ongoing eating and provide tonic restraints limiting meal size, are types of:
A)peripheral inhibitors.
B)adiposity signals.
C)paraventricular nuclei.
D)macronutrients.
49
As stated in “Modulation of Appetite by Gonadal Steroid Hormones,” cyclic changes in food intake do not appear attributable to differing food selection.
A)True
B)False
50
As described in “Influence of Aggressive Computer Games on the Brain Cortex Activity Level in Adolescents,” the authors’ test subjects were divided into two groups according to the results of the:
A)Eyseneck questionnaire.
B)Wagner’s Hand Test.
C)Bass-Darky test.
D)Luscher color test.
51
As indicated in “Influence of Aggressive Computer Games on the Brain Cortex Activity Level in Adolescents,” the authors’ experiments showed differences in the dynamic changes in the level of anxiety depending on the initial level of:
A)blood sugar.
B)body weight.
C)depression.
D)aggression.
52
As noted in “Influence of Aggressive Computer Games on the Brain Cortex Activity Level in Adolescents,” there are few studies of the influence of aggressive computer games on the emotional sphere in adolescents.
A)True
B)False
53
As noted in “Mammalian Animal Models of Psychosexual Differentiation,” the concepts of gender identity and gender role are unique to:
A)mammals.
B)humans.
C)primates.
D)bipeds.
54
As discussed in “Mammalian Animal Models of Psychosexual Differentiation,” when given a choice between soiled bedding from males vs. females, rats of both sexes show a greater preference to approach:
A)opposite-sex odors.
B)male-sex odors.
C)female-sex odors.
D)an escape route.
55
As concluded in “Mammalian Animal Models of Psychosexual Differentiation,” most clinical evidence suggests that estradiol plays little or no perinatal role in male-typical psychosexual differentiation in man.
A)True
B)False
56
As set forth in “Ovulatory Shifts in Human Female Ornamentation,” emerging evidence indicates that women become subtly more attractive near:
A)other women.
B)charismatic men.
C)menstruation.
D)ovulation.
57
As observed in “Ovulatory Shifts in Human Female Ornamentation,” between three days after and two days before their high fertility session, all of the tested women were judged to have an:
A)increased appetite.
B)appreciable weight gain.
C)LH surge.
D)energy depletion.
58
As cited in “Ovulatory Shifts in Human Female Ornamentation,” Haselton and Gangestad found that on high fertility days, women report a greater desire to stay home and do domestic things, such as cleaning, baking, or sewing.
A)True
B)False
59
As spelled out in “Interaction of Fraternal Birth Order and Handedness in the Development of Male Homosexuality,” more than half of the subjects connected to the authors’ study were right-handed:
A)homosexual females.
B)heterosexual females.
C)homosexual males.
D)heterosexual males.
60
As suggested in “Interaction of Fraternal Birth Order and Handedness in the Development of Male Homosexuality,” sporadic non-right-handedness is generally associated with perturbations of fetal development, and this might be exacerbated by maternal anti-male antibodies stimulated by:
A)older brothers.
B)the mother’s immune system.
C)overlapping chromosomes.
D)God’s will.
61
As reported in “Interaction of Fraternal Birth Order and Handedness in the Development of Male Homosexuality,” Lalumiere et al. determined in 2000 that the odds of non-right-handedness were 34 percent higher for homosexual than for heterosexual men.
A)True
B)False
62
As set forth in “Promoting Adjustment of the Sleep-Wake Cycle by Chronobiotics,” among the most frequently encountered manifestations of circadian rhythm alterations is:
A)snoring.
B)sleepwalking.
C)disturbed sleep.
D)deep sleep.
63
According to “Promoting Adjustment of the Sleep-Wake Cycle by Chronobiotics,” the endogenous melatonin rhythm is closely related to the endogenous component of the sleep-propensity rhythm, thus leading to the concept of an internal sleep:
A)facilitator.
B)inhibitor.
C)imitator.
D)disruptor.
64
As expressed in “Promoting Adjustment of the Sleep-Wake Cycle by Chronobiotics,” the dosage, formulation, and time of administration of melatonin in sleep disorders are still a matter of debate.
A)True
B)False
65
As defined in “Sleep and Immunity,” cytokines are molecules that promote inflammatory processes associated with a range of health consequences including exacerbation of autoimmune disorders such as:
A)insomnia.
B)rheumatoid arthritis.
C)tooth decay.
D)high blood pressure.
66
As identified in “Sleep and Immunity,” subject responses that included decreased appetite, social withdrawal, fever, increased fatigue, and changes in sleep were collectively termed:
A)immunity lapses.
B)diurnal variations.
C)sickness behaviors.
D)behavioral modifications.
67
According to “Sleep and Immunity,” studies involving those with insomnia, major depression, and alcohol dependence have been consistent with findings from experimental sleep-deprivation studies.
A)True
B)False
68
As examined in “Jet Lag,” even though there are important differences, the subjective symptoms of jet lag are similar to those of:
A)depression.
B)travel fatigue.
C)flu.
D)grief.
69
As identified in “Jet Lag,” a stimulant that is becoming more widely used to alleviate jet lag and that seems to be without side-effects is:
A)cortisone.
B)diphenhydramine.
C)modafinil.
D)caffeine.
70
As explained in “Jet Lag,” overt circadian rhythms in general will adjust to time-zone transitions at different rates.
A)True
B)False
71
As described in “Beyond a Joke,” research on rough-housing play in mammals clearly indicates that the sources of play and laughter in the brain are instinctual and:
A)indecipherable.
B)subcortical.
C)risk-provoking.
D)unevolved.
72
As identified in “Beyond a Joke,” one of the few remaining mental capacities that may be uniquely human is the capacity for internal silent:
A)fear.
B)laughter.
C)grief.
D)desire.
73
As claimed in “Beyond a Joke,” research suggests that the capacity for human laughter preceded the capacity for speech during evolution of the brain.
A)True
B)False
74
As stated in “Relation Between Cardiac Vagal Tone and Performance in Male Military Personnel Exposed to High Stress,” the term used to describe all EKG-derived variance data is:
A)heart period variability.
B)heart rate variability.
C)IBI data.
D)vagal index.
75
As discussed in “Relation Between Cardiac Vagal Tone and Performance in Male Military Personnel Exposed to High Stress,” Experiment 2 involved a study of students participating in the CDQC, which stands for:
A)Creative Drivers in Quest of Combat.
B)Center Designed for Quality Control.
C)Combat Diving Qualification Course.
D)Central Department for Qualifying Combatants.
76
According to “Relation Between Cardiac Vagal Tone and Performance in Male Military Personnel Exposed to High Stress,” cardiopulmonary data were collected in Experiment 3 using the VivoMetrics LifeShirt monitoring system.
A)True
B)False
77
As explained in “A Dynamic Model of Guilt,” the theoretical account that links guilt with approach motivation comes from a perspective identified as:
A)prejudicial.
B)reparatory.
C)dynamic.
D)prosocial.
78
According to “A Dynamic Model of Guilt,” Freud was among the early psychologists who regarded guilt as a critical motivator of:
A)sexual deviance.
B)sleep disorders.
C)suicide.
D)moral behavior.
79
As claimed in “A Dynamic Model of Guilt,” the authors’ work provides the first functional neuro-cognitive analysis of guilt.
A)True
B)False
80
As set forth in “Is Automatic Emotion Regulation Associated with Agreeableness?”, an important coping mechanism in the face of emotional stressors is the ability to regulate:
A)nocturnal sleep.
B)diet and exercise.
C)positive outlook.
D)negative affect.
81
As explained in “Is Automatic Emotion Regulation Associated with Agreeableness?”, the a priori region of interest that the authors focused on in order to reduce false-positive errors was the:
A)LPFC.
B)NEO PI-R.
C)SPM2.
D)XYZ-4.
82
As reported in “Is Automatic Emotion Regulation Associated with Agreeableness?”, several subjects were distressed to receive feedback on their poor scores.
A)True
B)False
83
According to “Buzzwords,” emotion research since 1975 has focused mainly on the processing of emotional:
A)facial expressions.
B)disorders.
C)outbursts.
D)linguistics.
84
As recounted in “Buzzwords,” after the authors’ experiment, the subjects were given a surprise free-recall task in which they were asked to write down, as much as they could remember, the:
A)words presented during the study.
B)number of verbs presented during the study.
C)feelings they had during the study.
D)sounds they heard during the study.
85
As suggested in “Buzzwords,” detection and preferential processing of emotional words may not depend on explicit instructions.
A)True
B)False
86
As explained in “Neuronal Competition and Selection During Memory Formation,” competition between bilateral monocular neural inputs mediates ocular dominance:
A)conditioning.
B)plasticity.
C)transcription.
D)development.
87
As suggested in “Neuronal Competition and Selection During Memory Formation,” neurons with increased CREB function may have a lower threshold for inducing Arc transcription that only becomes apparent in the:
A)control vector.
B)fear memory test.
C)auditory fear training.
D)long-term potentiation.
88
As revealed in “Neuronal Competition and Selection During Memory Formation,” the authors were able to determine the precise mechanism by which CREB confers a competitive advantage to a neuron.
A)True
B)False
89
As noted in “The Memory Code,” converting perceptual experiences into long-lasting memories requires a brain region called the:
A)basal ganglia.
B)brainstem.
C)hypothalamus.
D)hippocampus.
90
As stated in “The Memory Code,” the neuron group that processes emotions such as fear or the experience of novelty is the:
A)amygdala.
B)nucleotide.
C)linear population.
D)neural hierarchy.
91
As asserted in “The Memory Code,” even the most intelligent computers of the future will never be capable of surpassing the ability of humans to handle cognitive tasks.
A)True
B)False
92
As explained in “Genetics, Dementia, and the Elderly,” treatable factors that might contribute to cognitive decrements include all of the following, except:
A)hypothyroidism.
B)vitamin B12 deficiency.
C)bone fractures.
D)depression.
93
As defined in “Genetics, Dementia, and the Elderly,” the VaD-characterizing destruction of brain tissue due to blockage of blood supply is known as cerebral:
A)collapse.
B)palsy.
C)interruption.
D)infarction.
94
As noted in “Genetics, Dementia, and the Elderly,” the lifetime risk of developing AD is 1.8 to 4.0 times higher for those with a family history of the disorder than for those without.
A)True
B)False
95
According to “The Secret to Not Losing Your Marbles,” in the mid-1990s neurologists began exploring the possibility of developing the human brain’s:
A)size.
B)wellness center.
C)plasticity.
D)resistance to drugs.
96
As related in “The Secret to Not Losing Your Marbles,” Posit Science’s chief scientific officer, Michael Merzenich, is a neurophysiology pioneer who helped invent the:
A)treadmill.
B)Ronco food dehydrator.
C)Jarvis artificial heart.
D)cochlear ear implant.
97
As claimed in “The Secret to Not Losing Your Marbles,” baby boomers are turning 50 at a rate of one every 7.5 seconds.
A)True
B)False
98
As identified in “Autistic Brains Out of Synch?”, the most glaring problems in autism appear in:
A)social interactions.
B)reasoning tasks.
C)auto-immunity.
D)personal hygiene.
99
As discussed in “Autistic Brains Out of Synch?”, the first evidence for connectivity problems in autism were reported in:
A)1964 by Helen Tage-Flusberg.
B)1989 by Marcel Just.
C)2002 by Uta Frith et al.
D)2006 by Ingrid Wickelgren and Martha Herbert.
100
As noted in “Autistic Brains Out of Synch?”, the brain’s gray matter is dense with neurons.
A)True
B)False
101
According to “Changes in Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala After Cognitive Behavior Therapy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,” PTSD patients show increased orbitofrontal and medial prefrontal activity following treatment with:
A)acupuncture.
B)indigo spectrum suppressors.
C)serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
D)anterior cingulate cortices.
102
As specified in “Changes in Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala After Cognitive Behavior Therapy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,” the profiles of the test subjects included an average post-trauma time of:
A)92 days.
B)54 weeks.
C)65 months.
D)9 years.
103
As noted in “Changes in Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala After Cognitive Behavior Therapy of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,” the authors’ work is a continuation of previous studies that investigated neural networks before and after exposure-based treatment of PTSD.
A)True
B)False
104
According to “Eyes Open, Brain Shut,” a coma rarely lasts longer than two to five:
A)hours.
B)days.
C)weeks.
D)years.
105
As defined in “Eyes Open, Brain Shut,” the band of tissue connecting the cerebral hemispheres is called the:
A)inner cortex.
B)medulla oblongata.
C)brainstem.
D)corpus callosum.
106
As determined in “Eyes Open, Brain Shut,” all patients in a chronic vegetative state may actually be conscious.
A)True
B)False
107
As set forth in “Dissecting Dyslexia,” recent studies suggest that the reading difficulties people with dyslexia experience are caused by a regional brain phenomenon known as:
A)faulty wiring.
B)synaptic lapsing.
C)short circuiting.
D)linear disconnect.
108
As related in “Dissecting Dyslexia,” Jeffrey Gruen and his research team determined that reading ability is influenced by a gene called DCDC2, which is located on:
A)neuron 12.
B)chromosome 6.
C)brain circuit 44.
D)spatiotemporal lobe 2.
109
As noted in “Dissecting Dyslexia,” researchers have been able to establish a strong link between dyslexia and several specific genes.
A)True
B)False
110
As identified in “Brain Evolution Studies Go Micro,” the relatively new scientific field examined by the author is:
A)microphysiogamy.
B)microevolution.
C)microneuroanatomy.
D)microbiology.
111
As stated in “Brain Evolution Studies Go Micro,” researchers have known since the early nineteenth century that the average human brain is nearly four times as large as that of a:
A)laboratory rat.
B)chimpanzee.
C)sperm whale.
D)cat.
112
As cited in “Brain Evolution Studies Go Micro,” anthropologist Katerina Semendeferi has suggested that the human frontal lobes are proportionately larger than those of other apes.
A)True
B)False
113
As defined in “Planet of the . . . Dogs?”, the domestication of dogs has been the process of breeding them to:
A)tolerate, rather than fear, human company.
B)fear, rather than tolerate, human company.
C)be dependent on the group dynamic.
D)be independent of the group dynamic.
114
According to “Planet of the . . . Dogs?”, the communicative-cooperative abilities of dogs emerged only after they split, in evolutionary terms, from:
A)wolves.
B)chimps.
C)humans.
D)sea life.
115
As cited in “Planet of the . . . Dogs?”, evolutionary psychologist Brian Hare contends that theory of mind is unique to humans.
A)True
B)False
116
As suggested in “Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature,” men are unconsciously seeking healthier and more fertile women when they seek women with:
A)short hair.
B)long legs.
C)small waists.
D)green eyes.
117
As claimed in “Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature,” among primate and non-primate species, the degree of polygyny highly correlates with the degree to which males of a species are:
A)more sex-driven than females.
B)less healthy than females.
C)more intelligent than females.
D)larger than females.
118
As stated in “Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature,” the known record for number of offspring belongs to Moulay Ismail the Bloodthirsty, the last Sharifian emperor of Morocco, who had 1,042 children.
A)True
B)False
119
As related in “A Case for Angry Men and Happy Women,” while working on his dissertation at Arizona State, cognitive psychologist D. Vaughn Becker determined that the biggest predictor of how quickly and accurately people identify facial expressions is the expression-maker’s:
A)age.
B)eyes.
C)ethnicity.
D)gender.
120
As claimed in “A Case for Angry Men and Happy Women,” the percentage of violent crimes that men (rather than women) commit is approximately:
A)100 percent.
B)85 percent.
C)72 percent.
D)54 percent.
121
As noted in “A Case for Angry Men and Happy Women,” facial-expression researcher Karen Schmidt is convinced that faces do not have gender.
A)True
B)False
122
As noted in “Brain Scans Raise Privacy Concerns,” a series of discussions on neuroimaging and other issues raised within the neurosciences has been launched by the:
A)President’s Council on Bioethics.
B)American Civil Liberties Union.
C)National Institutes of Health.
D)Neuroscience Department of Stony Brook University.
123
As reported in “Brain Scans Raise Privacy Concerns,” neuroscientist Turhan Canli and his colleagues have been examining the correlations between brain scans and:
A)fear.
B)personality.
C)health.
D)risk-taking.
124
As suggested in “Brain Scans Raise Privacy Concerns,” it is possible that forensic neuroimaging could be used to influence the sentencing of criminals and parole decisions.
A)True
B)False
125
As set forth in “The Promise and Predicament of Cosmetic Neurology,” the author’s four concerns about the practice of cosmetic neurology are safety, character, justice, and:
A)autonomy.
B)competition.
C)popularity.
D)transience.
126
As noted in “The Promise and Predicament of Cosmetic Neurology,” a medication that is used conventionally for male impotence and that may improve oxygen-carrying capacity, is:
A)zolpidem.
B)sildenafil.
C)modafanil.
D)aspartame.
127
As explained in “The Promise and Predicament of Cosmetic Neurology,” the author presents extreme hypothetical cases that he admits are unlikely to occur now or ever.
A)True
B)False
128
According to “Wanting Babies Like Themselves, Some Parents Choose Genetic Defects,” theoretically, nearly half a million American boys qualify for treatment with an FDA-approved growth hormone for countering “idiopathic short stature,” which is another way of saying:
A)low self-esteem.
B)dwarfism.
C)below-average height.
D)normal height, but not “tall enough.”
129
As noted in “Wanting Babies Like Themselves, Some Parents Choose Genetic Defects,” in France in 2003, Dr. Stephane Viville was the first to report PGD for:
A)dwarfism.
B)deafness.
C)tallness.
D)blindness.
130
As quoted in “Wanting Babies Like Themselves, Some Parents Choose Genetic Defects,” the online magazine Slate called the practice of selecting for implantation an embryo with a defective gene “the deliberate crippling of children.”
A)True
B)False





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