Multiple Choice Quiz


1	What do neuroblasts become?
		A)	The neural plate.
		B)	The neural tube.
		C)	Neurons.
		D)	Glia.


2	The threadlike extensions on the edge of the growth cone are
		A)	axons.
		B)	filopodia.
		C)	neuroblasts.
		D)	lamellipodia.


3	Who proposed the chemospecificity hypothesis of neuron connections and differentiation?
		A)	Rakic.
		B)	Sperry.
		C)	Hubel.
		D)	Weisel.


4	On which sensory modality did Hubel and Weisel experiment?
		A)	Touch.
		B)	Hearing.
		C)	Smell.
		D)	Vision.


5	The specialized sensory "barrels" in the rat brain represent
		A)	toes.
		B)	whiskers.
		C)	eyes.
		D)	tastebuds.


6	Who proposed that different structures myelinate at different times?
		A)	Flechsig
		B)	Fritsch.
		C)	Sperry.
		D)	Woolsey.


7	How long does it take for a child to reach the visual acuity of an adult?
		A)	6 months.
		B)	12 months.
		C)	18 months.
		D)	24 months.


8	Which brain area is important in disengaging attention from a visual location?
		A)	Anterior temporal.
		B)	Ventral temporal.
		C)	Dorsal occipital.
		D)	Superior parietal.


9	Who proposed the theory of object permanence?
		A)	Erickson
		B)	Posner.
		C)	Baillargeon.
		D)	Piaget.


10	What term describes an infant becoming bored with an object?
		A)	Habituate.
		B)	Inhibition of return.
		C)	Dishabituate.
		D)	Obligatory looking.


11	Who studied the prefrontal functioning of infants using an attractive toy in a transparent box?
		A)	Baillargeon.
		B)	Chomsky.
		C)	Diamond.
		D)	Piaget.


12	In order to develop normally, what is the cutoff age for exposure to language?
		A)	1 year.
		B)	3 years.
		C)	9 years.
		D)	13 years.


13	The genetic transmission, which requires genes from both parents to be expressed, is
		A)	sex-linked transmission.
		B)	autosomal dominant transmission.
		C)	polygenic inheritance.
		D)	autosomal recessive transmission.


14	Which of the following is NOT genetic?
		A)	PKU.
		B)	Rubella.
		C)	Down syndrome.
		D)	Turner's syndrome.


15	An anoxic episode is caused by
		A)	protein deficiency.
		B)	prenatal infection.
		C)	chromosome deletion.
		D)	oxygen deprivation.


16	Who coined the term dyslexia?
		A)	Hinshelwood.
		B)	Kussmall.
		C)	Berlin.
		D)	Morgan.


17	PET studies find abnormal blood flow for dyslexics during a reading task in the
		A)	temporal lobe.
		B)	occipital lobe.
		C)	parietal lobe.
		D)	frontal lobe.


18	Which of the following is NOT an impairment of Gerstmann syndrome?
		A)	Dyslexia.
		B)	Finger agnosia.
		C)	Dyscalculia.
		D)	Impaired right-left discrimination.


19	Which of the following is NOT a catecholamine?
		A)	GABA.
		B)	Dopamine.
		C)	Serotonin.
		D)	Norepinephrine.


20	Who documented the case of Temple Grandin?
		A)	Kanner.
		B)	Asperger.
		C)	Sacks.
		D)	Folstein.

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