Cognitive Practice Quiz #1
*Only check one box per question*

1) What area tries to answer the question, "How is knowledge acquired?"
A) Memory
B) Judgment and Decision Making
C) Perception
D) Aphasia

My memory of my 4th birthday party is an example of:
A) Generic Memory
B) Episodic Memory
C) Working Memory
D) Excellent Memory Span (measured by a span test)

Which lobe of the brain is farthest to the back of the brain?
A) Frontal
B) Temporal
C) Occipital
D) Parietal

The Cerebellum is part of the:
A) Hindbrain
B) Midbrain
C) Motor Projection Area
D) Forebrain

Concurrent articulation disrupts the:
A) Central Executive
B) Generic Memory
C) Episodic Memory
D) Articulatory Rehearsal Loop

H.M. was an epilepsy patient who felt he didn't know who he really was. Why?
A) He had difficulty with subvocalization.
B) He could not make new memories.
C) His cerebellum had been removed to cure his epilepsy.
D) He couldn't remember what happened before his surgery.

Which neuro-imaging procedure(s) examine function (as opposed to form)?
A) CT (Cat) Scan
B) PET Scan
C) fMRI
D) PET Scan and fMRI

Information from the right visual field travels through or to the:
A) Right Sides of the Eyeballs
B) The Optic Chiasm
C) The Right Side of the Primary Visual Cortex
D) Both the Optic Chiasm and the Left Side of the Primary Visual Cortex

Which part of the body would have the largest portion of the primary motor projection area attributed to it?
A) Wrist
B) Hand
C) Eyeball
D) Ear

A lesion on which of the following areas is most likely to cause trouble with speech production?
A) Wernicke's Area
B) Cerebellum
C) Broca's Area
D) Occipital Lobe

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