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Quiz-1 Answer Key
Reason: The electrical potentials are recorded via electrodes attached to the scalp.
A) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(B) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(D) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
2. Neurons communicate with each other through electrical signals only. (FALSE)
3. Which one of the following is not used to measure brain signals? (None of the above)
A. MicroElectrode Array
B. ElectroCorticoGraphy
6. Reaction time for pure task repetition was shorter as compared to mixed task repetition.
(TRUE)
7. When the SOA (stimulus Onset Asynchrony) between two stimuli is short then the response
time for the second stimulus is
A.) Increased
B.) Decreased
C.) Constant
8. The phenomenon of focusing on a single voice from many conversations going on in a noisy
room is called as —--------------------
A.) Stimulus
B.) Stimuli
C.) Response
D.) Perception
A.) Dendrite
B.) Axon
11. The signal generally travels from —---------------- to the ----------------- of the neuron.
12. Right and left hemispheres of the brain are connected with — ------------- --. (Corpus
Callosum)
QUESTION SET
Q-1) The major function of the frontal lobe is related to
Q-6) Refer to the figure. Which correctly names the lobes labeled 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively?
Q-8) Which parts of the neuron receives impulses from other cells or sensory structures?
a) Axon or Cell body
b) Cell body or Dendrites
c) Dendrites or Nucleus
d) Nucleus or Axon
Q-9) Which part of the neuron contributes to rapid transmission of action potentials on a
peripheral neuron?
a) Axon
b) Axon hillock
c) Nodes of Ranvier
d) Dendrites
Q-11) is the effect that happens when the brain shows decline in reaction time while
focusing on two stimuli. (Ans :- THE STROOP EFFECT)
Q-12) is used for measuring blood oxygenation levels. (Ans :- FMRI / Functional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Q1) is the general level of stimulation or readiness to act.
Ans: Arousal
Ans: True
Ans: a,b,c
a) i only
b) ii only
c) i and ii
d)None
Ans:c
Ans:-Selective Attention
Q6)Perception is
Ans:-c
a)Olfactory
b) Visual
c) Auditory
d)Gustatory
e)Vestibular
Ans:- c
Q8)In a signal detection task, the participant says that he detects a signal when no signal is
present. This is called a
a. Hit.
b. false alarm.
c. miss.
d. correct rejection.
Ans:-b
Q9)The process of selecting one stimulus or task to focus on and ignoring or minimizing others
is called
a. divided attention.
b. selective attention.
c. inattentional blindness.
d. perceptual adaptation.
Answer: b
Q10) are transient electrical signals generated in nervous and other tissues by
the summed and synchronous electrical activity of the individual cells (e.g. neurons) in that
tissue
Ans: Local field potentials (LFP)
a)Frontal
b) Temporal
c)Parietal
d) Occipital
Ans: b,d
Ans:-a
1. fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is stronger in parts of brain
where there is insufficient flow of blood. (F)
2. EEG, fMRI and intracellular recording techniques are non-invasive
methodologies of studying functional aspects of brain. (F)
3. In a reaction times task, participants are instructed to respond to the stimulus in
limited amount of time given. (F)
4. Signal detection theory helps in evaluating the criterion strategy adopted by a
participant in the current task. (T)
5. In psychological refractory period the second stimulus is not processed unless and
until first stimulus processing is complete. (T)
6. Decrease in processing performance of a stimulus due to interference from an
irrelevant dimension or feature of a stimulus is best described by:
a. Stroop task.
b. Flanker’s task.
c. Psychological Refractory period.
d. All of the above
i. Action Potential is the transient change in the potential of the cell membrane
when it is exposed to a stimulus.
ii. Action potential is not triggered when an initial stimulus reaches a threshold.
a) Both i & ii
b) Only i
c) Only ii
Ans->’b’
Q3. Extracellular recording of the action potential isn’t restricted to a small number of
neurons in
an area of the brain.
a)TRU
E
b)FAL
SE
Ans -> Local field potentials are transient electrical signals generated in nervous and other
tissues by the summed and synchronous electrical activity of the individual cells (e.g.,
neurons) in that tissue.
a) fMRI can measure brain activity associated with blood flow with good temporal resolution.
b) fMRI is a non-invasive method to assess brain function with good spatial resolution.
Ans-> ’b’
Q6. Which of the methods below is/are non-invasive?
a) fMRI
b) EEG
c) Both a & b
Ans-> ‘c’
Q7. Reaction time to the second of the two stimuli or tasks is decreased when the
interval between their onset is short.
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
Ans->’b’
Q9.
Signal Detection Theory: Measures Bias :: Psychometric Function: ?
a) Measures SOA
b) Measures threshold
c) Measure Reaction
time Ans-> ‘b’
Q10
Ans-> ‘a’
1:: Local Field Potentials are
A) Restricted to a large number of neurons in an area of brain.
B) Restricted to a small number of neurons in an area of brain.
C) Number of neurons depends upon the activity of the user
D) None of the above
3:: A bunch of active neurons set up magnetic fields that can be measured
Outside the head ……………
A) With MEG Recordings
B) With EEG Recordings
C) With ECoG Recordings
D) With ECG Recordings
4:: Which part brain of coordinates the activity of picking up a pencil for writing
A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Medulla Oblangata
D) None of these
5:: Which element does fMRI target when taking the scan?
A) Hydrogen
B) Carbon
C) Oxygen
D) Nitrogen
8:: During the rising phase of an action potential the current flow is dominated by
A) An inward K+ current
B) An outward K+ current
C) An inward Na+ current
D) An outward Na+ current
9:: Why is a ring of cranium seen in the transverse section of the CT scan of the brain
but not so prominent in MRI?
A) The cranium is negated out while imaging
B) Cranial Ring is made up of bone which don’t have water so it can’t give an MRI
C) The EM waves received by MRI doesn’t have sufficient magnetic strength to
view the bones
D) MRI images soft tissues, so it doesn’t image the cranium properly
10:: Which part of the cerebral cortex is associated with attention and eye movement?
A) Frontal
B) Temporal
C) Parietal
D) Occipital
12:: Depolarization occurs when ………………… ions flow ....................... the Neuron’s
membrane.
A) K+, inside
B) K+, outside
C) Na+, inside
D) Na+, outside
Answers:
1:: B) Restricted to a small number of neurons in an area of brain.
4:: B) Cerebellum
5:: C) Oxygen
6:: D) Blood Flow
7:: B) An action potential always reaches its maximum strength or it doesn’t appear
at all
8:: C) An inward Na+ current
9:: D) MRI images soft tissues, so it doesn’t image the cranium properly
10:: C) Parietal
11:: B) -70mV
MSQ
4 Signal detection analysis examines our ability to:
a. tell the difference between blue and green
b. detect signals of distress in a baby
c. detect the latent meaning of a dream
d. separate true signals from background noise
Ans a,b,c,d
5
18 Psychometric function is used for task
Ans detection
6
The ability to detect the external environment through our sensory systems is known as
a. accommodation.
b. perception.
c. sensation.
d. psychophysics.
Answer: c
7
In a signal detection task, the participant says that she detected a signal and a signal was
present. This is called a
a. hit.
b. false alarm.
c. miss.
d. correct rejection.
Answer: a
8
Ophelia often messages her friends and plans her weekend activities during her History
lectures at school. Paying attention to more than one event at a time is known as
and has been shown to have negative effects on performance (e.g., on
history tests).
a. selective attention
b. divided attention
c. sustained attention
d. inattentional blindness
Answer: b
9
Which of the following is responsible for depth perception
a)Frontal
b) Temporal
c)Parietal
d) Occipital
Ans d
10
Which of the following is correct regarding
False Alarm< Misses,False Alarm>Misses
a)Liberal bias,,Consverative Bias
b) Conservative Bias,Liberal Bias
Ans b
11
36)The process by which the brain interprets stimuli and turns them into meaningful
representations of the external world is
a) sensation.
b) perception.
c) attention.
d) memory.
Ans b
12 MSQ
Which of the following is true regarding intracellular recording
a)Recording action potential from an individual neuron.
b) Neuronal activity measured in area adjacent to a neuron.
c) Studying neuronal morphology
Ans a,c
QUIZ
1
Ans: c
2. Neurons receive information with the help of
a. Myelin sheath
b. Axon
c. Nodes of Ranvier
d. Dendrit
e Ans:d
3. Measuring Brain activity by detecting small changes in blood flow
is done by
a. EEG
b. MRI
c. ECG
d. fMR
I Ans:d
4. Change in electric charge in nerve cells when nerve impulses are
transmitted is known as the
a. Depolarization
b. Action Potential
c. Repolarization
d. Hyperpolarizatio
n Ans: b
5. Intracellular recording is an electrophysiology technique that gives
information on
i) Resting membrane potential
ii) Structure and form of neurons
a) i is correct
b) ii Is correct
c) both i and ii are correct
d) none of them are
correct Ans: c
6. What best suits as the definition of Attention
a) Concentration of one’s inner thoughts and experiences
b) Ignorance of inner thoughts and actions
c) Being aware of one’s surrounding
d) Concentration of the mind on a particular observation
Ans: d
7. Which of the following describes the cocktail party effect
phenomenon
a) When it is quieter in the room you can hear the person whom
you are talking to
b) You are more likely to remember the details of the events to
which you were paying attention
c) You can selectively attend to a particular conversation out of
many conversations taking place
d) It is more likely that you will hear your name called if you are
not looking at the person calling it.
Ans: c
11. The
process by which a person can select and focus on a particular
input signal while suppressing distracting information is called.
Ans: d
1. Brain is divided into hemispheres and each hemisphere is
divided into lobes.
(A) 2, 2
(B) 2, 4
(C) 4, 2
(D) 4, 4
5. The main idea behind signal detection theory is how well we can
differentiate signal from noise. (True)
8. Attention helps us to .
(A) Conceive & Perceive
(B) Remember
(C) Distinguish
(D) All of these
9. Once the response to the first stimulus is given, then only the
processing of second stimulus starts. So, we cannot do multitasking
for a particular time. What is this waiting period called?
(A) Action Potential
(B) Action Period
(C) Refractory Period
(D) Delay
11. 8
Consider the following two statements:
Statement 1: Attention is necessary for perception.
Statement 2: Perception is necessary for attention.
Identify which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
13. The reaction time may vary from task to task. (True) 8
1. State True /False 8
Reaction Times for mixed task repetition were longer as compared to the pure task.
Repetitions.
Ans. True
b) Perception
c) Response Selection
(Decision)
d) Response programming
e)Response
A) acdbe
B) Abcde
C) Adecb
D) Decba
Ans. B
5. Sensation is to as perception is to .7
a. vision, olfaction
b. conscious, unconscious
c. awareness, interpretation
d. taste, vision
Ans. - c
8. In a signal detection task, the participant says that he didn't detect a signal, but a signal was
present. This is called a 9
a. hit.
b. false alarm.
c. miss.
d. correct rejection.
Answer: c
9. During a break from his job as a waiter, John begins to read Hamlet and is so engrossed in
the play that he fails to notice the clattering of dishes all around him. This is an example of 9
a. feature detection.
b. absolute threshold.
c. bottom-up processing.
d. selective attention.
Answer: d
11. The left and right brain hemisphere is divided into hemispheres.
a) Two
b) Three
c) Four
d) Six
Ans. c) four
Q2. You need to focus on an object directly to attend to it?
● True
● False
Ans. False
Q3. Task switching cost associated with mixed task repetition was observed as
compared to pure task repetition? 7
Ans. Higher
A. 1->2->3
B. 3->2->1
C. 2->3->1
D. 2->1->3
Ans. D
Ans. C
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 only
D. 2 and 4
E. 1 and 4
Ans. D
Q7. Overt attention can lead to precision and error, as compared to covert
attention. 9
A. low, less
B. high, less
C. high, more
D. low, more.
Ans. B
Ans. B
Q9.What can be conceptualized when an observer is good at discriminating signal and noise
trials? 9
A. Low sensitivity
B. High sensitivity
C. Moderate sensitivity
D. None of the above
Ans. B
Q10. In an experiment to detect stimulus, the participant missed a lot more than he made false
claims. What can you comment on his criterion? 8
A. Liberal Biased
B. Unbiased
C. Conservative Biased
D. None of the above
Ans.C
Q11. What can you conclude from shape/slope of the curve of Psychometric function?
A. Noise level
B. Bias
C. None of the above
D. Both A and B
Ans. D
Ans. C
1. fMRI(functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) measures ............ ?
Ans. EEG
3. Auditory attention is focused on only one particular stimuli while filtering other stimuli
under which effect?
4. Sensation is the ability to interpret stimuli and turn them into meaningful
representations.
a) True
b) False
Ans.b
a)True
b) False
Ans.b
6. Which part of cortex is responsible for visual processing and depth sensing?
Ans.Occipital
7. Which parameter accounts for the amount of time between the start of one stimulus
and the start of another stimulus?
Ans. b
8. Intracellular recording can’t process resting membrane potential.
a) True
b) False
Ans.b
9. Under which type of attention a person can select and focus on a particular input
signal while suppressing distracting information?
a) Selective attention
b) Overt attention
Ans.a
10. Which of following part from cortex influence attention, impulse inhibition and
cognitive flexibility?
a) Prefrontal cortex
b) Parietal lobe
c) Temporal Lobe
d) Limbic system
Ans.a
Ans.Limbic system
12. Information regarding touch, pain, temperature is processed in which part of brain?