1) Which of the following is an example of a psychological adaptation?
A) Preferring sugary and fattening foods.
B) The ability to form calluses due to friction on the skin.
C) Threatening a potential rival for a mate.
D) Both A and C.
E) Both B and C.
2) A person has undergone the "split-brain" procedure to treat a clinical disorder. After her left nostril is plugged with cotton, the scent of a flower is directed to her right nostril. We would expect this odor to
A) be perceived in the left hemisphere of her brain.
B) be perceived in both hemispheres of this personâs brain.
C) lead that person to report the smell of a flower.
D) fail to generate a verbal report of the sensory experience.
E) Both B and C are correct.
3) Lateral inhibition
A) Decreases firing in nearby neurons
B) Increases with more excitatory input.
C) Enhances perception of edges.
D) Are encoded by bipolar cells.
E) All of the above.
1) Which of the following is an example of a psychological adaptation?
A) Preferring sugary and fattening foods.
B) The ability to form calluses due to friction on the skin.
C) Threatening a potential rival for a mate.
D) Both A and C.
E) Both B and C.
2) A person has undergone the "split-brain" procedure to treat a clinical disorder. After her left nostril is plugged with cotton, the scent of a flower is directed to her right nostril. We would expect this odor to
A) be perceived in the left hemisphere of her brain.
B) be perceived in both hemispheres of this personâs brain.
C) lead that person to report the smell of a flower.
D) fail to generate a verbal report of the sensory experience.
E) Both B and C are correct.
3) Lateral inhibition
A) Decreases firing in nearby neurons
B) Increases with more excitatory input.
C) Enhances perception of edges.
D) Are encoded by bipolar cells.
E) All of the above.
