Cognitive neuroscience

Question 1

Outline the myth of the cave [2]

Answer 1

-we only see the shadows
-created by the outside of the cave (reality)

Question 2

Who was the first to coin the name of cognitive neuroscience

Answer 2

Michael Gazzangia

Question 3

Define dualism [2]

Answer 3

the mind and the body are separate entities

interact within the brain

Question 4

What is meant by the black box approach [2]

Answer 4

-we can’t see into directly into the mind
-can only infer through stimulus and reaction

Question 5

Outline phrenology [5]

Answer 5

• found that brain injuries alter personality (Phineas gage)
  -therefore particular brain areas must responsible for personality
  -the more prominent the emotion/personality the larger the brain area
  -this pushes out the skull
  -thus skull shape redacts personality

Question 6

What is the function and location of Broca’s area

Answer 6

-language production
- left frontal lobe

Question 7

What is the function and location of Wernicke’s area

Answer 7

language comprehension
temporal parietal junction

Question 8

Who was patient tan [3]

Answer 8

-could only say tan
-but could express emotion through saying tan
-damaged broca area

Question 9

Outline psychophysics [4]

Answer 9

-minds could be measured through physics and numbers
-We can distinguish the difference between 10 and 20 dots
-but bot 110 and 120
-we can measure minds capacity

Question 10

Define absolute threshold

Answer 10

smallest stimulus energy that can bet perceived

Question 11

Define just noticeable difference

Answer 11

smallest change in stimulus that can be perceived

Question 12

What is Weber’s law

Answer 12

change in stimulus that can just be noticed is a constant fraction of stimulus intensity

Question 13

What is the difference between causation and correlation

Answer 13

causation is when one event happens as a result of the other
correlation is simply a relation, they may not be related