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If a researcher explains a cognitive process in terms of its
evolutionarily adaptive value, they would be explaining its __________
- answer Ultimate cause
whereas if they explain a process in terms of the physiological
activity occurring in the brain, they would be explaining its _________.
- answer Proximate cause
Ultimate cause is - answer why
proximate cause is - answer how
The assumption that cognition can be analyzed into a series of
hypothetical stages and that at each stage a unique function is
carried out on incoming information is central to: - answer
Information Processing Perspective
______ enable us to identify the key components and mechanisms
that make some kind of mental activity possible. - answer models
damage to parietal lobe is from deficits in_______ (people walking
away appear to grow; towards you appear to grow) - answer size
constancy
damage to the amygdala causes deficits in ______ (kluver bucy
syndrome: inappropriate appetite, fear and sexuality in monkeys) -
answer valence "tagging"
, Damage to the fusiform gyrus causes _______ (inability to recognize
faces) - answer prosopagnosia
damage to internal vs. external "reality monitoring" contribute to
___________ (hallucinations) - answer schizophrenia
Cognitive functions are a mix of ________ to specific needs and
_________ (new uses) built onto the former. (example the hippo-
campus and memory) - answer adaptations; exaptations
Specific adaptively-relevant tasks handled by specific brain
regions/networks is - answer Localization of function (modularity)
Human brains comprise 2% of our body's weight but demand 20% of
our caloric energy; evolutionary pressures cause cognitive functions
to be just good rather than optimal and newer parts are the first to
be DE-prioritized. This is an example of how: - answer Evolution is
stingy
The idea that stimuli are processed in multiple stages and brain
regions that build from less complex (edges, orientation, lines) to
more complex (object recognition, reasoning) illustrates this
principle of cognitive neuroscience: - answer Hierarchical
Organization of information processing
Hind brain: medulla is associated with - answer vial functions
Hind brain: reticular formation is associated with - answer
wakefulness and arousal/ habituation and attention
Hind brain: cerebellum and basal ganglia is associated with - answer
coordinated movement
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