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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 Mind: The Gap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are two examples of optical illusions?
(a) A square being a rectangle.
(b) A round circle looking elliptical.
(c) The apparent motion of stationary images and the apparent change in size of images when their backgrounds are changed.
(d) Red looking black.

2. At what age does Mike May lose his vision?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

3. How many connections does a typical neuron make to neighboring neurons?
(a) 100.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 10.
(d) 10,000.

4. How does one device "show" a blind person his/her proximity to objects?
(a) It beeps when its sensors notice an object in the person's path.
(b) It uses a series of electrodes on the back that pulsed in different ways according to the person's proximity to objects.
(c) It pushes the person in one direction or another when it senses an obstacle.
(d) It gives a slight electrical shock to the person's arm where it is attached.

5. What does the author say lies underneath one's exterior looks?
(a) A simple network of interlocking pieces.
(b) A world of its own.
(c) Sophisticated machinery.
(d) A string of double helixes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one person the author mentions as understanding the arrangement between the conscious and unconscious mind?

2. Of what is the phenomenon of depth being stimulated on a flat page an example?

3. How does Alberts convince one African that the native's tongue is still intact?

4. How do hallways challenge May when he regains his sight?

5. What seems natural to most people?

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