Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain Quiz

David Eagleman

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does the novice sorter eventually do in order to become an expert sorter? (from Chapter 3 Mind: The Gap)

Feel the difference in feather softness.

Intuit the difference with their minds.

Close their eyes and hear the difference.

Internalize the task.

2.

To what do human beings seem to be predisposed without prior learning? (from Chapter 4 The Kinds of Thoughts That Are Thinkable)

To be attracted to voices.

To want to understand what motivates our desires.

To be attracted to faces.

To understand what motivates our desires.

3.

What does Eagleman say about the question as to whether the actor is racist or not? (from Chapter 5 The Brain Is a Team of Rivals)

If the question could be answered, we'd all be in trouble for the way we think.

The question is fairly black and white.

The question is rhetorical and not important.

The question is more complex than either/or.

4.

According to Eagleman, what disease can cause hallucinations? (from Chapter 7 Life After the Monarchy)

Viruses.

Parasites.

Epilepsy.

Parkinson's.

5.

How do some scientist define intelligence? (from Chapter 5 The Brain Is a Team of Rivals)

The ability to mix emotion with thought.

The ability to think more than a couple steps ahead of a task.

The ability to make very fine distinctions.

Many small actions that can be performed without conscious thinking coming together.

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