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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 The Testimony of the Senses: What Is Experience Really Like?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How complex is the human brain?
(a) Parts are simple and parts are somewhat complex.
(b) Almost unfathomably complex.
(c) Fairly simple.
(d) No one knows.

2. Why did the subjects say about why they chose the pictures of the women that they did?
(a) All the men mentioned the dilated eyes.
(b) Only two mentioned that they thought women's eyes were sexier dilated.
(c) The men were not asked why they chose the pictures.
(d) They had various reasons but none mentioned dilated eyes.

3. Who is one person the author mentions as understanding the arrangement between the conscious and unconscious mind?
(a) Ericksson.
(b) Jung.
(c) Freud.
(d) Johnson.

4. What illustrations does Eagleman present to show the concept from question 44?
(a) Illustrations of the eye structure.
(b) Illustrations of optical illusions.
(c) Illustrations of pictures within pictures.
(d) Illustrations of how the eye can move too fast to be accurate.

5. At what age does Mike May regain his vision?
(a) 55.
(b) 23.
(c) 32.
(d) 46.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the amount of brain effort that vision uses indicate about vision?

2. How far in the past do we actually "live"?

3. Of what are we unconscious when we move an arm?

4. How does one blind rock climber use a mechanical device to help climb?

5. About how many pounds does a brain weigh?

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