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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. How does one blind rock climber use a mechanical device to help climb?
(a) There is no such device developed yet; it is in prototype stage.
(b) The device beeps in code to say where a usable crack is locate.
(c) The device latches onto cracks and crevices and the climber follows the rope.
(d) The device transmits impulses through the climber's tongue.

2. How do the eyes of blind people who recover their sight work compared to persons who are sighted since birth?
(a) The formerly blind person's eyes often do not work in tandem.
(b) The person who is sighted from birth can see better in low light.
(c) The formerly blind person's eyes often only work in strong light.
(d) The eyes both work the same in both groups.

3. Of what are we unconscious when we move an arm?
(a) Why we moved the arm.
(b) If our brain or eyes initiated the move.
(c) The flurry of neural impulses that caused the arm to move.
(d) If the arm moved before or after we thought about moving it.

4. What indicates a state of sexual arousal in women?
(a) Closed eyes.
(b) Lack of focus.
(c) It varies individual to individual.
(d) Dilated eyes.

5. What are our brains wired to do as far as complicated tasks are concerned?
(a) Let the unconscious mind perform the task.
(b) Study the task carefully and then consciously decide which part of the brain would be best to perform the task.
(c) To take the task apart and consciously learn it in steps.
(d) To consciously send the task to the unconscious mind to learn and then teach the conscious mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do photographs of different races reveal something about the mind?

2. How often does one cell send something to other cells?

3. What gap does Eagleman explore?

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

5. What does the novice sorter eventually do in order to become an expert sorter?

(see the answer key)

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