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

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

3. What motion does Eagleman ask his readers to make?
(a) That of the steering wheel of a car when changing lanes to the left.
(b) That of the steering wheel of a car when changing lanes to the right.
(c) Scribing a square in the air.
(d) A circular motion.

4. 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) The men were not asked why they chose the pictures.
(c) Only two mentioned that they thought women's eyes were sexier dilated.
(d) They had various reasons but none mentioned dilated eyes.

5. To what are innumerable facets of ourselves linked?
(a) The limbic system.
(b) The heart and brain.
(c) The circulatory system.
(d) The nervous system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eagleman say can happen even after we learn to see?

2. How does the author describe parts of the brain?

3. Who cannot immediately discern depth and movement as someone who has had vision since birth?

4. What does Eagleman say about implicit egotism?

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

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