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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. To what does Eagleman compare consciousness?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A kaleidoscope.
(c) A video recorder.
(d) A camera.

2. What is the most important part of seeing?
(a) How seeing stimulates the brain to be more productive.
(b) What the unconscious brain does with the information.
(c) How one uses the information gained by sight.
(d) How seeing enables social interaction.

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

4. What does Eagleman say about implicit egotism?
(a) It is can wreck havoc on experiments with the unconscious mind.
(b) It is merely a theory that is impossible to prove.
(c) It is impossible to know how much of the egotism is conscious or unconscious.
(d) It is a well-established phenomenon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say lies underneath one's exterior looks?

2. What does Eagleman say seeing is?

3. About how many pounds does a brain weigh?

4. What is meant by "implicit egotism"?

5. How do sorters learn to do their job?

(see the answer key)

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