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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 The Brain Is a Team of Rivals.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one routine in charge of?
(a) Recording moisture readings.
(b) Writing down each degree of latitude.
(c) Spotting the numbers.
(d) Finding the block.

2. How do some scientist define intelligence?
(a) Many small actions that can be performed without conscious thinking coming together.
(b) The ability to mix emotion with thought.
(c) The ability to think more than a couple steps ahead of a task.
(d) The ability to make very fine distinctions.

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

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

5. What is meant by "implicit egotism"?
(a) The way the ego receives implied beliefs from the unconscious.
(b) The tendency for the ego to determine prejudice.
(c) The tendency for most people to like themselves.
(d) The belief in psychology that the ego is not real.

Short Answer Questions

1. How complex is the human brain?

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

3. What does Chapter 4 explore?

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

5. What do some brain scientists propose?

(see the answer key)

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