A Laboratory Cat Could Be Made to Twitch Its Whiskers

question 15

Multiple Choice

A laboratory cat could be made to twitch its whiskers by direct stimulation of the ________ lobes of its cerebral cortex.

• A) temporal
• B) occipital
• C) frontal
• D) parietal

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Definitions:

Self-Reference Effect

The enhancement of long-term memory that comes from thinking about how information being memorized relates to the self.

Self-View

The perception or conception that one has of oneself, including beliefs and feelings about one's attributes and identity.

Schematic

Relating to or representing a scheme or diagram; in cognitive science, refers to a mental structure that represents some aspect of the world or a process for organizing information and beliefs.

Aschematic

Referring to a lack of schemas, or organized patterns of thought, about a particular domain.