1. Damage to the frontal lobes is most likely to lead to all of the following problems except

A. understanding grammatical words.
B. naming objects placed in front of you.
C. using internalized knowledge of the world.
D. responding to external events.

2. Which of the following is an example of a mental representation in working memory?

A. a learned emotional response
B. a melody that you can't seem to get out of your head
C. an unconscious memory of a word list learned one month ago

3. Children probably have little ability to form mental representations until about _____ year(s) of age.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

4. Activity in the frontal lobes is most important for which of the following abilities?

A. maintaining information at the conscious level
B. perceiving the color of objects
C. feeling emotions because of external events
D. all the above

5. Which of the following problems is the one that makes it most difficult for people with damage to the frontal lobes to function in everyday life?

A. They have trouble initiating voluntary movements of the body.
B. They show large decreases in intelligence.
C. They have difficulty attending to pertinent information.
D. They are unable to form new memories.

6. People with significant damage to the frontal lobes often

A. are unable to see or hear well.
B. develop delusional beliefs.
C. easily distracted by events.
D. none of the above

7. Huxley is a puppy who always barks at himself in mirrors because (apparently) he thinks he is looking at another dog. Why is Huxley unable to learn that the "dog in the mirror" is his own reflection?

A. Dogs are unable to learn that others continue to exist, even when not seen.
B. Dogs are unable to form lasting memories of visual images, including reflections.
C. Dogs are unable to form mental representations of their physical appearance.

8. The case of Phineas Gage is well known because it illustrates that frontal-lobe damage may lead to

A. personality changes.
B. memory suppression.
C. paralysis of muscles.

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