PrepTest 148, Section 2, Question 21
There are some basic conceptual problems hovering about(451 more words not shown)
According to the modular theory(9 more words not shown)
- Aconsists of distinct(7 more words not shown)
- Brequires at least(9 more words not shown)
- Cinvolves physical processes(7 more words not shown)
- Dis localized in(6 more words not shown)
- Egenerally involves some(3 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Answer from the modular theory’s point of view, even though the author questions it. The theory has two parts: mental activity separates into distinct components, and those components are located in particular brain regions. A statement the author makes against that view is not automatically a statement the theory makes.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
Distinct components in localized areas captures both parts of the definition at the end of the first paragraph. The mind is divided into modules, and the modules have locations in the brain.
- B
The author says the entire brain is active under both conditions. That observation supports the concern about subtracting out distributed activity; it is not the definition given for the modular theory.
- C
The account of the theory does not address how much voluntary control people have over the physical processes involved. Location and controllability are different issues.
- D
The amygdala and prefrontal cortex are examples associated with emotion and reason in a popular claim. They are not presented as the only two locations for all mental activity under the theory.
- E
The reason for getting angry appears in the author’s challenge to a clean separation of reason and emotion. It is not a general requirement of mental activity stated by the modular theory.
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