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j.rubin

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Each cortical level of a sensory system (primary, secondary, or association) is itself composed of different areas that mediate different psychological processes. This principle of sensory system organization is referred to as
 
  A) functional segregation.
  B) parallel processing.
  C) the binding problem.
  D) hierarchical organization.
  E) serial processing.

Question 2

Areas of neocortex that receive most of their input from the thalamic relay nuclei of one sensory system are classified as
 
  A) association cortex.
  B) tertiary cortex.
  C) motor cortex.
  D) secondary sensory cortex.
  E) primary sensory cortex.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

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Answer: E





 

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