According to the neuropsychology research on imagery,
a. people who can quickly perform visual-imagery tasks show only a small increase in blood flow to the visual cortex.
b. people with lesions in the visual cortex typically manage to construct vivid visual images.
c. visual imagery and visual perception cannot be identical, because actual perception activates the receptors in the eye.
d. surprisingly, both the auditory cortex and the visual cortex are activated when people are instructed to create an auditory image.
Question 2
Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about gender comparisons in cognitive skills?
a. Debra: Males are consistently better than females in both mathematics and spatial ability.
b. Andy: The only large gender differences are in verbal ability, where females typically earn higher scores.
c. Eladj: The only large gender differences are in spatial ability, where males often earn higher scores.
d. Amelie: Actually, there are no moderate or large gender differences in any area of cognitive skills.
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