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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 Mind: The Gap.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eagleman say about the ways to measure how our unconscious minds affect our conscious thinking?
(a) Eagleman says he will not go into that idea.
(b) It is impossible to measure such a thing.
(c) It is a hit and miss sort of thing.
(d) There are ways of measuring without even knowing one is doing so.

2. To what does the author compare a single brain cell in its complexity?
(a) A village.
(b) A maze.
(c) A city.
(d) A ball team.

3. What does Eagleman say can get in the way of our efficiency?
(a) Our own tunnel vision.
(b) Being conscious of our actions.
(c) Other people's opinions.
(d) Other people's ideas of how something should be done.

4. What indicates a state of sexual arousal in women?
(a) Dilated eyes.
(b) Closed eyes.
(c) Lack of focus.
(d) It varies individual to individual.

5. How often does one cell send something to other cells?
(a) Whenever it has the energy to do so.
(b) A few times an hour.
(c) At least daily.
(d) Hundreds of times per second.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is one person the author mentions as understanding the arrangement between the conscious and unconscious mind?

2. How complex is the human brain?

3. Why did the subjects say about why they chose the pictures of the women that they did?

4. What does Eagleman say seeing is?

5. What happens when one's brain changes?

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