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You come upon an unsigned painting based on a comic book image. It was most likely painted by
a. Dali
b. Albers
c. Pollock
d. Lichtenstein
e. Chuck Close
d. Lichtenstein
Which of the following composers utilized a slowed down popular song to ground different “layers” of a film?
a. Alan Silvestri
b. Danny Elfman
c. John Williams
d. Hans Zimmer
e. Thomas Newman
d. Hans Zimmer
"The Mushroom Hunters" implies each of the following EXCEPT that
a. women invented the first tool
b. men invented power tools
c. men were more suited to blind pursuit
d. women were more fitted for activities that led to science
e. women have done well with experiment and measurement
b. men invented power tools
How did the first steam engines, such as the one designed by Thomas Newcomen in 1712, work?
a. Wood-fired heat created steam that went directly to the piston to enable rotation.
b. Steam from a heat source created a back-and-forth motion of the piston and increased the output.
c. High-pressure steam was used to drive the pistons directly instead of indirectly through the pipes.
d. Condensed steam in cylinders created a vacuum, and external atmospheric pressure drove the pistons.
e. Steam was carried down a series of metal pipes to the piston compartment to drive piston rotation.
d. Condensed steam in cylinders created a vacuum, and external atmospheric pressure drove the pistons.
The theoretical function of a memex machine was for which of the following?
a. personal computing
b. document retrieval
c. financial calculations
d. insurance policy making
e. automated flight schedules
b. document retrieval
Population coding helps our ability to perceive the world around us because it allows the brain to ______.
a. represent a wide range of stimuli with a high degree of accuracy
b. represent complex stimuli by combining the activity of many neurons
c. represent the same stimulus in different ways, pending on the context
d. be more efficient in its use of resources
e. all of the above
e. all of the above
The success of Charles Willson Peale’s physiognotrace in its first of operation was BEST demonstrated by
the
a. amount of publicity it received
b. large number of images that were done
c. fact that it never broke down
d. need for several people to operate it
e. many efforts to copy the machine
b. large number of images that were done
The official soundtrack of _______________ includes a song accompanied by banjos, guitars, accordion, harmonica, and other instruments.
a. Back to the Future III
b. WALL•E
c. Inception
d. Mars Attacks!
e. Star Wars
a. Back to the Future III
In "No Woman Born," Harris likens his perception of Dierdre to seeing an image similar to a person, realizing it is not an actual person, and then fusing the image back into a person.in one's mind. He called this a
a. double take
b. secondary vision
c. third dimension
d. third metamorphosis
e. tesseract
d. third metamorphosis
Using Robert Solow’s production function, if A = 125, K = 1250, and L = 1250, what is GDP?
a. 172,650
b. 19,531,2500
c. 156,250
d. 168,450
e. 12,500
c. 156,250
Which of the following BEST explains how programmers dealt with the deficiency in the Mark I computer?
a. by developing programs using binary codes
b. by looping paper tape together
c. with supplementing more memory to the hard drives
d. by implementing global programming languages
e. by replacing parts and using them in other devices
b. by looping paper tape together
The role of the ossicles in the middle ear is to___________.
a. reduce sound waves into electrical signals
b. protect the inner ear from external damage
c. increase the pressure of sound waves before transferring them to the inner ear
d. control the movement of the head and maintain balance
e. transmit visual information to the brain
c. increase the pressure of sound waves before transferring them to the inner ear
How did Nam June Paik cause viewers of his art to question social norms?
a. He discouraged them from buying TVs.
b. He made them realize that TV could be manipulable.
c. He made TV watching seem like an antisocial act.
d. He made people wonder why TVs were so expensive.
e. He made them want better programming.
b. He made them realize that TV could be manipulable.
_______________ directed a film that ends with a particular form of music literally saving the protagonists’ lives.
a. Robert Zemeckis
b. Steven Spielberg
c. George Lucas
d. Tim Burton
e. Andrew Stanton
d. Tim Burton
In "No Woman Born," Harris notices very early on that Dierdre and Maltzer both
a. develop resemblances to each other
b. avoid the fire
c. linger near the window
d. want Dierdre to return to performing
e. are excited for the future of robotics
a. develop resemblances to each other
Although the invention of the personal computer was bad news for the typewriter industry, the availability of computers probably made society better off overall. This is an example of ______________________.
a. aggregate demand
b. normative economics
c. structural unemployment
d. creative destruction
e. frictional unemployment
d. creative destruction
Which coding, created by Tim Berners Lee, indicate the beginning of a paragraph?
a. <p>
b. <para>
c. <pg>
d. <paragraph>
e. <h1>
a. <p>
Which of the following BEST explains how the primary somatosensory cortex and primary motor cortex are related?
a. They are adjacent regions in the parietal lobe.
b. They receive input from the same sensory pathways.
c. They have similar somatotopic mapping.
d. They both play a role in voluntary movement.
e. all of the above
e. all of the above
How did Frederick Douglass present himself in his photographs?
a. as cheerful and accommodating
b. as sullen and morose
c. as filled with joyous wonder
d. as creative and a free spirit
e. as a serious intellectual
e. as a serious intellectual
John Williams convinced the director of _______________ to use an original score instead of a compilation score.
a. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
b. WALL•E
c. Inception
d. Mars Attacks!
e. Star Wars
e. Star Wars
In "No Woman Born," in the theater where Dierdre performs, details such as asbestos clouds and synthetic stars are indicated and serve to highlight the
a. disadvantages of live theaters compared to television
b. theater as a realm of make-believe
c. lack of sophistication of the theater audience
d. importance of framing a performance
e. fact that nighttime lighting was necessary to make Dierdre more obscure
b. theater as a realm of make-believe
Why do innovations have such high returns to society?
a. R&D is ongoing.
b. PPF is enhanced.
c. GDP is increased.
d. TFP is maximized.
e. New ideas are non-rival.
e. New ideas are non-rival.
The Gopher system was developed at the University of ____________________.
a. Dartmouth
b. Michigan
c. Texas
d. Minnesota
e. California
d. Minnesota
According to the USAD Science Resource Guide, synaptic plasticity would be BEST described as the
a. ability of neurons to communicate through synapses
b. capacity of the brain to change and adapt to new information
c. strengthening and weakening of connections between neurons
d. storage of information and growth in the brain
e. ability of neurons to fire action potentials
c. strengthening and weakening of connections between neurons
Mummy portraits were considered most important because they
a. helped identify the mummified body
b. showed the status of the mummy
c. could preserve the dead’s ka
d. enhanced the reputation of artists
e. revealed family physical resemblances
c. could preserve the dead’s ka
Which of the following composers scored a film about two robots falling in love?
a. Alan Silvestri/ZZ Top
b. Danny Elfman
c. John Williams
d. Hans Zimmer
e. Thomas Newman
e. Thomas Newman
In "Snow," the random movement of molecules in The Park memory apparatus is likened to
a. a hummingbird
b. a wasp
c. snowflakes in a glass paperweight
d. cars passing on the highway
e. Georgie circling the globe
c. snowflakes in a glass paperweight
Which of the following was a major difference between the first and second Industrial Revolutions?
a. The first Industrial Revolution had locomotives, and the second Industrial Revolution had telephones.
b. The first Industrial Revolution had telephones, and the second Industrial Revolution had locomotives.
c. The first Industrial Revolution focused on agriculture and farming technologies, while the second Industrial Revolution focused on advancements in the textile industry.
d. The first Industrial Revolution had telephones, and the second Industrial Revolution had light bulbs.
e. The first Industrial Revolution involved mechanical devices, and the second Industrial Revolution involved electromagnetism.
e. The first Industrial Revolution involved mechanical devices, and the second Industrial Revolution involved electromagnetism.
Mosaic was unique for its ability to display which two things simultaneously?
a. text + images
b. text + audio
c. text + video
d. audio + images
e. video + audio
a. text + images
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is approved by the FDA to treat _______________.
a. dyslexia
b. dycalculia
c. diabetes
d. dysgraphia
e. depression
e. depression
Moses Williams’s story
a. reveals the horrors of southern slavery
b. shows how black people were scapegoated
c. enables us to understand acts of desperation
d. is an unusual story of early black success
e. shows us how cruel northern slaveholders could be
d. is an unusual story of early black success
What successful 1970s film led to Close Encounters of the Third Kind being greenlit for production?
a. Jaws
b. Chinatown
c. Halloween
d. Alien
e. The Exorcist
a. Jaws
According to Moxon in "Moxon's Master," every atom
a. can be put to mechanical use
b. is part of our food chain
c. is of either helpful or harmful nature
d. is a living, conscious being
e. is reactive to every other atom
d. is a living, conscious being
During the COVID-19 pandemic, how did the United States government try to close the gap between the social and market value of inventions?
a. It distributed free N95 face masks in pharmacies around the country.
b. It promoted research into other vaccines that had a similar type of viral structure.
c. It allocated resources to determining the origins of the pandemic and preventing future outbreaks.
d. It did not allow other countries to market their own vaccines domestically.
e. It paid for and distributed the new COVID-19 vaccines free to anyone in the U.S.
e. It paid for and distributed the new COVID-19 vaccines free to anyone in the U.S.
Windows-95 was unique because it had its own _________________.
a. instant messaging
b. proprietary software
c. operating system installed
d. word processing features
e. microchip infrastructure
c. operating system installed
How is LTP induced in a synapse?
a. depolarization of the presynaptic cell only
b. depolarization of the postsynaptic cell only
c. depolarization of both the presynaptic and postsynaptic cells
d. influx of calcium ions into the presynaptic cell
e. activation of the NMDA receptor only
c. depolarization of both the presynaptic and postsynaptic cells
In a museum’s storeroom, you find an unlabeled painting that uses a great deal of chiaroscuro. It was most
probably painted by
a. Giotto
b. Caravaggio
c. Monet
d. Rauschenberg
e. Christo
b. Caravaggio
A disco piece titled “I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper” quotes two different soundtracks composed by
a. Alan Silvestri
b. Danny Elfman
c. John Williams
d. Hans Zimmer
e. Thomas Newman
c. John Williams
In "Moxon's Master," the speaker notes that Herbert Spencer's definition of life does not mention
a. simultaneous changes
b. successive changes
c. correspondence with external coexistences
d. correspondence with external sequences
e. causality
e. causality
Which of the following BEST exemplifies a government policy that tries to close the gap between the social and market value of an invention?
a. The invention of the telephone and offering it to larger businesses in the mid 1800s.
b. The creation of the steam engine and the continued efforts to make it more efficient.
c. The electric lightbulb replacing hazardous candles and other ways of lighting a home.
d. The breakthrough invention of the polio cure in a laboratory setting.
e. The development of the COVID-19 vaccine and making it freely available.
e. The development of the COVID-19 vaccine and making it freely available.
Which feature of Facebook was controversial because some users felt it violated their privacy?
a. Profile Pictures
b. News Feed
c. Messenger App
d. Targeted Advertising
e. Friend Requests
b. News Feed
Which initiative was launched by then U.S. President Obama to support research on the brain?
a. Neural Connectivity Program (NCP)
b. Brain Imaging and Analysis Initiative (BIAI)
c. Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative
d. Cognitive Neuroscience Advancement Project (CNAP)
e. Neurological Innovation and Research Program (NIRP)
c. Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative
Eadweard Muybridge revealed how photography could
a. advance the fine arts
b. enliven literature
c. further psychology
d. advance science
e. aid conservation
d. advance science
Which of the following composers is associated with the 1977 film that popularized Dolby sound technology?
a. Alan Silvestri/ZZ Top
b. Danny Elfman
c. John Williams
d. Hans Zimmer
e. Thomas Newman
c. John Williams
In the context of the poem "Relativity," the phrase, "dopplers away like a siren's midnight cry" has connotations of
a. an irresistible lure
b. a fading sound
c. a burning object
d. both a and b
e. a, b, and c
d. both a and b
What is the name given to the innovation boost that occurs in cities and results in higher worker productivity?
a. institutions
b. appropriability of the innovation
c. network effects
d. agglomeration benefit
e. normative economics
d. agglomeration benefit
Which of the following BEST explains the shortcoming that users of the Alto observed?
a. The keyboard was difficult to use.
b. The mouse was not precise enough.
c. The monitor was too small.
d. The printer was slow.
e. It was difficult to share data with other users.
e. It was difficult to share data with other users.
Hans Berger invented the electroencephalogram (EEG) for use on humans with the goal to provide accurate insights into mental processes by doing which of the following?
a. using silver chromate salt to study neurons
b. exploring individual cells to help treat brain diseases
c. focusing on the different functions of the left and right hemispheres
d. solely studying the hypothalamus to create the theory of constructed emotions
e. measuring the brain’s electrical activity
e. measuring the brain’s electrical activity
You come upon a building wrapped in cloth. A passerby tells you that it is not a construction site but rather an artwork by
a. Heizer
b. Smithson
c. Oldenburg
d. Christo
e. Hanson
d. Christo
How many songs from Hello Dolly! were included in WALL•E?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
e. none
b. two
In "Childfinder," the organization did not grow after Barbara left because they
a. were afraid of newcomers
b. could not find new childfinder
c. had to hide from the police
d. didn't seek new members
e. had no applications for new members
b. could not find new childfinder
Why are institutions so important for a society?
a. They provide a framework of open ideas and innovations.
b. They shape the benefits and costs of different economic decisions.
c. They help people organize and plan their daily activities.
d. They educate people on different modes of knowledge and technology.
e. They symbolize normative economics and all of its advantages.
b. They shape the benefits and costs of different economic decisions.
The World Wide Web originated in which country?
a. Belgium
b. England
c. Germany
d. Spain
e. Switzerland
e. Switzerland
If you were to conduct a lesion study on the brain, this means that you would ____________.
a. measure the electrical activity of the brain
b. remove or damage a region of the brain
c. producing a map of brain’s mental activities
d. measuring blood flow in specific regions of the brain
e. using a strong magnetic field to produce detailed images of the brain
b. remove or damage a region of the brain
John Chamberlain’s art is a good example of the adage
a. you cannot teach an old dog new tricks
b. the early bird gets the worm
c. one man’s trash is another man’s treasure
d. two wrongs don’t make a right
e. do unto others as you would have others do unto you
c. one man’s trash is another man’s treasure
Which of the following films utilizes an ARP 2500 synthesizer as a diegetic sound source?
a. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
b. WALL•E
c. Inception
d. Mars Attacks!
e. Star Wars
a. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
In "Childfinder," Barbara believes that if the organization gets her kids, the organization will
a. use them to infiltrate the minds of black people
b. use them to recruit new talent
c. keep them in inferior positions
d. kill them
e. fill their minds with misinformation
d. kill them
Which of the following models attributes short-run deviations in output away from potential GDP to variations in the level of aggregate demand or aggregate supply?
a. normative economics
b. agglomeration
c. network effects
d. Keynesian model
e. equilibrium model
d. Keynesian model
Which of the following BEST explains why VisiCalc's was an important step in the development of
personal computers?
a. It was the first computer installed with BASIC programming language.
b. It was the first computer with an integrated-circuit chip.
c. It was the first program for IBM mainframes.
d. It was the first killer app for personal computers.
e. It was the first computer to perform calculations remotely.
d. It was the first killer app for personal computers.
Computational psychiatry benefits from the use of computer algorithms because they __________.
a. assist with improving computational models
b. help patients to not rely on therapeutic drugs
c. provide subjective analysis
d. allow for standardized approaches
e. improve behavioral testing
d. allow for standardized approaches