How does the following passage in "A Computer in Your Head?" work to affect the reader? What has billions of individual pieces, trillions of connections, weighs about 1.4 kilograms, and words on electrochemical energy? If you guessed a minicomputer, you're wrong. If you guessed the human brain, you're correct!

It fill the reader with a sense of wonder.

It gives the reader a reason to act.

It prompts the reader to question the author.

It encourages the reader to feel emotions such as joy and fear.

What is the most likely reason that the author might have chosen to include the following passage in "A Computer in Your Head?" What has billions of individual pieces, trillions of connections, weighs about 1.4 kilograms, and words on electrochemical energy? If you guessed a minicomputer, you're wrong. If you guessed the human brain, you're correct!

to impress upon the reader the sheer power of the brain

to clearly state the main purpose of the article

to describe the full range of what the brain can do

to show the differences between brains and computers

What is the underlying message of the following excerpt from "A Computer in Your Head?" Although computers can perform extraordinary computational feats at astounding speeds, they do not experience the emotions, dreams, and thoughts that are an essential part of what makes us human.

While computers have many capabilities, there are some important ways in which human brains are unique.

It would be beneficial for humans if computers could experience things like dreams and emotions.

The speed with which computers operate is one of the reasons they have not yet developed the capacity for thought.

Even the human brain has some special abilities, the power of computers to solve problems is far superior to anything the brain can do.

What is the author's purpose in writing "A Computer in Your Head?"

to compare and contrast the brain and the computer

to argue that brains are more complex than computers

to explain the future of brain science and computer technology

to describe the way that electricity functions in brains and computers

Which excerpt from "A Computer in Your Head?" most clearly supports the author's purpose of comparing and contrasting the brain and the computer?

Is your brain really like the metal box that hums on your desk? Let's look at the similarities and differences between the two.

Your brain controls your emotions, appetite, sleep, heart rate, and breathing. Your brain is who you are and everything you will be.

Your brain is also connected to sensors or receptors in your eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and skin.

Current research in artificial intelligence is moving toward developing emotional capabilities in computers and robots.

What did the case of “the Approximate Man” teach researchers about the brain, according to “Gut Math”?

There are separate centers in the brain for learned math and estimation.

The brain cannot relearn the ability to estimate once that skill has been lost.

With targeted practice, it is possible for the brain to become more accurate at estimation.

If the learned math center in the brain is injured, the estimation center will also be injured.

Which of the following best summarizes the information presented in “Gut Math” about number sense in animals?

Animals use number sense to help them find food, avoid predators and locate shelter.

Animals can be trained to recognize numbers in a lab setting but not in the wild.

Number sense is one of the main features that distinguish humans from other animals.

Many animals possess a number sense that is as highly developed as that of an average adult human.

What is the relationship between the ability to estimate and formal math skill, according to the research referenced in “Gut Math”?

If a person has a strong ability to estimate, then he or she is also likely to be good at formal math.

Both the ability to estimate and formal math skill are totally determined by genetics.

Students who excel at formal math often experience gains in their ability to estimate.

Researchers have determined that there is no clear relationship between the ability to estimate and formal math skill.

In “Gut Math,” why does a leading researcher say that multiplication is an “unnatural practice”?

because we store multiplication facts in our brains as groups of words instead of using our number sense

because the vocabulary of multiplication is too complicated

because the memory systems in our brains are too small to hold all of the multiplication facts we learn

because most people just use calculators to solve multiplication problems

Based on the information in “Gut Math,” which of the following is most likely to be the author’s opinion of a math course that emphasizes memorization?

This type of course would not align well with our natural math sense.

Our natural math sense would be enhanced by this type of course.

Courses that focus on memorization are most useful for addition and subtraction.

Students with strong math sense would have more difficulty than other students with this course.

What is the main message of “Gut Math”?

Humans, as well as many other animals, have a natural sense for certain kinds of math.

Animals need to use math on a daily basis in order to survive.

Educators should work together to reform the way math is taught in schools.

Children in other countries far surpass their American peers in the ability to recognize and count numbers.

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According to "A Computer in Your Head?," how do both brains and computers send information?

through language

through nerve cells

through electrical signals

through on and off switches

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Which of the following describes the process by which brains and computers receive energy, according to "A Computer in Your Head?"

Computers get energy from synapses, while brains get energy from receptors.

Computers receive more energy the more they are used, while brains receive more energy through sleep

Computers get energy by plugging into a source of electricity, while brains get energy from glucose in food.

Computers receive energy and then store it for long periods of time, while brains receive energy from neurons.

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According to "A Computer in Your Head?," why are some messages not sent through the brain?

Synapses are sometimes too far apart to allow a message to continue.

When a neuron is turned on, it either sends electrical signals or it does not.

If the synapses and receptors in the brain do not match up, the electrical switch turns off and the message stops.

Neurons may get thousands of messages at once, and the total signal for a message must exceed a certain level before it can continue in the brain.

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Based on the information in "A Computer in Your Head?," which of the following is an example of a function that a brain can perform, but a computer cannot?

rewire itself

store memories

respond to signals

use energy to recharge

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If a satellite is sent into space to transmit signals, what is the satellite doing?

sorting data

sending messages

gathering evidence

interpreting information

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Which is the best synonym for monitor, based on the following sentence?

Laura logged on to the school website to monitor her son's progress in math class.

check

report

change

question

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When a medical student is studying neurological disorders, what part of the body is she learning about?

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nerves

muscles

hormones

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A Computer in Your Head and Gut Math

According to "A Computer in Your Head?," how do both brains and computers send information?

Which of the following describes the process by which brains and computers receive energy, according to "A Computer in Your Head?"

According to "A Computer in Your Head?," why are some messages not sent through the brain?

Based on the information in "A Computer in Your Head?," which of the following is an example of a function that a brain can perform, but a computer cannot?

If a satellite is sent into space to transmit signals, what is the satellite doing?

Which is the best synonym for monitor, based on the following sentence?Laura logged on to the school website to monitor her son's progress in math class.

When a medical student is studying neurological disorders, what part of the body is she learning about?

What is the underlying message of the following excerpt from "A Computer in Your Head?"Although computers can perform extraordinary computational feats at astounding speeds, they do not experience the emotions, dreams, and thoughts that are an essential part of what makes us human.

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Which is the best synonym for monitor, based on the following sentence?

Laura logged on to the school website to monitor her son's progress in math class.

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Although computers can perform extraordinary computational feats at astounding speeds, they do not experience the emotions, dreams, and thoughts that are an essential part of what makes us human.