Exam 2: Research Methods

The brain's association areas:

Warren suffers from damage to Wernicke's area. Which impairment should he experience in thought or behavior?

Darnell underwent surgery to control his severe epilepsy. Now, however, Darnell cannot form new memories of his experiences, although he does remember events in the past. Most likely, the surgery destroyed a portion of the _____ in Darnell's brain.

The bundle of nerve fibers joining the two hemisphere is called the corpus callosum.

Mr. Lopez is prescribed oxycodone to manage chronic lower back pain. Oxycodone is called an opioid because its action resembles that of _____, the brain's natural painkillers.

A psychologist is using EEG when she uses scalp electrodes to measure the electrical activity in a participant's brain.

The cerebellum is part of the limbic system.

The pineal gland secretes the hormone melatonin.

Because it controls the pituitary gland, the brain's _____ ultimately controls the endocrine system.

Which situation is MOST likely to involve the action of the parasympathetic nervous system?

Left brain is to language processing as right brain is to visual and spatial tasks.

Action potentials travel more quickly in myelinated than in unmyelinated axons.

The somatic nervous system regulates external behavior; in contrast, the _____ nervous system underlies internal behavior.

In the 19th century, French surgeon Pierre Broca examined two patients who had lost the ability to speak. These examinations may be considered _____ studies.

Pizza! Beer! Sex! Our motivation or drive for such things is based in part on the activity of the brain structure known as the:

The central nervous system consists of the _____. The peripheral nervous system comprises the _____.

Somatosensory cortex is to motor cortex as the _____ lobe is to the ______ lobe.

The cerebrum contains the brainstem.

Dendrite is to axon as _____ is to _____.

The case of Phineas Gage provided early knowledge regarding the role of the occipital lobe in thought and behavior.