Exam 2: Research Methods

Automatic, involuntary responses to stimuli are called:

A technique called _____ records the brain's activity through scalp electrodes.

Receptor sites are found on:

The reticular activating system is located in the _____. It regulates _____.

Information travels from our sensory receptors to the thalamus in the brain, which relays it to higher association areas.

The temporal lobe is to the occipital lobe as _____ is to _____.

Language production is to language comprehension as _____ is to _____.

Which individual provided early evidence for the left hemisphere's role in language processing?

The textbook cites research (Schellenberg & Winner, 2011) exploring the potential cognitive benefits of musical training. What did these researchers find?

PET scans can be expensive and time-consuming.

Which choice correctly identifies the structures in the brainstem?

Sensory is to motor as _____ is to _____.

Anterior to the parietal lobe is the frontal lobe; beneath it is the _____ lobe.

Which brain study technique is correctly matched with a description?

Pioneering split-brain studies were conducted by:

There is a _____ correlation between the touch sensitivity of a body part and the amount of somatosensory cortex devoted to that part.

Some chemicals act as both neurotransmitters and hormones.

Wernicke's area is in the right frontal lobe.

Anjelica is becoming increasingly hungry during a long late-afternoon class. Certain cells in her hypothalamus are probably becoming especially active.

In the cortex, incoming information is linked with stored knowledge in regions termed association areas.