Question 1

Applying mild electrical stimulation to parts of an animal's cortex,Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig discovered what is now called the

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A)  motor cortex. 
B)  visual cortex. 
C)  auditory cortex. 
D)  somatosensory cortex. 
A)  motor cortex. 
B)  visual cortex. 
C)  auditory cortex. 
D)  somatosensory cortex.

Question 2

After suffering a head injury in an auto accident,Alyssa says that she remembers what her mother looks like,and she can accurately recall many of her mother's distinctive facial features.However,when she is shown pictures of her mother,Alyssa is unable to recognize who it is,even though she can see clearly.Use your understanding of the functioning brain to account for Alyssa's strange pattern of experience.

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The answer of After suffering a head injury in an...

Question 3

The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres is called the

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A)  somatosensory cortex. 
B)  temporal lobe. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  corpus callosum. 
A)  somatosensory cortex. 
B)  temporal lobe. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  corpus callosum.

Question 4

The right hemisphere is superior to the left at

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A)  solving arithmetic problems. 
B)  recognizing people's faces. 
C)  understanding simple verbal requests. 
D)  controlling speech. 
A)  solving arithmetic problems. 
B)  recognizing people's faces. 
C)  understanding simple verbal requests. 
D)  controlling speech.

Question 5

What led to the myth that humans use only 10 percent of our brains?

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A)  Scientists electrically probed the association areas and received no response. 
B)  Scientists noticed that when they severed the corpus callosum of most patients,it had no effect on their behavior. 
C)  Phineas Gage's horrible accident had no detectable effect on his brain. 
D)  This is not a myth;humans use only 10 percent of the brain. 
A)  Scientists electrically probed the association areas and received no response. 
B)  Scientists noticed that when they severed the corpus callosum of most patients,it had no effect on their behavior. 
C)  Phineas Gage's horrible accident had no detectable effect on his brain. 
D)  This is not a myth;humans use only 10 percent of the brain.

Question 6

Brandon had a stroke a year ago;as a result,his left arm is paralyzed.The technique that may enable him to move his paralyzed arm by imagining that he is doing so is called

Accepted Answer

A)  analyses of functional connectivity. 
B)  optogenetics. 
C)  machine learning. 
D)  PsychENCODE. 
A)  analyses of functional connectivity. 
B)  optogenetics. 
C)  machine learning. 
D)  PsychENCODE.

Question 7

If primed with the flashed word foot,the ________ hemisphere will be especially quick to recognize the word heel.If primed with foot,cry,and glass,the ________ hemisphere will be especially quick to recognize the word cut.

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A)  right;left 
B)  left;right 
C)  right;right 
D)  left;left 
A)  right;left 
B)  left;right 
C)  right;right 
D)  left;left

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT true of the brain's association areas?

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A)  More intelligent animals have larger association areas. 
B)  Lower-level species have smaller association areas. 
C)  The association areas link sensory information with stored memories. 
D)  More intelligent animals have smaller association areas. 
A)  More intelligent animals have larger association areas. 
B)  Lower-level species have smaller association areas. 
C)  The association areas link sensory information with stored memories. 
D)  More intelligent animals have smaller association areas.

Question 9

Your conscious awareness of your own name and self-identity depends primarily on the normal functioning of your

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A)  somatosensory cortex. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  motor cortex. 
D)  cerebral cortex. 
A)  somatosensory cortex. 
B)  amygdala. 
C)  motor cortex. 
D)  cerebral cortex.

Question 10

Which portion of the cerebral cortex is most closely adjacent to the ears?

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A)  parietal lobes 
B)  temporal lobes 
C)  occipital lobes 
D)  frontal lobes 
A)  parietal lobes 
B)  temporal lobes 
C)  occipital lobes 
D)  frontal lobes

Question 11

Brain plasticity may contribute to the effectiveness of

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A)  neurogenesis. 
B)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
C)  constraint-induced therapy. 
D)  MRI scans. 
A)  neurogenesis. 
B)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
C)  constraint-induced therapy. 
D)  MRI scans.

Question 12

If a slow-growing left-hemisphere tumor disrupts language,the right hemisphere may take over this language functioning.This best illustrates the value of

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A)  the split brain. 
B)  neurogenesis. 
C)  brain fissures. 
D)  plasticity. 
A)  the split brain. 
B)  neurogenesis. 
C)  brain fissures. 
D)  plasticity.

Question 13

People's moral judgments are most likely to seem unrestrained by normal emotions if they have suffered damage to their

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus. 
B)  somatosensory cortex. 
C)  corpus callosum. 
D)  frontal cortex. 
A)  hippocampus. 
B)  somatosensory cortex. 
C)  corpus callosum. 
D)  frontal cortex.

Question 14

The corpus callosum is a wide band of axon fibers that

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A)  enables the left hemisphere to control the right side of the body. 
B)  transmits information between the cerebral hemispheres. 
C)  controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs. 
D)  transfers neural impulses from the somatosensory cortex to the motor cortex. 
A)  enables the left hemisphere to control the right side of the body. 
B)  transmits information between the cerebral hemispheres. 
C)  controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs. 
D)  transfers neural impulses from the somatosensory cortex to the motor cortex.

Question 15

Which portion of the cerebral cortex is located nearest the top of the head just behind the frontal lobes?

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A)  occipital lobes 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  parietal lobes 
D)  temporal lobes 
A)  occipital lobes 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  parietal lobes 
D)  temporal lobes

Question 16

The process of forming new neurons within the brain is called

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A)  lateralization. 
B)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
C)  neurogenesis. 
D)  plasticity. 
A)  lateralization. 
B)  cognitive neural prosthetics. 
C)  neurogenesis. 
D)  plasticity.

Question 17

Deaf people who use sign language typically

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A)  demonstrate greater mathematical competence than hearing persons. 
B)  process language in their left cerebral hemisphere. 
C)  have better communication skills than hearing persons. 
D)  have a smaller corpus callosum than hearing persons. 
A)  demonstrate greater mathematical competence than hearing persons. 
B)  process language in their left cerebral hemisphere. 
C)  have better communication skills than hearing persons. 
D)  have a smaller corpus callosum than hearing persons.

Question 18

Which of the following body parts is associated with the greatest amount of brain tissue in the motor cortex?

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A)  arms 
B)  face 
C)  trunk 
D)  knees 
A)  arms 
B)  face 
C)  trunk 
D)  knees

Question 19

During open-brain surgery,Adam's left ankle twitched whenever the surgeon electrically stimulated a specific area within Adam's

Accepted Answer

A)  left frontal lobe. 
B)  right frontal lobe. 
C)  left parietal lobe. 
D)  right parietal lobe. 
A)  left frontal lobe. 
B)  right frontal lobe. 
C)  left parietal lobe. 
D)  right parietal lobe.

Question 20

The brain's thin surface layer,which serves as your body's ultimate information-processing center,is the

Accepted Answer

A)  limbic system. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  corpus callosum. 
D)  cerebral cortex. 
A)  limbic system. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  corpus callosum. 
D)  cerebral cortex.

Exam 6: Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Applying mild electrical stimulation to parts of an animal's cortex,Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig discovered what is now called the

The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres is called the

The right hemisphere is superior to the left at

What led to the myth that humans use only 10 percent of our brains?

Brandon had a stroke a year ago;as a result,his left arm is paralyzed.The technique that may enable him to move his paralyzed arm by imagining that he is doing so is called

If primed with the flashed word foot,the ________ hemisphere will be especially quick to recognize the word heel.If primed with foot,cry,and glass,the ________ hemisphere will be especially quick to recognize the word cut.

Which of the following is NOT true of the brain's association areas?

Your conscious awareness of your own name and self-identity depends primarily on the normal functioning of your

Which portion of the cerebral cortex is most closely adjacent to the ears?

Brain plasticity may contribute to the effectiveness of

If a slow-growing left-hemisphere tumor disrupts language,the right hemisphere may take over this language functioning.This best illustrates the value of

People's moral judgments are most likely to seem unrestrained by normal emotions if they have suffered damage to their

The corpus callosum is a wide band of axon fibers that

Which portion of the cerebral cortex is located nearest the top of the head just behind the frontal lobes?

The process of forming new neurons within the brain is called

Deaf people who use sign language typically

Which of the following body parts is associated with the greatest amount of brain tissue in the motor cortex?

During open-brain surgery,Adam's left ankle twitched whenever the surgeon electrically stimulated a specific area within Adam's

The brain's thin surface layer,which serves as your body's ultimate information-processing center,is the

The History and Scope of Psychology

Thinking Critically with Psychological Science

Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

Neural and Hormonal Systems

The Brain

Environmental Influences on Behavior, and Reflections on Nature and Nurture

Prenatal Development and the Newborn

Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues

Introduction to Sensation and Perception

Vision

Hearing

Other Senses

Perceptual Organization

Perceptual Interpretation

Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

Hypnosis

Drugs and Consciousness

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Learning by Observation

Introduction to Memory

Encoding: Getting Information In

Storage: Retaining Information

Retrieval: Getting Information Out

Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Applying Memory Principles to Your Own Education

Thinking

Language and Thought

Introduction to Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Introduction to Motivation

Hunger

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

Motivation at Work

Introduction to Emotion

Experienced Emotion

Expressed Emotion

Stress and Illness

Coping With Stress

Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Humanistic Perspective

Contemporary Research on Personality

Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative and Personality Disorders

Mood Disorders

Schizophrenia

The Psychological Therapies

Evaluating Psychotherapies

The Biomedical Therapies

Social Thinking

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