Question 1

Split-brain patients have had their ________ surgically cut.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Deaf people's enhanced peripheral and motion-detection vision has been attributed in part to

Accepted Answer

A)  auditory hallucinations. 
B)  lateralization. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  neurogenesis.

Question 3

Falsely hearing a sound in the absence of any external stimulus is called

Accepted Answer

A)  neurogenesis. 
B)  a split-brain condition. 
C)  an hallucination. 
D)  an fMRI.

Question 4

Using a brain-computer interface,some paralyzed people may be able to move a robotic limb simply by thinking about moving it.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The classic case of railroad worker Phineas Gage best illustrated that frontal lobe damage can

Accepted Answer

A)  trigger muscle spasms. 
B)  enhance moral reasoning skills. 
C)  alter one's personality. 
D)  facilitate neurogenesis.

Question 6

Which of the following is located in the occipital lobes?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The ability to recognize faces with the right hemisphere but not with the left hemisphere best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  brain fissures. 
B)  neurogenesis. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  lateralization.

Question 8

Neurosurgeons have severed the corpus callosum in human patients in order to reduce

Accepted Answer

A)  lateralization. 
B)  epileptic seizures. 
C)  neural plasticity. 
D)  neurogenesis.

Question 9

Damage to the association areas in the prefrontal cortex is most likely to interfere with the ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  formulate plans. 
B)  recognize familiar faces. 
C)  understand word meanings. 
D)  recognize familiar voices.

Question 10

The fact that the ability to interpret and integrate sensory information with stored memories is lost following damage to the ________ disconfirms the claim that we really use only 10 percent of our brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  motor cortex 
B)  amygdala 
C)  hypothalamus 
D)  association areas

Question 11

There is some hope that ________ discovered in the human embryo can someday be used to generate replacements for damaged neurons in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  gene fragments 
B)  somatosensory neurons 
C)  optic nerves 
D)  stem cells

Question 12

The association areas are located in the

Accepted Answer

A)  brainstem. 
B)  thalamus. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  cerebral cortex.

Question 13

People's failure to recognize themselves in a mirror is most likely to be associated with damage to the

Accepted Answer

A)  somatosensory cortex. 
B)  left cerebral hemisphere. 
C)  corpus callosum. 
D)  right cerebral hemisphere.

Question 14

A neurosurgeon begins to sedate the entire left cerebral hemisphere of a patient,who is instructed to count aloud with both arms in the air.What will most likely happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient's left arm will fall limp,and the patient will become speechless. 
B)  The patient's right arm will fall limp,and the patient will become speechless. 
C)  The patient's left arm will fall limp,but the patient will continue counting aloud. 
D)  The patient's right arm will fall limp,but the patient will continue counting aloud.

Question 15

The auditory cortex is responsible for hearing and is located right above the ear.The visual cortex is responsible for vision and is located

Accepted Answer

A)  above the auditory cortex. 
B)  behind the forehead. 
C)  behind the eyes. 
D)  at the back of your head.

Question 16

Master stem cells that can develop into any type of brain cell have been discovered in the human

Accepted Answer

A)  embryo. 
B)  corpus callosum. 
C)  association areas. 
D)  somatosensory cortex.

Question 17

The control of speech production by the left rather than the right hemisphere of the brain best illustrates

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The left cerebral hemisphere is typically superior to the right in

Accepted Answer

A)  spatial reasoning. 
B)  speech production. 
C)  visual perception. 
D)  musical abilities.

Exam 6: Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology