ap pysch mods 11-13 test

People who have experienced severe damage to the frontal lobe of the brain seldom regain their ability to

make and carry out plans

The brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage to the a

A. hippocampus

The occipital lobes contain

A. the primary visual cortex

Which of the following assertions is best supported by empirical evidence?

A. the two cerebral hemispheres are specialized to process different types of cognitive tasks

After sustaining a traumatic injury, Russ is having difficulty comprehending the meaning of words. Which of the following parts of the brain has most likely been damaged?

B. Wernicke's area

In extreme cases, surgically severing the corpus callosum is a treatment for which fo the following conditions?

B. epilepsy

Foremost people, which of the following is an activity based in the right hemisphere of the brain?

B. simple spacial reasoning

Damage to a small part of the occipital lobe would most likely result in a

B. visual deficit

Damage to which of the following brain structures may cause the inability to detect the emotional significance of facial expressions, especially those demonstrating fear?

C. amygala

Difficulty in typing smoothly on a keyboard would most likely result from damage to the

C. cerebellum

Hunger and eating are primarily regulated by which of the following?

C. hypothalamus

Which of the following is true of the reticular activating system?

C. regulates levels of arousal

Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in which of teh following problems?

D. a loss of motor coordination

Which of the following parts of the brain is most active in decision-making?

D. cerebral cortex

An individual with damage to Wernicke's aread is most likely to have difficulty

D. comprehending a spoken request for information

The limbic system is most closely associated with

D. emotions

The area of the brain steam that is imporatnt in controlling breathing is the

D. medulla

Which of the following brain regions is the part of the cerebral cortex that is most responsible for the processing of visual stimuli?

D. occipital lobe

Damage to Wernicke's area is most likely to be associated with difficulty in

D. understanding language

A person with damage to Broca's aread would most likely demonstrate which of the following symptoms?

E. difficulty with speech production

Stimulation of portions of the left temporal lobe of the brain during surgery will cause the patient to

E. hear sounds

When people consume large amount of alcohol, they are often unable to recall what they didand said while they were drinking. This occurs because alcohol interferes with the brains ability to form new memories in the

E. hippocampus

Which of the following is true about the pons?

E. it is the region of the brain that is most closely associated with sleep and arousal.

Which of the following provides information regarding brain function by monitoring the brain at work through metabolism of glucose?

E. positino emission tomography (PET)

Significant damage to which of the following parts of the brain will most likely cause a person to fall into a deep coma from which the person will be unable to be awaken?

E. thalamus