Ap Psych Unit 3B

The sensory cortex is most critical for our sense of taste sight hearing touch smell

touch

Which neural center in the limbic system plays a central role in emotions such as aggression and fear? A. amygdala B. thalamus C. cerebellum D. medulla E. dendrite

Amygdala

Psychologist Michael Gazzangia asked split-brain patients to stare at a dot as he flashed HE-ART on a screen. HE appeared in the left visual field. ART appeared in the right. When asked to point to the word with their left hand, patients pointed to

HE

Which brain area is primarily involved with understanding and producing meaningful speech? A. sensory cortex B. angular gyrus C. association areas D. Wernicke's area E. hypothalamus

Wernicke's area

Someone who has difficulty speaking after a stroke is suffering from which of the following? A. neurogenesis B. lesion C. aphasia D. angular gyrus e. interneurons

aphasia

Ellen volunteers during her AP psych class to try to balance a yardstick on her two fingers. While her eyes are open, she finds the task quite east but when she closes her eyes, she finds the same task almost impossible. Which brain region relies on visual information in coordinating our voluntary movements? A. hypothalamus B. reticular formation C. thalamus D. amygdala E. cerebellum

cerebellum

Your conscious awareness of your own name and self-identity depends primarily on the normal functioning of your A. cerebellum B. amygdala C. hypothalamus D. sympathetic nervous system E. cerebral cortex

cerebral cortex

The benefits of brain plasticity are most clearly demonstrated in: A. children who have had a cerebral hemisphere surgically removed B. people paralyzed by a severed spinal cord C. individuals with Alzheimer's disease D. adults with aphasia E. people free of any disease or brain damage

children who have a cerebral hemisphere surgically removed

Someone skilled at word processing thinks several letters ahead while typing, whereas a beginner must focus on one letter at a time. A novice is most likely using ___________ to complete the task.

conscious serial processing

The ability to simultaneously copy different figures with the right and left hand is most characteristic of those whose _________ had been cut. angular gyrus reticular formation corpus collosum motor cortex sensory cortex

corpus collosum

Which cognitive neuroscience term reflects the idea that "much of our everyday thinking, feeling, and acting operates inside our conscious awareness?" A. dual processing B. cereberal cortex C. reticular formation D. interneurons E. limbic system

dual processing

To identify which specific brain areas are most active during a particular mental task, researchers would be most likely to make use of a(n) A. fMRI B. hemispherectomy C. ACh agonist D. brain lesion E. MRI

fMRI

The ability to recognize faces with the right hemisphere but not with the left hemisphere best illustrates A. Parkison's disease B. neurogenesis C. plasticity D. lateralization E. aphasia

lateralization

The neural system is located at the border between the brainstem and the cereberal hemisphere is known as the... sensory cortex limbic system reticular formation peripheral nervous system cerebellum

limbic system

Direct stimulation of the motor cortex would most likely result in A. feelings of anger B. acceleration of heartbeat C. sensation of being touched on the arm D. movement of mouth and lips E. intense pain

movement of mouth and lips

By simply thinking about a move, which activates their brain cells, people may be able to move a robotic arm. This best illustrates... neurogenesis constraint-induced therapy neural prosthetics magnetic resinance imaging hemispheric specialization

neural prosthetics

A PET scan of a patient looking at a photograph of a painting would most likely indicate high levels of activity in which brain structure? A. sensory cortex B. Broca's area C. corpus collosum D. occipital lobes E. frontal lobes

occipital lobes

Consciousness is

our awareness of ourselves and our environment

Which of the following structure in the brain stem helps coordinate movements and lies above the medulla? reticular formation hippocampus pons thalamus hypothalamus

pons

Addictive drugs cravings are likely to be associated with reward centers in the: A. thalamus B. cerebellum C. reticular formation D. right hemisphere E. medulla

right hemisphere

Someone trying to figure out an optical illusion is probably experiencing increased brain waves and blood flow to which brain structure?

right hemisphere

The occipital lobes are to _________ as the temporal lobes are to _________

seeing, hearing

Your ability to experience the physical pleasure of a hot shower is most likely to ne disrupted by your damage to the ? A. corpus callosum B. angular gyrus C. hippocampus D. amygdala E. thalamus

thalamus