PSY260 Final
Within the hippocampus, axons from the dentate gyrus synapse on cells found in _____.
CA3
Memory consolidation requires transcription and translation. One major transcription factor in fruit flies, Aplysia, and mammals is _____.
CREB
Who has modified his/her emotional expression as a result of learning and culture?
Dr. David, who didnt show disgust while cleaning a dirty wound
Check My Work Not all Alzheimer's patients have known genetic contributions to the disorder, but there are some known genes that result in it being inherited as a dominant trait. Which of the following is not one of the known genes?
FOXP2
One gene associated with speech and language disorders is ______.
FOXP2
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), the depression that accompanies bipolar disorder is quite different than the depression seen in cases of major depressive disorder
False
Which of the following does not support the idea that emotional expression has a strong biological basis?
Fraternal twins are more similar than monozygotic twins regarding the age they begin to show fear of strangers.
typical antipsychotic medication
A dopamine antagonist that is used to treat schizophrenia or psychosis resulting from the use of dopamine agonists, such as cocaine and amphetamine
Dr. Romberg's research team is using a radial arm maze to study working memory in rodents. Using genetically engineered mice, they discovered that _____ AMPA receptors are required for the initial phase of LTP, while _____ AMPA receptors are required for the more stable phase.
GluA1; GluA2
Everette has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Which of the following would not be true about his brain structure as it relates to his ADHD?
He experienced early peak cortical thickening (around age 7.5 years) instead of the typical age of 10 years
Which of the following statements about genetics and intelligence is true?
Intelligence is the end product of complex interactions between our genes, our experiences, and our environments
Studies have shown that a variant of the _____ gene interacts with the experience of child maltreatment leading to higher rates of antisocial behavior in ______.
MAOA; males
Studies have shown that genetics and the environment both interact to result in aggression. For instance, boys with a low-activity version of the _____ gene were ____ likely to be antisocial (a common precursor to aggression) if they had been abused as children.
MAOA; more
Desiree heard a really loud noise. She quickly looked around and determined that the loud noise must have been thunder. She felt nervous and afraid so she went to seek out shelter from the storm. Which theory best explains Desiree's experience?
Schachter- Singer Two Factor
transcortical aphasia
cannot use or understand spontaneous speech, but can repeat
Tamara has been experiencing a lot of sad events lately. According to the _____ theory, she should relieve her emotions by crying
catharsis
Genaro has had a very serious stroke. Doctors determined that he had a _____ due to a ruptured ______ (a balloon-like bulge in the walls of arteries).
cerebra hemorrhage; aneurysm
Normally, the ______ acts to inhibit the actions of the hypothalamus and other subcortical regions. Studies in which it was removed in animals resulted in ______.
cerebral cortex; sham rage
long term potential
change in responsiveness in the target cells after the rapid series of shocks
nonassociative learning
change in the magnitude of a response to stimuli
Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)
chemical messenger released by the hypothalamus that signals the release of ACTH
tardive dyskinesia
chronic disorder characterized by involuntary, jerky movements, that occur as the result of antipsychotic medications
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
class of drugs prescribed to improve mood
Unlike standard medicine, mental disorders are diagnosed through _____.
clinical observations of symptoms
Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
close relative of amphetamine that is prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Ariana and Duyen both had a similar stroke last year. Both underwent similar physical therapy and had similar treatment. However, doctors explain that Duyen had better recovery due to her ________.
cognitive reserve
facial nucleus
collection of neurons located at the level of the pons
Kluver-Bucy syndrome
collection of symptoms that results from damage to the temporal lobes, and the amygdala in particular
adderall
combination of amphetamine salts prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Nanette has ______ seizures that normally begin in her temporal lobes and are associated with alterations in consciousness. During the seizures, Nanette gets very confused and often doesn't remember the seizure.
complex partial
post-traumatic stress disorder
condition arising in response to a terrifying event, characterized by flashbacks and heightened arousal
associativity
condition believed necessary for learning where the pre- and postsynaptic neurons are nearly simultaneously active
cerebral hemorrhage
condition caused by bleeding in the brain
antisocial personality disorder (APD)
condition characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others
psychopathy
condition characterized by an abnormal lack of remorse and empathy
Neurocysticercosis
condition characterized by brain cysts resulting from parasitic infection by the pork tapeworm, T. solium
mental disorder
condition characterized by clinically significant disturbances in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
alexia
condition characterized by good speech but an inability to read or point to letters
encephalitis
condition characterized by inflammation of the brain
panic disorders
condition characterized by repeated panic attacks and fear about having panic attacks
agraphia
condition characterized by the loss of the ability to write
bipolar disorder
condition featuring periods of elevated and expansive mood followed by a period of depression
aphasia
condition involving the loss of the ability to speak or to understand
ischemia
condition of inadequate blood flow resulting in insufficient quantities of oxygen being delivered to tissue
obsessive-compulsive disorder
condition of intrusive thoughts and the need to engage in certain behaviors to control anxiety
massa intermedia
connection between the right and left thalamic nuclei
Synaptic plasticity takes place in four different stages. Which of the following is NOT one of the stages?
cooperation
Oda was injured while riding her bicycle and ended up with a concussion. The site where she hit her head is called the _____, but she also sustained a(n) _____ injury (to the opposite side of her head).
coup; countercoup
counercoup
damage that occurs on the opposite side of the head from the site of blow
Working memory, forming new episodic memories, and reaction time all decrease in older adults. Which of the following is not hypothesized to play a role in this memory decline?
decline in sex hormones
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
disease that is transferred between animals and produces a fatal, degenerative condition
Schizophrenia
disorder characterized by hallucination, delusion, cognitive impairment, mood disturbance, and social withdrawal
epilepsy
disorder characterized by repeated uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain
Kennith has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and his parents prefer that he be treated with medication. His doctor will likely prescribe him a medication that is a ______ agonist.
dopamine
Dextroamphetamine
dopamine agonist used to treat some cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Adela is bilingual. It is likely that her ____ shows more gray matter density (implying more participation of this region as she switches between languages).
dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Although she has normal intelligence and has gone to good schools, Shanice still struggles to read. She will likely be diagnosed with a learning disability known as _____.
dyslexia
Which is not true of an emotion?
emotions are general states that last longer periods of time
In response to stress, our body will release _____, which doesn't cross the blood-brain barrier so only indirectly influences the brain. On the other hand, ____ is/are also released from the adrenal glands and can cross the blood-brain barrier to influence the brain directly.
epinephrine; glucocorticoids
savant behavior
exceptional skill found in people whose functioning falls within the range of an intellectual disability
Joseph has been caring for his aging parents for many years now. While he is happy to help, he finds himself very stressed and has been getting sick a lot. He also feels like he has little energy compared to a year ago. Psychologists would likely say that Joseph has reached the _____ stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model.
exhaustion
panic attack
experience of an intense feeling of the need to escape accompanied by strong sympathetic arousal
Robert had a minor stroke affecting movement in his right arm and hand. He is going to rehabilitation to learn how to improve his abilities to use his right arm and hand in everyday activities like eating. The goal of his rehabilitation is to encourage ______.
experience- dependent neuroplasticity
declarative memory
explicit recollection for facts and verbal information
episodic memory
explicit recollection for personal experience
declarative memory
explicit recollection for semantic and episodic information that can easily be verbalized
Although humans use the whole body to express emotions, they pay most attention to the ____.
face, especially the eyes
The split brain operation saves the life of the patient, but usually results in major deficits, such as the loss of language abilities
false
The two facial nuclei, located near the midline in the pons, form rich connections with each other
false
delusion
false belief or opinion that is strongly held in spite of conclusive, contradictory evidence
hallucination
false or distorted perception of objects or events
Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder, but are about equally likely as men to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
false; Diagnosis of major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are both more frequent in women than men.
For most people, the left hemisphere plays a major role in assessing emotions in facial expressions and tone of voice
false; For most people, the right hemisphere plays a major role in assessing emotions in facial expressions and tone of voice
According to the James-Lange theory of emotion, general arousal causes us to conduct a cognitive appraisal of our circumstances and, based on this appraisal, we are able to identify the subjective feeling of emotion.
false; It is the Schachter-Singer two factor theory that predicts that general arousal causes us to conduct a cognitive appraisal of our circumstances and, based on this appraisal, we are able to identify the subjective feeling of emotion. The James-Lange theory of emotion predicts that specific physiological responses cause specific subjective feelings (we feel sad because we cry).
Medications that influence the activity of serotonin, GABA, and glutamate have produced encouraging improvements in the behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder
false; Medications have been mostly ineffective for treating the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder; however, the FDA has approved the use of some antipsychotics for reducing self-injurious behaviors in this population.
All left-handed people process language in the right hemisphere, and all right-handed people process language in the left hemisphere
false; Most people, regardless of handedness, process language in left hemisphere; but there is a slight increase in probability that language is processed in the right hemisphere in left handed people
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that results in the destruction of Schwann cells
false; Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that results in the destruction of oligodendrocytes.
Schizophrenia is far more likely to occur in people who are over 25 years of age
false; Schizophrenia onset typically occurs between 18-25 years of age.
Inactivation of the red nucleus prevents eyeblink conditioning, but inactivation of the interpositus nucleus has no effect on learning.
false; The answer is false because the interpositus nucleus is important for eye blink conditioning.
The heritability of impulsive aggression is very low, indicating that most human aggression is the result of learning and other environmental influences
false; The heritability of impulsive aggression is actually pretty high, between 44-72%. This suggests a pretty strong genetic component.
There is no correlation between the amount of gray matter in the frontal lobes and language areas of identical twins.
false; There is actually a fairly strong correlation between gray matter in these brain areas between identical twins, indicating there is a strong genetic influence.
When receptors in the amygdala report high levels of cortisol, the amygdala inhibits further activity in the HPA axis
false; When receptors in the hippocampus report high levels of cortisol, the amygdala inhibits further activity in the HPA axis
A concussion is a type of open head injury
false; closed head injury
Eden was yawning just as her friend said something funny. Even though she wanted to laugh, she had to complete the yawn first. This is because yawning is an example of _____.
fixed action pattern
absence seizure
form of seizure consisting of momentary clouding of consciousness and loss of awareness of surroundings
associative learning
formation of a connection between two elements or events
Earl has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. His doctors have discovered that he has lower activity than normal in the ____ when he experiences negative symptoms like social withdrawal.
frontal lobes
Tarah has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). She has abnormal patterns of activity in the _____ circuits implicated in tardive dyskinesia.
frontostriatal
tonic-clonic seizure
generalized seizure in which the patient loses consciousness and has jerking movements of paired muscle groups
Claudia was a victim of abuse as a child and now has a hard time handling stress as an adult. As a result of her childhood, she likely has fewer ______ receptors than other individuals who were not abused.
glucocorticoid
Dr. Kwon studies Aplysia in his lab. He has shown that Aplysia will withdraw the gill the first time he touches the siphon. However, after doing this several times, the Aplysia will stop responding. Dr. Kwon has demonstrated ______.
habituation
Aimee has schizophrenia. For her, experiencing ____ is classified as a "positive" symptom because it is a behavior that is present but should be absent.
hallucinations
Jefferson has Rasmussen syndrome. Because his seizures were not responding well to medication, doctors removed his right cerebral cortex in a procedure called a _______.
hemispherectomy
rehabilitation
herapeutic process designed to restore function after illness or injury
Elene is home after deployment with the military. Unfortunately, she has been diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Given the flashbacks and memory-related symptoms, it is likely she has disruption in the functioning of her ______.
hippocampus
Nerissa was with some friends walking through a scary, haunted house. At one point, a clown jumped out from behind a wall to startle everyone. Although she isn't normally violent, Nerissa screamed and tried to kick the clown. This form of aggression would be labeled as ______.
hot
kennard principle
hypothesis suggesting that brain reorganization is a function of developmental age
neurocognitive disorders
impairment characterized by a decline in functioning following a known challenge to the nervous system
Scientists believe that lateralization evolved for many important reasons. Which of the following is not one of the hypotheses?
important for parenting skills
complex partial seizure
in epilepsy, a type of seizure that doesn't involve the entire brain and therefore can cause a wide variety of symptoms
Elvera has been diagnosed with a glioma. This means she has a tumor that developed ______.
in her glial cells
tumor
independent growth of tissue that lacks purpose
Research has suggested that one way the HIV virus results in neuronal death is by ______.
indirectly binding to NMDA receptors resulting in a calcium influx
emotional regulation
influence exerted by individuals over how they experience and express feelings
concussion
injury resulting from a blow to the head without penetration of the brain
short term memory
intermediate recollection store in which data can be held for a limited amount of time
Dr. Votaw's lab is studying classical conditioning. They have demonstrated that the _____nucleus in the ____ is essential to eyeblink conditioning in the rabbit.
interpositus; cerebellum
obsession
intrusive thought, feeling, or emotion with which a person is preoccupied
The Kennard Principle, which states that recovery is a function of age at the time of injury, applies most clearly to which of the following functions?
language
ASL provides an interesting contrast between _____, typically lateralized to the left hemisphere, and _____, typically lateralized to the right hemisphere.
language functions; spatial functions
Because of his work with Patient "Tan," Dr. Broca was able to identify that a part of the ____ region (now called Broca's area) plays a significant role in speech production.
left inferior frontal
Thurman is left-handed. In the past, he would have been excluded from research studies because ____.
left-handed people often lateralize functions such as language differently than right-handed people
polygraph
lie-detector test based on measures of autonomic arousal
Bliss and Lomo's (1973) experiment demonstrated that there was a change in responsiveness in target cells after a rapid series of shocks was applied to the input pathway. This became known as ______.
long term potentiation
dementia
loss of normal cognitive and emotional function
Erika has been stressed for a long time. She has started getting sick more often. This is probably because her chronic stress has suppressed the activity of her _____.
lymphocytes
major depressive disorder
occurrence of sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness that persists for at least two weeks
atypical antipsychotic medication
one of several newer medications used to treat schizophrenia that are not dopamine antagonists
hippocampal commissure
one of the pathways linking the right and left brain structures
dentate gyrus
one of two major layers of neurons found in the hippocampus
Hemispherectomy
operation in which the cerebral cortex is removed from one side of the brain
Joyce is examining children who do and do not demonstrate theory of mind in the Sally-Anne task. Activity in which of the following structures might differ between the two groups?
orbitofrontal cortex
Bipolar disorder is related to ______. One commonly prescribed medication given for bipolar disorder is _______, which has antioxidant effects.
oxidative stress; lithium
arcuate fasciculus
pathway connecting Broca's area and Wernicke's area
resistance stage
period characterized by a person's efforts to maintain normal activities while coping with a threat
alarm reaction
period characterized by activation of the sympathetic nervous system and mental alertness
exhausation stage
period characterized by extremely low reserves of strength and energy
mania
period of elevated and expansive mood accompanied by unusually high levels of energ
engram
physical recollection trace in the brain
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
pituitary hormone that stimulates release of cortisol from the adrenal glands
Lorri, who passed away recently, is believed to have had Alzheimer's disease. To confirm this diagnosis, doctors would need to discover the presence of ______ and ______.
plaques; neurofibrillary tangles
valence
positive (attractive) or negative (aversive) reaction to an object or event
Shoshana has been diagnosed with Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, which is caused by _______.
prions
transcription
process of making an RNA version out of a segment of DNA
consolidation
process of making memory traces more stable
translation
process of synthesizing a protein based on the information carried by a molecule of RNA
cognitive reserve
proposed basis for individual differences in responses to brain injury
saccade
rapid shift in gaze from one fixation point to the next
anterograde amnesia
recollection loss for information processed following damage to the brain
long term memory
recollection store in which data can be held for an unlimited amount of time
delayed nonmatching to sample (DNMS) task
recollection test in which the subject must identify the novel member of a stimulus pair
Zula has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD). Regarding her nervous system, she is likely to have ______ compared to someone without MDD.
reduced volume in the hippocampus and amygdala
extinction
reduction in conditioned responding that follows exposure to the conditioned stimulus alone, without unconditioned stimulus
angular gyrus
region of the parietal lobe believed to participate in language and cognition
learning
relatively permanent change in behavior or the capacity for behavior due to experience
catharsis
relief of tension through the expression of one's feelings
Recent research has implicated a role for oxidative stress in the development of Alzheimer's disease. This means that ______.
research is suggesting that people are developing Alzheimer's disease because of not being able to neutralize free radicals with antioxidants
habituation
response to a repeated, harmless stimulus that becomes progressively weaker
partial seizure
seizure involving only limited areas of the brain with localized symptoms
Generalized seizures
seizures that involve the entire brain
Instead of being upset that her ex was attending the same party, Bernadette used ______, which is a form of emotion regulation, by talking to her new friend, Christopher, and ignoring her ex.
selective attention
Merry is trying to recall who was the sixth president of the United States, which is a type of ______ knowledge that is distributed in the ______.
semantic; cerebral cortex
According to the information processing model of memory, which is the correct sequence?
sensory memory, short term memory, long term memory
Following her diagnosis with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Dona's doctors prescribed cognitive-behavioral therapy combined with the use of drugs to increase her levels of ______ activity.
serotinin
To treat migraines, doctors often use triptans, which act as ____ agonists and prevent the release of _____.
serotonin; CGRP
neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury
set of symptoms that follow a blow to the head, including headache and cognitive deficits
dementia pugilistica
severe form of traumatic brain injury often experienced by boxers
migraine
severe headache sometimes in conjunction with nausea and sensory distortions
Tiffany underwent a split-brain operation to reduce her seizure activity. What did her doctors do?
severed pathways connecting the right and left hemispheres
lithium
simple salt that appears to stabilize serotonin and norepinephrine levels
general intelligence factor
single trait that is hypothesized to predict functioning, attainment and success
Karma has problems with stuttering. Interestingly, she doesn't stutter when she ____ because brain structures in the _____ hemisphere are activated that are not otherwise involved with normal speech.
sings; right
stressor
source that is percieved as a danger or threat
Neuropsychology
specialty field that studies and treats the relationship between behavior, cognition, and brain function
fixed action pattern
stereotyped behavior elicited by particular environmental stimuli
Which of the following would not be a major topic studied by cognitive scientists?
stress influences on the endocrine system
compulsion
strong impulse to perform an action
Check My Work Someone with anxiety would have alterations in activity in all of the following brain regions except the _______.
suprachiasmatic nucleus
____ system and the _____ axis.
sympathetic adrenal-medullary; hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
language
system of communicating thoughts and feelings using sounds, gestures, or written signals
Sue is more likely to remember details about _____.
the car that almost hit her today
Marilyn and Carolyn are laughing that Marilyn's driver's license picture looks so much different than her candid smile. Carolyn explained to her that posed smiles are controlled by _____ whereas candid smiles are controlled by _____.
the primary motor cortex, a subcortical system
Cannon-Bard Theory
the theory that an emotion-arousing stimulus simultaneously triggers (1) physiological responses and (2) the subjective experience of emotion
James-Lange Theory
the theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
three-phase model for describing the body's response to percieved threats, developed by Hans Selye
split brain operation
treatment for seizure disorders in which the commissures linking the two cerebral hemispheres are severed
Autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia share some common genetic underpinnings
true
Dyslexia is strongly influenced by genetics
true
Hallucinations, such as hearing voices, are a common type of positive symptom experienced by patients with schizophrenia
true
High serotonin levels help prevent aggression by facilitating the activity of forebrain structures such as the orbitofrontal cortex
true
Injections of sodium lactate can initiate a panic attack in individuals diagnosed with panic disorder
true
Men with antisocial personality disorder have smaller and less active prefrontal cortices
true
Most strokes result from ischemia rather than from cerebral hemorrhages
true
Partial seizures are frequently accompanied by an aura, but generalized seizures typically occur without an aura
true
Semantic and episodic memories are types of explicit memories
true
The Kennard Principle appears to predict recovery of language functions, but not necessarily other types of cognitive function, following brain damage.
true
The herpes simplex virus responsible for cold sores and genital herpes can produce a type of secondary encephalitis
true
The retrieval of personal episodic memories coincided with increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and the posterior cingulate cortex
true
Those suffering from Wernicke's aphasia are usually unaware of their symptoms, and thus experience little distress over the condition
true
Voluntary and spontaneous emotional expressions are mediated by different pathways in the brain
true
stroke
type of brain damage caused by an interruption of the blood supply to the brain
long term depression
type of synaptic plasticity in which postsynaptic potentials in target cells is reduced
seizure
uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain
nonverbal communication
use of facial expressions, gestures, and body language to communicate ideas and feelings
prosody
use of pitch and intonation to convey emotional tone and meaning
sham rage
violent reaction to normally innocuous stimuli following removal of the cerebral cortices
The most common form of meningitis is _____, and it does not respond to antibiotics.
viral
An important aspect of human spoken language is __________ (the modification of vocalization), yet this trait is only found in a small subset of nonhuman animals, including elephants, bats, whales, and some birds.
vocal learning
lymphocyte
white blood cell that offers protection from invaders
conduction aphasia
The inability to conduct between listening and speaking is disrupted
In _____ aphasia, speech is rapid and fluent but virtually meaningless. However, in _____ aphasia, speech is slow and laborious but generally meaningful.
Wernicke's; Broca's
global aphasia
When both production and understanding of language is damaged
Transcortical Sensory Aphasia
a condition in which comprehension is poor, but the ability to repeat is retained
Transcortical Motor Aphasia
a condition in which language is not fluent, but the ability to repeat is retained
Wernicke's aphasia
a condition in which speech is fluent, but comprehension generally meaningless
broca's aphasia
a condition marked by the production of slow, laborious speech accompanied by good comprehension, poor repetition, and poor naming
Chlorpromazine
a drug that reduces the symptoms of schizophrenia by blocking dopamine D2 receptors
Phenothiazines
a group of antihistamine drugs that became the first group of effective antipsychotic medications
simple partial seizure
a partial seizure, starting from a focus and remaining localized, that does not produce loss of consciousness
phonological awareness
ability to discriminate between rapidly presented speech sounds
intelligence
ability to understand, adapt, learn, reason and overcome obstacles
positive symptom
abnormal behavior that does not occur in healthy individuals but occurs in people with schizophrenia
neurofibrillary tangles
abnormal structure resulting from the breakdown of microtubules
Some seizures occur when the brain's balance between excitation (e.g., glutamate) and inhibition (e.g., GABA) is disturbed. This is why people who are undergoing withdrawal from chronic abuse of _____ are at risk for seizure activity.
alcohol
_____contributes to violence by reducing the inhibition of aggression normally managed by the cingulate and frontal cortices.
alcohol
Jamel has been diagnosed with Korsakoff's syndrome and as a result has amnestic confabulatory neurocognitive disorder. This disorder is the result of _____ resulting in ______.
alcohol abuse; a vitamin deficiency
Vocalization is thought to have been evolutionarily advantageous for primates for all the following reasons except that vocalization ____.
allowed primates to have more children
Doctors have demonstrated that more important than most other factors in determining if a person will recover successfully from stroke or injury is the _____.
amount of stimulation in the environment
Bilateral damage to the _____ produces reduced emotionality.
amygdala
Loyd has almost perfect episodic memory. It is likely that his ______ is larger than most individuals and is better connected with his hippocampus.
amygdala
Which brain structure inhibits our choice to pick an option that would lead to negative consequences?
amygdala
Following prolonged stress, Sylvia started experiencing memory problems. Doctors found that the chronic stress had led to Sylvia's ____ becoming hyper-responsive and her _____ slightly decreasing in volume.
amygdala; hippocampus
Changes in _____ structure and function correlate with alexythymia, a common symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder.
anterior cingulate cortex
Unlike the amygdala, the _____ contributes to the more conscious, cognitive appraisals of threat.
anterior cingulate cortex
Check My Work Research has shown that scientists can predict which prisoners will likely be rearrested after release. Scans have shown that individuals with lower activity in the ______ or small volume of the _____ are more likely to reoffend.
anterior cingulate cortex; amygdala
Irwin suffered a severe concussion in an automobile accident. Several weeks after the accident, he finds that, although he does recall the accident, he cannot recall what occurred during the first three days after the accident, when he was in the hospital. Irwin most likely has ____.
anterograde amnesia
Lonny lacks guilt, empathy, and normal emotional responses. He is likely to be diagnosed with _____.
antisocial personality disorder
According to the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, patients with schizophrenia _______.
appear similar to a person who has chronically abused stimulant drugs like cocaine
coup
area of brain damage at the site of the blow to the head
Wernicke's area
area of cortex in the left hemisphere believed to be responsible for decoding speech sounds
planum temporale
area of the brain located posterior to the primary auditory cortex
penumbra
area of tissue surrounding an infarc
Schatcher-Singer Two Factor Theory
arousal, surroundings, then feelings
Fransisca is trying to make a decision. If she follows normal decision-making patterns, first she will _____ her options. Then she will _____.
assess the value of; make the decision
somatic marker
association formed between stimuli and resulting patterns of physical activation
Miyoko is training her dog to sit on command. When the dog sits, she gives it a treat. This is a form of ______ learning.
associative
Professor Corsi's lab is studying LTP in cultured hippocampal neurons. They have found that it is necessary for both the pre- and postsynaptic neurons to be simultaneous active, a process called ____.
associativity
Portia has multiple sclerosis (MS), which attacks her oligodendrocytes leading to demyelination. Portia was surprised to learn that MS was a(n) ______ disease.
autoimmune
anuerysm
balloon-like bulge in the wall of an artery
Jann just experienced a severe manic episode that required hospitalization. She is very likely to be diagnosed with _____.
bipolar disorder
thrombosis
blockage that doesn't move from its point of origin in a blood vessel
Standard measures of intelligence correlate positively with overall brain volume, adjusted for _____
body size
Check My Work Today's IQ tests are designed to fall along a statistically normal curve. The average IQ score is ____, with a standard deviation of _____.
100; 15
One hypothesis for why humans develop lateralization is that during pregnancy, a fetus begins showing handedness around gestational week _____ purely from spinal cord influence. However, the motor cortex doesn't connect until gestational week ____, so this handedness early on might influence lateralization once the brain connects fully to the spinal cord.
8:15
Who is least likely to give birth to a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?
Patrina, who has no family history of ASD
Pierre has had damage to his prefrontal cortex. He has been asked by researchers to participate in a study using the Wisconsin card-sorting task. He was first asked to sort the cards by number. Then he was asked to sort by color. How would researchers expect him to perform for the second sorting?
Pierre will have more trouble adjusting to the new sorting rule of color
Rachel has major depressive disorder (MDD). When she sleeps at night, she enters _____ sleep sooner than patients without MDD.
REM
Although some of his conclusions have been shown to be incorrect, Lashley's work did imply correctly that _____.
memories are distributed across the cortex
On a cellular level, individuals with ASD have abnormal levels of _____.
microglia
A _____ disorder is diagnosed when a patient experiences a decline in functioning in one or more cognitive domains.
neurocognitive
Diane is a soldier and suffered head trauma during an explosion. She is likely to see a(n) ______, who will handle the medical aspects of her concussion and other injuries. She is also likely to see a ____, who will provide rehabilitation for any cognitive changes (e.g., attention span problems).
neurologist; neuropsychologist
Dallas and Bill are really good friends. They are able to communicate with each other using only gestures and facial expressions, which are forms of ______.
nonverbal communication
negative symptom
normal and expected behavior that is absent due to schizophrenia