2.6 to 2.7 Assessment

When asked to describe a picture that showed two boys stealing cookies behind a woman's back, a patient replied, "Mother is away her working her work to get her better, but when she's looking the two boys looking the other part." Which brain region has most likely been damaged?

Broca's area

Sleep researchers who are interested in brain wave activity are likely to use which kind of brain scan?

EEG

Thinking about sex (in your brains cerebral cortex) can stimulate a region of the limbic system to secrete hormones. These hormones trigger the pituitary gland to influence hoormones released by other glands in the body. Which brain region influences the endocrine system?

Hypothalamus

The best way to detect enlarged fluid filled brain regions in some patients who have schizophrenia is to use an

MRI

The concentration of glucose in active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of a

PET scan

To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, a neuroscientist should electrically stimulate the rats

amygdala

Psychologist Michael Gazzaniga 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 in the right. When asked, patients said they saw

art

The medulla is to the control of ____ as the cerebellum is to the control of ____

breathing; walking

Ellen volunteers during her AP psychology class to try to balance a yardstick on her two fingers. While her eyes are open, she finds the task quite easy. However, when she closes her eyes, she finds the same task almost impossible. Which brain region relies on visual information in coordinating our voluntary movements?

cerebellum

Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by the

corpus callosum

To identify which specific brain areas are most active during a particular mental task, researchers would be most likely to make use of an

fMRI

In a recent car accident, Tamiko sustained damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This injury is most likely to reduce Tamikos ability to

facially express emotions

In 1848, Phineas Gage, a railroad construction foreman, survived when an explosion drove an iron rod through his head. The once friendly, soft spoken Gage became irritable and dishonest. Gage's case provided evidence that which region of the brain plays a role in personality and behavior?

frontal lobe

Which of the following is the component of the limbic system that plays an essential role in the processing of new memories?

hippocampus

Severing a cat's reticular formation from higher brain regions causes the cat to

lapse into a coma

Direct stimulation of the motor cortex would be most likely to result in

movement of the mouth and lips

Which region of your brainstem plays a role in arousing you to a state of alertness when someone nearby mentions your name

reticular formation

A picture of a cat is briefly flashed in the left visual field and a picture of a mouse is briefly flashed in the right visual field of a split-brain patient. The individual will be able to use her

right hand to indicate she saw a mouse

The ocipital lobes are to ____ as the temporal lobes are to ____

seeing;hearing

Which part of your brain receives information that you are moving your legs?

sensory cortex

When the cat's amygdala is electrically stimulated the cat prepares to attack by hissing and arching its back. Which division of the autonomic nervous system is activated by such stimulation?

sympathetic

Which brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell?

thalamus

Your ability to experience physical sensations is most likely to be disrupted by damage to your

thalamus

A stroke patient can recognize the sound of his wife's voice but cannot recognize her face when she stands next to him. Which brain region has most likely been damaged?

the underside of the right temporal lobe

Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to

to speak fluently