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Module 4
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
02/08/2014

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Term
nerves from the left side of the brain are most likely linked to the _____ side of the body and vice versa
Definition
right
Term
in what brain region would damage be most likely to 1- disrupt your ability to skip rope 2- discrupt your ability to hear and taste 3-perhaps leave you in a coma 4-cut off the bery breath and heartbeat of life
Definition

1- cerebellum

2-thalamus

3-reticular formation

4-mendulla

Term
a cats ferocious reponse to electrical brain stimulation would lead you to suppose the electode has touched the
Definition
amygdala
Term
what are the three key structures of the limbic system and what function do they serve?
Definition

1- amygdala; agression and fear

2- hypothalmus; bodily maintenance, pleasureable rewards, control of hormones

3-hippocampus; memory

 

Term
which area of the human brain is most similar to that of less complex animals? which part of the human brain distinguishes us most from less complex animals?
Definition
the brainstem; the cerebral cortex
Term
our brain's _______ cortex registers and processes body touch and movement sensations. the _____ cortex controls our voluntary movements
Definition

sensory

motor

Term
why are association areas so important?
Definition
association areas are involved in higher mental functions-interpreting, integrating, and acting on information processed in other areas
Term

1. if we flash a red light to the right hemisphere of a person with split brain, a flas of freen to the left hemisphere will each observe its own color? 2. will the person be aware that colors differ? 3. what will the person report visually seeing?

Definition

1. yes

2. no

3. green

Term

the part of the brainstem that controls heartbeat and breathing is the

 

Definition
medulla
Term
the thalamus functions like a
Definition

a. memory bank

b. balancing center

c. breathing regulator

d. internet router

answer d

 

Term
the lower brain structure that governs arousal is the
Definition

a. spinal chord

b. cerebellum

c. reticular formation

d. medulla

answer c

Term
the part if the brain that coordinates voulantray movement and enables nonverbal learing and memory is the ____________
Definition
cerebullum
Term

two parts of limbic system are the amygdala and the

a. cerebreal hemispheres

b.hippocampus

c. thalmus

d. pituitary

Definition
b
Term

the neural structure that most directly regulates eating, drinking and body temperature is the

a. endocrine system

b.hypothalamus

c.hippocampus

d.amygdala

Definition
b
Term
the initial reward center discovered by olds and milner was located in the __________
Definition
hypothalamus
Term

which of the following body regions has the greatest representation in the sensory cortex?

a. upper body

b. toes

c. lips

d. all

Definition
c
Term
tue "uncommitted" areas that make up about three-fourthds of the cerebral cortex are called __________ ____________
Definition
association areas
Term
judging and planning are enabeled in the _____ lobe
Definition
frontal
Term

plasticity is especially evident in the brains of

a. split-brain patiens

b. young adults

c. children

d. right handed people

Definition
c.
Term
an experimenter falsher the word heron acorss the visual field of a man whose corpus callosum has ben severed. her is transmitted to his right hemisphere and on to the left. when asked to indicate what her saw the man says he saw ___ but points to ____
Definition

on

her

Term

studies of people with split brains and brain scans of those with undivided brains indicate that the left hemisphere excels in

a. processing language

b. visual perceptions

c. making infrences

Definition
a.
Term

damage to the brains right hemisphere is most likely to reduce a persons ability to

a. recite the alphapbet

b. make inferences

c. understand verbal instructions

Definition
b
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