Question 1

Following massive damage to his frontal lobes, Phineas Gage was most strikingly debilitated by

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A)   multiple sclerosis.
B)   memory loss.
C)   auditory hallucinations.
D)   irritability.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

The visual cortex is located in the

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A)   occipital lobes.
B)   parietal lobes.
C)   temporal lobes.
D)   association areas.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Beginning at the front of the brain and moving toward the back of the head, then down the skull and back around to the front, which of the following is the correct order of the cortical regions?

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A)   occipital lobe; temporal lobe; parietal lobe; frontal lobe
B)   temporal lobe; frontal lobe; parietal lobe; occipital lobe
C)   frontal lobe; occipital lobe; temporal lobe; parietal lobe
D)   frontal lobe; parietal lobe; occipital lobe; temporal lobeE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Auditory stimulation is first processed in the ________ lobes.

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A)   occipital
B)   temporal
C)   frontal
D)   parietalE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

After he suffered a stroke, Mr. Santore's physical coordination skills and responsiveness to sensory stimulation quickly returned to normal. Unfortunately, however, he could no longer figure out how to find his way around his neighborhood. It is most likely that Mr. Santore suffered damage to his

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebellum.
B)   sensory cortex.
C)   occipital cortex.
D)   association areas.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Which of the following is typically controlled by the left hemisphere?

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A)   making inferences
B)   word recognition
C)   the left side of the body
D)   perceptual skillsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Using a brain-computer interface, some paralyzed people may be able to move a robotic limb simply by thinking about moving it. This best illustrates

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A)   neurogenesis.
B)   constraint-induced therapy.
C)   cognitive neural prosthetics.
D)   magnetic resonance imaging.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Brain scans indicate that well-practiced pianists have a larger-than-usual auditory cortex area that encodes piano sounds. This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   hemispherectomy.
B)   lateralization.
C)   cognitive neural prosthetics.
D)   plasticity.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

The process of anticipating that you will be punished for misbehaving takes place in the

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory cortex.
B)   corpus callosum.
C)   association areas.
D)   split brain.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 6: The Cerebral Cortex and Our Divided Brain

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Auditory stimulation is first processed in the ________ lobes.

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The visual cortex is located in the

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Beginning at the front of the brain and moving toward the back of the head, then down the skull and back around to the front, which of the following is the correct order of the cortical regions?

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Using a brain-computer interface, some paralyzed people may be able to move a robotic limb simply by thinking about moving it. This best illustrates

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The process of anticipating that you will be punished for misbehaving takes place in the

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Following massive damage to his frontal lobes, Phineas Gage was most strikingly debilitated by

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Which of the following is typically controlled by the left hemisphere?

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