Question 1

Which of the following would have the largest motor areas in the brain?

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A)   a rat
B)   a chimpanzee
C)   a dog
D)   a humanE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

John and Samantha are studying for their upcoming psychology class when John states,"I wonder what it would be like if we used all of our brain,instead of only 10 percent of it." Which of the following would be the best response by Samantha?

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A)   "I completely agree.It is similar to how humans use lungs.We use only 20 percent of our lungs."
B)   "Scientists may never know how much of our brain we actually use."
C)   "I know.It is amazing.There is a 90 percent chance that head trauma would not impact parts of the brain that we actually use."
D)   "That is actually a myth.We use all of our brain."E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Direct stimulation of areas within the motor cortex would most likely result in

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A)   feelings of anger.
B)   acceleration of heartbeat.
C)   a sensation of being touched on the arm.
D)   movement of the mouth and lips.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

To trigger a person's hand to make a fist,José Delgado stimulated the individual's

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A)   motor cortex.
B)   hippocampus.
C)   somatosensory cortex.
D)   corpus callosum.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Which lobe is located at the back of your head?

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A)   frontal
B)   parietal
C)   occipital
D)   temporalE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The cerebral cortex is the covering layer of the

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A)   brainstem.
B)   corpus callosum.
C)   hippocampus.
D)   cerebrum.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The occipital lobes are to ________ as the temporal lobes are to ________.

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A)   hearing;sensing movement
B)   seeing;sensing touch
C)   seeing;hearing
D)   speaking;hearingE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The inability to recognize familiar faces even though one can clearly see and describe features of the faces is associated with damage to the right ________ lobe.

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A)   frontal
B)   parietal
C)   occipital
D)   temporalE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The two cerebral hemispheres that make up 85 percent of the brain's weight are referred to as the

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A)   cerebrum.
B)   frontal lobe.
C)   motor cortex.
D)   somatosensory cortex.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Cold war nuclear tests enabled researchers to use carbon dating to detect

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A)   lateralization.
B)   brain plasticity.
C)   neurogenesis.
D)   MRI scans.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

A picture of a dog is briefly flashed in the left visual field of a split-brain patient.At the same time a picture of a boy is flashed in the right visual field.In identifying what she saw,the patient would be most likely to

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A)   use her left hand to point to a picture of a dog.
B)   verbally report that she saw a dog.
C)   use her left hand to point to a picture of a boy.
D)   verbally report that she saw a boy.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

When a person speaks,brain waves and bloodflow are especially likely to reveal increased activity in the

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A)   cerebellum.
B)   left hemisphere.
C)   hippocampus.
D)   right hemisphere.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

The process of comparing currently experienced visual input with past visual memories takes place in

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A)   the thalamus.
B)   the cerebellum.
C)   association areas.
D)   the corpus callosum.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The right hemisphere of Julie's brain is better than her left hemisphere at recognizing facial expressions of emotion.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   neurogenesis.
B)   plasticity.
C)   lateralization.
D)   brain fissures.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

The brain is most likely to compensate for a loss of neurons by

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A)   generating new neural cells in the brain.
B)   creating cognitive neural prosthetics.
C)   inhibiting activity in the association areas.
D)   decreasing the production of stem cells.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)   right hand to indicate she saw a cat.
B)   left hand to indicate she saw a mouse.
C)   right hand to indicate she saw a mouse.
D)   left or right hand to indicate she saw a cat.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Stimulating the right side of the brain will cause movement on the left side of the body.This indicates that the

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A)   somatosensory cortex is responsible for phantom limb movements.
B)   motor cortex on the right side of the brain controls movements of specific body parts on the right side of the body.
C)   association areas of the brain control movements of all body parts.
D)   motor cortex on the right side of the brain controls movements of specific body parts on the opposite side of the body.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Association areas are located

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A)   only in the frontal lobes.
B)   only in the frontal lobes and temporal lobes.
C)   only in the frontal,temporal,and parietal lobes.
D)   in the frontal,temporal,occipital,and parietal lobes.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

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

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A)   muscle spasms.
B)   memory loss.
C)   auditory hallucinations.
D)   irritability.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

In a clinical trial of brain-implanted microelectrodes,a paralyzed 25-year-old man constructed shapes on a computer screen by activating neurons in his

Accepted Answer

A)   somatosensory cortex.
B)   occipital lobes.
C)   motor cortex.
D)   hippocampus.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 6: Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

The two cerebral hemispheres that make up 85 percent of the brain's weight are referred to as the

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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

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When a person speaks,brain waves and bloodflow are especially likely to reveal increased activity in the

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Cold war nuclear tests enabled researchers to use carbon dating to detect

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In a clinical trial of brain-implanted microelectrodes,a paralyzed 25-year-old man constructed shapes on a computer screen by activating neurons in his

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The occipital lobes are to ________ as the temporal lobes are to ________.

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The brain is most likely to compensate for a loss of neurons by

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Association areas are located

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The right hemisphere of Julie's brain is better than her left hemisphere at recognizing facial expressions of emotion.This best illustrates

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Stimulating the right side of the brain will cause movement on the left side of the body.This indicates that the

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The process of comparing currently experienced visual input with past visual memories takes place in

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The cerebral cortex is the covering layer of the

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Which of the following would have the largest motor areas in the brain?

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A picture of a dog is briefly flashed in the left visual field of a split-brain patient.At the same time a picture of a boy is flashed in the right visual field.In identifying what she saw,the patient would be most likely to

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Which lobe is located at the back of your head?

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To trigger a person's hand to make a fist,José Delgado stimulated the individual's

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

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Direct stimulation of areas within the motor cortex would most likely result in

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John and Samantha are studying for their upcoming psychology class when John states,"I wonder what it would be like if we used all of our brain,instead of only 10 percent of it." Which of the following would be the best response by Samantha?

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The inability to recognize familiar faces even though one can clearly see and describe features of the faces is associated with damage to the right ________ lobe.

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