Question 1

When researchers are interested in making a lesion in a specific area of the brain,they can

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A)  surgically remove the area. 
B)  destroy the area with electricity. 
C)  produce a lesion with cold or heat. 
D)  destroy the area with chemicals. 
E)  all of these answers are correct. 
A)  surgically remove the area. 
B)  destroy the area with electricity. 
C)  produce a lesion with cold or heat. 
D)  destroy the area with chemicals. 
E)  all of these answers are correct.

Question 2

Let's say you are a doctor and one of your patients has trouble speaking.There is nothing wrong with his vocal chords,mouth,or tongue.Most likely,if there is a brain abnormality you would expect to find it in

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A)  Wernicke's area. 
B)  the primary auditory cortex. 
C)  Broca's area. 
D)  the nucleus accumbens. 
E)  Wilder's area. 
A)  Wernicke's area. 
B)  the primary auditory cortex. 
C)  Broca's area. 
D)  the nucleus accumbens. 
E)  Wilder's area.

Question 3

Under very controlled laboratory conditions,split-brain patients show some very interesting phenomenon.In particular,if these patients are made to focus on a fixation point and they are flashed a picture of a hammer in the left visual field,they

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A)  cannot find the object if they search for it with their left hand. 
B)  can name the object. 
C)  are not able to name the object. 
D)  can find the object only if they search for it with their right hand. 
E)  can name the object,but it appears backwards to them. 
A)  cannot find the object if they search for it with their left hand. 
B)  can name the object. 
C)  are not able to name the object. 
D)  can find the object only if they search for it with their right hand. 
E)  can name the object,but it appears backwards to them.

Question 4

If your hypothalamus happens to be damaged in a stroke,there is a good chance that you would

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A)  show disruptions in your biological drives. 
B)  have memory problems. 
C)  have problems with goal-directed behaviour. 
D)  show increased responses to sensory input. 
E)  display problems with language comprehension. 
A)  show disruptions in your biological drives. 
B)  have memory problems. 
C)  have problems with goal-directed behaviour. 
D)  show increased responses to sensory input. 
E)  display problems with language comprehension.

Question 5

An EEG is able to measure

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A)  brain structures. 
B)  glucose activity. 
C)  exact locations of brain deterioration. 
D)  blood flow and neurotransmitter activity. 
E)  electrical activity in the cortexbrain. 
A)  brain structures. 
B)  glucose activity. 
C)  exact locations of brain deterioration. 
D)  blood flow and neurotransmitter activity. 
E)  electrical activity in the cortexbrain.

Question 6

Sonny went to a party and drank more alcohol that his body could handle.In fact,Sonny became unconscious.His friends called 9-1-1 and he was taken to the hospital.The emergency staff quickly realized that Sonny had high levels of alcohol intoxication and put him on life support.Your textbook mentions that this could be because the alcohol had

Accepted Answer

A)  damaged the functions of the thalamus. 
B)  decreased the activity of the hippocampus. 
C)  increased the activity of the pituitary gland. 
D)  suppressed the activity of his medulla. 
E)  damaged his corpus callosum. 
A)  damaged the functions of the thalamus. 
B)  decreased the activity of the hippocampus. 
C)  increased the activity of the pituitary gland. 
D)  suppressed the activity of his medulla. 
E)  damaged his corpus callosum.

Question 7

You are looking at the electrical activity at a receptor site on the postsynaptic membrane.The measured potential is -80 millivolts (below the resting potential).How is this possible?

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A)  No neurotransmitters were released into the synaptic cleft 
B)  A neurotransmitter has hyperpolarized the postsynaptic membrane 
C)  A neurotransmitter has depolarized the postsynaptic membrane 
D)  Positive ions have entered ion channels near the receptor site 
E)  The postsynaptic membrane is an axon 
A)  No neurotransmitters were released into the synaptic cleft 
B)  A neurotransmitter has hyperpolarized the postsynaptic membrane 
C)  A neurotransmitter has depolarized the postsynaptic membrane 
D)  Positive ions have entered ion channels near the receptor site 
E)  The postsynaptic membrane is an axon

When researchers are interested in making a lesion in a specific area of the brain,they can

Let's say you are a doctor and one of your patients has trouble speaking.There is nothing wrong with his vocal chords,mouth,or tongue.Most likely,if there is a brain abnormality you would expect to find it in

Under very controlled laboratory conditions,split-brain patients show some very interesting phenomenon.In particular,if these patients are made to focus on a fixation point and they are flashed a picture of a hammer in the left visual field,they

If your hypothalamus happens to be damaged in a stroke,there is a good chance that you would

An EEG is able to measure

You are looking at the electrical activity at a receptor site on the postsynaptic membrane.The measured potential is -80 millivolts (below the resting potential).How is this possible?

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Exam 3: Biological Foundations of Behaviour

When researchers are interested in making a lesion in a specific area of the brain,they can

Let's say you are a doctor and one of your patients has trouble speaking.There is nothing wrong with his vocal chords,mouth,or tongue.Most likely,if there is a brain abnormality you would expect to find it in

Under very controlled laboratory conditions,split-brain patients show some very interesting phenomenon.In particular,if these patients are made to focus on a fixation point and they are flashed a picture of a hammer in the left visual field,they

If your hypothalamus happens to be damaged in a stroke,there is a good chance that you would

An EEG is able to measure

You are looking at the electrical activity at a receptor site on the postsynaptic membrane.The measured potential is -80 millivolts (below the resting potential).How is this possible?

Psychology: The Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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