Exam 2: Brain and Behavior

You are sitting in the cafeteria texting when a classmate unexpectedly taps your shoulder. This startles you and causes you to jump, although you quickly calm down when you see who it is. Which of your behaviors is the result of activation of the sympathetic division of your autonomic nervous system?

In an abnormal psychology class, you had a guest speaker from a local rehabilitation center that specializes in patients with brain injuries. The speaker discussed the case of a patient who suffered a stroke and lost the ability to speak. However, all of this patient's other abilities remained entirely intact. It is MOST likely that the stroke damaged which part of the patient's brain?

The _____ lobe of the brain contains the area responsible for understanding speech.

In amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), the cells that send messages from the brain to muscles, also known as _____, begin to break down, resulting in progressive movement impairments.

Your psychology instructor suggests that you first learn the microscopic activity of the brain. Which topic would fall in this category?

The low-level electrical charge a neuron has when it is not firing is called the:

The part of the brainstem primarily responsible for heartbeat and breathing is the:

Split-brain surgery is typically used as a last-resort effort to treat:

The _____ lobe of the brain is responsible for complex thinking tasks, planning, purposeful actions, and other advanced functions.

A researcher who studies how communication is controlled by the brain and the spinal cord is focusing on the _____ nervous system.

The cerebrum is also known as the:

Lknarf Industries is a large, multinational corporation with hundreds of employees. The employees of Lknarf Industries use an internal messaging system which allows them to communicate quickly, easily, and efficiently with one another. The company's approach to communication operates MOST similarly to the:

The front and upper part of the brain that is made up of two hemispheres and is involved in complex human abilities is the:

Fathima suffered damage to her limbic system. She now has difficulty:

_____ is a technique in which sensors are placed on the scalp to record activity in the brain.

At work, you are responsible for assigning tasks needed to complete various projects your company is handling. When choosing who to assign to a task, you have to consider how the task should be completed in relation to the overall project goal. To assign responsibility, you are using the left and right hemispheres of your brain, which communicate via the:

What is the main function of the hypothalamus?

_____ is a technique in which magnetic fields and radio waves are used to make images of brain structure.

Cells that facilitate communication within the nervous system are called:

Which brain structure is cut during split-brain surgery?