Question 1

Regarding the hypothalamus, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The hypothalamus is the master of the pituitary gland. 
B) The hypothalamus lies directly below the pituitary gland within the hindbrain. 
C) The hypothalamus can affect glands throughout the body. 
D) The hypothalamus serves as a major link between the brain and endocrine system. 
A) The hypothalamus is the master of the pituitary gland. 
B) The hypothalamus lies directly below the pituitary gland within the hindbrain. 
C) The hypothalamus can affect glands throughout the body. 
D) The hypothalamus serves as a major link between the brain and endocrine system.

Question 2

LaMonte excels in algebra, solving each problem one step at a time.Brittany can easily visualize three-dimensional geometry problems.

Accepted Answer

A) LaMonte's preferred activity is centered in the left hemisphere, Brittany's in the right. 
B) LaMonte's preferred activity is centered in the right hemisphere, Brittany's in the left. 
C) Both are mathematical activities of the left brain. 
D) Both are holistic activities of the right brain. 
A) LaMonte's preferred activity is centered in the left hemisphere, Brittany's in the right. 
B) LaMonte's preferred activity is centered in the right hemisphere, Brittany's in the left. 
C) Both are mathematical activities of the left brain. 
D) Both are holistic activities of the right brain.

Question 3

Areas of the brain that are NOT primarily sensory or motor in function are called the

Accepted Answer

A) somatosensory areas. 
B) association areas. 
C) temporal lobes. 
D) incidental lobes. 
A) somatosensory areas. 
B) association areas. 
C) temporal lobes. 
D) incidental lobes.

Question 4

In most people, the left hemisphere of the brain is in charge of

Accepted Answer

A) language. 
B) art. 
C) pattern recognition. 
D) music. 
A) language. 
B) art. 
C) pattern recognition. 
D) music.

Question 5

Which of the following changes would you expect to occur in someone whose parietal lobes were damaged in an accident?

Accepted Answer

A) development of blank spots in the visual field 
B) reduced capacity to hear sounds 
C) reduced reasoning and planning abilities and changes in personality 
D) inability to sense hot and cold 
A) development of blank spots in the visual field 
B) reduced capacity to hear sounds 
C) reduced reasoning and planning abilities and changes in personality 
D) inability to sense hot and cold

Question 6

We flash a picture of a tree to the right brain of a split-brain patient and a picture of a dog to his left brain.If we ask the split-brain patient to draw what he saw using his left hand (out of sight), he will

Accepted Answer

A) draw a dog. 
B) draw a tree. 
C) draw both a dog and a tree. 
D) be unable to draw either picture. 
A) draw a dog. 
B) draw a tree. 
C) draw both a dog and a tree. 
D) be unable to draw either picture.

Question 7

A sleepy driver rounds a bend and sees a deer standing in the road.The driver snaps to attention and applies the brakes because his _____ aroused the rest of his brain and helped him to avert an accident.

Accepted Answer

A) parasympathetic nervous system. 
B) reticular activating system (RAS). 
C) thalamus. 
D) pituitary gland. 
A) parasympathetic nervous system. 
B) reticular activating system (RAS). 
C) thalamus. 
D) pituitary gland.

Question 8

Jose has lost his ability to speak following a stroke, although he is still able to understand words spoken to him.Damage was most likely to

Accepted Answer

A) the occipital lobe. 
B) Broca's area. 
C) Wernicke's area. 
D) the limbic system. 
A) the occipital lobe. 
B) Broca's area. 
C) Wernicke's area. 
D) the limbic system.

Question 9

Incoming messages from the sense organs branch into the _____, which bombards the cortex with stimulation, keeping it active and alert.

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus 
B) medulla 
C) reticular activating system 
D) limbic system 
A) thalamus 
B) medulla 
C) reticular activating system 
D) limbic system

Question 10

After damage to Broca's area, many women tend to regain more of their lost language abilities than men because

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's area in women is larger than men's, making it harder to damage completely in an accident. 
B) women tend to have more gray matter than men do. 
C) women tend to use both hemispheres of the brain for language. 
D) men's white matter is more concentrated in the frontal lobes, while women's white matter is more concentrated in the temporal lobe. 
A) Broca's area in women is larger than men's, making it harder to damage completely in an accident. 
B) women tend to have more gray matter than men do. 
C) women tend to use both hemispheres of the brain for language. 
D) men's white matter is more concentrated in the frontal lobes, while women's white matter is more concentrated in the temporal lobe.

Question 11

Visual images

Accepted Answer

A) are accurately represented in miniature in the occipital lobes like a "little TV screen" in your brain. 
B) create patterns of activity in nerve cells in the occipital lobes which we interpret as images. 
C) are the exact opposite in color and form as real world images. 
D) are processed primarily by the parietal lobes. 
A) are accurately represented in miniature in the occipital lobes like a "little TV screen" in your brain. 
B) create patterns of activity in nerve cells in the occipital lobes which we interpret as images. 
C) are the exact opposite in color and form as real world images. 
D) are processed primarily by the parietal lobes.

Question 12

Fernado has developed a powerful craving for the taste of salt.The doctor finds that he has a deficiency in

Accepted Answer

A) thyroxin. 
B) epinephrine. 
C) corticoids. 
D) norepinephrine. 
A) thyroxin. 
B) epinephrine. 
C) corticoids. 
D) norepinephrine.

Question 13

Mary and John are listening to a speech pathologist pronounce words.Research shows that listening to these words will occur in _____ of the brain for Mary and _____ of the brain for John.

Accepted Answer

A) the right side; the left side 
B) both sides; the left side 
C) both sides; the right side 
D) the left side; the right side 
A) the right side; the left side 
B) both sides; the left side 
C) both sides; the right side 
D) the left side; the right side

Question 14

Emotionality and the formation of long-term memories are the responsibility of neural clusters located in the

Accepted Answer

A) somatosensory cortex. 
B) limbic system. 
C) brainstem. 
D) cerebellum. 
A) somatosensory cortex. 
B) limbic system. 
C) brainstem. 
D) cerebellum.

Question 15

An important outcome of Sperry's split-brain experiments was

Accepted Answer

A) an understanding of hemispheric specialization. 
B) a procedure for treating schizophrenia. 
C) insight into the relationships between the central and peripheral nervous systems. 
D) a technique for training enhanced creativity. 
A) an understanding of hemispheric specialization. 
B) a procedure for treating schizophrenia. 
C) insight into the relationships between the central and peripheral nervous systems. 
D) a technique for training enhanced creativity.

Question 16

An elderly acquaintance of yours has suffered from partial blindness since she had a stroke.Apparently the stroke damaged her

Accepted Answer

A) occipital lobe. 
B) parietal lobe. 
C) temporal lobes. 
D) reticular formation. 
A) occipital lobe. 
B) parietal lobe. 
C) temporal lobes. 
D) reticular formation.

Question 17

The evolutionary specialization of an area of the _____ lobe for facial recognition may be due to this skill being important in _____.

Accepted Answer

A) frontal; self-preservation from potential dangers 
B) parietal; tactile bonding and attachment 
C) temporal; sound localization through lip movement 
D) occipital; socialization 
A) frontal; self-preservation from potential dangers 
B) parietal; tactile bonding and attachment 
C) temporal; sound localization through lip movement 
D) occipital; socialization

Question 18

Persons with temporal lobe damage may

Accepted Answer

A) show changes in personality and emotions. 
B) lose the ability to comprehend language. 
C) show deficits in visual perception. 
D) lose fine motor control. 
A) show changes in personality and emotions. 
B) lose the ability to comprehend language. 
C) show deficits in visual perception. 
D) lose fine motor control.

Question 19

If a split-brain subject were given a key (hidden from sight) to feel with his left hand, he

Accepted Answer

A) could easily name what he had touched. 
B) would be unable to describe the object. 
C) would be able to point to the key with his right hand. 
D) would have to wait for the information transfer to take place before describing it. 
A) could easily name what he had touched. 
B) would be unable to describe the object. 
C) would be able to point to the key with his right hand. 
D) would have to wait for the information transfer to take place before describing it.

Question 20

Although Marcie remembers all aspects of her life before she experienced brain damage in a terrible fall, she must reread each morning details of her present life that are written in a diary because she is unable to adequately store new memories.The brain damage Marcie experienced was most likely to her

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala. 
B) pons. 
C) hypothalamus. 
D) hippocampus. 
A) amygdala. 
B) pons. 
C) hypothalamus. 
D) hippocampus.

Exam 2: Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Regarding the hypothalamus, which of the following statements is FALSE?

LaMonte excels in algebra, solving each problem one step at a time.Brittany can easily visualize three-dimensional geometry problems.

Areas of the brain that are NOT primarily sensory or motor in function are called the

In most people, the left hemisphere of the brain is in charge of

Which of the following changes would you expect to occur in someone whose parietal lobes were damaged in an accident?

We flash a picture of a tree to the right brain of a split-brain patient and a picture of a dog to his left brain.If we ask the split-brain patient to draw what he saw using his left hand (out of sight), he will

A sleepy driver rounds a bend and sees a deer standing in the road.The driver snaps to attention and applies the brakes because his _____ aroused the rest of his brain and helped him to avert an accident.

Jose has lost his ability to speak following a stroke, although he is still able to understand words spoken to him.Damage was most likely to

Incoming messages from the sense organs branch into the _____, which bombards the cortex with stimulation, keeping it active and alert.

After damage to Broca's area, many women tend to regain more of their lost language abilities than men because

Visual images

Fernado has developed a powerful craving for the taste of salt.The doctor finds that he has a deficiency in

Mary and John are listening to a speech pathologist pronounce words.Research shows that listening to these words will occur in _____ of the brain for Mary and _____ of the brain for John.

Emotionality and the formation of long-term memories are the responsibility of neural clusters located in the

An important outcome of Sperry's split-brain experiments was

An elderly acquaintance of yours has suffered from partial blindness since she had a stroke.Apparently the stroke damaged her

The evolutionary specialization of an area of the _____ lobe for facial recognition may be due to this skill being important in _____.

Persons with temporal lobe damage may

If a split-brain subject were given a key (hidden from sight) to feel with his left hand, he

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

Mary and John are listening to a speech pathologist pronounce words.Research shows that listening to these words will occur in _ of the brain for Mary and _ of the brain for John.

The evolutionary specialization of an area of the _ lobe for facial recognition may be due to this skill being important in _.