Exam 2: Extension A: Brain and Behavior

At age 33, Kate Adamson had a stroke that caused catastrophic damage to her brainstem resulting in a locked-in syndrome, in which one moment she is fine and the next totally paralyzed and barely able to breathe.This _____ suggests that the brain stem plays a role in the control of vital life functions, such as movement and breathing.

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Question 161

When you are playing a video game, your hand and eye movements are under the influence of the

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Question 162

______ occurs when an artery carrying blood to the brain becomes blocked, causing some brain tissue to die.

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Question 163

The fact that some peripheral nerves can regenerate after being damaged is made possible by the presence of

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Question 164

The power of the brain arises from the cooperation of large numbers of neurons connected together into

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Question 165

In another study, patients with language difficulties due to damage to the left sides of their brains were given language comprehension training.The training helped improve the patients' language comprehension with brain images revealing

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Question 166

Neurilemma is wrapped around most axons in all nervous systems EXCEPT for the

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Question 167

A PET scan records the amount of radioactive _____ used by brain cells.

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Question 168

Which is more important in gauging the intelligence of humans versus other animals?

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Question 169

Regarding the technology used to study the brain, which of the following statements is TRUE?

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Question 170

The new brain cells that are formed each day through neurogenesis most likely are involved in

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Question 171

_____ can be used to map brain structures in living brains.

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Question 172

After a nerve impulse, a neuron is temporarily less likely to fire because

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Question 173

Regrowth of a damaged nerve cell is most likely when

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Question 174

According to Haier's PET scan research, persons who do well on difficult reasoning tests have brains that

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Question 175

Tiny areas on the surfaces of neurons and other cells that are sensitive to neurotransmitters or hormones are called

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Question 176

Research using PET scans of human brains indicates that

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Question 177

Negative after-potential refers to

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Question 178

Your instructor announces a "pop" test.You have not read the chapter yet.Your heart and breathing rate increases, and your mouth becomes dry.Which nervous system was responsible for this reaction?

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Question 179

Ellie had a right hemisphere stroke.During her rehabilitation period, her family and the hospital staff noticed that she placed all articles on the right side of the dresser and did not notice an article if it was placed on the left side until it was brought to her attention.Even when eating, she tended to eat the food items on the right side of the plate before she even noticed food items on the left side.Ellie was exhibiting

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Exam 2: Extension A: Brain and Behavior

When you are playing a video game, your hand and eye movements are under the influence of the

______ occurs when an artery carrying blood to the brain becomes blocked, causing some brain tissue to die.

The fact that some peripheral nerves can regenerate after being damaged is made possible by the presence of

The power of the brain arises from the cooperation of large numbers of neurons connected together into

In another study, patients with language difficulties due to damage to the left sides of their brains were given language comprehension training.The training helped improve the patients' language comprehension with brain images revealing

Neurilemma is wrapped around most axons in all nervous systems EXCEPT for the

A PET scan records the amount of radioactive _____ used by brain cells.

Which is more important in gauging the intelligence of humans versus other animals?

Regarding the technology used to study the brain, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The new brain cells that are formed each day through neurogenesis most likely are involved in

_____ can be used to map brain structures in living brains.

After a nerve impulse, a neuron is temporarily less likely to fire because

Regrowth of a damaged nerve cell is most likely when

According to Haier's PET scan research, persons who do well on difficult reasoning tests have brains that

Tiny areas on the surfaces of neurons and other cells that are sensitive to neurotransmitters or hormones are called

Research using PET scans of human brains indicates that

Negative after-potential refers to

Your instructor announces a "pop" test.You have not read the chapter yet.Your heart and breathing rate increases, and your mouth becomes dry.Which nervous system was responsible for this reaction?

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 B: 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

Appendix B: Behavioral Statistics