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Unit 2 - In Class Material - Review Game

Quiz by Ashley Scolaro

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  • Q1
    To identify which of Lucy's brain areas was most active when she talked, neuroscientists gave her a temporarily radioactive form of glucose and a(n)
    EEG
    hemispherectomy
    MRI scan
    PET scan
    60s
  • Q2
    An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the surface of the brain is called a(n)
    PET scan
    EEG
    MRI
    fMRI
    60s
  • Q3
    The reticular formation is located in the
    limbic system
    sensory cortex
    cerebellum
    brainstem
    60s
  • Q4
    Which part of the limbic system plays an essential role in the processing of new memories?
    hippocampus
    medulla
    thalamus
    hypothalamus
    60s
  • Q5
    The amygdala consists of emotion-linked neural clusters in the
    frontal lobes
    reticular formation
    limbic system
    association areas
    60s
  • Q6
    Which limbic system structure regulates thirst and body temperature?
    medulla
    hypothalamus
    amygdala
    hippocampus
    60s
  • Q7
    Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back?
    parietal
    temporal
    frontal
    occipital
    60s
  • Q8
    The motor cortex is located in the ________ lobes.
    temporal
    occipital
    frontal
    parietal
    60s
  • Q9
    Which of the following body parts is associated with the greatest amount of brain tissue in the motor cortex?
    arms
    knees
    trunk
    face
    60s
  • Q10
    The most extensive regions of the brain are involved in higher mental functions such as memory and reasoning. These regions are called the
    cerebrum
    association areas
    medulla
    reticular formation
    60s
  • Q11
    The capacity of a brain area to reorganize in response to damage is known as brain
    plasticity
    lateralization
    tomography
    resonance
    60s
  • Q12
    The corpus callosum is a wide band of axon fibers that
    transmits information between the cerebral hemispheres.
    enables the left hemisphere to control the right side of the body.
    controls the glands and muscles of the internal organs.
    transfers neural impulses from the CNS to the PNS.
    60s
  • Q13
    Evolutionary psychology studies the evolution of behavior and the mind using principles of
    neurogenesis
    neural plasticity
    lateralization
    natural selection
    60s
  • Q14
    An evolutionary psychologist would suggest that people are genetically predisposed to
    love their own children.
    do all of these things
    seek healthy-looking mates.
    fear dangerous animals.
    60s
  • Q15
    Evolutionary psychologists would be most likely to predict that
    more people are biologically predisposed to fear guns than to fear snakes.
    people are the most romantically attracted to those who are the most genetically dissimilar to themselves.
    children are more likely to be safely cared for by their biological fathers than by their stepfathers.
    genetic predispositions have little effect on our social relationships.
    60s

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