Psy2012 Module 3

Front 1

You are videotaping a segment for a TV show that highlights funny situations and people caught on video. Your friend is hiding in a large box, ready to jump out and scare unsuspecting people. When the “victims” yell and scream indicating arousal, you speculate that their ____ becomes activated.

Back 1

sympathetic division

Front 2

A common characteristic in cases of Fragile X syndrome is:

Back 2

mental retardation

Front 3

Suzy is having her brain scanned. She is asked to imagine butterflies. The doctor is puzzled because the area of the brain expected to be very active is not. Instead, her frontal lobe is very active. What was Suzy most likely experiencing to cause this unexpected finding?

Back 3

she is planning her big party at her apartment this weekend

Front 4

Why would a split-brain patient say that he saw the word “ART” when “HE•ART” is flashed on the screen in front of him?

Back 4

art goes to the left hemisphere, which has the ability to speak

Front 5

“1…2…3…4.” As you count, what brain area is especially active?

Back 5

parietal lobe

Front 6

What part of the brain do we share in common with the alligator?

Back 6

limbic system

Front 7

"There are 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans.

Back 7

TRUE

Front 8

The primary visual cortex turns electrical signals into ____, while the visual association area turns raw sensory information into ____.

Back 8

basic sensations; recognizable visual perceptions

Front 9

Taber is researching his family tree. He is surprised to find out that in the 1940s a distant relative had surgery in which a large portion of the frontal lobe of his cortex was removed. What treatment did Taber’s relative receive?

Back 9

frontol lobotomy

Front 10

Which sense is not gathered and processed by the thalamus?

Back 10

smell

Front 11

When solving a problem, male and female brains look identical in brain scans.

Back 11

FALSE

Front 12

You are a subject in a study. Your eye is being conditioned to blink to a noise. According to Module Four, which part of your brain is involved in this reflexive learning?

Back 12

cerebellum

Front 13

The unusual drawing of the somatosensory cortex that illustrates how much of the cortex is devoted to various body parts is called the:

Back 13

sensory homunculus

Front 14

The pons:

Back 14

connects the spinal cord to the brain and makes chemicals important in sleep

Front 15

If a person retains basic physiological function, but has lost cognitive function, the person’s condition is called:

Back 15

persistent vegetative state

Front 16

"Recent research indicates that the amygdala processes ____ differently in men and women.

Back 16

intense emotional experiences

Front 17

The occipital lobe is involved in processing visual information.

Back 17

TRUE

Front 18

A frontal lobotomy involves cutting the temporal lobe.

Back 18

FALSE

Front 19

As a result of a workplace accident, a person damages the left somatosensory cortex, resulting in:

Back 19

loss of feeling on the right side of the body

Front 20

If you wanted to reach with your right hand to grab a pen, where would that message originate in your nervous system?

Back 20

in the left motor cortex