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- 1. Multiple Choice
The section of the brain considered most vital to the initiation of feeding behaviors is the:
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Sensory cortex
Amygdala
Medulla
- 2. Multiple Choice
A bundle of nerve fibers that interconnects the two brain hemispheres is the:
Association areas
Thalamus
Corpus callosum
Optic chiasm
Hippocampus
- 3. Multiple Choice
In which of the following techniques do researchers inject a harmless, radioactive substance into the living human brain to examine activity?
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Electromyography (EMG)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Positron-emission tomography (PET)
Computerized axial tomography (CAT)
- 4. Multiple Choice
An individual with damage to Wernicke’s area is most likely to have difficulty:
Identifying an object held in the hand but not seen
Planning what to wear to a party
Remembering the name of a person in a photograph
Comprehending a spoken request for information
Distinguishing between red and green
- 5. Multiple Choice
Damage to the occipital lobe would most likely affect a person’s:
Balance
Ability to make plans
Vision
Fine motor movements
Language processing
- 6. Multiple Choice
An image projected to the left visual field of a split-brained person will be processed in the:
Left visual cortex
Right visual cortex
Right side of the left retina
Left side of the right retina
Sensory cortex
- 7. Multiple Choice
Damage to which of the following brain structures may cause the inability to detect the emotional significance of facial expressions, especially those demonstrating fear?
Hippocampus
Cerebellum
Thalamus
Amygdala
Hypothalamus
- 8. Multiple Choice
Juana accidentally touched a hot iron. She immediately drew back her hand. Which of the following is true about the withdrawal of her hand?
It was initiated in the motor cortex.
It was initiated in the spinal cord.
It was a voluntary behavior.
It was due to conscious instructions from the brain.
It was an operantly conditioned response.
- 9. Multiple Choice
In right-handed individuals, which of the following abilities is predominantly a function of the right hemisphere of the brain?
Speech
Writing
Spatial learning
Reading comprehension
Language comprehension
- 10. Multiple Choice
A participant in a study of music perception listens to music with electrodes attached to her scalp while data are collected on the activity of her brain. This technique is called:
Electroencephalography (EEG)
Computed tomography (CT)
Positron-emission tomography (PET)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would most likely result from an injury to the medulla?
Visual problems that make spatial judgements difficult
Receptive aphasia that makes it difficult to understand what other people are saying
Retrograde amnesia that destroys previously established memories
A problem regulating hunger
A life-threatening disruption of heartbeat and breathing
- 12. Multiple Choice
A person with damage to Broca’s area would most likely demonstrate which of the following symptoms?
Forgetfulness
Difficulty controlling balance and coordination
Hearing difficulties
Difficulty controlling emotions
Difficulty with speech production
- 13. Multiple Choice
Significant damage to which of the following parts of the brain will most likely cause a person to fall into a deep coma from which the person will be unable to awaken?
Hypothalamus
Frontal lobe
Reticular formation
Amygdala
Thalamus
- 14. Multiple Choice
After an electrode implanted in a cat’s brain stimulates the cat’s amygdala, the cat will most likely do which of the following?
Demonstrate maternal instincts
Begin to eat uncontrollably
Begin to purr and seek physical contact
Immediately slip into REM sleep
Immediately withdraw in fear
- 15. Multiple Choice
The brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage to the:
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Medulla
Reticular formation
Cerebellum
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