PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Parasympathetic Nervous System, Myelin, Stretch Reflex
Lesson 5 and 6 Practice Quiz
1. A structure in the limbic system that plays an
important role in the formation of memories is
the:
a. Hypothalamus
b. Hippocampus
c. Amygdala
d. Basal ganglia
2. Due to a minor stroke, Kerry has a tiny lesion in
the left primary visual cortex, the most likely
result will be
a. A tiny lesion is unlikely to have any effect
on vision
b. A small “hole” in a particular region of the
left visual field
c. A small “hole” in the particular region of
the right visual field
d. Slight weakness in the muscles that control
the contralateral eye
3. Which of the following would not be classified as a
subcortical structure of the brain?
a. The amygdala
b. The cerebral cortex
c. The medulla
d. The brainstem
4. Which of the following is FALSE about brain
plasticity?
a. All learning and memory requires a physical
change in the brain
b. Early-life stress can produce physical
changes in the brain
c. The environmental richness of the
environment in which they grow up is
positively correlated with the structural
complexity and size of rats’ brains
d. After childhood, the functional
organization of the human brain is
unchangeable
5. In split-brain studies, when a picture of a common
object was flashed to the left visual field, the
patient typically would be unable to _____ but
would be able to _____.
a. Identify it verbally; identify it by touch with
the right hand
b. Identify it by touch with the right hand;
identify it verbally
c. Identify by touch with the left hand; identify
it verbally
d. Identify it verbally; identify it by touch
with the left hand
6. Which of the following is NOT true?
a. The brainstem and hypothalamus are both
important for controlling functions involved
in survival like eating and sleeping
b. The limbic system is important for memory,
motivation, and emotion
c. All sensory information is relayed to the
brain via the hypothalamus
d. The basal ganglia and the cerebellum are
involved in movement and in types of
learning and memory
7. Which of the following is TRUE about
hemispheric specialization?
a. The left hemisphere receives sensory
information from the left side of the body,
and the right hemisphere from the right side
b. The right hemisphere generally has no
language ability
c. The left hemisphere is generally
specialized for language function, while
the right hemisphere seems to be better at
appreciating spatial relationships among
objects
d. The left hemisphere is logical and analytic,
whereas the right hemisphere is creative and
intuitive
8. After being in a car accident, Geoff began
having problems concentrating, and paying
attention to things. His wife noticed that this
normally tidy man was messy and disorganized,
and a colleague at work recently complained
that Geoff behaved inappropriately towards her.
Which of the following lobes of the brain was
most likely damaged?
a. Occipital
b. Parietal
c. Frontal
d. Temporal
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Identify it by touch with the right hand; identify it verbally. Identify by touch with the left hand; identify it verbally. In split-brain studies, when a picture of a common object was flashed to the left visual field, the patient typically would be unable to _____ but would be able to _____. a. His wife noticed that this normally tidy man was messy and disorganized, and a colleague at work recently complained that geoff behaved inappropriately towards her. ______ area and results in difficulty with speech. ____________: temporal/parietal, production; frontal, comprehension, temporal/parietal, comprehension; frontal, production, frontal, comprehension; temporal/parietal, production, sensory and motor processes, glial cells, cell body, axon, and dendrites d. Interneurons, nuclei, and dendrites: dendrites on neurons do _____; they do not. What will determine its response to this input? a. b. c. d. It will produce an action potential if the number of incoming excitatory signals exceeds a certain threshold number and will not produce one otherwise.
