PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Brainstem, Sympathetic Nervous System, Stretch Reflex
3 Jul 2018
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Lessons Five & Six:
1. Due to a minor stroke, Kerry has a tiny lesion in the left primary visual cortex, the
most likely result will be:
1.a)a small "hole" in a particular region of the left visual field
1.b)a small "hole" in a particular region of the right visual field
1.c) a tiny lesion is unlikely to have any effects on vision
1.d)slight weakness in the muscles that control the contralateral eye
2. 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
_____.
2.a)identify it verbally; identify it by touch with the right hand
2.b)identify by touch with the left hand; identify it verbally
2.c) identify it by touch with the right hand; identify it verbally
2.d)identify it verbally; identify it by touch with the left hand
3. A structure in the limbic system that plays an important role in the formation of
memories is the:
3.a)Hippocampus
3.b)Amygdala
3.c) Basal ganglia
3.d)Hypothalamus
4. 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?
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4.a)Frontal
4.b)Occipital
4.c) Parietal
4.d)Temporal
5. Which of the following is FALSE about brain plasticity?
5.a)The environmental richness of the environment in which they grow up is
positively correlated with the structural complexity and size of rats' brains
5.b)Early-life stress can produce physical changes in the brain
5.c) All learning and memory requires a physical change in the brain
5.d)After childhood, the functional organization of the human brain is
unchangeable
6. Which of the following is TRUE about hemispheric specialization?
6.a)The left hemisphere is logical and analytic, whereas the right hemisphere
is creative and intuitive
6.b)The right hemisphere generally has no language ability
6.c) The left hemisphere is generally specialized for language function,
while the right hemisphere seems to be better at appreciating spatial
relationships among objects
6.d)The left hemisphere receives sensory information from the left side of the
body, and the right hemisphere from the right side
7. Which of the following is NOT true?
7.a)All sensory information is relayed to the brain via the hypothalamus
7.b)The basal ganglia and the cerebellum are involved in movement and in
types of learning and memory
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