Ch. 6 Biological Psychology (2nd)

Which of these controls coordinated skilled tasks, nonverbal learning, and time-perception? 

• Cerebellum
• Corpus Callosum
• Cerebral Cortex
• Midbrain 

Which brain structure is a bundle of nerves that connects the two brain hemispheres? 

• Cerebellum
• Corpus Callosum
• Cerebral Cortex
• Midbrain 

What area of the brain includes all of the lobes of the brain?

• Cerebellum
• Corpus Callosum
• Cerebral Cortex
• Midbrain 

Which structure in your brain houses the reticular formation, and filters out unimportant sensory information? 

• Cerebellum
• Corpus Callosum
• Cerebral Cortex
• Midbrain 

What almond-shaped brain structure is in charge of emotional processing and conditioned learning? 

• Amygdala
• Hippocampus
• Hypothalamus
• Thalamus

What brain structure controls emotion, memory, and autonomic functions?  It looks like a seahorse.

• Amygdala
• Hippocampus
• Hypothalamus
• Thalamus

What brain structure controls things like hunger and body temperature? 

• Amygdala
• Hippocampus
• Hypothalamus
• Thalamus

What is the name of the two-lobed structure of the brain that controls sleep cycles and motor function? 

• Amygdala
• Hippocampus
• Hypothalamus
• Thalamus

Which of these structures is NOT part of the brainstem?

• Pons
• Medulla
• Midbrain
• Cerebellum

The pituitary gland, hippocampus, hypothalamus, thalamus, and amygdala are all part of the __________________ system. 

• Limbic
• Nervous
• Endocrine 
• Cognitive