KK1 - Unit 1 Psych

The outer layer of neural tissue covering the brain is the called the

• corpus callosum

• cerebral cortex

• meninges

• association cortex

Phrenology was the study of

• the brain's influence the body but not the mind

• the way the body influenced the brain

• the study of the relationship between the skull's surface features and a person's personality and behavioural characteristics

• the brain's function

Split brain operations involve severing the

• corpus callosum

• cerebral cortex

• cerebellum

• optic nerve

The purpose of a split brain operation is to reduce the symptoms of

• diabetes

• schizophrenia

• epilepsy

• the flu

After a split brain operation, people would have difficulty with

• cognitive tasks

• memory tasks

• visual tasks

• tasks that involve both hemispheres

The devices that only measure structure of the brain are the

• CT and PET

• CT and fMRI

• MRI and fMRI

• MRI and CT

The device that assesses the brain by taking x-rays of the brain at lots of different angles is the

• MRI

• fMRI

• PET

• CT

One limitation of the PET is that it

• only measures structure, not function

• requires that the person is injected with small quantities of a radioactive substance

• only assesses the electrical conductivity of the brain

• requires that the person remains perfectly still

The device that allows researchers to target a specific part of the brain by delivering a single pulse of electric current to underlying clusters of neurons is the

• PET

• fMRI

• TMS

• EEG

One limitation of a CT scan is that

• the patient needs to lie still for long periods of time, which is difficult for young children

• people with pacemakers and other metallic devices can't use them

• they only measure the function of a brain, not structure

• they can cause harm, from the radioactive substance