Psychology and the Brain

A blind person may have experienced damage to the

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• temporal lobe

• occipital lobe

The cerebral cortex is divided into 4 areas called

• regions

• lobes

• cerebrums

• pons

If a head injury results in someone no longer being able to hear, which part of the brain may have been damaged?

• temporal lobe

• parietal lobe

• frontal lobe

• cerebellum

Damage to the cerebellum would most likely affect the career of a/an

• architect

• teacher

• athlete

• store clerk

Damage this and you won't form new memories

• Hippocampus

• Hypothalamus

• Pons

• occipital lobe

A person who has difficulty speaking after a stroke probably has damage to the

• frontal lobe

• occipital lobe

• parietal lobe

• temporal lobe

The classic case of railroad worker, Phineas Gage, best illustrated that frontal lobe damage can

• enhance moral reasoning

• improve their ability to make decisions

• affect their sense of smell

• alter one's personality

The occipital lobe controls

• memory

• vision

• problem solving

• arithmetic and spelling

The arrow is pointing to the

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• occipital lobe

• temporal lobe

The lobe that plays an important role in the following sensations: touch, pressure, temperature, and pain

• frontal lobe

• parietal lobe

• occipital lobe

• temporal lobe