Psychology Coursework - Chapter 5, 6 & 7

When asked to perform a number of actions in a specific order, e.g. touch your nose and then your toes, the part of the brain you are primarily activating is the ______________

• Cerebellum

• Thalamus

• Corpus Callosum

• Hypothalamus

Heart rate activity and perspiration are controlled by the ____________

• Medulla

• Thalamus

• Corpus Callosum

• Reticular formation

Which of the following is not involved in producing body movement?

• Primary Motor Cortex

• Medulla

• Cerebellum

• Frontal Lobes

A particular behaviour is typically controlled by:

• A single brain structure

• one or two structures

• A network of structures

• The motor cortex only

It would be the most damaging to humans if the was impacted by a brain injury.

• Corpus Callosum

• Medulla

• Reticular formation

• Thalamus

The cerebral cortex of the human brain is a much-folded layer covering the cerebrum. What is the advantage of this folding?

• It allows a greater volume and thus number of braincells to be contained within the human skull.

• It allows greater blood flow to the cortex and therefore more oxygen can be available.

• It allows greater blood flow to the cortex and therefore more blood sugar can be available.

• All the answers are correct.

Which of the following statements about hemispheric specialisation is true?

• The right hemisphere controls all the language functions in all humans.

• The left hemisphere controls all spatial interpretation in all humans.

• Most functions are performed by the left and right hemispheres working together: the left hemisphere dominates in logical, sequential thought and the right hemisphere dominates in intuitive and creative processing.

• Most functions are performed by the left and right hemispheres working together: the left hemisphere dominates in artistic appreciation and the right hemisphere dominates in mathematical processing such as algebra.

If your temporal lobes were electrically stimulated, you would probably:

• Hear sounds

• See visual stimuli

• Feel sensations in your skin

• Move parts of your body

How does the left hemisphere process information?

• Analytically

• Visuospatially

• Globally

• Independently

Damage to the __________________ can result in deficits in the ability to plan, problem solve, and make sound judgments.

• Temporal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Thalamus

• Association area