Localisation and Plasticity

Which of the following is an example of localization of function?

• The hippocampus transfers information from short-term memory to long-term memory

• Two parts of the brain work together in solving a problem.

• The brain changes as a result of interacting with the environment.

• The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and vice versa.

Which lobe is responsible for processing visual information?

• Frontal lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

Which of the following might be a symptom of damage to the frontal lobe?

• Inability to predict an outcome or solve a problem

• Blurred vision

• Paralysis to the left side of the body

• Seizures

If there was damage to the amygdala, which symptom might we observe?

• Difficulty recognizing faces

• Addictive behaviour

• Inability to form emotional memories

• Inability to solve a problem

Which part of the neuron is most affected by learning?

• Neurons are not affected by learning.

• The neurotransmitters

• The dendrites

• The nucleus

Which of the following is not true of Rosenzweig, Bennett & Diamond's (1972) study?

• It is difficult to generalize the findings to humans.

• The experiment was able to control for extraneous (confounding) variables.

• There are ethical concerns regarding the treatment of the animals in the study.

• There was evidence of neuroplasticity in the rats - the frontal lobes were denser as a result of dendritic branching in the enriched environmental condition.

According to Carrion (2009), what effect can stress in the environment have on the brain of children?

• An overactive fear response caused by the amygdala

• Cognitive impairment caused by a smaller hippocampus

• Difficulty in remembering faces as a result of damage to the fusiform gyrus.

• Damage to the frontal lobe that leads to problems in decision making

What research method did Maguire use for her study of brain plasticity in taxi drivers?

• A quasi-experiment using a single-blind control.

• A quasi-experiment using a double-blind control.

• A true experiment using a single-blind control

• A field experiment using a double-blind control.