Phineas Gage Lesson 5 Solo Re-Take

In the late 1800s, doctors knew that an injury to the spinal cord or brain stem could cause __________.

• personality changes

• eating problems

• paralysis

• memory loss

According to the passage, why was Phineas so interesting to doctors?

• His injury was at the rear of the brain, which doctors did not know much about.

• Each group of doctors thought they could use his survival to support their own theories.

• The doctors could make a lot of money by showing Phineas’s skull and tamping iron to the public.

• Phineas could explain to them which of their theories was correct

Dr. Bigelow is a __________ while Dr. Harlow is a __________.

• Whole Brainer

• Localizer

• Neurologist

• Psychologist

Which statement is MOST true, according to the passage?

• The Localizers were right and the Whole Brainers were wrong.

• The Whole Brainers were right and the Localizers were wrong.

• The Whole Brainers and the Localizers were both completely wrong.

• The Whole Brainers and the Localizers both got some things right and some things wrong

A “force” connects every part of the brain with every other part​ (a)   ​

• Whole Brainer
• Localizer

Specific “organs” within the brain control different functions. ​ (a)  

• Localizer
• Whole Brainer

A person’s strengths and abilities can be determined by feeling the bumps and dips on their head.​ (a)  

• Localizer
• Whole Brainer

If the part of the brain is injured, another part of the brain makes up for it.​ (a)  

• Whole Brainer
• Localizer