Psychology Unit 4 Review

When Roger would observe an object with just his left eye, he could not name the object out loud. What happened to Roger for this to happen?

• concussion

• surgery to cut corpus callosum

• surgery to remove hippocampus

• seizure

What is another name for the cell body?

• neutron

• soma

• gaba

• dendrite

Which part of the neuron contains instructions for making proteins that the neuron needs?

• nucleus

• axon

• cell body

• dendrites

The cerebrum carries information between the spinal cord and the rest of the brain. True or False?

• True

• False

The pineal gland is the master gland of the endocrine system.

• True

• False

The right hemisphere of the brain controls language comprehension. True or False?

• True

• False

What connects the cerebral hemispheres?

• tissue

• bone

• hippocampus

• corpus callosum

A patient had an injury to his left temporal lobe. The patient could not understand spoken or written language. This specific area of the brain is in control of language comprehension:

• Wernicke's area

• frontal cortex

• cerebellum

• Broca's area

What is the difference between the central and peripheral nervous systems?

• peripheral involves nerves throughout the brain and ear while central involves nerves through major organs

• peripheral involves the brain while central involves nerves throughout the body

• central involves nerves throughout the different glands while peripheral involves nerves through brain and spinal cord

• central involves the brain while the peripheral involves nerves throughout the body

Rory learned French throughout elementary school but when she got to middle school she started to learn Spanish. When her Spanish teacher asked her the word for 'dog' she gives the French name 'chien'. What is this an example of?

• retroactive interference

• proactive interference