AP Psych Unit 1 FA Dummy 6, 2025-26

Which brain regions are involved in learning, remembering, and thinking, but not primary sensory or motor tasks?

• Association areas

• Motor cortex

• Temporal lobes

• Somatosensory cortex

Where are higher mental functions such as language and problem-solving processed?

• Association areas

• Motor cortex

• Prefrontal cortex

• Temporal lobes

Damage to which area would most likely cause problems with speaking and complex thought?

• Association areas

• Somatosensory cortex

• Motor cortex

• Occipital lobes

If a person struggles to learn new information but retains basic movement and sensation, which area is likely impaired?

• Association areas

• Motor cortex

• Temporal lobes

• Somatosensory cortex

Which brain area is located roughly above the ears and processes auditory information?

• Somatosensory cortex

• Prefrontal cortex

• Temporal lobes

• Motor cortex

Which term refers to the part of the cerebral cortex that includes the auditory areas near the ears?

• Temporal lobes

• Association areas

• Prefrontal cortex

• Motor cortex

After a stroke, a patient struggles to interpret sounds coming from one side. Which brain area is likely damaged?

• Temporal lobes

• Prefrontal cortex

• Motor cortex

• Somatosensory cortex

A person can no longer recognize music or speech after an accident. This most likely reflects damage to the:

• Temporal lobes

• Association areas

• Motor cortex

• Prefrontal cortex

Which brain region is responsible for voluntary movement control?

• Motor cortex

• Somatosensory cortex

• Temporal lobes

• Association areas

The area at the rear of the frontal lobes that initiates movement is called the:

• Motor cortex

• Prefrontal cortex

• Somatosensory cortex

• Temporal lobes