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WorksheetsPsychology - Brain
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Difficulty with speech production might come from damage to
Wernicke's Area
the frontal lobe
Broca's Area
the cerebral cortex
The _______ nervous system controls automatic reflexes like your eyes dilating or breathing increases - what lie detectors look for
Central
Autonomic
Perephiral
Somatic
Which sleep disorder might lead to a cessation of breathing during the night?
insomnia
night terros
sleep apnea
REM disorder
The area of the brain stem that is important in controlling breathing is the
cerebellum
limbic system
hippocampus
medulla
A child's brain damaged by a seizure at a young age can regain normal functioning due to
reuptake
neuroplasticity
accommodation
myelination
Significant damage to which of the following parts of the brain will most likely cause a person to fall into a deep coma from which the person will be unable to awaken?
hypthalamus
frontal lobe
reticular formation
amygdala
The cerebellum controls
motor function
vision
hearing
breathing
A drug that has the effect of intensifying or mimicking a particular neurotransmitter can be characterized as
agonist
antagonist
stimulant
reuptake inhibitor
The amygdala is most associated with
increase in heart rate
sadness
aggression
wakefulness
The network of structures involved in emotion, motivation, and memory is the
limbic system
pons
corpus callosum
occipital lobe
