WorksheetsThe Brain--Intro to Psych
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The amygdala, the hypothalamus and the hippocampus are a part of
a)
limbic system
b)
cerebral cortex
c)
hindbrain
d)
forebrain
2.
A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe. What might happen to her?
a)
reduced planning abilities
b)
deafness
c)
coma
d)
blindness
3.
The ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damaged
a)
Neurogenesis
b)
Brain Plasticity
c)
Somatic Regeneration
d)
Stem Cell Lesions
4.
The split-brain procedure involves the cutting of this
a)
Cerebral Cortex
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Caudate Nucleus
5.
Hemisphere that is associated with Verbal and Mathematical abilities
a)
Left Hemisphere
b)
Right Hemisphere
6.
Brain hemisphere associated with spatial abilities and recognizing others faces
a)
Left Hemisphere
b)
Right Hemisphere
7.
Controls heartbeat and breathing
a)
Pons
b)
Medulla
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Thalamus
8.
Receives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processing
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Thalamus
9.
Controls arousal (sleepiness and awakefulness)
a)
Reticular Formation
b)
Thalamus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Medulla
10.
Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
11.
Damage this and you won't form new memories
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Thalamus
12.
Controls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response, and fornicating
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Amygdala
c)
Reticular Formation
d)
Hypothalamus
13.
Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
14.
Possesses the Motor Cortex
a)
Temporal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Frontal Lobe
15.
Possesses the Sensory Cortex
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Occipital Lobe
c)
Temporal Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
16.
Controls hearing, and language comprehension
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
17.
Processes visual information
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
18.
Shows brain function by using a radioactive glucose solution (active neurons love glucose)
a)
MRI
b)
CT Scan
c)
PET Scan
d)
fMRI
19.
The classic case of railroad worker Phineas Gage best illustrated that frontal lobe damage can
a)
prevent REM rebound.
b)
enhance moral reasoning skills.
c)
alter one's personality.
d)
facilitate neurogenesis.
20.
Which letter on the illustration represents the parietal lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
21.
Which letter on the illustration represents the occipital lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
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