WorksheetsBiopsychology: Localisation of function of the brain
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
An alternative to the theory of localised brain function is _____________?
All-brain theory
Contra localisation
Holism
Mindfulness
What are the names of the two brain hemispheres?
Interior and exterior
Left and right
Higher and lower
Frontal and rear
In humans, what does the cerebral cortex control?
All physiological functions
Advanced functions like thinking
Basic functions like heart rate
All psychological functions
For which function is Wernicke's area responsible?
Controls language understanding
Controls language production
Controls emotional understanding
Controls environmental understanding
According to Petersen et al.'s (1988) brain scan study which brain region is most active when we are listening?
The right hemisphere
The left hemisphere
Broca's area
Wernicke's area
Which biological treatment has been found to improve an OCD patient's symptoms?
Cingulotomy
ECT
Lobotomy
Psychotherapy
Which brain region was damaged as a result of Phineas Gage's work accident?
Accidental lobe
Frontal lobe
Occipital lobe
Temporal lobe
What term is used to describe the brain's ability to repair itself after it has been damaged?
Neural elasticity
Neural electricity
Neural plasticity
Neural publicity
