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Brain Plasticity Part 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of localization of function?

a)

A. The hippocampus transfers information from short-term memory to long-term memory

b)

B. Two parts of the brain work together in solving a problem.

c)

C. The brain changes as a result of interacting with the environment.

d)

D. The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and vice versa.

2.

Which lobe is responsible for processing visual information?

a)

A. Frontal lobe

b)

B. Temporal lobe

c)

C. Parietal lobe

d)

D. Occipital lobe

3.

If there was damage to the amygdala, which symptom might we observe?

a)

A. Difficulty recognizing faces

b)

B. Addictive behaviour

c)

C. Inability to form emotional memories

d)

D. Inability to solve a problem

4.

What effect can stress in the environment have on the brain of children?

a)

A. An overactive fear response caused by the amygdala

b)

B. Cognitive impairment caused by a smaller hippocampus

c)

C. Difficulty in remembering faces as a result of damage to the fusiform gyrus.

d)

D. Damage to the frontal lobe that leads to problems in decision making

5.

What research method did Maguire use for her study of brain plasticity in taxi drivers?

a)

A. A quasi-experiment using a single-blind control.

b)

B. A quasi-experiment using a double-blind control.

c)

C. A true experiment using a single-blind control

d)

D. A field experiment using a double-blind control.

6.

What were the findings of the Maguire study?

a)

That both the control group and the treatment group have a larger hippocampi

b)

I forgot Zzzzz

c)

That the taxi drivers their posterior hippocampi were larger compared the controlled subjects

d)

That the volume of the right posterior hippocampi correlated with the amount of time spent as a taxi driver

7.

The brain part that's associated with motivation and addiction is

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

amygdala

d)

nucleus accumbens

8.

HM had (a)   amnesia.

9.

The Basal ganglia is responsible for

a)

habits formation

b)

Basal? Ganglia? Raffaello?

c)

Motivation and addiction

d)

rational decision

10.

LTP is the process of..................

a)

strengthening the connections/synapses between two neurons

b)

weakening the connection between two neurons

c)

I was Zzzzzz in class when you explained this.

d)

Finding new ways to procrastinate on studying

11.

Neural pruning is the process of ........

a)

Weakening the connections between two neurons, so they can stop arguing

b)

Eliminating excess or unused neural connections to make the brain more efficient

c)

Giving neurons a haircut so they look tidy and organized

d)

Teaching neurons how to be more social by reducing their connections

12.

An interactionist approach in psychology is........

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13.

HM had _________ amnesia, he wasn't able to create new memories.

a)

anterograde

b)

retrograde

c)

cognitive impairment

d)

Give me a beefburger!

14.

EP couldn’t describe where the washroom was in his house, but he was able to get up and use it thanks to this_______

a)

Frontal lobe

b)

Basal Ganglia

c)

Nucleus Accumbens

d)

Amygdala

15.

Neural Pruning is the process of __________________

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16.

Slurred speech is a (a)   symptom of a TBI.

17.

__________ ______ is responsible for rational decisions and isn't fully developed until mid twenties.

(a)  

18.

________ ____ is responsible for processing auditory information.

(a)