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WorksheetsBrain Plasticity Part 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following is an example of localization of function?
A. The hippocampus transfers information from short-term memory to long-term memory
B. Two parts of the brain work together in solving a problem.
C. The brain changes as a result of interacting with the environment.
D. The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and vice versa.
Which lobe is responsible for processing visual information?
A. Frontal lobe
B. Temporal lobe
C. Parietal lobe
D. Occipital lobe
If there was damage to the amygdala, which symptom might we observe?
A. Difficulty recognizing faces
B. Addictive behaviour
C. Inability to form emotional memories
D. Inability to solve a problem
What effect can stress in the environment have on the brain of children?
A. An overactive fear response caused by the amygdala
B. Cognitive impairment caused by a smaller hippocampus
C. Difficulty in remembering faces as a result of damage to the fusiform gyrus.
D. Damage to the frontal lobe that leads to problems in decision making
What research method did Maguire use for her study of brain plasticity in taxi drivers?
A. A quasi-experiment using a single-blind control.
B. A quasi-experiment using a double-blind control.
C. A true experiment using a single-blind control
D. A field experiment using a double-blind control.
What were the findings of the Maguire study?
That both the control group and the treatment group have a larger hippocampi
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That the taxi drivers their posterior hippocampi were larger compared the controlled subjects
That the volume of the right posterior hippocampi correlated with the amount of time spent as a taxi driver
The brain part that's associated with motivation and addiction is
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
amygdala
nucleus accumbens
HM had (a) amnesia.
The Basal ganglia is responsible for
habits formation
Basal? Ganglia? Raffaello?
Motivation and addiction
rational decision
LTP is the process of..................
strengthening the connections/synapses between two neurons
weakening the connection between two neurons
I was Zzzzzz in class when you explained this.
Finding new ways to procrastinate on studying
Neural pruning is the process of ........
Weakening the connections between two neurons, so they can stop arguing
Eliminating excess or unused neural connections to make the brain more efficient
Giving neurons a haircut so they look tidy and organized
Teaching neurons how to be more social by reducing their connections
An interactionist approach in psychology is........
HM had _________ amnesia, he wasn't able to create new memories.
anterograde
retrograde
cognitive impairment
Give me a beefburger!
EP couldn’t describe where the washroom was in his house, but he was able to get up and use it thanks to this_______
Frontal lobe
Basal Ganglia
Nucleus Accumbens
Amygdala
Neural Pruning is the process of __________________
Slurred speech is a (a) symptom of a TBI.
__________ ______ is responsible for rational decisions and isn't fully developed until mid twenties.
(a)
________ ____ is responsible for processing auditory information.
(a)
