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WorksheetsSunday 12th January
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is an example of localization of function?
The hippocampus transfers information from short-term memory to long-term memory
The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and vice versa.
The brain changes as a result of interacting with the environment.
Two parts of the brain work together in solving a problem.
Which lobe is responsible for processing visual information?
Occipital lobe
Parietal lobe
Temporal lobe
Frontal lobe
Which of the following might be a symptom of damage to the frontal lobe?
Inability to predict an outcome or solve a problem.
Blurred vision
Paralysis to the left side of the body
Seizures
If there was damage to the amygdala, which symptom might we observe?
Difficulty recognizing faces
Inability to form emotional memories
Addictive behaviour
Inability to solve a problem
Which part of the neuron is most affected by learning?
Neurons are not affected by learning.
The nucleus
The dendrites
The neurotransmitters
Which of the following is not true of Rosenzweig, Bennett & Diamond's (1972) study?
It is difficult to generalize the findings to humans.
There was evidence of neuroplasticity in the rats - the frontal lobes were denser as a result of dendritic branching in the enriched environmental condition.
There are ethical concerns regarding the treatment of the animals in the study.
The experiment was able to control for extraneous (confounding) variables.
According to Carrion (2009), what effect can stress in the environment have on the brain of children?
An overactive fear response caused by the amygdala
Difficulty in remembering faces as a result of damage to the fusiform gyrus.
Cognitive impairment caused by a smaller hippocampus
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 quasi-experiment using a single-blind control.
A field experiment using a double-blind control.
A true experiment using a single-blind control
A quasi-experiment using a double-blind control.
What does fMRI stand for?
functional magnetic resonance imaging
fast magnetic resonance imaging
functional multipurpose resonance imaging
functional magnetic resulting imaging
When there is the repeated firing of neurons over time, this creates a stronger connection. What is this repeated firing called?
synaptic pruning
long-term potentiation
lesioning
dendritic branching
Which is the odd one out in Draganski (2004)?
correlational
MRI
voxel-based morphometry
mid-temporal area
What did Milner determine was the function of the hippocampus?
transfer of STM to LTM
transfer of LTM to STM
spatial mapping
cortical mapping
The idea that specific parts of the brain perform particular functions is known as...
(a)
The idea that the brain can change in response to its environment is...
(a)
The idea that all areas of the brain are equally active in overall mental functioning.
equipotential theory
localisation
neuroplasticity
cortical mapping
'synaptic pruning' and 'neural pruning' are the same thing
true
false
What is a key difference between an MRI and an fMRI?
MRIs are more claustrophobic than fMRIs.
MRIs are invasive; fMRIs are not
MRIs show coloured images of the brain; the fMRI is green and black.
MRIs show the structure of the brain; fMRIs show the functioning brain.
When your brain removes unused connections, it is known as...
synaptic pruning
long-term potentiation
lesioning
dendritic branching
