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PSYCH 102
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Information from higher brain regions is transmitted to the medulla through the? | thalamus |
| Where is the motor cortex located in the brain? | frontal lobes |
| Auditory stimulation is first processed in the which of the brain? | temporal lobes |
| Phineas Gage suffered brain injury to this area, altering his inhibitions and morality. Which portion of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in coordination decision making, planning ability, and formulating moral judgements? | frontal lobes |
| Auditory hallucinations experienced by people with schizophrenia are most likely linked with the activation of areas in what part of the brain? | temporal lobes |
| A neuroscientist should electrically stimulate what part of a rat's brain if he or she wishes to elicit an aggressive response? | amygdala |
| Which of the following body parts is associated with the greatest amount of brain tissue in the sensory cortex? | lips |
| The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons are called? | Neurotransmitters |
| A synapse is a(n)? | junction or space between sending neuron and receiving neuron |
| The person most likely to suggest that the shape of a person's skull indicates personal characteristics would be a? | phrenologist |
| The capacity of a brain area to reorganize in response to damage is known as? | brain plasticity |
| Which region of the brain appears to have the oldest evolutionary history and can be found operating similarly in lower mammals as it does in humans? | brainstem |
| The minimum level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse is called? | threshold |
| A neuron is best described as a(n)? | cell |
| The association areas are located in the? | cerebral cortex |
| The process of anticipating that you will be punished for misbehaving, a more advanced type of thinking, takes place in the? | association areas |
| You feel the pain of a sprained ankle when ________ relays messages from your ankle to your central nervous system? | sensory neurons |
| An action potential is generated by the movement of? | ions |
| Damage to the frontal lobes would MOST likely cause disruption in which of the following? | effective moral judgements |
| Split brain patients have undergone surgery to sever what brain region? | corpus callosum |
| The central nervous system (CNS) consists of? | brain and spinal cord |
| You come home one night to find a burglar in your house. Your heart starts racing and you being to perspire. The physical reactions are triggered by the? | sympathetic nervous system |
| What type of neuron functions within the central nervous system? | interneurons |
| A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the? | action potential |
| Although phrenology incorrectly suggested that bumps on the skull revealed a person's character traits, phrenology did succeed in focusing attention on? | the localization of function |
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