Chapter 2: Neuroscience and Behavior
The peripheral nervous system consists
of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
association areas.
the spinal cord.
the reticular formation.
sensory and motor neurons.
After suffering an accidental brain injury,
Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth
and coordinated manner. It is most
probable that she has suffered damage
to her:
A.
B.
C.
D.
amygdala.
angular gyrus.
cerebellum.
corpus callosum.
Which region of the brain appears
to have the oldest evolutionary
history?
A.
B.
C.
D.
frontal lobes
limbic system
brainstem
corpus callosum
Due to an automobile accident, Jenny
suffered damage to her cerebral cortex in
Broca's area. Jenny is most likely to
experience:
A.
B.
C.
D.
auditory hallucinations.
aphasia.
memory loss.
paralysis of her left limbs.
In which of the following parts of the
brain would a lesion most likely result in
aphasia?
A.
B.
C.
D.
corpus callosum
amygdala
hypothalamus
Wernicke's area
Following massive damage to his frontal
lobes, Phineas Gage was most strikingly
debilitated by:
A.
B.
C.
D.
irritability.
memory loss.
auditory hallucinations.
a reward deficiency syndrome.
A visit to a phrenologist would have
resulted in an analysis of the
person’s:
A.
B.
C.
D.
heart beats.
skull bumps.
neurotransmitter function.
endocrine system.
What disease is related to
degeneration of the neuron’s myelin
sheath?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Parkinson’s disease
multiple sclerosis
Alzheimer’s disease
schizophrenia
Jack accidentally touches a hot
stove. Such a strong stimulus:
A. increases the intensity of a neuron’s action
potential.
B. affects the speed that a neuron fires.
C. triggers more neurons to fire.
D. does not affect how often a neuron fires.
Antidepressants such as Prozac
target which neurotransmitter?
A.
B.
C.
D.
serotonin
glutamate
GABA
acetylcholine
Which technique is most useful for seeing
which regions of the brain are most active
while a person reads a poem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
EEG
fMRI
EKG
PET
Critical Thinking Questions
A new superhero emerges on the scene. This superhero
is able to stay awake and vigilant for extended amounts
of time. He helps the intelligence community by being
able to stay in surveillance for extended amounts of time
without losing concentration and can always be paying
attention to what is happening. A study of this
superhero’s brain might show that the ____________ is
more advanced and developed than a non-superhero’s.
A.
B.
C.
D.
frontal lobe
amygdala
reticular formation
occipital lobe
You are a neurologist in a large hospital. The wife
of a construction worker visits you and describes
that her husband has experienced a serious injury
to his frontal lobe. She is perplexed by his
behavior. Which of the following would you tell
her is “normal behavior” for a person with frontal
lobe damage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
not much decline in memory or intelligence
poor judgment
irritability and other personality changes
ALL of these are commonly seen in frontal lobe damage
Which of the following activities is
NOT primarily a function of the left
hemisphere?
A.
B.
C.
D.
listening to a piano concerto
reading your psychology book
reading junk mail
listening to a poetry reading
As Allison reaches for a box in her garage, out
jumps a big spider. Her heart immediately begins
to race as she withdraws her hand, but soon she
realizes that the spider is harmless, and she begins
to calm down. Which part of her nervous system
is responsible for brining her back to a normal
state of arousal?
A.
B.
C.
D.
sympathetic nervous system
somatic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
skeletal nervous system
If Dr. Barnes wanted to cause a cat to
take on an attack posture, which of the
cat’s brain structures should he
electrically stimulate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
amygdala
hypothalamus
hippocampus
cerebellum
A split-brain patient’s right
hemisphere is presented with a key.
How is he most likely to respond?
A. say the word “key”
B. select a key from a group of objects presented to his left
hand
C. select a key from a group of objects presented to his
right hand
D. he will not be able to say “key” or to pick out a key
from a group of objects with either hand