PSYC 100 MIDTERM EXAM multiple choice
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{Grade A}
Broca and Wernicke's aphasia can be distinguished because Broca's involves the
_____area of the brain and results in difficulty with speech __________whereas
Wernicke's involves the ______ area and results in difficulty with speech ____________.
a) frontal, comprehension; temporal/parietal, production
b) frontal , production; temporal/parietal, comprehension
c) temporal/parietal, comprehension; frontal, production
d) temporal/parietal, production; frontal, comprehension - correct answer frontal ,
production; temporal/parietal, comprehension
After being in a car accident, Geoff began having problems concentrating, and paying
attention to things. His wife noticed that this normally tidy man was messy and
disorganized, and a colleague at work recently complained that Geoff behaved
inappropriately towards her. Which of the following lobes of the brain was most likely
damaged?
,a) occipital
b) temporal
c) frontal
d) parietal - correct answer frontal
Due to a minor stroke, Kerry has a tiny lesion in the left primary visual cortex, the
most likely result will be
a) a small "hole" in a particular region of the right visual field
b) a tiny lesion is unlikely to have any effects on vision
c) a small "hole" in a particular region of the left visual field
d) slight weakness in the muscles that control the contralateral eye - correct answer a
small "hole" in a particular region of the right visual field
A structure in the limbic system that plays an important role in the formation of
memories is the:
, a) amygdala
b) hypothalamus
c) hippocampus
d) Basal ganglia - correct answer hippocampus
Which of the following is FALSE about brain plasticity?
a) Early-life stress can produce physical changes in the brain
b) The environmental richness of the environment in which they grow up is positively
correlated with the structural complexity and size of rats' brains
c) All learning and memory requires a physical change in the brain
d) After childhood, the functional organization of the human brain is unchangeable -
correct answer After childhood, the functional organization of the human brain is
unchangeable
Which of the following would not be classified as a subcortical structure of the brain?
a) the medulla
(Latest Update ) Questions
with Correct Answers 100% Verified
{Grade A}
Broca and Wernicke's aphasia can be distinguished because Broca's involves the
_____area of the brain and results in difficulty with speech __________whereas
Wernicke's involves the ______ area and results in difficulty with speech ____________.
a) frontal, comprehension; temporal/parietal, production
b) frontal , production; temporal/parietal, comprehension
c) temporal/parietal, comprehension; frontal, production
d) temporal/parietal, production; frontal, comprehension - correct answer frontal ,
production; temporal/parietal, comprehension
After being in a car accident, Geoff began having problems concentrating, and paying
attention to things. His wife noticed that this normally tidy man was messy and
disorganized, and a colleague at work recently complained that Geoff behaved
inappropriately towards her. Which of the following lobes of the brain was most likely
damaged?
,a) occipital
b) temporal
c) frontal
d) parietal - correct answer frontal
Due to a minor stroke, Kerry has a tiny lesion in the left primary visual cortex, the
most likely result will be
a) a small "hole" in a particular region of the right visual field
b) a tiny lesion is unlikely to have any effects on vision
c) a small "hole" in a particular region of the left visual field
d) slight weakness in the muscles that control the contralateral eye - correct answer a
small "hole" in a particular region of the right visual field
A structure in the limbic system that plays an important role in the formation of
memories is the:
, a) amygdala
b) hypothalamus
c) hippocampus
d) Basal ganglia - correct answer hippocampus
Which of the following is FALSE about brain plasticity?
a) Early-life stress can produce physical changes in the brain
b) The environmental richness of the environment in which they grow up is positively
correlated with the structural complexity and size of rats' brains
c) All learning and memory requires a physical change in the brain
d) After childhood, the functional organization of the human brain is unchangeable -
correct answer After childhood, the functional organization of the human brain is
unchangeable
Which of the following would not be classified as a subcortical structure of the brain?
a) the medulla
