In which of the following lobes of the cortex would you find the primary visual cortex?

a. frontal

b. temporal

c. occipital

d. parietal

Which brain structure relays incoming sensory information?

a. thalamus

b. hypothalamus

c. reticular formation

d. pons

If you were to develop a rare condition in which you were not able to remember to be afraid of certain situations, animals, or events, which part of the brain would most likely be damaged?

a. cingulate cortex

b. hypothalamus

c. thalamus

d. amygdala

n which of the following lobes of the cortex would you find the primary auditory area? a. frontal b. temporal c. occipital d. parietal

Which lobe controls higher mental functions such as thinking and problem solving? a. frontal b. parietal c. temporal d. corpus

If you were suffering from neurological problems and your neurologist wanted to have a study done of your brain and its electrical functioning, which of the following techniques would be most appropriate?

a. PTI

b. EEG

c. PET

d. DTI

Dr. Roll is conducting a research study. She wants to measure the physical connectivity in the research participants’ brains by imaging their white matter. Which of the following methods will she use?

a. diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) b. MRI spectroscopy c. functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) d. computed tomography (CT)

Which of the following techniques analyzes blood oxygen levels to look at the functioning of the brain?

a. EEG b. CT c. fMRI d. PET

Which of the following techniques involves passing a mild current through the brain to activate certain structures without damaging them?

a. electroconvulsive tomography (ECT) b. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) c. deep brain lesioning d. electrical stimulation of the brain (ESB)

Which psychologist dared to ignore the whole consciousness issue and return to a study of scientific inquiry by focusing on observable behavior?

a. Ivan Pavlov b. John Watson c. Sigmund Freud d. William James

If you touch a hot stove, your spinal cord can prompt you to withdraw your hand without having to send the message all the way to the brain. This is due to what scientists call

a. the reflex arc. b. neuroplasticity. c. the parasympathetic nervous system. d. the sympathetic nervous system.

Taste is often called a sense because it works with the molecules of foods that people eat. a. physical b. psychological c. chemical d. electrical

Involuntary muscles are controlled by the nervous system. a. somatic c. sympathetic b. autonomic d. parasympathetic

Which of the following is a true statement about dreams?

a. Dreams only occur during REM sleep.

b. On average, most people have about one dream per night.

c. Regardless of how long a dream appears to last, most dreams actually occur in a flash just before you wake up.

d. The perceived passage of time in dreams is similar to the passage of time in real life.