Chapter 12 (Module 12.8)

Question 1

The mental functions that include processing and responding to complex external stimuli, recognizing related stimuli, processing internal stimuli, and planning appropriate responses to stimuli.

Answer 1

Cognition

Question 2

Responsible for spatial awareness and attention.

Answer 2

Parietal association cortex

Question 3

Responsible for recognizing stimuli , especially complex stimuli such as faces.

Answer 3

Temporal association cortex

Question 4

Largest and most complex of the association cortices; responsible for the majority of cognitive functions that make up a persons “character or “personality.”

Answer 4

Prefrontal cortex

Question 5

The ability to comprehend and produce words through speaking, writing, and /or singing, and to assign and recognize the symbolic meaning of a word correctly.

Answer 5

Language

Question 6

When the Wernickes and Broca’s areas becomes readily apparent due to damage in one area, which results in a language deficit.

Answer 6

Aphasia

Question 7

The inability to produce speech.

Answer 7

Broca’s area

Question 8

The inability to understand language.

Answer 8

Wernicke’s area

Question 9

The unequal distribution of cognitive functions in the right and left cerebral hemispheres.

Answer 9

Cerebral lateralization

Question 10

The memory of things that are largely procedural or skill-based.

Answer 10

Nondeclarative memory

Question 11

Memory that’s stored for a few seconds.

Answer 11

Immediate memory

Question 12

stored for a few minutes and allows you to manipulate information with a general behavioral goal in mind.

Answer 12

Short-term (working) memory

Question 13

Permanent form of storage for days, weeks, or even for your entire life.

Answer 13

Long-term memory

Question 14

An increase in synaptic activity between associated neurons; the mechanism in which hippocampal neurons encode long-term declarative memories.

Answer 14

Long-term potential (LTP)