Chapter 2

Question 1

_______________ is when someone believes someone they’ve known for their whole life has been replaced with an identical imposter.

Answer 1

Capgras syndrome

Question 2

_______________ measures structure using X-rays and asses brain damage

Answer 2

CAT scan

Question 3

________________ measures electrical activity (an indication of brain activity) through electrodes placed on the scalp

Answer 3

ERP

Question 4

________________ measures blood flow (an indication of brain activity) by detection of a nontoxic, radioactive substance

Answer 4

PET scan

Question 5

______________ measures blood flow (an indication of brain activity) by detection of the charge on oxygen molecules

Answer 5

fMRI

Question 6

Capgras syndrome involves information travelling from the _____________ lobe to the ______________ lobe

Answer 6

Occipital and temporal

Question 7

There is a disconnect in getting the information to the ___________ in the capgras syndrome

Answer 7

Amygdala

Question 8

Capgras syndrome impacts visual and not auditory. True or false?

Answer 8

True

Question 9

____________ refer to different parts of the brain that are responsible for different things

Answer 9

Modules

Question 10

The _____________ lobe and _____________ lobe are responsible for language processing

Answer 10

Frontal and temportal

Question 11

_____________ was the study of the head

Answer 11

Phrenology

Question 12

What is the first principle of phrenology?

Answer 12

Brain as organ of mind

Question 13

What is the second principle of phrenology?

Answer 13

Basic character and intellectual traits are innately determined

Question 14

What is the third principle of phrenology?

Answer 14

Differentially developed areas in the brain responsible for individual differences

Question 15

________________ involves feeling for bumps or protrusions on the head.

Answer 15

Phrenology

Question 16

_______________ means getting into the brain and selectively destroying parts of the brain and seeing what happens as a consequence.

Answer 16

Ablation/Lesion studies

Question 17

_______________ is a very invasive procedure

Answer 17

Single-cell recording

Question 18

_________________ found that the damage made to the brain was made and how much as done could conclude behavioural outcomes.

Answer 18

Ablation/Lesion studies

Question 19

_____________ is when you insert an electrode into a single brain cell and record when the neuron fires and when it’s at rest.

Answer 19

Single-cell recording

Question 20

_______________ is a way to learn about the brain

Answer 20

Case studies

Question 21

_____________ is the most ideal way to learn about the brain.

Answer 21

Brain Imaging techniques

Question 22

____________ are important for basic psychological structures (e.g. breathing)

Answer 22

Hind Brain and Mid brain

Question 23

The ______________ involves automatic responses (e..g breathing and heart rate)

Answer 23

Medula

Question 24

The __________ involves carrying nerve impulses to lower and higher areas of the brain (e..g, sleep and dreaming)

Answer 24

Pons

Question 25

The ____________ involves muscular movement coordination and motor learning

Answer 25

Cerebellum

Question 26

The ______________ is a relay area for visual and auditory systems (e.g. eye movements)

Answer 26

Midbrain

Question 27

________________ involves states of consciousness and wakefulness (e.g. sleep)

Answer 27

Reticular formation

Question 28

The _____________ is a sensory relay station that takes input from the senses and directs it to areas of the brain.

Answer 28

Thalamus

Question 29

The ______________ controls biological drives (e.g. if the body is too cold, the hypothalamus will create heat)

Answer 29

Hypothalamus

Question 30

The _______________ is the master gland that regulates the endocrine system. Works with the hypothalamus.

Answer 30

Pituitary gland

Question 31

The ________________ controls emotional behaviour.

Answer 31

Amygdala

Question 32

The ________________ is involved in the long-term storage of memory (e.g .encode new memories)

Answer 32

Hippocampus

Question 33

The ______________ is the outermost layer of the brain.

Answer 33

Cerebral cortex

Question 34

In humans, the cerebral cortex makes up about ___% of brain tissue.

Answer 34

80%

Question 35

If someone didn’t have a cerebral cortex, they could be considered a ______________.

Answer 35

Vegetable

Question 36

The _______________ is important for decision making, motor function, decision making, etc.

Answer 36

Frontal lobe

Question 37

The _______________ is important for body sensations.

Answer 37

Parietal lobe

Question 38

The _______________ is important for auditory functions.

Answer 38

Temporal lobe

Question 39

The _______________ is important for visual functions.

Answer 39

Occipital lobe

Question 40

_________________ is for understanding speech.

Answer 40

Wernike’s area

Question 41

_____________ is for forming speech.

Answer 41

Broca’s area

Question 42

The ______________ is responsible for your understanding of yourself (e.g. your place in the world)

Answer 42

Frontal lobe

Question 43

What are the 3 areas of the frontal lobe?

Answer 43

Prefrontal area, premotor area, and motor area.

Question 44

The _______________ is a band of fibres

Answer 44

Corpus callosum

Question 45

_________________ measures magnetic field produced by electrical activity (an indication of brain activity)

Answer 45

MEG scan