Psychology U3 Mod 12

Question 1

The portion of the cerebral cortex ; Involved in speaking and making judgments

Answer 1

Frontal Lobes

Question 2

Receives info from visual fields

Answer 2

Occipital lobes

Question 2

Receives sensory input for touch and body position

Answer 2

Parietal Lobes

Question 3

Receives info from the opposite ear (auditory)

Answer 3

Temporal Lobes

Question 4

Area of the frontal lobes ; (controls voluntary movements)

Answer 4

Motor Cortex

Question 5

Part of the cerebral cortex ; Involved in learning, thinking, memory, and speaking

Answer 5

Association areas

Question 6

Interconnected neural cells ; the body’s ULTIMATE CONTROL/ info-processing CENTER

Answer 6

Cerebral Cortex

Question 7

The formation of new neurons

Answer 7

Neurogenesis

Question 8

processes body touch and sensations (front of the parietal lobes)

Answer 8

Somatosensory Cortex

Question 9

Brain’s ability to change by reorganizing based off experience

Answer 9

Plasticity

Question 10

Cells in the nervous system that support, nourish, and protect neurons

Answer 10

Glial Cells