Week 1

Question 1

Study brain, behaviour & mind

Answer 1

ask questions
observation
measure performance through tasks
damage on the brain impact performance
activity of healthy brains

Question 2

observation

Answer 2

we learn about the world without changing it

Question 3

automatic theory

Answer 3

word interfers with colour naming because reading is automatic & identifying colours is a controlled process

Question 4

selective attention process

Answer 4

reading requires less attention, hence why it takes longer to identify the colour

Question 5

stroop test

Answer 5

is one way of measuring performance

Question 6

Aphasia

Answer 6

Language disorder - affects persons ability to communicated

Question 7

Aphasia can affect two areas…

Answer 7

Broca’s area and Wernike’s area

Question 8

Broca’s area

Answer 8

Speech production

Question 9

Wernike’s area

Answer 9

Language comphrension

Question 10

fMRI

Answer 10

Functional magnetic resonance imaging
detects change in flow of blood, increases blood flow

Question 11

TMS

Answer 11

Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Disrupts specific brain activity for a second which investigates role of these areas in functioning