Chapter 1 Psychology

Chapter 1 Psychology

Chapter 1 Psychology

Below are the questions you must answer for the Chapter 2 homework. All questions are worth 1 point except for the short answer. The homework must be done on a word processor. Your answers should be in your own words. Copying directly from the textbook without proper citation is plagiarism.

1. Contemporary cognitive neuroscientists often employ a technique called which uses multiple radio-frequency images of the brain to detect changes in activity in a particular brain region.

a. Functional magnetic resonance imaging

b. Functional electroencephalography

c. Functional positron emission tomography

d. Functional electrical stimulation imaging

2. A cell that receives information and transmits it to other cells via an electrochemical process is called a(n):

a. Glia

b. Hormone

c. Neuron

d. Endorphin

3. Which of the following is not true about the hindbrain?

a. The hindbrain includes the cerebellum, pons, and medulla

b. The hindbrain includes many tracts of neurons that link the brain and the spinal cord

c. The hindbrain, especially the medulla, is considered the seat of human intelligence

d. The hindbrain regulates much of your involuntary vital functions like heart rate and breathing

4. This lobe integrates information from the rest of the cortex to support problem solving, decision making, and motor function:

a. Occipital

b. Temporal

c. Parietal

d. Frontal

5. The neuron has many branch-like extensions called that receive input from other neurons.

a. Axons

b. Terminals

c. Dendrites

d. Glia

6. You wake up in the hospital and your doctor informs you that you may have problems with your vision for a few days due to head trauma that disrupted functioning in this lobe of the cortex.

a. Temporal

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