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iClicker Questions for
Psychology for AP
by David G. Myers
Karla Gingerich, Colorado State University
Unit 3B: The Brain
After suffering an accidental brain injury,
Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth and
coordinated manner. It is most probable
that she has suffered damage to her:
A.
B.
C.
D.
amygdala.
angular gyrus.
cerebellum.
corpus callosum.
Which region of the brain appears to
have the oldest evolutionary history?
A.
B.
C.
D.
frontal lobes
limbic system
brainstem
corpus callosum
Following massive damage to his frontal
lobes, Phineas Gage was most strikingly
debilitated by:
A.
B.
C.
D.
irritability
memory loss
auditory hallucinations
a reward deficiency syndrome
A visit to a phrenologist would have
resulted in an analysis of the person’s:
A.
B.
C.
D.
heart beats.
skull bumps.
neurotransmitter function.
endocrine system.
A new superhero emerges on the scene. This superhero is able to stay
awake and vigilant for extended amounts of time. He helps the
intelligence community by being able to stay in surveillance for
extended amounts of time without losing concentration and can
always be paying attention to what is happening. A study of this
superhero’s brain might show that the ____________ is more
advanced and developed than a non-superhero’s.
A.
B.
C.
D.
frontal lobe
amygdala
reticular formation
occipital lobe
While working on a word problem, Jenae has an “aha!” moment of
sudden insight about how to solve the problem. If you were mapping
her brain activity on an EEG at that moment, you would expect to
observe a burst of activity in her:
A.
B.
C.
D.
left frontal lobe.
right frontal lobe.
left temporal lobe.
right temporal lobe.
Which technique is most useful for seeing
which regions of the brain are most active
while a person reads a poem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
EEG
fMRI
EKG
PET
You are a neurologist in a large hospital. The wife of a construction
worker visits you and describes that her husband has experienced a
serious injury to his frontal lobe. She is perplexed by his behavior.
Which of the following would you tell her is “normal behavior” for
a person with frontal lobe damage?
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A. not much decline in memory or intelligence
B. poor judgment
C. irritability and other personality changes
D. ALL of these are commonly seen in frontal
lobe damage
Which of the following activities is NOT
primarily a function of the left
hemisphere?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
listening to a piano concerto
reading your psychology book
reading junk mail
listening to a poetry reading
If Dr. Barnes wanted to cause a cat to take
on an attack posture, which of the cat’s
brain structures should he electrically
stimulate?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
amygdala
hypothalamus
hippocampus
cerebellum
A split-brain patient’s right hemisphere is
presented with a key. How is he most
likely to respond?
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A. say the word “key”
B. select a key from a group of objects presented
to his left hand
C. select a key from a group of objects presented
to his right hand
D. he will not be able to say “key” or to pick out a
key from a group of objects with either hand
While out for a bike ride, you can think
about what you’ll make for dinner rather
than concentrate on how to operate the
bicycle. This illustrates:
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A.
B.
C.
D.
parallel processing.
Sigmund Freud’s concept of the unconscious.
the function of delta waves.
somnambulism.
Critical Thinking Questions
Due to an automobile accident, Jenny
suffered damage to her cerebral cortex in
Broca's area. Jenny is most likely to
experience:
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A.
B.
C.
D.
auditory hallucinations.
aphasia.
memory loss.
paralysis of her left limbs.
In which of the following parts of the
brain would a lesion most likely result in
aphasia?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
corpus callosum
amygdala
hypothalamus
Wernicke's area