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Myers' Psychology for AP

David G. Myers

Chapter 12

The Cerebral Cortex - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:36

Problem 1

Damage to which of the following could interfere with the ability to plan for the future?
a. Frontal lobe
b. Temporal lobe
c. Parietal lobe
d. Occipital lobe
e. Somatosensory cortex

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02:35

Problem 2

In general, damage to _________ disrupts speaking while damage to ________ disrupts understanding of language.
a. the frontal lobe; the occipital lobe
b. the temporal lobe; the frontal lobe
c. the occipital lobe; the temporal lobe
d. Wernicke's area; Broca's area
e. Broca's area; Wernicke's area

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01:49

Problem 3

Stimulation at a point on which of the following may cause a person to report being touched on the knee?
a. Motor cortex
b. Cerebellum
c. Somatosensory cortex
d. Temporal lobe
e. Thalamus

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02:06

Problem 4

George can move his hand to sign a document because the _________, located in the ________ lobe of the brain, allows him to activate the proper muscles.
a. somatosensory cortex; temporal
b. somatosensory cortex; parietal
c. motor cortex; parietal
d. somatosensory cortex; frontal
e. motor cortex; frontal

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01:27

Problem 5

The most noticeable difference between human brains and other mammalian brains is the size of the
a. association areas.
b. frontal lobe.
c. glial cells.
d. reticular activating system.
e. visual cortex.

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01:42

Problem 6

Cognitive neural prosthetics are placed in the brain to help control parts of the
a. motor cortex.
b. auditory cortex.
c. somatosensory cortex.
d. visual cortex.
e. parietal lobe.

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