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Psychology Midterm 2 DASA Latest 2024 Actual Exam Questions
and Correct Verified Answers/ Already Graded A+



What is the biggest and developmentally youngest part of the brain? - Correct Answer -
Forebrain


White Matter - Correct Answer - long, myelinated axons connecting neurons in distant
locations of the brain


A patient's life is in danger because he has damage to a part of his hindbrain that
regulates breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate. Dante most likely has damage to
his _____.
A. Midbrain
B. Cerebellum
C. Cerebral Cortex
D. Brain stem - Correct Answer - D. Brain stem


Cora slipped on wet pavement, lost balance, and scraped her knee. Which brain
structure should have worked harder to help her recover her balance?
A. Medulla
B. Cerebellum
C. Motor Cortex
D. Midbrain - Correct Answer - B. Cerebellum


When this part of the brain was severed in an experiment, with a cat, the cat fell into a
permanent coma.
A. Midbrain
B. Forebrain


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,C. Cerebellum
D. Reticular Formation - Correct Answer - D. Reticular Formation


What does the white matter consist of?
A. Cell bodies of neurons
B. Non-myelinated axons
C. Myelinated axons
D. Gyrus - Correct Answer - C. Myelinated axons


Subcortical Structures - Correct Answer - Masses of gray matter that lie below the
cerebral cortex, embedded in white matter


What are the five primary subcortical structures? - Correct Answer - Thalamus,
Hypothalamus, Hippocampus, Amygdala, Basal Ganglia


Thalamus - Correct Answer - Gateway to the cortex


What is the function of the Thalamus? - Correct Answer - Receives all incoming sensory
information (except smell) and relays it to the cortex.


What does the Thalamus do during sleep? - Correct Answer - Gates incoming
sensations


In which lobe is the region of the brain that responds to tough?
A. Frontal
B. Parietal
C. Temporal
D. Occipital - Correct Answer - B. Parietal




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,A patient had a stroke and is unable to move their left shoulder and arm. Where is the
stroke likely located?
A. Right Frontal Lobe
B. Left Frontal Lobe
C. Right Parietal Lobe
D. Left Parietal Lobe - Correct Answer - A. Right Frontal Lobe


The brain is remarkably adaptive and the functions of areas that are damaged may be
taken over by other areas of the brain. What is the term for this phenomenon?
A. Plasticity
B. Refractory Period
C. Heritability
D. Hemispheric Lateralization - Correct Answer - A. Plasticity


Phineas Gage - Correct Answer - Survived an iron rod flying through his cheek and
through his frontal lobes.
Dramatic change in personality: lack of ability to plan, control, and assess behavior.


Why is the case of Phineas Gage important to psychology?
A. It is a miracle that he survived the accident
B. It was the first demonstration of a relationship between brain structure and
personality
C. It demonstrated that Gage's cognitive functions were completely intact despite the
accident
D. It demonstrated that humans do not need their left prefrontal cortex - Correct Answer
- B. It was the first demonstration of a relationship between brain structure and
personality


Hypothalamus - Correct Answer - Master regulatory structure
(regulates body temperature, body
rhythms, blood pressure, blood


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, glucose levels)


Why is REM sleep called paradoxical?
A. Brain waves look more like an awake state then sleep
B. Some brain parts increase activation
C. There are rapid eye movements, as if the person kept looking at different things
D. All of the above - Correct Answer - D. All of the above


Ephraim ran a marathon after which he slept extra two hours the following night. Which
function of sleep is this an example of?
A. Memory
B. Protection
C. Restoration
D. Growth - Correct Answer - C. Restoration


Primary motivated behaviors for body maintenance - Correct Answer - thirst, hunger,
aggression, and lust (Four F's)


Hippocampus - Correct Answer - Greek: "Sea horse", spatial navigation, formation of
new episodic memories


Neural Plasticity - Correct Answer - Change in the structure, function, or organization of
the brain in response to injury or experience


Amygdala - Correct Answer - Latin "Almond" Controls emotions, fear, and emotional
memories


The Basal Ganglia - Correct Answer - Plans and initiates voluntary movement, learning
of habits




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