Activity for the book
My Psychology
My Take: 2.1 Parts of the Brain
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My Take
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Question 1
1
The concept that each part of the brain is responsible for its own set of functions is called:
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A
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myelination.
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B
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localization.
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C
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lateralization.
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D
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malleability.
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Question 2
2
Which part of the brain is responsible for facilitating communication between the two cerebral hemispheres?
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A
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brainstem
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B
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diencephalon
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C
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corpus callosum
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D
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cerebellum
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Question 3
3
The structure that occupies only about 10% of the human brain but contains about half of its neurons is the:
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A
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cerebellum.
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B
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hippocampus.
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C
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amygdala.
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D
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frontal lobe.
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Question 4
4
Your Take!
Think of the different lobes of the cerebral cortex. Which one of these lobes would you select if you were told that you had to accept damage to
one
of the lobes, damage that would last for the rest of your life? What symptoms would you expect as a result of that damage? Why did you select that lobe?
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