4A
Approaches to Understanding the Brain
Approaches to Understanding the Brain
True or False:
Psychology is a historical field of science in which theories are stagnant and unchanged over time.
A. True
B. False
B. False.
Psychology is a dynamic field that is constantly changing.
True or False:
Each brain region has a distinct role in behaviour and mental processes, functioning in isolation from other brain regions.
A. True
B. False
B. False.
While each brain region has a distinct role in behaviour and mental processes, different brain regions do not operate in isolation. Interaction occurs between different brain regions to enable the processing of information and coordination of activity.
True of False:
The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the cerebellum that covers the brain.
A. True
B. False
B. False.
The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the cerebrum, not the cerebellum. These words are similar and easily confused.
Which of the following sentences is the most correct?
A. Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour.
B. Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and brain
A. Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour.
Which of the following sentences is most correct?
A. The hindbrain is a brain region that coordinates basic survival functions.
B. The hindbrain is a brain region that is involved in body functions.
A. The hindbrain is a brain region that coordinates basic survival functions.
Which of the following statements best reflects that not all of Phineas Gage's frontal lobe was affected by the accident:
A. Phineas Gage experience no motor or speech impairments.
B. His ability to see and hear was also unaffected by the accident.
A. Phineas Gage experience no motor or speech impairments.
The belief that a person's character and mental functions can be determined by the shape and size of their skull is a feature of which historical approach to understanding the brain?
Phrenology
The forebrain contains the _______, which is responsible for filtering sensory information, excluding olfactory information, and relaying this sensory information to structurally higher brain areas.
Thalamus
What region of the brain is responsible for the production of speech in the frontal lobe?
Broca's area
Name the 4 neuroimaging techniques and whether they are structural or functional.
Computerised Tomography (CT)- Structural
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)- Structural
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) - Functional
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)- Functional
*Students can say abbreviations- they do not have to state full word*
What are the 3 structures of the Hindbrain?
1. Cerebellum
2. Medulla
3. Pons
Four lobes:
FPOT!
1. Frontal lobe
2. Parietal lobe
3. Occipital lobe
4. Temporal lobe
Compare the theories of dualism and monism in relation to the mind-body problem.
- Dualism is the belief that the mind and body are separate and distinguishable from one another.
- Monism is the belief that the mind and body are together as one singular entity.
Compare the role of the hindbrain and forebrain in behaviour and mental processes.
The hindbrain has a role in co ordinating basic, autonomic functions that are fundamental to survival, including movement, breathing rate and heart rate.
The forebrain, has a role in sophisticated mental processes, including cognition, perception and language, integrating and coordinating information to enable us to perform complex functions.
*One role must be mentioned from each region to get full points*
Which of the the following regions is next to the correct lobe?
A. Prefrontal Cortex (Frontal)
B. Primary Motor Cortex (Parietal)
C. Premotor Cortex (Frontal)
D. Wernicke's Area (Temporal)
A. Prefrontal Cortex (Frontal)