QLD Unit 1 Brain Investigations

Phrenology is:

• A psychological theory based on the belief that the shape of the head, is indicative of a person's character and personality.

• A psychological theory based on the study of human humors.

• A psychological theory based on the belief that the shape of the head, is indicative of a person's future diseases.

Phrenology has been discredited, but which of the following ideas has its origins in phrenology?

• The left brain is more creative than the right brain.

• Brain cavities contribute to sense of humor.

• The left hemisphere lead to emotional responses.

• Specific areas of the brain control specific functions.

• The mind pumps warmth and vitality into the body.

Your friend is taking her first psychology class. She comes to you saying, “I don't understand why we are studying the brain; I thought this was a psychology class.” Because of your background in psychology, your best response should be

• “It's been known since Aristotle's time that the brain is the center of intelligence and thought.”

• “Phrenologists established the importance of studying the physical brain to understand mental abilities.”

• “Science has demonstrated that Plato's belief in the heart as the origin of emotion is correct.”

• “Everything psychological is simultaneously biological.”

• “Being able to name the parts of the brain helps us understand the basis of behavior.”

The only organ left in the body was the ______ it was believed to be the center of intelligence

• Brain
• Heart
• Liver
• Stomach

What was the form of treatment for insanity during ancient times?

• Trepanation (drilling holes in the skull)

• Vaccines

• Prayer & the hope for Divine Intervention

• Herbs

What is trepanation?

• a way to study ancient bones
• a type of surgery
• something you're afraid of
• a town near Machu Picchu

In this time period a common treatment was boring a hole in the skull, a process called trepanation.

• Primitive times

• Dark Ages

• Middle Ages

• Renaissance

Psychology is a science.

• True

• False

Who "perfected" the lobotomy by entering through the eye orbit?

• John Watson
• Walter Freeman
• Ernest Munoz
• B. F. Skinner

Which neuroimaging method involves the use of a small amount of a harmless radioactive substance?

• MRI

• fMRI

• PET

• EEG