Localization & Plasticity Review

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physiological factor?

• Hormones

• Brain Damage

• Genetic Inheritance

• Stress in the workplace

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the biological approach?

• Behaviors can be passed down from generation to generation via genetics.

• Animals can be used to understand human behavior.

• Often behaviors can be described by a single biological factor.

• It believes that our behavior is the result of the interaction of biological and environmental factors.

Biologists argue that when genes interact with the environment, they are "turned on" or "turned off." This process is known as

• The interactionist approach

• Gene mutation

• Reductionism

• Gene Expression

Which of the following is NOT a reason for carrying out research on animals?

• Research can be carried out on animals that would be ethically problematic with humans

• Many animals - such as chimpanzees and mice - have a similar genetic makeup to humans

• Animals and humans have similar physiology - that is, brains, nervous systems, and endocrine systems.

• Researchers are not bound to ethical considerations like they are in human research.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a case study?

• They are often holistic, not focusing only on a single variable.

• They are often longitudinal

• They can be replicated in order to establish reliability

• They often use method triangulation to increase credibility

Which of the following is an example of localization of function?

• The hippocampus transfers information from short-term memory to long-term memory

• Two parts of the brain work together in solving a problem.

• The brain changes as a result of interacting with the environment

• The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body and vice versa.

Which lobe is responsible for processing visual information?

• Frontal Lobe

• Temporal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

Which of the following might be a symptom of damage to the frontal lobe?

• Inability to predict an outcome or solve a problem

• Blurred vision

• Paralysis to the left side of the body

• Seizures

If there was damage to the amygdala, which symptom might we observe?

• Difficulty recognizing faces

• Addictive behavior

• Inability to form emotional memories

• Inability to solve a problem

Which part of the neuron is most affected by learning?

• Neurons are not affected by learning

• The neurotransmitters

• The dendrites

• The nucleus