Year 11 Psychology - Brain plasticity & brain injury

Which of the following is a characteristic of any type of acquired brain injury?

• The brain injury has insidious onset.

• The brain injury is associated with a neurodegenerative disease.

• The brain injury is associated with a head injury.

• The brain injury occurred at a single point in time.

Which of the following statements about brain injuries is correct?

• All brain injuries are life threatening.

• All brain injuries are serious.

• All brain injuries are traumatic.

• All brain injuries involve brain damage.

Which type of neuroplasticity is the most time-dependent?

• experience-expectant plasticity

• experience-dependent plasticity

• functional plasticity

• adaptive plasticity

When neural connections are repeatedly used, then it is likely that they will

• strengthen.

• weaken.

• disconnect.

• disappear.

Wernicke’s area is located in the _____ lobe.

• left temporal

• right temporal

• left frontal

• right frontal

Broca’s area is located closest to the _____ cortex.

• auditory

• motor

• somatosensory

• visual