Quiz: The Brain & Research Methods

What part of the brain controls our balance and coordination?

• Thalamus

• Cortex

• Brain stem

• Cerebellum

What part of the brain is responsible for emotion and aggression?

• Hypothalamus

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Pons

This structure helps pass information between the two hemispheres of the brain.

• Corpus callosum

• Hypothalamus

• Pons

• Amygdala

As a result of a stroke, John lost his ability to plan, make decisions, and set goals. Which lobe has been damaged?

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling heart beat and breathing?

• Amygdala

• Medulla

• Thalamus

• Reticular formation

All those in a group being studied is referred to as the

• random sample

• representative sample

• population

• sampling bias

The behavior or mental process that is measured in an experiment (the effect) is the

• dependent variable

• independent variable

• placebo effect

• random sample

Which of the following is a potential problem for a case study?

• They provide too much detail and the researcher is likely to lose track of the most important facts.

• They are generally too expensive.

• They may be misleading because they may not accurately represent other people.

• The dependent variable is difficult to operationally define in a case study.

Mary watches several different species of birds to discover how they feed their young in their habitat, without being intrusive. This would be an example of what type of study?

• Case study

• Naturalistic observation

• Survey

• Experiment

What kind of relationship is shown by this scatterplot?

• No relationship

• Positive correlation

• Negative correlation

• Perfect negative correlation