2.07 Unit Test Biological Basis

Question: The cochlea is to the _____________ as the _________ is to the eye for transduction.

Answer: ear; retina

Question: Herbie was in a terrible car accident and sustained head injuries. He is able to speak but nothing he hears makes any sense to him. He can see people talking but it is all jumbled. Which of these structures was probably injured in his accident?

Answer: Wernicke’s area

Question: During REM, we experience paradoxical sleep. Which of the statements below best describes what is happening.

Answer: Our brains are active but our bodies cannot move

Question: The synapse is crossed because of the presence of __________.

Answer: neurotransmitters

Question: Looking at a restaurant sign that has some light bulbs burnt out and yet still being able to read the whole word “OPEN” even though not all parts of the letters are visible is an example of which Gestalt law?

Answer: closure

Question: Staring at a flag that is green, yellow and blue and then looking at a white wall and seeing the flag as an after-image in red, white and blue supports which theory of color?

Answer: opponent - process theory

Question: Split-brain patients have had their ______________ surgically cut.

Answer: corpus callosum

Question: The right hemisphere of the brain is superior to the left hemisphere in :

Answer: INCORRECT- understanding simple verbal requests (DON’T PUT THIS OPTION, DONT KNOW THE CORRECT ONE)

Question: EEG is to Ct as:

Answer: recordings of brain waves are to x-Ray photographs

Question: The external part of the ear that helps catch sound is the:

Answer: pinna