OLDROYD PSYCHOLOGY 1010 MIDTERM EXAM
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH NEWEST 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
The ___________ receives messages from muscles, tendons,
joints, and structures in our ear to control balance, coordination,
movement, and fine motor skills.
a. Ventral Tegmental Area
b. Sensory Cortex
c. Cerebellum
d. Substantia Nigra - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Cerebellum
Jack is injected with a small amount of radioactive glucose and
then lies in a scanner. He is given a task—to think about his
favorite song—as the scanner records the movement and
location of the glucose his brain. A computer analyzes the data
and produces a color-coded image of his brain activity. Jack is
receiving the imaging technique called ________.
a. Functional MRI (FMRI)
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b. Electroencephalograph (EEG)
c. MRI
d. Positron emission tomography (PET) - CORRECT
ANSWER-d. Positron emission tomography (PET)
When Opal sees a snake, her breathing becomes more shallow
and her heart rate increases. This life-essential, physiological
stress response is initiated in which area of the brain?
a. Midbrain
b. Insulabrain
c. Forebrain
d. Hindbrain - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Hindbrain
Zhara has suffered damage to her forebrain and now has great
difficult forming new memories. Which subcortical structure of
the forebrain has most likely been damaged?
a. Amygdala
b. Memory Cortex
c. Thalamus
d. Hippocampus - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Hippocampus
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Which of the following areas is located in the frontal lobe of the
brain?
a. somatosensory cortex
b. thalamus
c. hippocampus
d. Broca's area - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Broca's area
Which of the following is NOT a modern method for accurately
measuring brain activity/functioning?
a. Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
b. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or CT
c. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
d. Electroencephalography (EEG) - CORRECT ANSWER-b.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or CT
Elaina has been diagnosed with a small brain tumor. She first
went to see her doctor after experiencing symptoms such as
feeling very cold, almost fainting, a reduced appetite, and
reduced sexual desire. Which of the following structures is her
tumor most likely affecting.
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a. Substantia Nigra
b. Hypothalamus
c. Broca's Area
d. Thalamus - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Hypothalamus
When you receive touch information it is processed in the
somatosensory cortex of your brain, which is located in the
____________ lobe.
a. Temporal
b. Occipital
c. Parietal
d. Frontal - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Parietal
The auditory cortex is located in which lobe of the brain?
a. Hind
b. Frontal
c. Parietal
d. Temporal - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Temporal
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