MCAT Psychology High Yield Content Practice Exam 2026/2027 Updated Verified Questions and Solutions A+ Pass Guaranteed

MCAT Psychology High Yield Content
Practice Exam 2026/2027 Updated
Verified Questions and Solutions A+
Pass Guaranteed


1. Cerebral cortex

- ANS - Forebrain, known as the cerebrum; outer covering of the

cerebral hemispheres; contains 4 lobes: frontal, parietal, occipital,

and temporal




2. Frontal Lobe

- ANS - Forebrain; executive function, impulse control, long-term

planning (prefrontal cortex), motor function (primary motor

cortex), and speech production




3. Broca's area

- ANS - Forebrain; important for speech production, found in the

frontal lobe




4. Parietal Lobe

- ANS - Forebrain; sensation of touch, pressure, temperature and

, pain (somatosensory cortex); spatial processing, orientation, and

manipulation




5. somatosensory cortex

- ANS - Forebrain; found in the parietal lobe, important for touch,

pressure, temperature, and pain sensation




6. Occipital lobe

- ANS - Forebrain; visual processing




7. temporal lobe

- ANS - Forebrain; sound processing (auditory complex), speech

perception (Wernicke's area), memory, and emotion (limbic system)




8. Wernicke's area

- ANS - Forebrain; found in the temporal lobe; important for speech

perception




9. Basal ganglia

- ANS - Forebrain; coordinates muscle movement from cortex to the

rest of the brain and spinal cord; smooth movements and maintain

posture stability

,10. limbic system

- ANS - Forebrain; primarily associated with emotion and memory;

includes the septal nuclei, amygdala, hippocampus




11. Septal nuclei

- ANS - Forebrain; part of the limbic system; feelings of pleasure,

pleasure-seeking behavior, and addiction




12. Amygdala

- ANS - Forebrain; part of the limbic system, controls fear and

aggression




13. Hippocampus

- ANS - Forebrain; part of the limbic system; consolidates memories

and communicates with other parts of the limbic system through

the fornix




14. Thalamus

- ANS - Forebrain; sensory relay station for all incoming senses

EXCEPT smell; sorts, and transmits to proper areas of the cortex

, 15. Hypothalamus

- ANS - Forebrain; active during high-arousal, aggressive behavior,

and sexual behavior; controls endocrine functions and ANS;

maintains homeostasis




16. hypophyseal portal system

- ANS - connects hypothalamus to anterior pituitary; maintains

coordination of the endocrine system




17. Hindbrain

- ANS - "brain stem"; contains the cerebellum, medulla oblongata,

and reticular formation




18. Cerebellum

- ANS - part of the hindbrain; controls motor movement, and

balance




19. medulla oblongata

- ANS - part of the hindbrain; controls breathing, reflex control, and

maintains upright posture