WSU Psychology 372 Exam 4 LATEST 2026-2027
QUESTIONS AND 100% Verified ANSWERS
Damage to which of the following structures may be associated with human violence?
a. The hippocampus
b. The fornix
c. The orbitofrontal cortex
d. The fusiform gyrus - answer>>NOT the hippocampus
Alzheimer's disease involves several changes in the brain. Which of the following is not one of the
affected structures?
a. Neurofibrillary tangles
b. Beta-amyloid proteins
c. Extrapyramidal cells
d. Tau proteins - answer>>Extrapyramidal cells
So-called "mad cow" disease is a type of
a. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)
b. Ischemia
c. Meningitis
d. Dementia - answer>>Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)
Symptoms of dementia pugilistica, or CTE, can include
a. An inability to feel pain
b. Unrealistically euphoric mood
c. Slurred speech and personality changes
d. High blood pressure - answer>>Slurred speech and personality changes
Open head injuries are characterized by
, a. The existence of coup and contrecoup
b. The development of subdural hematomas
c. Penetration of the skull
d. Injury without penetration of the skull - answer>>Penetration of the skull
Loss of oxygen to the brain results in excitotoxicity, which causes neural death to
a. Excess cholinergic activity
b. Insufficient GABA activity
c. Insufficient glutamate activity
d. Excess glutamate activity - answer>>Excess glutamate activity
Most neuropsychologists are
a. specialists among psychiatrists who have medical doctor (M.D.) degrees
b. Specialists among neurologists who have medical doctor (M.D.) degrees
c. Licensed clinical psychologists who have special training in the neurosciences
d. Masters level psychologists who hold licenses in counseling - answer>>Licensed clinical psychologies
who have special training in the neurosciences
Among bilinguals and multilinguals who have experienced brain damage, languages are most likely to
be retained when they are learned
a. Later in life with less fluency
b. Later in life with greater fluency
c. Early in life with less fluency
d. Early in life with greater fluency - answer>>Early in life with greater fluency
Janet has always been good at multitasking. She seems to be able to keep track of several things going
on at once. Researchers studying multitasking would likely suggest that Janet's
a. Verbal skills are in her right hemisphere
b. Verbal skills are in her left hemisphere
QUESTIONS AND 100% Verified ANSWERS
Damage to which of the following structures may be associated with human violence?
a. The hippocampus
b. The fornix
c. The orbitofrontal cortex
d. The fusiform gyrus - answer>>NOT the hippocampus
Alzheimer's disease involves several changes in the brain. Which of the following is not one of the
affected structures?
a. Neurofibrillary tangles
b. Beta-amyloid proteins
c. Extrapyramidal cells
d. Tau proteins - answer>>Extrapyramidal cells
So-called "mad cow" disease is a type of
a. Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)
b. Ischemia
c. Meningitis
d. Dementia - answer>>Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)
Symptoms of dementia pugilistica, or CTE, can include
a. An inability to feel pain
b. Unrealistically euphoric mood
c. Slurred speech and personality changes
d. High blood pressure - answer>>Slurred speech and personality changes
Open head injuries are characterized by
, a. The existence of coup and contrecoup
b. The development of subdural hematomas
c. Penetration of the skull
d. Injury without penetration of the skull - answer>>Penetration of the skull
Loss of oxygen to the brain results in excitotoxicity, which causes neural death to
a. Excess cholinergic activity
b. Insufficient GABA activity
c. Insufficient glutamate activity
d. Excess glutamate activity - answer>>Excess glutamate activity
Most neuropsychologists are
a. specialists among psychiatrists who have medical doctor (M.D.) degrees
b. Specialists among neurologists who have medical doctor (M.D.) degrees
c. Licensed clinical psychologists who have special training in the neurosciences
d. Masters level psychologists who hold licenses in counseling - answer>>Licensed clinical psychologies
who have special training in the neurosciences
Among bilinguals and multilinguals who have experienced brain damage, languages are most likely to
be retained when they are learned
a. Later in life with less fluency
b. Later in life with greater fluency
c. Early in life with less fluency
d. Early in life with greater fluency - answer>>Early in life with greater fluency
Janet has always been good at multitasking. She seems to be able to keep track of several things going
on at once. Researchers studying multitasking would likely suggest that Janet's
a. Verbal skills are in her right hemisphere
b. Verbal skills are in her left hemisphere
