Brain and Behavior Exam
Wernicke's area is located in the: correct answers posterior temporal lobe
Pure tones are sounds: correct answers with a single frequency
Frequency of sound waves roughly corresponds to our perception of: correct answers
Pitch
The part of the sensory world that stimulates a neuron is called the neurons: correct
answers Receptive field
There is(are)_____ types(s) of cone cell correct answers Three
It is likely that speech and music perception is located in the: correct answers Temporal
Lobes
Wernike's aphasia is associated with correct answers Deficits in the comprehension of
language
the trichromatic theory of color vision is associated with the: correct answers Retina
Which of the following is not a type of retinal neuron? correct answers Perpendicular
cells
Visible light is: correct answers 400 (violet) -700 nanometers (red)
Why will taking a melatonin pill right before bed have little effect on sleepiness? correct
answers The pineal gland produced melatonin at that time anyway
The pituitary gland has two parts; the anterior portion stores hormones created by the
hypothalamus and the posterior portion synthesizes hormones upon stimulation by the
hypothalamus via releasing hormones correct answers False
Which of the following is true of androgens and estrogens? correct answers Both sexes
have both types of hormones
Visual Processing: correct answers Light energy, pupil, into the eye, retina, stimulate
photoreceptors
Visual Pathways into the brain: correct answers Receptors, thalamic relay nuclei,
primary visual cortex, secondary visual cortex, association cortex
, Retinal ganglion cells form the: correct answers Optic Nerve (the road to the brain)
Optic Chiasm: correct answers Junction of the optic nerves from each eye
Axons from the nasal (inside) halves of each retina: correct answers cross over to the
opposite side of the brain
Axons from the temporal (outer) halves of each retina: correct answers remain on the
same side of the brain
Information from the left visual field: correct answers goes to the right side of the brain
information from the right visual field: correct answers goes to the left side of the brain
The visual information goes through the: correct answers Thalamus (Lateral Geniculate
Nucleus)
"how" pathway: correct answers Dorsal visual stream -> occipital cortex -> parietal
cortex
"what" pathway: correct answers Ventral Visual stream -> occipital cortex -> temporal
cortex
Color Blindness correct answers A genetic disorder in which people are typically blind
to green and red
Trichromatic Theory correct answers explanation of color vision based on the coding of
three primary colors: red, green and blue
Cones that are sensitive to wavelengths: correct answers Short (blue), medium (green)
and long (red). Trichromats
Opponent-Process Theory correct answers -Ewald Hering (1847)
red vs. green
blue vs. yellow
Cornea correct answers clear outer covering
Iris correct answers Opens and closes to allow more or less light in; the hole in the iris
is the pupil
Lens correct answers Focuses light; bends to accommodate near and far objects
Retina correct answers Where light energy initiates neural activity
Wernicke's area is located in the: correct answers posterior temporal lobe
Pure tones are sounds: correct answers with a single frequency
Frequency of sound waves roughly corresponds to our perception of: correct answers
Pitch
The part of the sensory world that stimulates a neuron is called the neurons: correct
answers Receptive field
There is(are)_____ types(s) of cone cell correct answers Three
It is likely that speech and music perception is located in the: correct answers Temporal
Lobes
Wernike's aphasia is associated with correct answers Deficits in the comprehension of
language
the trichromatic theory of color vision is associated with the: correct answers Retina
Which of the following is not a type of retinal neuron? correct answers Perpendicular
cells
Visible light is: correct answers 400 (violet) -700 nanometers (red)
Why will taking a melatonin pill right before bed have little effect on sleepiness? correct
answers The pineal gland produced melatonin at that time anyway
The pituitary gland has two parts; the anterior portion stores hormones created by the
hypothalamus and the posterior portion synthesizes hormones upon stimulation by the
hypothalamus via releasing hormones correct answers False
Which of the following is true of androgens and estrogens? correct answers Both sexes
have both types of hormones
Visual Processing: correct answers Light energy, pupil, into the eye, retina, stimulate
photoreceptors
Visual Pathways into the brain: correct answers Receptors, thalamic relay nuclei,
primary visual cortex, secondary visual cortex, association cortex
, Retinal ganglion cells form the: correct answers Optic Nerve (the road to the brain)
Optic Chiasm: correct answers Junction of the optic nerves from each eye
Axons from the nasal (inside) halves of each retina: correct answers cross over to the
opposite side of the brain
Axons from the temporal (outer) halves of each retina: correct answers remain on the
same side of the brain
Information from the left visual field: correct answers goes to the right side of the brain
information from the right visual field: correct answers goes to the left side of the brain
The visual information goes through the: correct answers Thalamus (Lateral Geniculate
Nucleus)
"how" pathway: correct answers Dorsal visual stream -> occipital cortex -> parietal
cortex
"what" pathway: correct answers Ventral Visual stream -> occipital cortex -> temporal
cortex
Color Blindness correct answers A genetic disorder in which people are typically blind
to green and red
Trichromatic Theory correct answers explanation of color vision based on the coding of
three primary colors: red, green and blue
Cones that are sensitive to wavelengths: correct answers Short (blue), medium (green)
and long (red). Trichromats
Opponent-Process Theory correct answers -Ewald Hering (1847)
red vs. green
blue vs. yellow
Cornea correct answers clear outer covering
Iris correct answers Opens and closes to allow more or less light in; the hole in the iris
is the pupil
Lens correct answers Focuses light; bends to accommodate near and far objects
Retina correct answers Where light energy initiates neural activity
