COGNITION EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF THE
MIND FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY GUIDE
◉ Forebrain.
Answer: 1 of 3 main structures in the brain. Largest and most
important to cognitive psychology
◉ Cerebral Cortex.
Answer: Outer surface of the forebrain (may make up to 80% of the
brain)
◉ Convolutions.
Answer: Wrinkles that cover the brain's outer surface
◉ Longitudinal fissure.
Answer: GRoove that runs from the front of the brain to the back and
separates the left cerebral hemisphere from the right.
◉ Thalamus.
Answer: A subcortical structure that acts as a relay station for nearly
all the sensory information going to the cortex.
, ◉ Hypothalamus.
Answer: A subcortical structure that controls behaviours that serve
specific biological needs - eating, drinking, sex
◉ Hippocampus.
Answer: Located in the temporal lobe, essential for learning and
memory along with the amygdala.
◉ True.
Answer: True or false? The memory advantage for emotional events
is diminished in people who have suffered damage to the amygdala.
◉ Commisures.
Answer: thick bundles of fibers that carry information back and
forth between the two hemispheres
◉ Corpus Callosum.
Answer: Largest commisure that communicates between left and
right brain
◉ Left.
MIND FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY GUIDE
◉ Forebrain.
Answer: 1 of 3 main structures in the brain. Largest and most
important to cognitive psychology
◉ Cerebral Cortex.
Answer: Outer surface of the forebrain (may make up to 80% of the
brain)
◉ Convolutions.
Answer: Wrinkles that cover the brain's outer surface
◉ Longitudinal fissure.
Answer: GRoove that runs from the front of the brain to the back and
separates the left cerebral hemisphere from the right.
◉ Thalamus.
Answer: A subcortical structure that acts as a relay station for nearly
all the sensory information going to the cortex.
, ◉ Hypothalamus.
Answer: A subcortical structure that controls behaviours that serve
specific biological needs - eating, drinking, sex
◉ Hippocampus.
Answer: Located in the temporal lobe, essential for learning and
memory along with the amygdala.
◉ True.
Answer: True or false? The memory advantage for emotional events
is diminished in people who have suffered damage to the amygdala.
◉ Commisures.
Answer: thick bundles of fibers that carry information back and
forth between the two hemispheres
◉ Corpus Callosum.
Answer: Largest commisure that communicates between left and
right brain
◉ Left.
