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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP PSYCH VOCAB 2.1
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-Guarantee passing score -27 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: neural system (including the amygdala, hypothalamus, and hippocampus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives.
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Limbic System
Question 2: our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment.
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Consciousness
Question 3: Somatosensory Cortex
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an area at the front of the parietal lobes that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations.Question 4: a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process for storage explicit (conscious) memories of facts and events
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Hippocampus
Question 5: the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing.
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Medulla Question 6: areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking
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Association Areas Question 7: the portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments.
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Frontal Lobes Question 8: the "little brain" at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, and enabling nonverbal learning and memory.
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Cerebullum Question 9: the portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas, each receiving information primarily from the opposite ear.
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Temporal Lobes
Question 10: the formation of new neurons.
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Neurogenesis Question 11: a condition resulting from surgery that isolates the brain's two hemispheres by cutting the fibers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) connecting them
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Split Brain
Question 12: the portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position.
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Occipital Lobes Question 13: processing many aspects of a problem simultaneously; generally used to process well-learned information or to solve easy problems.
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Parallel Processing Question 14: processing one aspect of a problem at a time; generally used to process new information or to solve difficult problems
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Sequential Processing Question 15: an area at the rear of the frontal lobes that controls voluntary movements.
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Motor Cortex Question 16: a condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it.
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Blindsight Question 17: the principle that information is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks
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Dual Processing Question 18: the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.
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Corpus Callosum
Question 19: a nerve network that travels through the brainstem into the thalamus and plays an important role in controlling arousal.
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Reticular Formation Question 20: the interdisciplinary study of the brain activity linked with cognition (including perception, thinking, memory, and language).
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Cognitive Neuroscience Question 21: the oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull; the brainstem is responsible for automatic survival functions.
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Brainstem Question 22: two lima-bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked to emotion
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Amygdala Question 23: the portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position.
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Parietal Lobes Question 24: the intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; the body's ultimate control and information-processing center.
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Cerebral Cortex Question 25: the brain's ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience.
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Plasticity