Lesson 3.2.3.3.2
3.2.3.3.2 Localisation of function: motor, somatosensory, visual, auditory and language areas Quiz: AQA Psychology, Unit 7
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The 20 questions
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Which specific area of the frontal lobe controls voluntary muscle movement?
- Visual area
- Somatosensory area
- Motor area
- Auditory area
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Which area of the brain processes sensory information such as touch and pressure?
- Visual cortex
- Motor cortex
- Somatosensory cortex
- Auditory cortex
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In which brain lobe is the visual cortex located?
- Occipital lobe
- Parietal lobe
- Frontal lobe
- Temporal lobe
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Which area of the brain is responsible for processing sound information from the ears?
- Auditory cortex
- Visual cortex
- Somatosensory cortex
- Motor cortex
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Which brain area is primarily responsible for speech production?
- Motor cortex
- Broca's area
- Somatosensory cortex
- Wernicke's area
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Which brain area is responsible for understanding spoken and written language?
- Broca's area
- Wernicke's area
- Auditory cortex
- Motor cortex
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Difficulty producing speech despite intact comprehension suggests damage to which brain area?
- Wernicke's area
- Somatosensory cortex
- Broca's area
- Visual cortex
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Damage to the left motor cortex is most likely to impair movement on which side?
- Both sides
- Right side
- Lower body
- Left side
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What term describes the concept that specific brain areas perform specific functions?
- Equipotentiality
- Plasticity of function
- Lateralisation of function
- Localisation of function
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Why is localisation of function not considered completely absolute in the brain?
- Functions are random
- Only one area operates
- Neurons never connect
- Areas work together
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Which brain lobe contains the somatosensory cortex?
- Frontal lobe
- Temporal lobe
- Parietal lobe
- Occipital lobe
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Damage to the visual cortex directly affects which primary sense?
- Touch
- Hearing
- Sight
- Balance
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Which brain area is located directly behind the motor cortex in the parietal lobe?
- Somatosensory cortex
- Visual cortex
- Broca's area
- Auditory cortex
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Where do motor nerve fibres cross over to control the opposite side of the body?
- Parietal lobe
- Corpus callosum
- Cerebellum
- Brain stem
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Which lobe of the brain contains Wernicke's area?
- Parietal lobe
- Temporal lobe
- Occipital lobe
- Frontal lobe
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Stimulating a specific motor cortex region causes muscle movement, providing evidence for what?
- Hemispheric lateralisation
- Neural plasticity
- Localisation of function
- Synaptic transmission
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In which lobe of the brain is the auditory cortex located?
- Occipital lobe
- Temporal lobe
- Frontal lobe
- Parietal lobe
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Which function is controlled by the somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobe?
- Visual processing
- Muscle movement
- Touch sensation
- Speech production
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Which term describes how body parts are mapped onto specific areas of the motor cortex?
- Somatotopic organisation
- Synaptic transmission
- Plasticity
- Hemispheric lateralisation
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Which function is considered strongly localised to a specific area of the brain?
- General intelligence
- Decision making
- Personality
- Visual processing
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