| Assignment Number 9 Discussion/Writing Assignment Chapter 4. Neurons, hormones, and the brain (118-139) |
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Name _____________________ Date due: 9-27-04 Introduction to Psychology 101 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
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| Please staple the questions to your answers or write out the questions as well as the answers. Having the questions available in the small group will facilitate discussion. |
| Answer the following "Looking Back" questions on page 139. | |
| 1. | Which brain part acts as a "traffic officer" for incoming sensations? (120) |
| 2. | Which brain part is the "gateway to memory"--and what cognitive catastrophe occurs when it is damaged? (121-122) |
| 3. | Why is it a good thing that the outer covering of the human brain is so wrinkled? (122) |
| 4. | How did a bizarre nineteenth-century accident illuminate the role of the frontal lobes? (124) |
| 5. | If the two cerebral hemispheres were out of touch, would they feel different emotions and think different thoughts? (126-128) |
| 6. | Why do researchers often refer to the left hemisphere as "dominant?" (129) |
| 7. | Should you sign up for a program that promises to perk up the right side of your brain? (130) |
| 8. | Why do some brain researchers think a unified "self" is an illusion? (131) |
| 9. | Do men talk about sports and women about feelings because their brains are different? (133-134) |