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. What did post-mortem examinations of athletes who have suffered multiple concussions, including the professional wrestler, Chris Benoit find?

a) Reduced lateralization for language functions correct incorrect

b) Advanced onset of dementia-related symptoms correct incorrect

c) A tumor pressing against the thalamus correct incorrect

d) Deterioration of the limbic system similar to that seen in drug addicts correct incorrect

e) Swelling of the frontal lobe correct incorrect

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. Which part of the brain contributes to our most distinctly human qualities, including abstract thinking?

a) Occipital lobe correct incorrect

b) Parietal lobe correct incorrect

c) Subcortex correct incorrect

d) Cerebrum correct incorrect

e) Temporal lobe correct incorrect

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. Which term refers to the ability of the brain to change structure and function as well as develop new neural connections?

a) Emotional lability correct incorrect

b) Reciprocal cooperation correct incorrect

c) Organic brain syndrome correct incorrect

d) Lateralization correct incorrect

e) Brain plasticity correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a common symptom of frontal lobe damage?

a) Emotional lability correct incorrect

b) Delusional thinking correct incorrect

c) Apathy correct incorrect

d) Difficulty adapting behaviour correct incorrect

e) Poor abstract reasoning correct incorrect

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. Emotional information about potential threats is processed by which part of the brain?

a) Hypothalamus correct incorrect

b) Amygdala correct incorrect

c) Prefrontal cortex correct incorrect

d) Inhibitor genes correct incorrect

e) Cerebellum correct incorrect

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. Individuals with poor functioning of which brain structure may be unable to inhibit their negative emotions and, consequently, be at greater risk of acting impulsively?

a) Temporal lobe correct incorrect

b) Prefrontal cortex correct incorrect

c) Frontal lobe correct incorrect

d) Amygdala correct incorrect

e) Parietal lobe correct incorrect

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. The left-hemisphere dysfunction theory argues that violent offenders are less lateralized for which of the following?

a) Language processes correct incorrect

b) Nervous system functioning correct incorrect

c) Spatial processes correct incorrect

d) Logical processes correct incorrect

e) Serotonin production correct incorrect

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. Dopamine and norepinephrine are associated with the ________ while serotonin is associated with the functioning of the ________.

a) endocrine system; nervous system correct incorrect

b) behavioural activation system; behavioural inhibition system correct incorrect

c) classical system; neoliberal system correct incorrect

d) nervous system; endocrine system correct incorrect

e) behavioural inhibition system; behavioural activation system correct incorrect

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. The challenge hypothesis proposes that the relationship between testosterone and aggression may be explained by which of the following?

a) Learning history correct incorrect

b) Serotonin levels correct incorrect

c) Socialization experiences correct incorrect

d) Attachments with primary caretakers correct incorrect

e) Social contexts that produces challenges to mating correct incorrect

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. Which neurotransmitter is involved in approach-oriented, or exploratory, behaviours and pleasure-seeking actions?

a) Dopamine correct incorrect

b) Norepinephrine correct incorrect

c) Serotonin correct incorrect

d) Monamine oxidase correct incorrect

e) Vasopressin correct incorrect