John has decided to start to learn how to wrestle. His first day at practice, a seasoned wrestler slams the back of his head to the mat. John was shaken and reported to the trainer that he "saw stars" after he hit his head
As a result of "seeing stars," John's ______ was temporarily affected as a result of the slam.
a) corpus callosum
b) occipital lobe
c) parietal lobes
d) somatosensory cortex
ANS: B, This part of the brain is in the back of the head and controls vision.
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a. A memory test b. A personality-oriented test c. An overt test d. An attributes test
Consciousness is
a. thinking. b. remembering. c. perceiving. d. a combination of perception, remembering, and thinking. e. the awareness of activities such as perception and thinking.
The _________________offers a framework for following information as it moves from the environment to our permanent storage, to be retrieved when needed
a) information processing model b) parallel distributed processing model c) non-episodic memory d) episodic memory
Jacob and his friends form a group to play "Treasure Hunt." The game comprises eight groups that have to find a hidden object using the clues given to them in the form of puzzles. Each group member is required to interact with the rest of the group to solve the puzzles and ultimately find the hidden object. It is evident that Jacob is engaged in _____
A) onlooker play B) cooperative play C) associative play D) parallel play