PSYC 325: Cognitive Psychology
Chapter 2 Quiz:
1. What part of the cortex contains the axons of neurons?
a. White Matter
2. Which of the following limbic structures regulates basic body functions through the
release of hormones?
a. Hypothalamus
3. What cortical lobe has object recognition as one of its primary functions?
a. Temporal
4. Damage to which of the following limbic structures involved in movement regulation
can result in disorders such as Cerebral palsy, Tourette’s disorder, and Parkinson’s
disease?
a. Basal Ganglia
5. What cortical lobe has complex decision-making as one of its primary functions?
a. Frontal
6. What is the all-or-none principle?
a. When enough positive ions build up at the axon hillock, an action potential must
happen because of the voltage-gated channels open.
7. What part of the cortex contains the somas of neurons?
a. Grey matter
8. How do neurotransmitters allow neurons to influence one another?
a. Neurotransmitters are released by one neuron and bind to receptors on another
neuron, causing it to open or close ion channels.
9. What cortical lobe has basic visual processing as one of its primary functions?
a. Occipital
10. What cortical lobe has somatosensory representation as one of its primary functions?
a. Parietal
