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CLOSE & ASSESS Module 1.4a
Exit Activity
(10 minutes) Ask students to
engage in a one-word summary by
summarizing neuroplasticity in one
word. Then, have them write a few
sentences explaining their choice.
Share themes that emerge with the
whole class. (Hint: Tell students they
can’t use the word “brain” or any word
containing “neuro.”)
CLOSE & ASSESS
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Exit Assessment
(Out of class) Ask students to
differentiate among the common types
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of neural measures listed in Table
1.4-1 in written form in terms of how
they work. Remember: Take time
to address any misinformation that
comes up in this activity.
ASSESS
Answers to Module 1.4a AP ®
Practice Multiple Choice
Questions
1. d (SP 2.B) 4. b (SP 4.B)
2. c (SP 1.A) 5. c (SP 1.A)
3. b (SP 1.A)
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REVIEW
1.4-1 Why are psychologists concerned with human • Neural plasticity is strongest in childhood, but it contin-
biology? ues throughout life.
• Researchers working from a biological perspective study 1.4-3 How do neuroscientists study the brain’s
the links between our biology and our behavior. connections to behavior and mind?
• We are biopsychosocial systems: biological, psycholog- • Case studies and lesioning first revealed the general effects
ical, and social-cultural factors interact to influence of brain damage.
behavior.
• Modern electrical, chemical, or magnetic stimulation also
reveals aspects of information processing in the brain.
1.4-2 How do biology and experience together • CT and MRI scans show anatomy. EEG, MEG, PET, and
enable neuroplasticity?
fMRI (functional MRI) recordings reveal brain function.
• Our brain’s neuroplasticity allows us to build new neural
pathways as we adjust to new experiences. Our brain is
a work in progress, changing with the focus and practice
we devote to new ventures.
AP Practice Multiple Choice Questions
®
1. Researchers wanted to determine the brain waves present 4. When Amita is in a car accident, her neurologist,
when individuals were sleeping. They placed electrodes Dr. Lang, suspects she has sustained an injury to the back
on the scalps of 100 volunteers, and then asked the
of her brain. “Can you check with an EEG?” asks Amita’s
volunteers to sleep in the laboratory each night for one brother. Dr. Lang explains that an EEG is not the best
week. The researchers obtained recordings of the electri- method for assessing this injury, because
cal activity across the volunteers’ brain surfaces. Which of a. an EEG only provides images of how the brain
the following represents the operational definition of the consumes glucose.
dependent variable in this study? b. an EEG only provides images of brain-wave activity.
a. MRI readings c. an EEG only provides still images of the brain.
d. an EEG only provides stimulation to one region of the
b. CT readings
c. MEG readings brain.
d. EEG readings 5. Dr. Translucent measures the brain’s electrical activity via
2. Dr. Ultrone uses a technique to measure glucose con- magnetic fields, using a(n)
sumption as an indicator of brain activity. What is the a. CT.
name of this technique? b. EEG.
a. MRI c. PET c. MEG.
b. fMRI d. EEG d. PET.
3. Zoey did a report on the brain’s ability to change in
response to both experience and damage. What was
her report about?
a. Neurostimulation
b. Neuroplasticity
c. Neurobiology
d. Neuropsychology
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