In order to study parts of an animal’s brain, researchers may sometimes deliberately damage a part of the brain. They accomplish this by placing into the brain a thin insulated wire through which they send an electrical current that destroys the brain cells at the tip of the wire. This technique is called __________.

The __________ lobe is the section of the brain located at the rear and bottom of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centers of the brain.

A correlation coefficient shows that alcohol consumption and driving accidents are indeed related. As a result, a researcher could predict that the number of __________ if the direction of the relationship is known.

The effect of alcohol is to enhance the effect of __________, which causes the general inhibition of the nervous system associated with getting drunk.

Violet is in the hospital about to undergo a brain-imaging process that involves taking many X-rays from different angles aided by the use of a computer. What type of imaging technique is being used?

Arjun loves the smell of the grass after it rains. This is a result of his __________, which has/have received signals from neurons in his sinus cavity.

Neurons that carry information from the senses to the spinal cord are called __________.

Researcher Roger Sperry won a Nobel Prize for his research on epilepsy. Sperry cut through the __________, which joins the two hemispheres of the brain.

Misaki was sent to the school psychologist to be tested. Based on her IQ scores, it was decided that she would do well in the gifted child program. This is an example of which goal of psychology?

Dr. Guerrero probably agrees with the __________ theory of psychology, since he contends that humans are intelligent species due to the fact that intelligence gives us an advantage in the natural world.