Areas of the Brain Responsible for Receiving Sensory Information Are

question 54

Multiple Choice

Areas of the brain responsible for receiving sensory information are organized in such a way that more sensitive areas (that is,the fovea in the retina,the hands or mouth in the body) are represented to a much greater extent than less sensitive areas and thus occupy more space in these cortical sensory areas.This type of organization is known as _____ organization.

• A) spatially sensitive
• B) geometric
• C) topographic
• D) nonspecific

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

A psychological condition marked by disturbances in thinking, perception, emotions, and social behavior.

Diagnosed

The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem through examination of the symptoms.

Hallucination

The experience of sensing or perceiving things that are not present or do not exist in the external environment, often auditory or visual in nature.

Delusion

A strongly held belief that is maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of psychiatric disorders.