Jack suffered a brain injury as a result of
hitting his head while waterskiing. One of the problems that developed was that Jack could not pronounce certain words correctly for a long period of time until he had extensive speech therapy and can now speak as he did before his accident. This is an example of the brain's ______, which allowed the structure and function of his brain cells to change to adjust to the trauma.
a) adaptology
b) stagnation
c) neuroplasticity
d) reflex arc
ANS: c
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A) caudate; brainstem B) brainstem; caudate C) limbic system; frontal cortex D) frontal cortex; limbic system
Eysenck often used the term as a synonym for the term personality
A) self B) temperament C) extroversion D) genotype