AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING AND LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If your cerebellum were damaged, what would you have trouble doing?
A
identifying the first President of The United States
B
trying to tie your shoes or ride your bike
C
memorizing a list of content for your AP Psychology test
D
balancing the emotional turmoil that you would have
E
regulating your selective attention to remove unnecessary sound
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -You may have trouble trying to move in a coordinated way. Or you may have difficulty with balance, or experience involuntary muscle contractions. Damage to the cerebellum can result in conditions such as: Ataxia: Ataxia is characterized by uncoordinated movement, trouble with fine motor tasks, and changes in speech.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cerebellar damage leads to poor movement control-for example, reaching motions become irregular, curved, with poor targeting and oscillatory corrective movements.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because cerebellar damage disrupts the brain signals that are responsible for controlling movement, many cerebellar patients have difficulty walking (also called unsteady gait or ataxic gait).

Detailed explanation-4: -Disruption of the cerebellar hemispheres and dentate nuclei result in dysarthria, limb ataxia, hypotonia, terminal and intention tremor, and abnormal eye movements.

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