Consciousness
Who developed the concept of stream of consciousness?
A. Albert Bandura
B. Sigmund Freud
C. William James
D. John B Watson
C. William James
If you are chilling on the couch, what division of the nervous system is active?
A. The sympathetic NS in the somatic NS
B. The sympathetic NS in the autonomic NS
C. The parasympathetic NS in the somatic NS
D. The parasympathetic NS in the autonomic NS
D. The parasympathetic NS in the autonomic NS
Figure #1. What structure is the arrow pointing towards?
A. Dendrite
B. Axon Hillock
C. Soma
D. Node of Ravier
C. Soma
Associated with Parkinson's Disease
A. Hippocampus
B. Basal Ganglia
C. Thalamus
D. Amygdala
B. Basal Ganglia
Process by which sensation is turned into neural signaling
A. Propagation
B. Transduction
C. Reception
D. Neuration
B. Transduction
What part of the brain is responsible for consciousness?
A. Hypothalamus
B. Hippocampus
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. None of the above
D. None of the above- it's the entire brain!
Neurons that send sensory info to the brain are
A. Afferent neurons
B.Efferent neurons
C. Interneurons
D. Sending neurons
A. Afferent neurons
Figure #2. What structure is the arrow pointing towards?
A. Glia
B. Myelin Sheath
C. Dendrite
D. Terminal Button
C. Dendrite
Your primary auditory cortex is in your
A. Frontal lobe
B. Parietal lobe
C. Occipital lobe
D. Temporal lobe
D. Temporal lobe
I couldn't hear the TV until it was on level 40. 40 is my
A. Absolute threshold
B. Difference threshold
A. Absolute threshold
People who are unaware of items in their left visual field may be suffering from a condition known as
A. Heminoglant
B. Left optical negligence
C. Hemineglect
D. Left optical blindness
C. Hemineglect
Resting neurons are
A. Polarized
B. Depolarized
C. Hyperpolarized
D. Firing
In a refractory period
A. Polarized
Figure #3. What is this entire section called?
A. Dendrite
B. Node
C. Axon hillock
D. Axon
D. Axon
Corpus callous: connect the two hemispheres of the brain by millions of WHAT
A. Cells
B. Neurons
C. Dendrites
D. Axons
D. Axons
Signal Detection Theory postulates that
A. The intensity of a sensation increases as the log of the stimulus
B. People process stimuli based on previous experiences
C. Stimulus detection is subjective
D. Sensation is correlated to one's internal state
C. Stimulus detection is subjective
Sleeping and dreaming fits into which state of consciousness
A. Lower level consciousness
B. Subconscious awareness
C. No awareness
D. Altered state of consciousness
B. Subconscious awareness
Which is regulated by hormones?
A. Endocrine system
B. Peripheral nervous system
C. Sympathetic nervous system
D. Central nervous system
A. Endocrine system
Figure #4. Each of these arrows are pointing towards?
A. Myelin Sheaths
B. Glias
C. Nodes of Ranviers
D. Axons
C. Nodes of Ranviers
The brainstem includes all of the following EXCEPT
A. Hindbrain
B. Medulla Oblongata
C. Pons
D. Midbrain
A. Hindbrain
The brains processing of stimuli is
A. Sensation
B. Bottom up processing
C. Perception
D. Top down processing
C. Perception
If one can open and close their eyes but cannot respond to their environment they are
A. Brain dead
B. In a vegetative state
C. Minimally conscious
D. Fine!!
B. In a vegetative state
Which is the "master" gland?
A. Pineal body
B. Posterior gland
C. Parathyroid
D. Pituitary gland
D. Pituitary gland
Figure #5. The first part of the axon and where the arrow is pointing is called
A. Soma
B. Axon hillock
C. Axon control center
D. Nucleus
B. Axon hillock
Figure #6. What structure is the arrow pointing towards?
A. Basal Ganglia
B. Hippocampus
C. Amygdala
D. Cerebellum
D. Cerebellum
Researchers change stimuli and record how participants react in the scientific study called
A. Psychoanalysis
B. Psychophysics
C. Psychodynamics
D. Psychodogmatics
B. Psychophysics