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Touch, pressure, temp, pain, and spatial processing and all controlled by which lobe of the cerebral cortex?
Parietal lobe
What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?
When an individual expresses extreme concern over physical symptom(s). This concern is beyond a normal amount.
_________ refers to the ability to consciously reflect on the nature of language.
1) Emergentism
2) Metalinguistic awareness
3) Meritocracy
4) Symbolic interactionism
Metalinguistic awareness refers to the ability to consciously reflect on the nature of language.
What is Gestalts principle of closure?
Gestalts principle of closure explains why we tend to see complete figures when part of the image is missing.
Choose either rods or cones:
Rhodopsin is a biological pigment found in the _____ of the retina.
rods
Which structure of the brain is responsible for balance, posture and coordination?
Cerebellum
Rods are what type of protein receptors?
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR)
Which neuroimaging technique is best used for measuring the detailed structure of internal organs and tissues at a single point in time?
(CT) Computerized Tomography
Which neuroimaging technique is best used for measuring changes in glucose metabolism in different parts of the brain?
(PET) Positron Emission Tomography
______ ________ is a behavior therapy technique in which the therapist models a problematic situation and then guides the patient through steps to cope with it unassisted.
Participant modeling is a behavior therapy technique in which the therapist models a problematic situation and then guides the patient through steps to cope with it unassisted.
The concept of _______ assumes that opportunity is based on a combination of talent and effort.
1) Emergentism
2) Metalinguistic awareness
3) Meritocracy
4) Symbolic interactionism
The concept of meritocracy assumes that opportunity is based on a combination of talent and effort.
Which neuroimaging technique is best used for measuring changes in blood oxygenation in the brain over time?
(fMRI) functional magnetic resonance imaging
Name the 4 stages of Piaget's Cognition theory (also include their corresponding age groups.)
Stage 1- Sensorimotor. 0-2 years
Stage 2- Pre-operational. 2-7 years
Stage 3- Concrete operational. 7-11 years
Stage 4- Formal operational. 12+ years
(2 words)_____-______ bias occurs when success is credited to internal factors but failure is blamed on external factors. For example, a good grade is attributed to being smart (internal), whereas a bad grade is attributed to the questions being unfair (external).
Self-serving bias
According to the perspectives of __________, people derive meanings for things based on social interaction and modified through interpretation.
1) Emergentism
2) Metalinguistic awareness
3) Meritocracy
4) Symbolic interactionism
According to the perspectives of symbolic interactionism, people derive meanings for things based on social interaction and modified through interpretation.
What are the 7 steps of the visual pathway?
1. eye
2. optic nerve
3. optic chiasm
4. optic tract
5. LGN (lateral geniculate nucleus)
6. visual radiations
7. visual cortex
Describe the principle of linguistic relativity.
The principle of linguistic relativity holds that the structure of a language affects the ways in which its respective speakers conceptualize their world.
________ is the conditioning of an unwanted behavior or response to a stimulus into a wanted behavior or response by the association of positive actions with the stimulus.
Counterconditioning
________ theory states that the amount of motivation for a task is based on the expectation of success and the value of that success
Expectancy-value theory states that the amount of motivation for a task is based on the expectation of success and the value of that success
Which lobe of the brain processes spatial information (proprioception)?
Parietal.
Note: The occipital lobe processes VISUAL information, not spatial.
What is the bystander effect? And how is this explained by the concept of "diffusion of responsibility?"
The bystander effect is when an individual in need is less likely to receive help when more people are present.
Diffusion of responsibility is the tendency for people in groups to assume that an action will be taken by someone else.
What is the auditory pathway? (4 steps- starts with cochlea as #1)
1. cochlea
2. vestibulocochlear nerve
3. medial geniculate nucleus
4. auditory cortex
Which structure of the midbrain is responsible for the startle reflex as well as the vestibulo-ocular reflex?
Inferior colliculus
During sleep stage 4, _____ waves appear on EEG
During sleep stage 4, delta waves appear on EEG
Which structure of the brain is responsible for relaying sensory information to the cerebral cortex?
The Thalamus, NOT hypothalamus