Brain Basics
What is the main organ of the nervous system?
What is the brain?
Name one example of nonverbal communication.
All of the following might diverge from what general emotion?
What is anger?
Name one thing you did yesterday.
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Which part of the brain controls basic life functions such as breathing and heart rate?
What is the brain stem?
What are neurons, and what is their primary function?
Nerve cells that transmit information through electrical signals.
Primary function: send and receive information in the nervous system.
What is the term for the tendency to adapt to a generalized idea of a group's behavior or opinions?
What is the term for an intense, irrational fear in response to a specific object or situation?
Phobia
What is short-term memory?
What is the ability to temporarily hold information for a short period?
What is the colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil?
What is the iris?
How does the brain communicate with the rest of the body?
What is the nervous system?
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What are neurons?
What is prejudice?
What is negative beliefs about a particular group?
Which part of the brain is associated with processing emotional responses?
Amygdala
What are "flashbulb memories"?
What are vivid and highly detailed memories of significant events?
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What is the main function of the cerebellum?
What is movement?
What is the bystander effect?
What is when people are less likely to help in an emergency when others are present?
What term refers to the concept that neurological differences, including autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, as natural variations of the human brain?
What is Neurodiversity / Neurodivergency?
What is the "serial position effect" in memory?
What is the tendency to remember the first and last items in a list better than the middle items?
What are the tiny gap between two neurons where chemical signals are transmitted from one neuron to another?
What are synapse?
What is neuroplasticity?
What is the brain's ability to form new neural connections?
What is cognitive dissonance?
What is discomfort that arises when holding conflicting beliefs?
Which neurotransmitter is often associated with feelings of pleasure in the brain?
What is dopamine?
What is a major area of the brain associated with memory (and learning)?
What is the hippocampus?
Which psychologist is known for their stages of cognitive development in children?
Who is Jean Piaget?