Brain Basics
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination
What is the cerebellum?
What emotion is linked with adrenaline and “fight or flight”?
What is fear?
The ability to store and recall information is called what?
What is memory?
How many stages of sleep are there in one full cycle?
What is five?
This person is known as the father of psychoanalysis.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
The largest part of the brain is called the
What is the cerebrum?
This chemical, also called the “feel-good” neurotransmitter, is released when you’re happy.
What is dopamine?
What type of memory holds information for only a few seconds?
What is sensory memory?
This dream stage is when your eyes move rapidly and you dream most vividly.
What is REM sleep?
He created the hierarchy of needs.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
Which lobe controls vision?
What is the occipital lobe?
This system in the brain helps control emotions like fear and anger
What is the limbic system?
Memory of facts and events is called what?
What is explicit (declarative) memory?
True or false: dreams only happen during REM sleep.
What is false?
She studied monkeys to understand social behavior.
Who is Jane Goodall?
The frontal lobe is responsible for what kind of tasks? (3)
What is decision-making, planning, and problem-solving?
Which emotion is linked with tears and comfort?
What is sadness?
What is it called when you can’t remember something you just learned?
What is forgetting (or short-term memory loss)?
What hormone helps control your sleep-wake cycle?
What is melatonin?
He discovered classical conditioning with dogs.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
What lobe processes sounds and language?
What is the temporal lobe?
This part of the brain is called the “emotion center.”
What is the amygdala?
What’s the process of moving information from short-term to long-term memory called?
What is encoding (or consolidation)?
What is the purpose of dreams, according to Freud?
What is to express hidden desires or thoughts?
This person’s experiment with Little Albert showed fear could be learned.
Who is John B. Watson?