Brain Function 1
What is the fatty substance that helps insulate some axons and speed up neural transmission?
Myelin
Which photoreceptors are responsible for colour vision?
Cones
What does a negative correlation mean?
As one variable increases, the other tends to decrease.
What does 'localisation of function' mean?
The idea that particular areas of the brain are responsible for particular functions.
Who released the hit song Espresso?
Sabrina Carpenter
Which area of the brain is associated with speech production? And what lobe is it?
Broca's area
Frontal lobe
What is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
A neurotransmitter that increases the likelihood that the receiving neuron will fire.
Where are rods and cones located?
What does standard deviation (SD) measure?
The amount of variation or spread of scores around the mean.
Which lobe is primarily associated with planning, decision-making and voluntary movement?
Frontal lobe
Who played Jack Dawson in Titanic?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Which neurotransmitter is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?
GABA
What is the outer layer of the cerebrum called?
Cerebral Cortex
What is transduction?
Converting light energy into electrochemical signals
What 2 things does a correlation coefficient measure?
The strength and direction of the linear relationship between two variables.
Does the Autonomic Nervous System mainly control organs or skeletal muscles?
Organs
Which band recorded Bohemian Rhapsody?
Queen
Which part of the limbic system is strongly associated with forming and retrieving memories e.g. transferring STM to LTMS
Hippocampus
What structure connects the left and right hemispheres?
Corpus callosum
The optic nerve carries visual information from the _____ to the ______
Eye to the brain
What is the possible range of a correlation coefficient?
−1 to +1.
Which brain structure is strongly associated with processing fear and emotional responses?
Amygdala
Which famous music festival is held in California and attracts major international artists?
Coachella
Which neurotransmitter is strongly associated with reward, motivation and movement?
Dopamine
Which lobe is primarily associated with processing touch and other bodily sensations?
Parietal lobe
What is the main role of the thalamus in visual perception?
Filters sensory information
Two studies have the same mean. Study A has an SD of 2 and Study B has an SD of 12. Which study has greater variability?
B
Which sequence is correct?
A. Reception → Transduction → Transmission → Selection
B. Transduction → Reception → Selection → Interpretation
C. Selection → Reception → Organisation → Transduction
D. Reception → Interpretation → Transduction → Transmission
A. Reception → Transduction → Transmission → Selection
Who plays Rue in Euphoria?
Zendaya
Which four brain structures of the limbic system are particularly relevant to emotion and memory in this topic?
Hippocampus, hypothalamus, thalamus and amygdala
Which part of the brain regulates functions such as hunger, thirst and body temperature?
Hypothalamus
What is a perceptual set? Name all 4 we have learnt
A tendency to perceive something in a particular way based on expectations, experiences or prior knowledge.
Past experience, context, motivation, emotion
If a t-test produces p = 0.06, what do researchers generally do with the null hypothesis?
Accept it
Which artist released Not Like Us?
Kendrick Lemar
Who played Wednesday Addams in Wednesday?
Jenna Ortega
Which neurotransmitter is involved in learning, memory and muscle contraction?
Acetylcholine
What ion enters the neuron during depolarisation?
Sodium (Na⁺)
Higher frequency produces a:
A. Higher pitch
B. Lower pitch
C. Louder sound
D. Softer sound
A. Higher pitch
What does standard error (SE) measure?
The amount of variability expected in a sample statistic, such as the sample mean, across repeated samples.
What determines how loud a sound is?
A. Frequency
B. Wavelength
C. Amplitude
D. Pitch
C. Amplitude
Which artist released the album 1989?
Taylor Swift
Which neurotransmitter is strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease?
Acetylcholine
Which brain structure acts as an important relay station for sensory information?
Which photoreceptors are responsible for fine detail?
Cones
What does a small SE suggest?
The sample mean is likely to be a more precise estimate of the population mean.
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
Who directed Oppenheimer?
Christopher Nolan
What is the main function of the cerebellum?
Coordinating movement, balance, posture and motor control.
What medication can be used to increase dopamine availability in people with Parkinson’s disease?
Levodopa (L-DOPA).
Ganglion cell axons bundle together to form the:
Optic nerve
What does a p-value tell us?
The probability of obtaining results at least as extreme as those observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa
Rihanna
Which brain structure contains many of the dopamine-producing neurons affected in Parkinson’s disease?
Substantia Nigra
What happens to the potassium channels during repolarisation?
They open, allowing K⁺ to leave the neuron.
Which theory explains low-frequency sounds using the rate at which the basilar membrane vibrates?
Frequency theory
What is a t-test used to investigate?
Whether there is a statistically significant difference between two means.
What happens to SE as sample size increases?
SE decreases
Who directed Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Django Unchained?
Quentin Tarantino
Why does hyperpolarisation occur?
Potassium channels remain open slightly too long, allowing additional K⁺ to leave.