Unit 1
What is the MODE of these scores?
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Name each part of the neuron using these definitions:
Branching extensions of the neuron that receive and integrate massages
The fatty tissue layer segmentally encasing the axons of some neurons; increases transmission speed and provides insulation
The ends of the axon containing terminal buttons which hold synaptic vesicles that store neurotransmitters. Forms junctions between neurons and sends messages to other neurons.
Dendrites
Myelin Sheath
Terminal Branches/Axon Terminal
Identify each area of the brain:
The left side of the brain responsible for muscle movements in speech
Area responsible for speech comprehension
Broca's Area
Wernicke's Area
Name each category of psychoactive drugs:
Excite neural activity and speed up body functions
Distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input
Reduce neural activity and slow body functions
Stimulants
Hallucinogens
Depressants
Identify each ESP:
mind-to-mind communication
perceiving future events such as an unexpected death in the next month
perceiving remote events such as a house on fire in another state
the influence of moving objects with the mind
Telepathy
Precognition
Clairvoyance
Telekinesis
Curiosity, Skepticism, an Humility
Name the two parts of the Autonomic Nervous System using these excerpts:
accelerates heartbeat, raise blood pressure, slows digestion, raises blood sugar, and cools the body
decelerates heartbeat, lowers blood pressure, stimulates digestion, processes waste, and calms the body
Sympathetic Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Identify each of the following sleep disorders:
Sudden attacks of overwhelming sleepiness
Appearing terrified, talking nonsense, sitting up, or walking around during NREM-3
Persistent problems in either falling or staying asleep
Narcolepsy
Night Terrors
Insomnia
Identify each STIMULANT:
Cocaine
Heroin
Nicotine
Opiates
Amphetamines
Caffeine
Alcohol
Cocaine
Nicotine
Amphetamines
Caffeine
According to the Opponent-Process theory of color, identify the opposing colors:
Red-?
Black-?
Yellow-?
Green
White
Blue
Name the key contributors for each term below:
Functionalism
Structuralism
Empiricism
Introspection
William James
Edward Bradford Titchener
Francis Bacon
Wilhelm Wundt
Name these neural measures:
A measure of blood flow and brain activity by comparing successive MRI scans to show brain function or as well as structure
X-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer to show a slice of the brain’s structure; shows structural damage
A visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive glucose goes while the brain performs a given task. Shows activity
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Computed tomography (CT)
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Which neurotransmitters are these:
Influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion (Oversupply linked to schizophrenia, Undersupply linked to Parkinsons disease)
Enables muscle action, learning, and memory (Undersupply linked to Alzheimer’s Disease)
A major excitatory neurotransmitter: involved in memory
Dopamine
Acetylcholine (ACh)
Gluatamate
Label each drug as either a Stimulant, Depressant, or Hallucinogen:
Cocaine
Alcohol
Heroin
Nicotine
Methamphetamine
Barbiturates
LSD
Opiates
THC (marijuana)
Ecstasy (MDMA)
Stimulant
Depressant
Depressant
Stimulant
Stimulant
Depressant
Hallucinogen
Depressant
Hallucinogen
Hallucinogen
Identify the passage of light through the eye using these terms:
Optic Nerve
Iris
Cornea
Pupil
Lens
Retina
Cornea → Iris → Pupil → Lens → Retina → Optic nerve
(DOUBLE POINTS)
What psychological perspective is related to these questions:
How can someone's personality traits and disorders be explained by unfulfilled wishes and childhood traumas?
How can we work toward fulfilling our potential? How can we overcome barriers to our personal growth?
How is blood chemistry linked with moods and motives?
Psychodynamic
Humanistic
Biological
Name these parts of the brain:
The base of the brainstem and controls heartbeat and breathing
At the rear of the brainstem, processing sensory input, coordinating movement and balance, nonverbal learning and memory
Two lima-bean-sized neural clusters that are linked to emotion, fear, and aggression
Medulla
Cerebellum
Amygdala
A picture of a dog is briefly flashed in the left visual field of a split-brain patient. At the same time a picture of a boy is flashed in the right visual field. In identifying what she saw, the patient would be most likely to:
a. use her left hand to point to a picture of a dog.
b. verbally report that she saw a dog.
c. use her left hand to point to a picture of a boy.
d. verbally report that she saw a boy.
e. communicate that she saw a picture of a boy with a dog.
d. verbally report that she saw a boy
Identify each drug:
Initial high followed by relaxation and disinhibition
Increased alertness and wakefulness
Arousal and relaxation, sense of well-being
Visual trip
Alcohol
Caffeine
Nicotine
LSD
Identify the passage of sound through the ear using these terms:
Ossicles (3 Bones: Incus, Malleus, and Stapes)
Cochlea
Oval Window
Eardrum
Auditory Canal
Auditory Canal → Eardrum → Ossicles (3 Bones: Incus, Malleus, and Stapes) →Oval Window → Cochlea
In the hypothesis “Students who study a list of terms in the morning, just after waking up, will recall more terms than students who study the list just before falling asleep,”
what is the independent variable?
The time of day
Name these parts of the brain:
Small structure with two “arms” that wrap around the thalamus and helps process for storage explicit (conscious) memories of facts and events
Directs eating, drinking, body temperature. Helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, linked to emotion and reward
Just above the medulla and controls sleep and helps coordinate movements
Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Pons
(DOUBLE POINTS)
Identify the LEFT and RIGHT hemispheres of the brain:
1. Perceptual tasks
2. Controlling the right side of the body
3. Speaking and language
4. Making literal interpretations
5. Visual perception
6. Modulating speech
7. Recognition of emotion
1. Right
2. Left
3. Left
4. Left
5. Right
6. Right
7. Right
Identify each drug:
Rush of euphoria, relief from pain
Rush of euphoria, confidence, and energy
Emotional elevation, disinhibition
Enhanced sensation, relief of pain, distortion of time, relaxation
Cocaine
Ecstasy
THC (Marijuana)
(DOUBLE POINTS)
Identify the characteristics of a sound wave for SEEING and HEARING:
Frequency
Amplitude
High frequency= High-pitch, Bluish colors
Low Frequency= Low-pitch, Reddish colors
Great Amplitude= Loud noise, Bright colors
Small Amplitude= Soft noise, Dull Colors