Parts of the Nervous System
Subfields in Psychology
Brain Scans
History
Consciousness
100

The ________ serves the involuntary systems of the body, such as the internal organs and glands:

- What is the autonomic nervous system

- What is the somatic nervous system

What is the autonomic nervous system

100

____ psychologists are most likely to conduct research on the age at which the usage of Internet social networks peaks

- What is a developmental psychologist

- What is a social psychologist

- What is a educational psychologist

- What is a clinical psychologist

What is a developmental psychologist

100

A type of measurement techniques is not used to examine the working brain

- What is an electrocardiography (ECG)

- What is an electroencephalography (EEG)

- What is an x-ray

- What is a positron emission tomography (PET)

What is an Electrocardiography (ECG)

100

The first to distinguish thought disorders from the mood disorders of melancholia.

- Who is John Watson

- Who is Emil Kraepelin

- Who is Sigmund Freud

- Who is Hippocrates

Who is the German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin

100

Heightened awareness of the present moment, whether of events in one's environment or in one's own mind.

- What is flow

- What is mindfulness

- What is awareness

- What is attention

What is mindfulness

200

The term ___ is defined as the span of time, after an action potential has been generated, when a neuron is returning to its resting state and the neuron cannot generate an action potential.

- What is resting potential

- What is refractory period

- What is depolarization

What is the Refractory period

200

The type of psychologist that conducts laboratory studies of the thought processes involved in problem solving.

- What is an educational psychologist

- What is a forensic psychologist

- What is a cognitive psychologist

- What is a personality psychologist

What is a cognitive psychologist

200

A brain imaging technique that extracts electrical activity from raw electroencephalography (EEG) data to measure cognitive processes.

- What is an event-related potential (ERP)

- What is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

- What is a positron emission tomography (PET)

- What is an electroencephalography (EEG)

What is an Event-related potential (ERP)

200

The founder of American psychology

- Who is B.F. Skinner

- Who is Carl Rogers

- Who is William James

- Who is Wilheim Wundt

Who is William James

200

The most widely used depressant (think drug)

- What is caffeine

- What is marijuana

- What is alcohol

- What is melatonin

What is alcohol

300

The ___ regulate(s) almost all of our major drives and motives, including hunger, thirst, temperature, and sexual behavior

- What is the pons

- What is the hippocampus

- What is the hypothalamus 

- What is the cerebral cortex

What is the hypothalamus

300

A psychologist that studies the relationship between bodily systems and chemicals and how they influence behavior and thought.

- What is a cognitive psychologist

- What is a biological psychologist

- What is a health psychologist

- What is a clinical psychologist

What is a biological psychologist

300

Jacob has suffered a head injury while driving his motorcycle. He is taken to the hospital to look for any damage and abnormality in the structure of the brain and other soft tissues. They are just interested in looking at the structures and not interested in finding out anything about his brain activity. This technique will most likely provide the required information.

- What is an event-related potential (ERP)

- What is a positron emission tomography (PET)

- What is a Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

What is a Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

300

The Greek physician, ___, was the first to write about a man suffering from a phobia of heights, what we now call acrophobia

- Who is Hippocrates

- Who is Trephination

- Who is John Locke

- Wo is Gustav Fechner

Who is Hippocrates

300

The most commonly used psychoactive drug

- What is alcohol

- What is marijuana

- What is melatonin

- What is caffeine

What is caffeine

400

___ takes commands from the brain and carry them to the muscles of the body

- What is motor neurons

- What is genes

- What is glial cells

- What is sensory neurons

What are Motor neurons

400

Aims to increase productivity and satisfaction of workers by considering how they work environment and management styles influence worker motivation, satisfaction, and productivity

- What is the industrial side of industrial/organizational psychology

- What is the organizational side of industrial/organizational psychology

What is the organizational side of industrial/organizational psychology

400

A as a brain imaging technique that measures blood flow to active areas in the brain

- What is an event-related potential (ERP)

- What is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

- What is a positron emission tomography (PET)

- What is an electroencephalography (EEG)

What is a positron emission tomography (PET)

400

The man who founded the American Psychological Association (APA)

- Who is Abraham Maslow

- Who is Mary Whiton Calkins

- Who is G. Stanley Hall

- Who is Sigmund Freud

Who is G. Stanley Hall

400

The two aspects of consciousness

- What are attention and alertness

- What are wakefulness and awareness

- What are wakefulness and sleepiness

- What are alertness and meditation

What are wakefulness and awareness

500

Part of the brain that is responsible for body movement, balance, coordination, and fine motor skills

- What is the medulla

- What is the reticular formation

- What is the cerebellum

- What is the cerebrum

What is the cerebellum

500

The type of psychologist that would evaluate a case where a mother was charged with being incompetent and unfit to have custody of her children.

- What is a clinical psychologist

- What is a forensic psychologist

- What is a personality psychologist

- What is a developmental psychologist

What is a forensic psychologist

500

A scan used to record electrical activity of the brain by placing electrodes on a person's scalp. It is better than some other imaging techniques in that it shows when brain activity occurs; however, it is not very accurate in locating where activity occurs.

- What is an event-related potential (ERP)

- What is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

- What is a positron emission tomography (PET)

- What is an electroencephalography (EEG)

What is the electroencephalography (EEG)

500

The pioneer of moral treatment of the mentally ill

- Who is Jean Piaget

- Who is Carl Rogers

- Who is Dorthea Dix

- Who is G. Stanley Hall

Who is Dorothea Dix

500

A diagnostic category that encompasses the variety of ways in which wakefulness and awareness might be compromised.

- What is disorders of consciousness

- What is narcolepsy

- What is vegetative state

- What is minimally conscious 

What is disorders of consciousness