Multiple choice
The forebrain comprises of a number of structures including the:
A. cerebellum, cerebrum and thalamus
B. reticular formation, cerebrum and hypothalamus
C. cerebrum, hypothalamus and thalamus
D. thalamus, cerebellum and hypothalamus
C. Cerebrum, hypothalamas and thalamus
Which structure screens and then redirects incoming sensory information to the relevant cortical area?
Thalamus
During a car accident, Stephen suffered a brain injury. Fortunately, he did not injure his spine. Afterwards, he found that he could not detect any sensations (such as touch, hot or cold changes) on both sides of his face between his cheekbones and lower jaw.
Which of Stephen’s cortical areas is likely to have been affected by the brain injury, and in which lobe is this cortical area located?
In an experiment, the group of participants used for comparison purposes in order to measure any change caused by the IV is called a/an
A. independent variable group.
B. placebo group.
C. experimental group.
D. control group.
D. control group.
What is a case study?
intensive, in-depth investigation of some behaviour or event of interest in an individual, small group or situation.
The main method used in phrenology to investigate the workings and nature of the human mind was:
A. the surgical destruction of brain tissue.
B. a physical examination of the shape and unevenness of the head or skull.
C. a psychological examination of the person’s actual behaviour.
D. The measurement of brain cell activity by electrodes placed on the skull.
B. a physical examination of the shape and unevenness of the head or skull.
What is the vital role of neurons that glial cells cannot perform?
Cannot generate an action potential
Describe one major function of the somatic nervous system and give an example to illustrate your answer.
Transmit information from sensory receptors to the. CNS
A researcher interested in the effects of anxiety on exam performance asked research participants to describe how they feel during an exam when they come across a question they know they will get wrong. The participants’ responses were tape-recorded so that they could be analysed at a later time.
The type of data obtained by the researcher is best described as
A. secondary data.
B. quantitative data.
C. numerical data.
D. qualitative data.
D. qualitative data.
To generalise from the results of a research study means
A. overstating the results.
B. stating whether the results can be replicated.
C. restricting the conclusion(s) to the results.
D. applying the results to the sampled population.
D. applying the results to the sampled population.
The relationship between the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system is best described as:
A. non-interactive.
B. outlying.
C. interdependent.
D. autonomous.
C. interdependent.
The neuroimaging technique that uses a radioactive tracer injected into a vein to measure brain cell activity is called
PET
Positron emission tomography
Thomas was walking home one night down a dark street. All of a sudden he noticed something moving quickly towards him. Thinking it was a dog about to attack, he took off and ran faster than he had ever run before in his life.
When Thomas was safely home he began to calm down. Which division of the nervous system was responsible for this response and what would it have calmed?
Parasympathetic NS
Decreased HR and breathing.
Which of the following procedures would be considered to be unethical when conducting research?
A. choosing only volunteers as participants in an experiment
B. disclosing a participant’s extraordinary test results to the media without obtaining written consent to do so from the research participant
C. testing a child’s ability to do algebra even though the child’s ability to do algebra is already known
D. allowing a participant to discontinue being in the experiment, even though the experiment has started
B. disclosing a participant’s extraordinary test results to the media without obtaining written consent to do so from the research participant
A researcher is interested in studying why some people willingly give up their personal time to help others. She has seen people operating a hot soup outlet for homeless people after midnight and decides to survey the operators. The researcher’s sampling procedure is best described as _____ sampling.
A. random
B. convenience
C. stratified
D. situational
B. convenience
The theory behind phrenology came from the ideas of
A. Sigmund Freud.
B. James Watson.
C. Franz Gall.
D. Burrhus Skinner.
C. Franz Gall.
Thomas was walking home one night down a dark street. All of a sudden he noticed something moving quickly towards him. Thinking it was a dog about to attack, he took off and ran faster than he had ever run before in his life.
Which system was activated when Thomas saw the ‘dog’ moving towards him?
The sympathetic NS
Describe Broca's area, including its major function and location in the brain.
Broca’s area has a crucial role in the production of articulate speech; that is, speech that is clear and fluent. If you were to read this section of text aloud, Broca’s area would coordinate messages to your lips, jaws, tongue and vocal cords to enable you to produce (‘say’) the words clearly and fluently
To test the notion that ‘two heads are better than one’, a psychologist measures how long it takes people working either in groups of two or working alone to solve a problem. The independent variable is
A. the problem.
B. the number of people working on the problem.
C. the time it takes to solve the problem.
D. whether or not the problem is solved.
B. the number of people working on the problem.
A research hypothesis with operationalised variables states
A. whether the results are valid and reliable.
B. the sample from which the population was drawn.
C. whether the IV and DV can be controlled.
D. how the IV and DV will be manipulated and measured.
D. how the IV and DV will be manipulated and measured.
A major function of the somatic nervous system is to:
A. transmit information from sensory receptor sites to the central nervous system.
B. carry neural messages between the central nervous system and internal organs and glands.
C. maintain the body’s internal states.
D. interpret information provided by sensory systems of the body.
A. transmit information from sensory receptor sites to the central nervous system.
What is the role of the myelin sheath?
To insulate the axon
Thomas was walking home one night down a dark street. All of a sudden he noticed something moving quickly towards him. Thinking it was a dog about to attack, he took off and ran faster than he had ever run before in his life.
With reference to the particular nervous system involved, explain why Thomas ran so fast.
Sympathetic NS
Cases increased arousal, HR and breathing
Minimising unwanted effects of variables other than the independent variable involves controlling
A. participant responses in the experimental condition.
B. participant responses in the control condition.
C. extraneous variables.
D. dependent variables.
C. extraneous variables.
In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated or changed in some way by the experimenter is called the _____ variable, whereas the variable that is measured to find out the effects of the treatment is called the _____ variable.
A. control; experimental
B. independent; dependent
C. experimental; control
D. dependent; independent
B. independent; dependent