Unit 2 - Biopsychology

Nervous System

100

This is the electrochemical communication system of the body.

The Nervous System

200

This is a nerve cell, the basic building block of a nervous system.

Neuron

300

The branching extensions of a neuron that receive information and conduct impulses toward the cell body.

Dendrite 

400

Nerves that carry information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands.

Motor Nerves

500

The sensory and motor nerves that connect the brain and the spinal cord to the rest of the body. 

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Endocrine System

100

A chemical messenger produced by the endocrine glands and circulated in the blood.

Hormone

200

This is the gland that helps regulate the energy level in the body and is located in the neck.

The Thyroid Gland 

300

The gland that helps arouse the body in times of stress and releases epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline). 

The Adrenal Gland

400

The "master gland" that, in conjunction with an adjacent brain area, controls the other endocrine glands. 

The Pituitary Gland

500

The brain region controlling the pituitary gland. 

The Hypothalamus

Sensation and Perception

100

The snail shaped structure that transmits sound impulses to the brain is called:

The Cochlea

200

The process by which becoming more sensitive to weak stimuli & less sensitive to unchanging stimuli

Sensory adaptation

300

A visual sensation that occurs after the original stimulus is called an: 

Afterimage

400

The experience that comes from organizing bits of information into meaningful wholes

Gestalt

500

The weakest amount of stimulus that can be sensed is:

Absolute Threshold

Test Questions

100

Which of the following is NOT part of the Endocrine System?

1. Brain

2. Thyroid

3. Adrenal gland

4. Gonads 

1. Brain

200

1. What word was an example used to explain the McGurk Effect in class?

   1. Olive Juice

   2. Park the car

   3. Mother

   4. Please

1. Olive Juice

300

1. Stimulants increase the functioning of the nervous system, whereas depressants:

   1. Reduce pain and produce euphoria

   2. Result in profound alterations in sensory and perceptual experiences

   3. Decrease the functioning of the nervous system

   4. Alter thinking, perception and memory 

Decrease the functioning of the nervous system

400

1. The sensation touch is a combination of skin receptors. Which of the following does NOT belong?

   1. Pain

   2. Temperature

   3. Pressure

   4. Sight 

4. Sight

500

1. Which of the following is prioritizing certain stimuli while ignoring others?

   1. Selective Attention 

   2. Sensory adaptation

   3. Signal Detection Theory

   4. Difference Threshold

1. Selective Attention

Test Questions

100

The Neurotransmitter that is responsible for the “good feelings” of motivation and arousal/pleasure is called_________

Dopamine

200

All of the following are parts of the eye, except:

Lens

Retina

Iris

Cochlea

Cochlea

300

A persons awareness of everything that is going on around them at any given time is?

Consciousness

400

How is your perception formed?

Life Experiences

500

If a person has stopped using an addictive drug and they are feeling pain, tremors, crankiness, high blood pressure or nausea, they are going through___________

Withdraw