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Exam 1 Review
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1
The body’s ultimate control and information processing center is called
Cerebral Cortex
All of the above
Cerebellum
Brainstem
2
Questionnaires (like the ones some of you might be filling out in your EC research credits) are
examples of surveys
none of the above
are examples of case studies
are examples of naturalistic observations
3
The space between neurons is called
axon
myelin sheath
neurotransmitter
synapse
4
Patient X has damage in the hippocampus area of his brain. What is he most likely to suffer in?
Memory
Regulating emotion
Heartbeat and breathing
Voluntary movement and balance
5
Independent variable and control condition Q
Type of music; slow paced music
Performance; fast paced music
Performance; slow paced music
Type of music; fast paced music
6
Your car beeps until you fasten your seatbelt. What type of reinforcement/punishment is this?
Positive punishment
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Negative punishment
7
Which of these neurotransmitters is released during exercise and acts as a pain reliever?
Acetylcholine (ACh)
Dopamine
Endorphins
Serotonin
8
Sarah has breathing difficulties.What part of the brain regulates heartbeat & breathing?
Pituitary
Hypothalamus
Medulla
Thalamus
9
Variables can be related in 3 ways (positive,negative,unrelated).The range used to express this
is between -10 and +10
is between -5 and +5
is between -1 and +1
is between -100 and +100
10
The cell body of the neuron is called..? Hint: This also contains the nucleus of the neuron
axon
soma
synapse
myelin sheath
11
___ founded by Freud with an emphasis on unconscious motivations & early childhood experiences
object introspection
functionalism
psychoanalytic approach
structuralism
12
The cerebral cortex has how many lobes? (Bonus: Name them)
6
4
What lobes?
2
13
The CNS (Central Nervous System) consists of
brain only
brain and spinal cord
motor neurons and spinal cord
sensory and motor neurons
14
A study on the differences in personality in fraternal twins represents what PSY perspective?
Behavioral genetics
Behavioral
Evolutionary
Psychodynamic
15
Which one of these is not a specialization of the left hemisphere of the brain?
Symbolic thinking (language)
Literal meaning
Overall Picture
Detail
16
Scientific method Q
revise theory
draw conclusions
generate hypothesis
collect data
17
Dependent variable, control condition Q
Anxiety levels; no treatment
Treatment; treatment group
Treatment; no treatment
Anxiety levels; treatment group
18
I get a free ticket to Europe after every 5000 mi of flying with an airline.What schedule of R?
Fixed Interval
Variable Interval
Fixed Ratio
Variable Ratio
19
Procedure in which a cerebral hemisphere(half of the brain)is removed,disconnected,or disabled.
Lobotomy
Hemispherectomy
Plasticity
Neurosurgery
20
Are price and quantity positively or negatively correlated? Or are they unrelated variables?
Positively
Unrelated
Negatively
21
Brain Q
Thalamus
Cerebellum
Reticular formation
Medulla
22
The ___ is a large bundle of neural fibers responsible for connecting the two brain hemispheres
Cerebral Cortex
Corpus Callosum
Medulla
Brainstem
23
Which of these are characteristics of good theories?
All of the above
Agree with current observations
Make testable predictions
Are simple
24
The EAR (electronically activated recorder) is an example of a
case study
naturalistic observation
experimental study
survey
25
The ___ lobe includes visual areas while the ___ lobe includes auditory areas.(Cerebral cortex)
frontal; parietal
parietal; occipital
temporal; frontal
occipital; temporal
26
Independent, dependent variable Q
Yellow room
Color of the office
Worker productivity
Blue room
27
Which one of these psychologists proposed 'functionalism'?
Sigmund Freud
William James
Edward Titchener
Wilhelm Wundt
28
As the temperature decreases, Starbuck's sales of hot chocolate increase.
Negative correlation
Unrelated- no correlation
Positive correlation
29
What two neurotransmitters are responsible for learning?
Acetylcholine and dopamine
Serotonin and endorphins
Acetylcholine and endorphins
Dopamine and Serotonin
30
The peripheral nervous system consist of what two systems?
Sympathetic division and Parasympathetic division
Automatic nervous system & Somatic nervous system
Automatic nervous system & Central nervous system
31
Nervous system Q
Her central nervous system
The parasympathetic division of her autonomic nervous system
The sympathetic division of her autonomic nervous system
Her somatic nervous sytem
32
Your child throws a tantrum, you take away all his toys.
Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Negative punishment
Positive punishment
33
What psychological perspective focuses on how we encode, process, store & retrieve information?
Psychodynamic
Behavior genetics
Neuroscience
Cognitive
