Chapter 1 and 2 quiz

Question 1

Cerebral cortex

Answer 1

Controls perceiving, thinking and speaking; sensory functions and association areas.

Question 2

Limbic system

Answer 2

The amygdala, hypothalumus and hippocampus.

Question 3

Amygdala

Answer 3

Associated with aggression and fear.

Question 4

Hypothalamus

Answer 4

Associated with hunger, thirst, body temperature and sexual behavior. Helps maintain homeostasis.

Question 5

Structuralism

Answer 5

Identifying basic elements and structures of psychological experiences and the human mind.

Question 6

Introspection

Answer 6

When research participants are asked to describe their experience during an exercise.

Question 7

Functionalism

Answer 7

Focuses on how mental and behavioral processes function.

Question 8

Hippocampus

Answer 8

Processes conscious, explicit memories.

Question 9

Cerebellum

Answer 9

Little brain. Enables nonverbal learning and skill memory. Helps us judge time, regulate emotions, sounds and textures.

Question 10

Question
Research
Hypothesize
Test
Analyze

Answer 10

Order of the scientific method.

Question 11

Operational definition

Answer 11

Statement of the exacr procedure used in studies.

Question 12

Descriptive research

Answer 12

When you observe and record behavior.

Question 13

Correlational research

Answer 13

Naturally occuring relationships and how one predicts another.

Question 14

Experimental research

Answer 14

To explore cause and effect in a study.

Question 15

Medulla

Answer 15

Controls heartbeat and breathing.

Question 16

Pons

Answer 16

Coordinates movement and controls sleep

Question 17

Reticular formation

Answer 17

Filters incoming stimuli, relays info to other brain areas, controls arousal.

Question 18

Thalamus

Answer 18

Brain’s sensory control center.

Question 19

Frontal lobe

Answer 19

Controls planning, judgment and thinking.

Question 20

Parietal lobe

Answer 20

Processes information about touch.

Question 21

Occipital lobe

Answer 21

Processes visual information.

Question 22

Temporal lobe

Answer 22

Processes hearing and language.

Question 23

Motor cortex

Answer 23

Output for motor function.

Question 24

Somatosensory cortex

Answer 24

Input for motor function.

Question 25

Lesions

Answer 25

Damage to a certain area of the brain.

Question 26

EEG

Answer 26

Records electroactivity.

Question 27

fMRI

Answer 27

Measures blood flow to different areas of the brain.

Question 28

Plasticity

Answer 28

The ability of the brain to modify itself after being damaged.

Question 29

Heredity

Answer 29

Characteristics transferred genetically from parents to offspring.

Question 30

Behavior genetics

Answer 30

The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior.

Question 31

Hormones

Answer 31

The messengers that the endocrine system sends out.

Question 32

Parts of the peripheral nervous system

Answer 32

Autonomic: Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Somatic: Sensory input and Motor inpiut

Question 33

Acetylcholine

Answer 33

Neurotransmitter that enables muscle action, learning and memory

Question 34

Endorphins

Answer 34

Neurotransmitter that enables pain and pleasure.

Question 35

Dopamine

Answer 35

Neurotransmitter that enables movement, learning, attention and emotion.

Question 36

Serotonin

Answer 36

Neurotransmitter that enables mood, hunger, sleep and arousal.

Question 37

Parts of a neuron

Answer 37

Cell body, dendrites, axon, myelin sheath and terminal branches