exam 1

Question 1

operation definition

Answer 1

the unit of measurement and the actions you’re taking in your experiment

Question 2

different types of bias

Answer 2

sampling bias, placebo, experimenter bias, responses bias

Question 3

sampling bias

Answer 3

the sample you take being biased

Question 4

placebo effect

Answer 4

people thinking they are being treated and having symptoms resolved due to their brain thinking

Question 5

experimenter bias

Answer 5

the experimenter observing that the patients they are treating are doing better than the others because they want them to be doing better (solved by double blind)

Question 6

responses bias

Answer 6

people being misled to answer questions untruthfully based on different factors (social pressure, etc.)

Question 7

soma

Answer 7

the cell body, holds the chemicals to make reactions,

Question 8

axon

Answer 8

thin fiber that transmits signals away from the soma to the axon terminals

Question 9

axon terminals

Answer 9

what axons end in. they secrete chemicals called neurotransmitters

Question 10

myelin sheath

Answer 10

insulation for the axon which helps with conductivity and protection

Question 11

action potential

Answer 11

a very brief charge that travels along the axon carrying information

Question 12

synaptic transmission

Answer 12

a reaction that releases neurotransmitters into receivers of the next dendrites in line with the neurons

Question 13

acetylcholine (ACh)

Answer 13

controls muscles, hearts, and lungs

Question 14

dopamine (DA)

Answer 14

feel good drug, emotional regulation, and voluntary movements.

Question 15

serotonin

Answer 15

regulates sleep and wakefullness and mood.

Question 16

endorphins

Answer 16

naturally occurring painkillers, increase dopamine which makes us feel good

Question 17

brainstem

Answer 17

controls the flow of messages between brain and the body

Question 18

cerebellum

Answer 18

keeps body balanced (affected by alcohol)

Question 19

phineas gage

Answer 19

dude with pole through his frontal lobe whose personality changed

Question 20

right hemisphere

Answer 20

visual and facial recognition

Question 21

corpus callosum

Answer 21

connects two hemispheres

Question 22

left hemisphere

Answer 22

language

Question 23

parts of the eye

Answer 23

cornea, pupil, iris, lens, retina

Question 24

rods

Answer 24

part of the retina that is for seeing black and white and daytime, much more of them and less specialized

Question 25

cones

Answer 25

part of retina that is used for seeing in color, more specialized, less of them

Question 26

four lobes of cerebrum

Answer 26

frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobe

Question 27

frontal lobe

Answer 27

decision making. high level cognition, executive functioning, working memory,, and emotion regulation. not developed until 25

Question 28

parietal lobe

Answer 28

perception of environment, perceives all 5 senses, math and science, tells cerebellum about environment. math and spacial skills

Question 29

temporal lobe

Answer 29

hearing, language comprehension

Question 30

occipital lobe

Answer 30

visual center for brain

Question 31

optic chiasm

Answer 31

separates information from each visual field including the outer part of the eye

Question 32

bottom up processing

Answer 32

detect specific features of stimulus- combine features into forms - put forms together into stimulus

Question 33

top down processing

Answer 33

detect stimulus as a whole; form a hypothesis about what it is, examine features to check hypothesis, recognize stimulus (requires familiarity)

Question 34

what neurotransmitter affects Parkinsons/ what happens

Answer 34

dopamine, the dopamine neurons that generate dopamine die and people aren't sure why.

Question 35

zoloft and prozac affects what neurotransmitter/ how?

Answer 35

serotonin. prozac and zoloft block the reuptake of the serotonin so that it is all used instead of being recycled

Question 36

the unit of measurement and the actions you're taking in your experiment

Answer 36

operation definition

Question 37

the sample you take being biased

Answer 37

sampling bias

Question 38

people thinking they are being treated and having symptoms resolved due to their brain thinking

Answer 38

placebo effect

Question 39

the experimenter observing that the patients they are treating are doing better than the others because they want them to be doing better (solved by double blind)

Answer 39

experimenter bias

Question 40

people being misled to answer questions untruthfully based on different factors (social pressure, etc.)

Answer 40

responses bias

Question 41

the cell body, holds the chemicals to make reactions,

Answer 41

soma

Question 42

thin fiber that transmits signals away from the soma to the axon terminals

Answer 42

axon

Question 43

what axons end in. they secrete chemicals called neurotransmitters

Answer 43

axon terminals

Question 44

insulation for the axon which helps with conductivity and protection

Answer 44

myelin sheath

Question 45

a very brief charge that travels along the axon carrying information

Answer 45

action potential

Question 46

a reaction that releases neurotransmitters into receivers of the next dendrites in line with the neurons

Answer 46

synaptic transmission

Question 47

neurotransmitter that controls muscles, hearts, and lungs

Answer 47

acetylcholine (ACh)

Question 48

feel good drug, emotional regulation, and voluntary movements.

Answer 48

dopamine

Question 49

regulates sleep and wakefullness and mood.

Answer 49

serotonin

Question 50

naturally occurring painkillers, increase dopamine which makes us feel good

Answer 50

endorphins

Question 51

controls the flow of messages between brain and the body

Answer 51

brainstem

Question 52

keeps body balanced (affected by alcohol)

Answer 52

cerebellum

Question 53

dude with pole through his frontal lobe whose personality changed

Answer 53

phineas gage

Question 54

visual and facial recognition hemisphere

Answer 54

right hemisphere

Question 55

connects two hemispheres

Answer 55

corpus callosum

Question 56

language controlling hemisphere

Answer 56

left hemisphere

Question 57

part of the retina that is for seeing black and white and daytime, much more of them and less specialized

Answer 57

rods

Question 58

part of retina that is used for seeing in color, more specialized, less of them

Answer 58

cones

Question 59

decision making. high level cognition, executive functioning, working memory,, and emotion regulation. not developed until 25

Answer 59

frontal lobe

Question 60

lobe that perception of environment, perceives all 5 senses, math and science, tells cerebellum about environment. math and spatial skills

Answer 60

parietal lobe

Question 61

hearing, language comprehension

Answer 61

temporal lobe

Question 62

visual center for brain

Answer 62

occipital lobe

Question 63

separates information from each visual field including the outer part of the eye

Answer 63

optic chiasm

Question 64

detect specific features of stimulus- combine features into forms - put forms together into stimulus

Answer 64

bottom up processing

Question 65

detect stimulus as a whole; form a hypothesis about what it is, examine features to check hypothesis, recognize stimulus (requires familiarity)

Answer 65

top down processing