Psych Final part 2

Question 1

The fluid interior of a resting axon carries mostly _____ charged ions’ while the fluid exterior has mostly _____ charged ions

Answer 1

• negatively

- positively

Question 2

The chemical messengers that convey info across the gaps btw neurons are called ______

Answer 2

• neurotransmitters

Question 3

The ______ division of the autonomic nervous system produces relaxation, while the _____ division of the autonomic nervous system produces faster heart rate and causes an individual to perspire

Answer 3

• parasympathetic

- sympathetic

Question 4

You are to pull your hand quickly away from an open flame before pain is felt bc _____

Answer 4

• movement of the hand is a reflex that involves intervention of the spinal cord only

Question 5

the axons of certain neurons are covered by a layer of fatty tissue that helps speed neural transmission. This tissue is ______

Answer 5

• The Myelin sheath

Question 6

heartbeat, digestion, and other self-regulating bodily functions are governed by the ____

Answer 6

• autonomic nervous system (ANS)

Question 7

Correct sequence of transmissions of a single reflex?

Answer 7

• Sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron

Question 8

Correct sequence of transmissions of a neural impulse?

Answer 8

• dendrite, cellbody, axon, synapse

Question 9

I am a relatively fast acting chemical messenger that affects mood, hunger, sleep and arousal. who am i?

Answer 9

• serotonin

Question 10

The gland that regulates body growth is the _____

Answer 10

• pituitary

Question 11

the oldest and innermost region of the brain is the ______

Answer 11

• brainstem

Question 12

At the base of the brainstem, where the spinal cord enters the skull, lies the _____, which controls heartbeat and breathing. Just above this part is the _____, which helps coordinate movements and controls sleep

Answer 12

• Medulla

- pons

Question 13

Each hemisphere’s cortex is subdivided into four lobes, separated by prominent fissures, or folds. List the four lobes of the brain. ????

Answer 13

• frontal
• parietal
• temporal
• occipital

Question 14

Following a head injury, a person has ongoing difficulties staying awake. most likely, the damage occurred to the ______

Answer 14

• reticular formation

Question 15

The most complex functions of human behavior are linked to the most developed part of the brain, ______. This thin layer of interconnected neural cells is the body’s ultimate control and _______ center

Answer 15

• cerebral cortex

- info processing

Question 16

If Dr. Rogers wishes to conduct an experiment on the effects of stimulating the reward centers of a rat’s brain, he should insert an electrode into the _______

Answer 16

• hypothalamus

Question 17

Right hemisphere controls _____

Answer 17

• perceptual tasks

Question 18

The visual cortex is located in the _______

Answer 18

• occipital lobe

Question 19

Twins who developed from a single _______ egg are genetically identical. Twins who developed from different _____ fertilized eggs are no more genetically alike than siblings and are called ______ twins

Answer 19

• Monozygotic
• dizygotic
• fraternal

Question 20

Heritability?

Answer 20

• proportion of variation among individuals that can be attributed to genes

Question 21

The subfield of biology that studies the structure and functions of genes is _____. How that structure and function interact with our environment to influence behavior is the subject matter of ______.

Answer 21

• molecular genetics

- epigenetics

Question 22

A pair of adopted children or identical twins reared in the same home are most likely to have similar _______

Answer 22

• religious beliefs

Question 23

Each cell of the human body has a total of _____

Answer 23

• 46 chromosomes

Question 24

The genome is best defined as ______

Answer 24

• the complete instructions from making an organisms

Question 25

Researchers who study natural selection and the adaptive nature of human behavior are called _______

Answer 25

• evolutionary psychologists

Question 26

According to evolutionary psychology, men are drawn sexually to women who seem ____, while women are attracted to men who seem _____

Answer 26

• Youthful and fertile

- mature and affluent

Question 27

Mutations are random errors in _____ replication

Answer 27

• gene

Question 28

The _______ of chromosomes determines the developing person’s sex. the mother always contributes a(n) _________. When the father contributes a(n)_________, the testes begin producing the hormone testosterone

Answer 28

• 23rd pair
• X chromosomes
• Y Chromosomes

Question 29

4-year-old Sarah, who has very specific ideas about what it mean to be female and frequently adjusts her behavior accordingly, is demonstrating the importance of ______ in the formation of gender identity

Answer 29

• Gender Schemas

Question 30

Collectivist cultures characterized by_____

Answer 30

• characterized by all of these values

Question 31

Gender Refers to _______

Answer 31

• the socially influenced characteristics by which people define men and women