Intro PSYCH 1300 Exam 1 SMU Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Intro PSYCH 1300 Exam 1 SMU Exam Questions
With Correct Answers


Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Responsible for learning and
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membrane and muscle activity | | |




It we blocked it it can cause paralysis
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GABA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Responsible for learning and membrane
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and muscle activity
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Serotonin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and
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arousal


How we study the brain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Brain imaging
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techniques |




Lesions |




Electrical stimulation |




Older parts of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Brainstem
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Reticular formation |




Thalamus

, Limbic system - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-neural system located below the
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cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and drives
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Amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Aggression center
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EX: Brain tumor close to the Amygdala; UT Tower shooting and Free Solo
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climber
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Hippocampus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Plays role in forming new
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memories |




Examples: "10 second Tom" | | |




Hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Emotion, basic drives, reward
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center
This area of the brain discovered by accident
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linked to addition
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Cerebral Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Highest mental functions
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Frontal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-associated with reasoning,
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planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving
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