Ole Miss- Psychology 201 Exam 1 Mervin Questions With Correct Answers

Ole Miss- Psychology 201 Exam 1 Mervin
Questions With Correct Answers

psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the scientific study of behavior and
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mental processes |




_____ behaviors cannot be seen by the naked eye - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-covert


school of psychology that focuses on the structure of conscious thought
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-structuralism
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views behaviors as a result from brain chemistry or structure itself -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-biological perspective
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case studies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-most often used for rare
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situations, gathering a lot of information from very few subjects, and
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don't make it hard to generalize
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requirements of Institutional Review Board (IRB) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-informed consent, debriefing, confidentiality | | |

,random sample - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-allows for the best chance of
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getting a sample that's representative of population
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dendrite - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-part of a neuron that's responsible for
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gathering signals from other neurons
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depolarization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-(in action potential) process in
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which the sodium ions pulled into the cell cause inside of charge to
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become +30mV |




repolarization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-process in which a channel
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opens & it allows for potassium ions to be pulled out, charge inside cell
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decreases


synapse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the gap between neurons
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central nervous system (CNS) is made up of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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brain & spinal cord
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what triggers the flight or flight response when under threat - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-sympathetic


refers to involuntary movement (breathing, heart rate, digestion) -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-autonomic |

,afferent neurons - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-carry signals to CNS
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CAT scan - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-imaging technique that only shows
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brain structure & uses X-ray to view brain
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PET scan - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-imaging technique that shows brain
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at work by using radioactive dye
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lobe of brain responsible for higher-level thinking - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-frontal


left-brain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--associated with more logical
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thinking
-primarily responsible for language production
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pituitary gland is responsible for regulating __ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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growth


neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-chemical signals that swim | | | | | | |



across the synapse| |

, site that receives neurotransmitter - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-post-
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synaptic neuron |




white matter - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-made of up myelinated neurons
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cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-responsible for balance & fine
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motor movement |




midbrain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-responsible for moving messages
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from one part of brain to next (aka message center)
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characteristics of cerebral cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- has 4 lobes: | | | | | | | | | |



frontal (higher level thinking), parietal (sense of touch) occipital (sense
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of vision), temporal (sense of hearing)
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-corpus callosum provides connections between the 2 hemispheres
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-largest part of human brain | | | |




-wrinkled appearance |




-has lobes responsible for specific function
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broca's aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-disorder that results in
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difficulties with being able to produce speech | | | | | |