The brain and neuropsychology - edexcel
gcse psychology Exam With Correct
Answers
brain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the organ in your head made up of
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nerves that processes information and controls behaviour.
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hemisphere - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-half of the brain; if we imagine a
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person facing forward and then look down on the brain from the top,
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the right hemisphere is on the right side of the brain, while the left
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hemisphere is on the left. | | | |
cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the upper part of the brain. it is the
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largest part of the brain where higher processing happens; it includes
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the cortex.
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cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the outer layer of the brain, with lots of
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folds to increase its surface area for more nerve cells, so that it can
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control more behavioural functions. the bumps are called gyri and the
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creases are sulci. | |
,spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a pathway of nerves inside the
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spine, which connects the brain to the rest of the body through the
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peripheral nervous system. information passes between the brain and
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the spinal cord through the brainstem.
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brainstem - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the part of the brain that connects
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the spinal cord to the upper brain, which also controls reflexes.
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reflexes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-actions that are automatic and do not
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require conscious thought.
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frontal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the area at the front of the brain
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responsible for decision-making and impulse control. it also helps
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control problem solving skills as well as helping us concentrate and pay
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attention to different activities. towards the back of it is the motor
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cortex.
motor cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-it controls the voluntary
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movements of the human body. it is located in the rear portion of the
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frontal lobe, right in front of the central sulcus (the crease that
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separates the frontal and parietal lobe).
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parietal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-associated with perception. it
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gives us the ability to do things such as recognise faces. at the front of
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the parietal lobe, there is a large section responsible for our sense of
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, touch. it is right behind the central sulcus, and it is known as the
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somatosensory cortex. |
occipital lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-deals with our ability to see. it
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helps process visual information from our eyes and helps make sense of
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this information. it is often called the visual cortex.
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temporal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-helps us with hearing and
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understanding sounds, speech, and creating speech. there are | | | | | | | |
important areas involved in both producing and processing sound based
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|information. this is why the temporal lobes are said to contain the
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auditory cortex. there are also areas that help to control memory
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functions.
cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-movement, coordination and
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balance (our motor skills). it takes information from different senses,
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our spinal cord, and other parts of the brain and combines them to
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coordinate behaviour. for example, if we are running and see an object,
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it sends a message telling our body to move out of the way. the message
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|is sent via the spinal cord telling us to change direction while helping us
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to keep our balance so we don't fall.
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lateralisation of function - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-different jobs that are
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done by each half of the brain; each hemisphere will have different
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specialist roles that it performs. | | | |
gcse psychology Exam With Correct
Answers
brain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the organ in your head made up of
| | | | | | | | | | |
nerves that processes information and controls behaviour.
| | | | | |
hemisphere - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-half of the brain; if we imagine a
| | | | | | | | | | |
person facing forward and then look down on the brain from the top,
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the right hemisphere is on the right side of the brain, while the left
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hemisphere is on the left. | | | |
cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the upper part of the brain. it is the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
largest part of the brain where higher processing happens; it includes
| | | | | | | | | | |
the cortex.
|
cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the outer layer of the brain, with lots of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
folds to increase its surface area for more nerve cells, so that it can
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
control more behavioural functions. the bumps are called gyri and the
| | | | | | | | | | |
creases are sulci. | |
,spinal cord - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a pathway of nerves inside the
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spine, which connects the brain to the rest of the body through the
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peripheral nervous system. information passes between the brain and
| | | | | | | | |
the spinal cord through the brainstem.
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brainstem - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the part of the brain that connects
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the spinal cord to the upper brain, which also controls reflexes.
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reflexes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-actions that are automatic and do not
| | | | | | | | | |
require conscious thought.
| |
frontal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the area at the front of the brain
| | | | | | | | | | | |
responsible for decision-making and impulse control. it also helps
| | | | | | | | |
control problem solving skills as well as helping us concentrate and pay
| | | | | | | | | | | |
attention to different activities. towards the back of it is the motor
| | | | | | | | | | | |
cortex.
motor cortex - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-it controls the voluntary
| | | | | | | |
movements of the human body. it is located in the rear portion of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
frontal lobe, right in front of the central sulcus (the crease that
| | | | | | | | | | | |
separates the frontal and parietal lobe).
| | | | |
parietal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-associated with perception. it
| | | | | | | |
gives us the ability to do things such as recognise faces. at the front of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the parietal lobe, there is a large section responsible for our sense of
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
, touch. it is right behind the central sulcus, and it is known as the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
somatosensory cortex. |
occipital lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-deals with our ability to see. it
| | | | | | | | | | |
helps process visual information from our eyes and helps make sense of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
this information. it is often called the visual cortex.
| | | | | | | |
temporal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-helps us with hearing and
| | | | | | | | |
understanding sounds, speech, and creating speech. there are | | | | | | | |
important areas involved in both producing and processing sound based
| | | | | | | | |
|information. this is why the temporal lobes are said to contain the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
auditory cortex. there are also areas that help to control memory
| | | | | | | | | | |
functions.
cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-movement, coordination and
| | | | | |
balance (our motor skills). it takes information from different senses,
| | | | | | | | | |
our spinal cord, and other parts of the brain and combines them to
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
coordinate behaviour. for example, if we are running and see an object,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
it sends a message telling our body to move out of the way. the message
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|is sent via the spinal cord telling us to change direction while helping us
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to keep our balance so we don't fall.
| | | | | | |
lateralisation of function - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-different jobs that are
| | | | | | | | |
done by each half of the brain; each hemisphere will have different
| | | | | | | | | | | |
specialist roles that it performs. | | | |
