PSYC 2301 SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
MODULE ASSESSMENT SCRIPT ITEMS
ANSWERS HUMAN INFORMATION
PROCESSING REVIEW 2026
◉ serotonin
Answer: - controls appetite, aggression, and mood
- regulates sleep and breathing
◉ glutamine
Answer: one of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids in dietary
protein, specifically it is a conditionally essential amino acid
◉ sympathetic
Answer: aids in the control of most of the body's internal organs.
◉ parasympathetic
Answer: conserves energy as it slows the heart rate, increases
intestinal and gland activity
◉ autonomic
,Answer: largely unconsciously and regulates bodily functions such
as the heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, pupillary response,
urination, and sexual arousal
◉ somatic
Answer: include voluntary movement of the muscles and organs and
reflex movements
◉ Limbic system
Answer: involved in motivation, emotion, learning, and memory
◉ cerebellum
Answer: the part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates.
Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.
◉ cerebral cortex
Answer: the outer layer of the cerebrum, composed of folded gray
matter and playing an important role in consciousness
◉ frontal lobe
Answer: organizes info among others
- responsible for higher level cognitive functions and behavior
, ◉ pariental lobe
Answer: receives and processes sensory info
◉ temporal lobe
Answer: auditory stimuli and language
◉ occipital lobe
Answer: processes visual info
◉ hind brain
Answer: the lower part of the brainstem, comprising the cerebellum,
pons, and medulla oblongata.
◉ The Case of Phineas Gage
Answer: survived a steel rod that went through his head, most likely
through his frontal lobe, but there were significant changes to his
personality making him more disinhibited and this supports the idea
that disinhibition is common for people with frontal lobe damage
◉ midbrain
Answer: small central part of the brainstem, developing from the
middle of the primitive or embryonic brain
MODULE ASSESSMENT SCRIPT ITEMS
ANSWERS HUMAN INFORMATION
PROCESSING REVIEW 2026
◉ serotonin
Answer: - controls appetite, aggression, and mood
- regulates sleep and breathing
◉ glutamine
Answer: one of the 20 naturally occurring amino acids in dietary
protein, specifically it is a conditionally essential amino acid
◉ sympathetic
Answer: aids in the control of most of the body's internal organs.
◉ parasympathetic
Answer: conserves energy as it slows the heart rate, increases
intestinal and gland activity
◉ autonomic
,Answer: largely unconsciously and regulates bodily functions such
as the heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate, pupillary response,
urination, and sexual arousal
◉ somatic
Answer: include voluntary movement of the muscles and organs and
reflex movements
◉ Limbic system
Answer: involved in motivation, emotion, learning, and memory
◉ cerebellum
Answer: the part of the brain at the back of the skull in vertebrates.
Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity.
◉ cerebral cortex
Answer: the outer layer of the cerebrum, composed of folded gray
matter and playing an important role in consciousness
◉ frontal lobe
Answer: organizes info among others
- responsible for higher level cognitive functions and behavior
, ◉ pariental lobe
Answer: receives and processes sensory info
◉ temporal lobe
Answer: auditory stimuli and language
◉ occipital lobe
Answer: processes visual info
◉ hind brain
Answer: the lower part of the brainstem, comprising the cerebellum,
pons, and medulla oblongata.
◉ The Case of Phineas Gage
Answer: survived a steel rod that went through his head, most likely
through his frontal lobe, but there were significant changes to his
personality making him more disinhibited and this supports the idea
that disinhibition is common for people with frontal lobe damage
◉ midbrain
Answer: small central part of the brainstem, developing from the
middle of the primitive or embryonic brain
