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PSY 101 STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM 2025|
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YOUR GRADES.
Psychology - correct answer - the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
Science - correct answer - psychology uses systematic methods to observe
human behavior and draw conclusions
Behavior - correct answer - everything we do that can be directly observed
Mental process - correct answer - the thoughts, feelings, and motives that
each of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly
Critical thinking - correct answer - thinking that does not blindly accept
arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns
hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
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Empirical method - correct answer - gaining knowledge through the
observation of events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning
Structuralism - correct answer - focus on identifying the elemental parts or
structures of the human mind; william wundt
Functionalism - correct answer - a school of psychology that focused on
how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to
adapt, survive, and flourish; william james
Natural selection - correct answer - a process in which individuals that have
certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than
other individuals because of those traits; charles darwin
Neurons - correct answer - a nerve cell; the basic building block of the
nervous system
Glial cells - correct answer - cells in the nervous system that support,
nourish, and protect neurons
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Cell body - correct answer - largest part of a typical neuron; contains the
nucleus and much of the cytoplasm
Dendrites - correct answer - branchlike parts of a neuron that are
specialized to receive information.
Axon - correct answer - the extension of a neuron, ending in branching
terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to
muscles or glands
Myelin sheath - correct answer - fatty layer that covers the axon of some
neurons and helps speed neural impulses
Resting potential - correct answer - the difference in electric charge
between the inside and outside of a neuron's cell membrane; neg inside,
pos outisde
Action potential - correct answer - a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge
that travels down an axon
All or nothing principle - correct answer - the principle that once the
electrical impulse reaches a certain level of intensity (its threshold), it fires
and moves all the way down the axon without losing any intensity.
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Synapses - correct answer - tiny gaps between dentrites and axons of
different neurons
Neuraltransmitters - correct answer - transmit, or carry, information across
the synaptic gap to the next neuron
Acetylcholine (ach) - correct answer - stimulates the firing of neurons and is
involved in the action of muscles, learning, and memory
Alzheimer's disease - correct answer - degenerative brain disorder that
involves a decline in memory, have an acetylcholine deficiency
Gaba - correct answer - a major inhibitory neurotransmitter
Decreased gaba levels - correct answer - lead to anxiety
Glutamate - correct answer - exciting many neurons to fire and is especially
involved in learning and memory
PSY 101 STRAIGHTERLINE FINAL EXAM 2025|
BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100%
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE
YOUR GRADES.
Psychology - correct answer - the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes
Science - correct answer - psychology uses systematic methods to observe
human behavior and draw conclusions
Behavior - correct answer - everything we do that can be directly observed
Mental process - correct answer - the thoughts, feelings, and motives that
each of us experiences privately but that cannot be observed directly
Critical thinking - correct answer - thinking that does not blindly accept
arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, discerns
hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
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Empirical method - correct answer - gaining knowledge through the
observation of events, the collection of data, and logical reasoning
Structuralism - correct answer - focus on identifying the elemental parts or
structures of the human mind; william wundt
Functionalism - correct answer - a school of psychology that focused on
how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to
adapt, survive, and flourish; william james
Natural selection - correct answer - a process in which individuals that have
certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than
other individuals because of those traits; charles darwin
Neurons - correct answer - a nerve cell; the basic building block of the
nervous system
Glial cells - correct answer - cells in the nervous system that support,
nourish, and protect neurons
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Cell body - correct answer - largest part of a typical neuron; contains the
nucleus and much of the cytoplasm
Dendrites - correct answer - branchlike parts of a neuron that are
specialized to receive information.
Axon - correct answer - the extension of a neuron, ending in branching
terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to
muscles or glands
Myelin sheath - correct answer - fatty layer that covers the axon of some
neurons and helps speed neural impulses
Resting potential - correct answer - the difference in electric charge
between the inside and outside of a neuron's cell membrane; neg inside,
pos outisde
Action potential - correct answer - a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge
that travels down an axon
All or nothing principle - correct answer - the principle that once the
electrical impulse reaches a certain level of intensity (its threshold), it fires
and moves all the way down the axon without losing any intensity.
, Page |4
Synapses - correct answer - tiny gaps between dentrites and axons of
different neurons
Neuraltransmitters - correct answer - transmit, or carry, information across
the synaptic gap to the next neuron
Acetylcholine (ach) - correct answer - stimulates the firing of neurons and is
involved in the action of muscles, learning, and memory
Alzheimer's disease - correct answer - degenerative brain disorder that
involves a decline in memory, have an acetylcholine deficiency
Gaba - correct answer - a major inhibitory neurotransmitter
Decreased gaba levels - correct answer - lead to anxiety
Glutamate - correct answer - exciting many neurons to fire and is especially
involved in learning and memory
