NATURAL SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What is patternicity? - ANSWER-o When your brain connects things and determines
there is a pattern
o Used by all animals
o Patternicity evolves
Why is the false vaccine/autism connection an example of pattenicity? - ANSWER-Even
though the fraud Wakefield had been exposed, and the link between vaccines and
autism has been repeatedly shown to be false, the damage is done and people still
believe there is a link.
What is the difference between hard-wired and learned patternicity? What are some
examples of hard-wired patterns? - ANSWER-o Hard-wired patternicity is innate
knowledge that is genetically coded, not learned
---Ex: feeding/nursing behaviors, face recognition, incest taboo-incest is bad
What is a SS-IRM-FAP system? What is an example of this? - ANSWER-Sign Stimulus-
Innate Releasing Mechanism- Fixed Action Pattern
-Example: A baby bird pecking mothers beak (IRM) by seeing the red dot (SS) and the
mother regurgitates the food for the baby bird (FAP)
What evolutionary benefits does patternicity give to a species? - ANSWER-o Mimicry:
venomous snakes are usually bright colored, so when non-venomous snakes are bright
colors, predators avoid them
o Bacteria living in your intestines have evolved to move toward aspartate, which they
feed on
What is the measurement called "locus of control" and how does it relate to patternicity?
- ANSWER-o Locus of Control: is an idea of control over the environment
o Relation to Patternicity: patternicity only occurs within the context of the environment
What is agenticity? - ANSWER-An awareness of our own thoughts and intentions as
well as an awareness of the same intentions in others. This ability to convey intention in
others is called agenticity.
What is the "god helmet" and what effects might it produce in the human brain? -
ANSWER-o Designed a helmet with electromagnets to affect the Temporal Lobes
o Destabilizes the neural firing of either the left or right Temporal Lobe
o Produces "supernatural" episodes in users
-Out of Body
-Presence of Entity
-Color/Sound Hallucination
, What is the sensed presence effect and when does it occur? - ANSWER-o It occurs
when the right and left lobes of the brain become isolated by using an electromagnetic
field and the brain receives input from both the left and right lobes independently and
interprets that as another outside entity because there can only be one "self"
o Exposure to extreme monotonous conditions such as cold, sleep deprivation, injury,
hunger, etc. increases the likelihood of a feeling that you have a presence next to you
What is the autonomic vs voluntary nervous systems and what do they control? -
ANSWER-o Autonomic system controls all of the stuff that keeps us alive (heart rate,
breathing, digestion, excretion) and we don't think about it
o Voluntary nervous system is a higher order thinking and what is under our direct
control: daily activities and what we decide to do
o Fight or Flight: when environmental conditions are the most stressful autonomic
thinking can overrun higher order thinking, obstructing voluntary (controlled), logical
thinking
Major function of Parietal Lobe - ANSWER-3D space orientation of body: integrates
sensory information from various parts of the body, knowledge of numbers and their
relations, and in the manipulation of objects; processes information relating to the sense
of touch
Major function of Brainstem - ANSWER-Autonomic function
Major function of Cerebellum - ANSWER-balance, body coordination
Major function of Diencephalon - ANSWER-Homeostasis, melatonin
Major function of Prefrontal Cortex (PC) - ANSWER-Deciding Opposites
Major function of Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) - ANSWER-Determines "correctness"
Resting state of the nerve - ANSWER-Positive Na (Sodium) outside, negative K
(Potassium) inside the cell
Generation of the action potential - ANSWER-A stimulus initiates the depolarization of
the cell
Action potential - ANSWER-neurons transmit information through electrical impulses
What ion is responsible for the action potential? - ANSWER-Sodium (Na)
What are afferent and efferent nerves? - ANSWER-o Afferent nerves bring sensory
information into the brain
o Efferent nerves carry the response from the brain to the body
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
What is patternicity? - ANSWER-o When your brain connects things and determines
there is a pattern
o Used by all animals
o Patternicity evolves
Why is the false vaccine/autism connection an example of pattenicity? - ANSWER-Even
though the fraud Wakefield had been exposed, and the link between vaccines and
autism has been repeatedly shown to be false, the damage is done and people still
believe there is a link.
What is the difference between hard-wired and learned patternicity? What are some
examples of hard-wired patterns? - ANSWER-o Hard-wired patternicity is innate
knowledge that is genetically coded, not learned
---Ex: feeding/nursing behaviors, face recognition, incest taboo-incest is bad
What is a SS-IRM-FAP system? What is an example of this? - ANSWER-Sign Stimulus-
Innate Releasing Mechanism- Fixed Action Pattern
-Example: A baby bird pecking mothers beak (IRM) by seeing the red dot (SS) and the
mother regurgitates the food for the baby bird (FAP)
What evolutionary benefits does patternicity give to a species? - ANSWER-o Mimicry:
venomous snakes are usually bright colored, so when non-venomous snakes are bright
colors, predators avoid them
o Bacteria living in your intestines have evolved to move toward aspartate, which they
feed on
What is the measurement called "locus of control" and how does it relate to patternicity?
- ANSWER-o Locus of Control: is an idea of control over the environment
o Relation to Patternicity: patternicity only occurs within the context of the environment
What is agenticity? - ANSWER-An awareness of our own thoughts and intentions as
well as an awareness of the same intentions in others. This ability to convey intention in
others is called agenticity.
What is the "god helmet" and what effects might it produce in the human brain? -
ANSWER-o Designed a helmet with electromagnets to affect the Temporal Lobes
o Destabilizes the neural firing of either the left or right Temporal Lobe
o Produces "supernatural" episodes in users
-Out of Body
-Presence of Entity
-Color/Sound Hallucination
, What is the sensed presence effect and when does it occur? - ANSWER-o It occurs
when the right and left lobes of the brain become isolated by using an electromagnetic
field and the brain receives input from both the left and right lobes independently and
interprets that as another outside entity because there can only be one "self"
o Exposure to extreme monotonous conditions such as cold, sleep deprivation, injury,
hunger, etc. increases the likelihood of a feeling that you have a presence next to you
What is the autonomic vs voluntary nervous systems and what do they control? -
ANSWER-o Autonomic system controls all of the stuff that keeps us alive (heart rate,
breathing, digestion, excretion) and we don't think about it
o Voluntary nervous system is a higher order thinking and what is under our direct
control: daily activities and what we decide to do
o Fight or Flight: when environmental conditions are the most stressful autonomic
thinking can overrun higher order thinking, obstructing voluntary (controlled), logical
thinking
Major function of Parietal Lobe - ANSWER-3D space orientation of body: integrates
sensory information from various parts of the body, knowledge of numbers and their
relations, and in the manipulation of objects; processes information relating to the sense
of touch
Major function of Brainstem - ANSWER-Autonomic function
Major function of Cerebellum - ANSWER-balance, body coordination
Major function of Diencephalon - ANSWER-Homeostasis, melatonin
Major function of Prefrontal Cortex (PC) - ANSWER-Deciding Opposites
Major function of Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) - ANSWER-Determines "correctness"
Resting state of the nerve - ANSWER-Positive Na (Sodium) outside, negative K
(Potassium) inside the cell
Generation of the action potential - ANSWER-A stimulus initiates the depolarization of
the cell
Action potential - ANSWER-neurons transmit information through electrical impulses
What ion is responsible for the action potential? - ANSWER-Sodium (Na)
What are afferent and efferent nerves? - ANSWER-o Afferent nerves bring sensory
information into the brain
o Efferent nerves carry the response from the brain to the body
