Psychology 127 Test 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
"sleep waves" only occur during deep sleep Correct Answers
Delta waves
"survey" questions are written down and answers are marked on
paper Correct Answers Questionnaire
A disorder involving unusual neural firing in the brain, usually
due to some kind of damage Correct Answers Epilepsy
A muscular seizure caused by brain damage Correct Answers
Motor epilepsy
A network of tiny fibers at the front end, or input side of the
neuron Correct Answers dendrites
A rapid, rather a regular pattern of electrical activity that usually
accompanies activity, alertness, or conscious thinking; shows an
alert conscious mind Correct Answers Beta waves
a relatively rapid (but less rapid than beta waves) fairly regular
(but more regular than beta waves) pattern of electrical activity
associated with relaxation in a conscious state Correct Answers
Alpha waves
A set of nerve centers in the brain which influence emotional
behavior (including aggressive and sexual behavior) Correct
Answers Limbic system
,A support cell separate from the neuron, which speeds up
neurotransmission and keeps neural messages from getting
mixed up together Correct Answers Insulating sheath
An electronic machine that makes a graph record of brain waves
Correct Answers Electroencephalograph (EEG)
And almond shaped nerve center deep in each temporal lobe of
the brain, which is part of the limbic system and which has great
influence on violent and sexual impulses Correct Answers
Amygdala
Areas whose functioning could not be directly determined from
electrical stimulation Correct Answers silent areas
asking questions and recording responses Correct Answers
Interview
attempt to control certain factors that you believe effect certain
behavior; only method where you can make cause and effect
statements Correct Answers Experimentation
Back of head just above neck Correct Answers Occipital lobe
bundles of nerves running from your brain out to your muscles
and glands, telling them what to do Correct Answers Motor
Pathways
bundles of nerves that feed information about the outside world
into your brain for processing Correct Answers Sensory
pathways
, Can be controlled or manipulated ; what the experimenter does
to the subject to get a response Correct Answers Independent
variable
Can the energy with which a single neuron fires vary? Correct
Answers Yes; all or none principle
Can the speed or frequency with which it fires vary? Correct
Answers No
Chemicals released by the axotic fibers of one neuron into the
synaptic cleft or canal separating it from another neuron, causing
that other neuron to fire, too Correct Answers Neurotransmitters
Do neurons touch each other? Correct Answers no
Do you have one mind, or two? Correct Answers Two
educated guess about a possible solution to the problem Correct
Answers hypothesis
Evaluating incoming sensory information, storing memories,
and making decisions Correct Answers Cortical processing
forehead region Correct Answers Frontal lobe
groups of subjects whom you compare experimental groups;
doesn't get the independent variable; Correct Answers Control
Groups
"sleep waves" only occur during deep sleep Correct Answers
Delta waves
"survey" questions are written down and answers are marked on
paper Correct Answers Questionnaire
A disorder involving unusual neural firing in the brain, usually
due to some kind of damage Correct Answers Epilepsy
A muscular seizure caused by brain damage Correct Answers
Motor epilepsy
A network of tiny fibers at the front end, or input side of the
neuron Correct Answers dendrites
A rapid, rather a regular pattern of electrical activity that usually
accompanies activity, alertness, or conscious thinking; shows an
alert conscious mind Correct Answers Beta waves
a relatively rapid (but less rapid than beta waves) fairly regular
(but more regular than beta waves) pattern of electrical activity
associated with relaxation in a conscious state Correct Answers
Alpha waves
A set of nerve centers in the brain which influence emotional
behavior (including aggressive and sexual behavior) Correct
Answers Limbic system
,A support cell separate from the neuron, which speeds up
neurotransmission and keeps neural messages from getting
mixed up together Correct Answers Insulating sheath
An electronic machine that makes a graph record of brain waves
Correct Answers Electroencephalograph (EEG)
And almond shaped nerve center deep in each temporal lobe of
the brain, which is part of the limbic system and which has great
influence on violent and sexual impulses Correct Answers
Amygdala
Areas whose functioning could not be directly determined from
electrical stimulation Correct Answers silent areas
asking questions and recording responses Correct Answers
Interview
attempt to control certain factors that you believe effect certain
behavior; only method where you can make cause and effect
statements Correct Answers Experimentation
Back of head just above neck Correct Answers Occipital lobe
bundles of nerves running from your brain out to your muscles
and glands, telling them what to do Correct Answers Motor
Pathways
bundles of nerves that feed information about the outside world
into your brain for processing Correct Answers Sensory
pathways
, Can be controlled or manipulated ; what the experimenter does
to the subject to get a response Correct Answers Independent
variable
Can the energy with which a single neuron fires vary? Correct
Answers Yes; all or none principle
Can the speed or frequency with which it fires vary? Correct
Answers No
Chemicals released by the axotic fibers of one neuron into the
synaptic cleft or canal separating it from another neuron, causing
that other neuron to fire, too Correct Answers Neurotransmitters
Do neurons touch each other? Correct Answers no
Do you have one mind, or two? Correct Answers Two
educated guess about a possible solution to the problem Correct
Answers hypothesis
Evaluating incoming sensory information, storing memories,
and making decisions Correct Answers Cortical processing
forehead region Correct Answers Frontal lobe
groups of subjects whom you compare experimental groups;
doesn't get the independent variable; Correct Answers Control
Groups
