ACCTG 230 WSU TEST 1 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ mind. Answer: mental phenomenon (thinking, emotion, memory)
◉ neuroscience. Answer: the scientific study of the nervous system
◉ behavioral neuroscience. Answer: the study of the biological bases of
psychological processes and behavior
◉ behavior x nervous system relationship. Answer: a complex,
bidirectional one where the nervous system acts as the control center for
all behaviors
◉ monism. Answer: mind and brain are the same (materialist view)
◉ dualism. Answer: mind is separate from brain/body (immaterial
"soul")
◉ aristotle's contributions to relationship between brain & behavior.
Answer: (350 BCE) dualist; believed the mind controlled the body
through the heart
,◉ descartes' contributions to relationship between brain & behavior.
Answer: (17th century) dualist; reflex model, pineal gland as seat of the
soul
◉ galen's contributions to relationship between brain & behavior.
Answer: (200 AD) dualist; dissected brains, linked brain injury to
behavior (gladiators)
◉ da vinci's contributions to relationship between brain & behavior.
Answer: observed dissections & drew pictures; early neuroanatomy
◉ is consciousness uniform across the brain?. Answer: localized; many
parts of brain perform processing without awareness (ex. blindsight)
◉ blindsight. Answer: damage to the primary visual cortex; patients are
consciously blind
◉ split-brain. Answer: consciousness split between brain hemispheres;
unity of consciousness depends on inter hemispheric communication
◉ ablation. Answer: (flouren's) deliberately destroys parts of the
nervous system and observe what happens to behavior
◉ galvani's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (late 1700's) tested
descartes' view of nervous system w/ electricity, proved descartes'
wrong; electricity stimulates nerves (frog legs)
, ◉ müller's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (early 1800's)
doctrine of specific nerve energies
◉ fritsch's + hitzig's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (lates
1800's) studied dogs, electrical stimulation of brain, discovered primary
motor cortex (controls voluntary movement)
◉ flouren's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (early 1800's)
"smacked" things on head to see what happens (ablation), used animals
◉ helmholtz's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (late 1800's)
measured nerve conduction speed ([27.4 m/sec; way slower than
electricity] vs. [299 km/sec; speed of light]); first idea of synapse (gap
between neuron's)
◉ broca's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (late 1800's) studied
people w/ brain damage; broca's area (production of speech)
◉ 4 principle divisions of a neuron. Answer: input, integration,
conduction, output
◉ input zone. Answer: dendrites receive signal
◉ integration zone. Answer: soma (cell body) processes inputs
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ mind. Answer: mental phenomenon (thinking, emotion, memory)
◉ neuroscience. Answer: the scientific study of the nervous system
◉ behavioral neuroscience. Answer: the study of the biological bases of
psychological processes and behavior
◉ behavior x nervous system relationship. Answer: a complex,
bidirectional one where the nervous system acts as the control center for
all behaviors
◉ monism. Answer: mind and brain are the same (materialist view)
◉ dualism. Answer: mind is separate from brain/body (immaterial
"soul")
◉ aristotle's contributions to relationship between brain & behavior.
Answer: (350 BCE) dualist; believed the mind controlled the body
through the heart
,◉ descartes' contributions to relationship between brain & behavior.
Answer: (17th century) dualist; reflex model, pineal gland as seat of the
soul
◉ galen's contributions to relationship between brain & behavior.
Answer: (200 AD) dualist; dissected brains, linked brain injury to
behavior (gladiators)
◉ da vinci's contributions to relationship between brain & behavior.
Answer: observed dissections & drew pictures; early neuroanatomy
◉ is consciousness uniform across the brain?. Answer: localized; many
parts of brain perform processing without awareness (ex. blindsight)
◉ blindsight. Answer: damage to the primary visual cortex; patients are
consciously blind
◉ split-brain. Answer: consciousness split between brain hemispheres;
unity of consciousness depends on inter hemispheric communication
◉ ablation. Answer: (flouren's) deliberately destroys parts of the
nervous system and observe what happens to behavior
◉ galvani's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (late 1700's) tested
descartes' view of nervous system w/ electricity, proved descartes'
wrong; electricity stimulates nerves (frog legs)
, ◉ müller's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (early 1800's)
doctrine of specific nerve energies
◉ fritsch's + hitzig's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (lates
1800's) studied dogs, electrical stimulation of brain, discovered primary
motor cortex (controls voluntary movement)
◉ flouren's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (early 1800's)
"smacked" things on head to see what happens (ablation), used animals
◉ helmholtz's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (late 1800's)
measured nerve conduction speed ([27.4 m/sec; way slower than
electricity] vs. [299 km/sec; speed of light]); first idea of synapse (gap
between neuron's)
◉ broca's contributions to neuroscience. Answer: (late 1800's) studied
people w/ brain damage; broca's area (production of speech)
◉ 4 principle divisions of a neuron. Answer: input, integration,
conduction, output
◉ input zone. Answer: dendrites receive signal
◉ integration zone. Answer: soma (cell body) processes inputs
