STUDENT NUMBER: 62191411
ASSIGNMENT 03
UNIQUE NO.: 338816
PYC1501
BASIC PSYCHOLOGY
DUE DATE: 25 AUGUST 2021
, 1. Which of the following is the main function of the temporal lobes?
1. To interpret visual input and combine it into meaningful patterns
2. To regulate complex mental activities and behaviours
3. To act as a reflex centre for processes that ensure human survival
4. To perceive sounds, such as spoken words and other sound patterns
2. Sensory or afferent neurons are responsible for…
1. conducting messages from the spinal cord and brain to the muscles and glands
2. setting the action potential in motion for the neuron to fire
3. carrying messages from the environment to the spinal cord and brain
4. ensuring that an impulse is conducted faster through the axon to the boutons
3. The resting membrane potential occurs when the sodium ions are … charged and the
potassium ions are … charged. The total electrical charge on the inside of the cell
membrane is …
1. positively, positively, negative
2. positively, negatively, negative
3. negatively, positively, negative
4. positively, positively, positive
4. The electrical charge resulting from the difference between the positive and negative
ions outside and inside the cell results in …
1. the refractory period
2. the resting membrane potential
3. the action potential
4. a threshold
5. Which neurotransmitter is involved in the experience of pleasure and suppression of
pain?
1. Acetylcholine
2. Serotonin
3. Adrenalin
4. Endorphin
6. Consciousness is defined as…
1. a heightened state of physiological arousal
2. phase 1 sleep where one experiences drowsiness or light sleep
3. an awareness of all sensations, thoughts, and feeling at a particular time
1 STUDENT NO.: 62191411
ASSIGNMENT 03
UNIQUE NO.: 338816
PYC1501
BASIC PSYCHOLOGY
DUE DATE: 25 AUGUST 2021
, 1. Which of the following is the main function of the temporal lobes?
1. To interpret visual input and combine it into meaningful patterns
2. To regulate complex mental activities and behaviours
3. To act as a reflex centre for processes that ensure human survival
4. To perceive sounds, such as spoken words and other sound patterns
2. Sensory or afferent neurons are responsible for…
1. conducting messages from the spinal cord and brain to the muscles and glands
2. setting the action potential in motion for the neuron to fire
3. carrying messages from the environment to the spinal cord and brain
4. ensuring that an impulse is conducted faster through the axon to the boutons
3. The resting membrane potential occurs when the sodium ions are … charged and the
potassium ions are … charged. The total electrical charge on the inside of the cell
membrane is …
1. positively, positively, negative
2. positively, negatively, negative
3. negatively, positively, negative
4. positively, positively, positive
4. The electrical charge resulting from the difference between the positive and negative
ions outside and inside the cell results in …
1. the refractory period
2. the resting membrane potential
3. the action potential
4. a threshold
5. Which neurotransmitter is involved in the experience of pleasure and suppression of
pain?
1. Acetylcholine
2. Serotonin
3. Adrenalin
4. Endorphin
6. Consciousness is defined as…
1. a heightened state of physiological arousal
2. phase 1 sleep where one experiences drowsiness or light sleep
3. an awareness of all sensations, thoughts, and feeling at a particular time
1 STUDENT NO.: 62191411
