PSY 150 (WAKE TECH) FINAL EXAM NEWEST STUDY GUIDE
ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE 114 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|VERIFIED/GRADED A+/
The average neuron has about how many physical connections
with other cells? - ----Answers---10,000
A synapse is a - ----Answers---junction between a sending
neuron and a receiving neuron
The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions
between neurons are called - ----Answers---
nueraltransmitters
Schizophrenia is most likely linked with the excess receptor
activity for the neurotransmitter - ----Answers---dopamine
An undersupply of serotonin is most closely linked to - ----
Answers---depression
The part of the brainstem that controls heartbeat and
breathing is called the - ----Answers---medulla
The "little brain" attached to the rear of the brainstem is called
the: - ----Answers---cerebellum
,Which of the following is the component of the limbic system
that plays an essential role in the formation of new memories?
- ----Answers---hippocampus
The surgical removal of a large tumor from Dane's occipital
lobe resulted in extensive loss of brain tissue. Dane is most
likely to suffer some loss of: - ----Answers---visual
perception
Auditory stimulation is first processed in the ____ lobes. - ----
Answers---temporal
The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of
another damaged brain area is known as brain: - ----
Answers---plasticity.
Whose job is it to connect the brain and the spinal cord to the
rest of your body? - ----Answers---PNS
Which nervous system regulates INVOLUNTARY activity? - ----
Answers---autonomic
You come home one night to find a burglar in your house. Your
heart starts racing, your breathing increases, your pupils
dilate and you begin to perspire. These physical reactions are
triggered by the: - ----Answers---sympathetic nervous
system
, During the course of successful prenatal development, a
human organism begins as a(n): - ----Answers---zygote, then
is called an embryo and finally develops into a fetus.
William James was known for which of the following - ----
Answers---Functionalist
A hypothesis is a - ----Answers---testable prediction that
gives direction to research
If one were to investigate the strength of the relationship
between two variables, they would be doing ______ research -
----Answers---correlational
when conducting laboratory observational research, what is
the biggest disadvantages - ----Answers---people know who
you are watching so they don't act as though they normally
would
If a correlation is positive, what does it mean? - ----Answers-
---As one variable increased, the other variable increased
-As one variable decreased, the other variable decreased
Which of the following is true in determining the strength of a
correlation? - ----Answers---The closer the correlation is to
0.00, the weaker the correlation
Which is the strongest of the following correlations? - ----
Answers----.4
ACTUAL 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE 114 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|VERIFIED/GRADED A+/
The average neuron has about how many physical connections
with other cells? - ----Answers---10,000
A synapse is a - ----Answers---junction between a sending
neuron and a receiving neuron
The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions
between neurons are called - ----Answers---
nueraltransmitters
Schizophrenia is most likely linked with the excess receptor
activity for the neurotransmitter - ----Answers---dopamine
An undersupply of serotonin is most closely linked to - ----
Answers---depression
The part of the brainstem that controls heartbeat and
breathing is called the - ----Answers---medulla
The "little brain" attached to the rear of the brainstem is called
the: - ----Answers---cerebellum
,Which of the following is the component of the limbic system
that plays an essential role in the formation of new memories?
- ----Answers---hippocampus
The surgical removal of a large tumor from Dane's occipital
lobe resulted in extensive loss of brain tissue. Dane is most
likely to suffer some loss of: - ----Answers---visual
perception
Auditory stimulation is first processed in the ____ lobes. - ----
Answers---temporal
The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of
another damaged brain area is known as brain: - ----
Answers---plasticity.
Whose job is it to connect the brain and the spinal cord to the
rest of your body? - ----Answers---PNS
Which nervous system regulates INVOLUNTARY activity? - ----
Answers---autonomic
You come home one night to find a burglar in your house. Your
heart starts racing, your breathing increases, your pupils
dilate and you begin to perspire. These physical reactions are
triggered by the: - ----Answers---sympathetic nervous
system
, During the course of successful prenatal development, a
human organism begins as a(n): - ----Answers---zygote, then
is called an embryo and finally develops into a fetus.
William James was known for which of the following - ----
Answers---Functionalist
A hypothesis is a - ----Answers---testable prediction that
gives direction to research
If one were to investigate the strength of the relationship
between two variables, they would be doing ______ research -
----Answers---correlational
when conducting laboratory observational research, what is
the biggest disadvantages - ----Answers---people know who
you are watching so they don't act as though they normally
would
If a correlation is positive, what does it mean? - ----Answers-
---As one variable increased, the other variable increased
-As one variable decreased, the other variable decreased
Which of the following is true in determining the strength of a
correlation? - ----Answers---The closer the correlation is to
0.00, the weaker the correlation
Which is the strongest of the following correlations? - ----
Answers----.4
