PSYC 101 FINAL PAPER EXAMS MODULES 1 TO
10 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◉ Pons. Answer: sleep and arousal
◉ Hippocampus. Answer: memory; elongated and curves around the
thalamus
◉ Pituitary gland. Answer: "master gland" that regulates other
endocrine glands
◉ Hypothalamus. Answer: basic biological needs; hunger, thirst,
temperature control
◉ Amygdala. Answer: limbic system; emotion and aggression
◉ Neurogenesis. Answer: formation of new neurons
◉ Primary visual cortex. Answer: in occipital lobe; processing of
visual signals
,◉ Primary auditory cortex. Answer: in temporal lobe; auditory
processing
◉ Primary motor cortex. Answer: in frontal lobe; muscle movement
◉ Primary somatosensory cortex. Answer: in parietal lobe; registers
sense of touch
◉ Sympathetic division of ANS. Answer: fight-or-flight response;
slows digestive processes and drains blood from periphery
◉ Neuroplasticity. Answer: the flexibility and changeability of the
brain's structure and organization
◉ Prefrontal cortex. Answer: complex cognitive activities; planning,
organization, paying attention
◉ Broca's area. Answer: speech production
◉ Wernicke's area. Answer: language comprehension
◉ CT scans. Answer: x-ray of brain structure
, ◉ MRI scan. Answer: magneticfields, radio waves, and enhancement
to map out brain structure (BETTER THAN CT)
◉ PET. Answer: color-coded map indicating what brain areas
become active when subjects do/think certain things
◉ fMRI. Answer: maps brain activity over time, more precise than
PET
◉ TMS. Answer: temporarily enhance or depress activity in a
specific area of the brain
◉ Use it or lose it. Answer: the brain not being used would shrivel
up and die
◉ Amplitude. Answer: height
◉ Nearsightedness. Answer: close objects are seen clearly but
distant objects appear blurry
◉ Farsightedness. Answer: distant objects are seen clearly but close
objects appear blurry
10 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Pons. Answer: sleep and arousal
◉ Hippocampus. Answer: memory; elongated and curves around the
thalamus
◉ Pituitary gland. Answer: "master gland" that regulates other
endocrine glands
◉ Hypothalamus. Answer: basic biological needs; hunger, thirst,
temperature control
◉ Amygdala. Answer: limbic system; emotion and aggression
◉ Neurogenesis. Answer: formation of new neurons
◉ Primary visual cortex. Answer: in occipital lobe; processing of
visual signals
,◉ Primary auditory cortex. Answer: in temporal lobe; auditory
processing
◉ Primary motor cortex. Answer: in frontal lobe; muscle movement
◉ Primary somatosensory cortex. Answer: in parietal lobe; registers
sense of touch
◉ Sympathetic division of ANS. Answer: fight-or-flight response;
slows digestive processes and drains blood from periphery
◉ Neuroplasticity. Answer: the flexibility and changeability of the
brain's structure and organization
◉ Prefrontal cortex. Answer: complex cognitive activities; planning,
organization, paying attention
◉ Broca's area. Answer: speech production
◉ Wernicke's area. Answer: language comprehension
◉ CT scans. Answer: x-ray of brain structure
, ◉ MRI scan. Answer: magneticfields, radio waves, and enhancement
to map out brain structure (BETTER THAN CT)
◉ PET. Answer: color-coded map indicating what brain areas
become active when subjects do/think certain things
◉ fMRI. Answer: maps brain activity over time, more precise than
PET
◉ TMS. Answer: temporarily enhance or depress activity in a
specific area of the brain
◉ Use it or lose it. Answer: the brain not being used would shrivel
up and die
◉ Amplitude. Answer: height
◉ Nearsightedness. Answer: close objects are seen clearly but
distant objects appear blurry
◉ Farsightedness. Answer: distant objects are seen clearly but close
objects appear blurry
