Ps101 1st midterm Laurier QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

Ps101 1st midterm Laurier QUESTIONS
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4 Goals of Psychologists - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔describe,
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explain, predict, control |\ |\




Hippocrates argued - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔That the brain is
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the organ of mental life
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William james - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Established the school of
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Functionalism. Thought that mental processes were fluid(stream
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of consciousness)
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Gestalt psychologists - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Said that
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consciousness cannot be broken down into elements. We |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


perceive things as whole units |\ |\ |\ |\




SQ3R - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve,
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Review


MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a
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technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce
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computer-generated images of soft tissue. MRI scans show brain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


anatomy.

,EEG (electroencephalogram) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔shows
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brain's electrical activity by positioning electrodes over the scalp
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PET scan (positron emission tomography) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A brain-imaging technique that reveals activity in various
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parts of the brain, based on patterns of blood flow, oxygen use,
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and glucose consumption.
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mild traumatic brain injury - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Concussion.
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With Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
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Neuron - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A nerve cell
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Sensory system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Gathers sensory
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information


Interneuron system - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Carries information |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


between neutrons in the brain and spinal cord|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




glial cells - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔cells in the nervous system
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that support, nourish, and protect neurons
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Astrocytes - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔form blood brain barrier and
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helps heal Brain damage
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Oligo Dendroglia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Provides myelin to
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speed up transmission of neutrons
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, Micro glia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cleans up dead cells and
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prevents infection in the brain |\ |\ |\ |\




cell body - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the cell's life support center
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Dendrites - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Branchlike parts of a neuron
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that are specialized to receive information.
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Axon - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the extension of a neuron, ending
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in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to
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other neurons or to muscles or glands
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neural impulse (action potential) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔electrical signal traveling down the axon |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




myelin sheath - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A layer of fatty tissue
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segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; enables vastly |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


greater transmission speed of neural impulses as the impulse
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hops from one node to the next.
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terminal buttons (axon terminals) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔ends
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of axons that secrete neurotransmitters
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Neurotransmitters - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Chemical |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


messengers