Introduction to Brain & Behavior Chapter 1-4.
160 Questions and Correct Verified Answers
Cerebrum
✔major structure of the forebrain that consists of two virtually identical
hemispheres (left and right) and is responsible for most conscious behavior
Hemisphere
✔literally, half a sphere, referring to one side of the cerebrum
Brainstem
✔central structure of the brain responsible for most unconscious behavior
Cerebellum
✔major structure of the brainstem specialized for coordinating and learning
skilled movements; in large-brained animals, the cerebellum may also have
a role in coordinating other mental processes
Neuron
✔specialized nerve cell engaged in information processing
Spinal cord
✔part of the central nervous system encased within the vertebrae (spinal
column) that provides most of the connections between the brain and the
rest of the body
, Introduction to Brain & Behavior Chapter 1-4.
160 Questions and Correct Verified Answers
CNS
✔the brain and spinal cord that together mediate behavior
PNS
✔all the neurons in the body located outside the brain and spinal cord;
provides sensory and motor connections to and from the central nervous
system
Embodied langauge
✔hypothesis that the movements we make and the movements we
perceive in others are central to communication with others
Psyche
✔synonym for mind, and entity once proposed to be the source of human
behavior
Mind
✔proposed nonmaterial entity responsible for intelligence, attention,
awareness and consciousness
, Introduction to Brain & Behavior Chapter 1-4.
160 Questions and Correct Verified Answers
Mentalism
✔explanation of behavior as a function of the nonmaterial mind
Dualism
✔philosophical position that holds that both a nonmaterial mind and a
material body contribute to behavior
Mind-body problem
✔quandary of explaining how a nonmaterial mind and a material body
interact
Materialism
✔philosophical position that holds that behavior can be explained as a
function of the brain and the rest of the nervous system without explanatory
recourse to the mind
Natural selection
✔Darwin's theory for explaining how new species evolve and how existing
species change over time; differential success in the reproduction of
different characteristics (phenotypes) results from the interaction of
organisms with their environment
160 Questions and Correct Verified Answers
Cerebrum
✔major structure of the forebrain that consists of two virtually identical
hemispheres (left and right) and is responsible for most conscious behavior
Hemisphere
✔literally, half a sphere, referring to one side of the cerebrum
Brainstem
✔central structure of the brain responsible for most unconscious behavior
Cerebellum
✔major structure of the brainstem specialized for coordinating and learning
skilled movements; in large-brained animals, the cerebellum may also have
a role in coordinating other mental processes
Neuron
✔specialized nerve cell engaged in information processing
Spinal cord
✔part of the central nervous system encased within the vertebrae (spinal
column) that provides most of the connections between the brain and the
rest of the body
, Introduction to Brain & Behavior Chapter 1-4.
160 Questions and Correct Verified Answers
CNS
✔the brain and spinal cord that together mediate behavior
PNS
✔all the neurons in the body located outside the brain and spinal cord;
provides sensory and motor connections to and from the central nervous
system
Embodied langauge
✔hypothesis that the movements we make and the movements we
perceive in others are central to communication with others
Psyche
✔synonym for mind, and entity once proposed to be the source of human
behavior
Mind
✔proposed nonmaterial entity responsible for intelligence, attention,
awareness and consciousness
, Introduction to Brain & Behavior Chapter 1-4.
160 Questions and Correct Verified Answers
Mentalism
✔explanation of behavior as a function of the nonmaterial mind
Dualism
✔philosophical position that holds that both a nonmaterial mind and a
material body contribute to behavior
Mind-body problem
✔quandary of explaining how a nonmaterial mind and a material body
interact
Materialism
✔philosophical position that holds that behavior can be explained as a
function of the brain and the rest of the nervous system without explanatory
recourse to the mind
Natural selection
✔Darwin's theory for explaining how new species evolve and how existing
species change over time; differential success in the reproduction of
different characteristics (phenotypes) results from the interaction of
organisms with their environment
