Psychology 1010 Final Exam Review
Questions and Answers
Refractory Period - -When the ions of a neuron are imbalanced, the neuron
cannot initiate another action potential, and is in a
- False - -When you feel something more intensely it is because the neurons
are firing more intensely
- Endocrine System - -The body's means of chemical communication is the
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor - -Your sister has depression. You
notice that after she went to the doctor the other day, she had a new
prescription for an SSRI. This is
- Wernikies Aphasia - -One day, professor Marsing saw a dinosaur chasing
his car. In all of his attempts to swerve and get it off nothing helped, but in
the process he rolled the car. He received some head trauma and now when
people talk to him it all sounds like gibberish. It is likely that he has
- Serotonin - -Sleep, wake, and eating
- Norepinephrine - -Arousal and Mood
- Glutamate - -Major Exitatory neurotransmitter-Effected by alcohol
- Reticular Formation - -Your inability to get out of bed might deficit in this
area.
- Amygdala - -Remembering the emotions of September 11th would be the
process of this structure.
- Frontal Lobe - -Football players who are hit regularly may receive
concussions over and over again. Often when this happens they experience
changes in personality and lack of emotional control, maybe even memory
loss. It is likely that the damage is effecting the__________
- Which of the following statements are true: - -a. brain training games do
not improve academic performance
b. when people see a brain connected with a research study they assume
the study is less credible
- Fovea - -Where the vision is the clearest.
, - Basilar Membrane - -Part of the ear that undulates vibration.
- Perceptual constancy - -When your friend gets a wild new nose piercing
and face tatooes but you are able to identify the underlying features which
allow you to correctly identify that person as still the same person. This is
- Vestibular System - -Maintaining Balance depends primarily on the
- False - -The five basic tastes are: Salt, sour, bitter, sweet, and spicy
- Absolute - -f you sit just far enough away from your pirate friend "Beat Red
Bart" you notice that you can not smell him... however, as he draws nearer
you start to be able to smell that he has not had a bath for 3 years. This is an
example of which threshold
- Bottom-Up - -You just start a new job as the cook on a pirate ship. You
have never done this before, so you watch was everyone is doing, look at the
surroundings, and gather as much information as you can before you start to
make the first meal.
This would be an example of which type of processing
- Their eye-patch would interefere - -Why would pirates have difficulty with
binocular cues
- What is one of the main differences between sensory adaptation and
habituation - -One takes place at the level of the receptor, and the other at
the level of the brain
- Amplitude of light wavelengths effect - -Brightness
- Synesthesia - -One day as you are reading, you begin to notice that as you
read a certain letter you experience it as a certain color even though it is
printed in black. You get really scared when you start to experience sounds
as certain tastes.
- Circadian rhythm - -You naturally have a 24 hour cycle sleep pattern called
[a]
- False - -The areas of the brain responsible for visual memory are not
activated during dreaming
- False - -Sleep is an unconscious state
- Repression - -You watch your dad do a magic trick where he pulls his
thumb off... It terrifies you so much that you will not look at him for two
Questions and Answers
Refractory Period - -When the ions of a neuron are imbalanced, the neuron
cannot initiate another action potential, and is in a
- False - -When you feel something more intensely it is because the neurons
are firing more intensely
- Endocrine System - -The body's means of chemical communication is the
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor - -Your sister has depression. You
notice that after she went to the doctor the other day, she had a new
prescription for an SSRI. This is
- Wernikies Aphasia - -One day, professor Marsing saw a dinosaur chasing
his car. In all of his attempts to swerve and get it off nothing helped, but in
the process he rolled the car. He received some head trauma and now when
people talk to him it all sounds like gibberish. It is likely that he has
- Serotonin - -Sleep, wake, and eating
- Norepinephrine - -Arousal and Mood
- Glutamate - -Major Exitatory neurotransmitter-Effected by alcohol
- Reticular Formation - -Your inability to get out of bed might deficit in this
area.
- Amygdala - -Remembering the emotions of September 11th would be the
process of this structure.
- Frontal Lobe - -Football players who are hit regularly may receive
concussions over and over again. Often when this happens they experience
changes in personality and lack of emotional control, maybe even memory
loss. It is likely that the damage is effecting the__________
- Which of the following statements are true: - -a. brain training games do
not improve academic performance
b. when people see a brain connected with a research study they assume
the study is less credible
- Fovea - -Where the vision is the clearest.
, - Basilar Membrane - -Part of the ear that undulates vibration.
- Perceptual constancy - -When your friend gets a wild new nose piercing
and face tatooes but you are able to identify the underlying features which
allow you to correctly identify that person as still the same person. This is
- Vestibular System - -Maintaining Balance depends primarily on the
- False - -The five basic tastes are: Salt, sour, bitter, sweet, and spicy
- Absolute - -f you sit just far enough away from your pirate friend "Beat Red
Bart" you notice that you can not smell him... however, as he draws nearer
you start to be able to smell that he has not had a bath for 3 years. This is an
example of which threshold
- Bottom-Up - -You just start a new job as the cook on a pirate ship. You
have never done this before, so you watch was everyone is doing, look at the
surroundings, and gather as much information as you can before you start to
make the first meal.
This would be an example of which type of processing
- Their eye-patch would interefere - -Why would pirates have difficulty with
binocular cues
- What is one of the main differences between sensory adaptation and
habituation - -One takes place at the level of the receptor, and the other at
the level of the brain
- Amplitude of light wavelengths effect - -Brightness
- Synesthesia - -One day as you are reading, you begin to notice that as you
read a certain letter you experience it as a certain color even though it is
printed in black. You get really scared when you start to experience sounds
as certain tastes.
- Circadian rhythm - -You naturally have a 24 hour cycle sleep pattern called
[a]
- False - -The areas of the brain responsible for visual memory are not
activated during dreaming
- False - -Sleep is an unconscious state
- Repression - -You watch your dad do a magic trick where he pulls his
thumb off... It terrifies you so much that you will not look at him for two
