NVCC PSY 200-E43L Exam 1 Complete Questions
and Answers 2025
Structualism - Answer- Analysis of basic elements that make up the mind
Functionalism - Answer- The study of the purpose that mental processes serve
which man believed consciousness was a stream? - Answer- William James
Which man believed you could break consciousness into part - Answer- Wilhelm Wundt
What are the ways that drug can influence neurotransmitters - Answer- increased analgesia,
decreased alertness, and slowed respiration.
What is an agonist - Answer- It is a drug that is capable of binding to, and activating, a receptor
What comprises the central nervous system - Answer- brain and spinal cord
The peripheral nervous system - Answer- the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central
nervous system to the rest of the body
explain the path of a reflex - Answer- A reflex arc defines the pathway by which a reflex
travels—from the stimulus to sensory neuron to motor neuron to reflex muscle movement.
Hindbrain - Answer- An area of the brain that coordinates information coming into and out of
the spinal cord
Forebrain: - Answer- The largest and most complicated region of the brain, including the
thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, and cerebrum.
,Which lobes are involved in planning and making judgments - Answer- The frontal lobe
What is the role of the pituitary gland - Answer- To control the release of hormones from all the
other endocrine glands in the body
What are association areas - Answer- areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in
primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as
learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking
What is meant by plasticity - Answer- the idea that personality, abilities, and human
characteristics may change over time
How are identical twins different from fraternal twins - Answer- Monozygotic twins are called
"identical" because they often have remarkably similar appearances and characteristics, which
stem from the fact that they have identical DNA. Fraternal twins, on the other hand, are as alike
as any two siblings. They may look very different. They can have different hair color, eye color,
stature, and personalities.
What is the split brain procedure - Answer- A brain where the corpus callosum has been divided
in two limiting communication between the lobes.
What hemisphere processes language - Answer- left hemisphere
What is an EEG - Answer- electroencephalogram - measures electrical impulses in the brain (as
waves)
What are neuroimaging techniques - Answer- the use of technology to create images of the
living healthy brain
What procedures show the function of the brain? - Answer- PET and fMRI
, What is synesthesia - Answer- the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part
of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body.
What is sensation - Answer- the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system
receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment
What is perception - Answer- the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information,
enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events
How is sensation different from perception - Answer- Sensation refers to the process of sensing
our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell. This information is sent to our
brains in raw form where perception comes into play. Perception is the way we interpret these
sensations and therefore make sense of everything around us.
What is transduction - Answer- conversion of one form of energy into another. In sensation, the
transforming of stimulus energies, such as sights, sounds, and smells, into neural impulses our
brain can interpret
Who is known as the founder of psychology and first to teach it and open a lab? - Answer-
Wilhelm Wundt
What is the emphasis of Frauds psychoanalytic theory? - Answer- The importance of
unconscious mental processes.
What is psychophysics - Answer- the study of relationships between the physical characteristics
of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them
What is an absolute threshold - Answer- the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular
stimulus 50% of the time
What is the just noticeable difference/JND - Answer- the smallest change in the intensity of a
stimulus that we can detect
and Answers 2025
Structualism - Answer- Analysis of basic elements that make up the mind
Functionalism - Answer- The study of the purpose that mental processes serve
which man believed consciousness was a stream? - Answer- William James
Which man believed you could break consciousness into part - Answer- Wilhelm Wundt
What are the ways that drug can influence neurotransmitters - Answer- increased analgesia,
decreased alertness, and slowed respiration.
What is an agonist - Answer- It is a drug that is capable of binding to, and activating, a receptor
What comprises the central nervous system - Answer- brain and spinal cord
The peripheral nervous system - Answer- the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central
nervous system to the rest of the body
explain the path of a reflex - Answer- A reflex arc defines the pathway by which a reflex
travels—from the stimulus to sensory neuron to motor neuron to reflex muscle movement.
Hindbrain - Answer- An area of the brain that coordinates information coming into and out of
the spinal cord
Forebrain: - Answer- The largest and most complicated region of the brain, including the
thalamus, hypothalamus, limbic system, and cerebrum.
,Which lobes are involved in planning and making judgments - Answer- The frontal lobe
What is the role of the pituitary gland - Answer- To control the release of hormones from all the
other endocrine glands in the body
What are association areas - Answer- areas of the cerebral cortex that are not involved in
primary motor or sensory functions; rather, they are involved in higher mental functions such as
learning, remembering, thinking, and speaking
What is meant by plasticity - Answer- the idea that personality, abilities, and human
characteristics may change over time
How are identical twins different from fraternal twins - Answer- Monozygotic twins are called
"identical" because they often have remarkably similar appearances and characteristics, which
stem from the fact that they have identical DNA. Fraternal twins, on the other hand, are as alike
as any two siblings. They may look very different. They can have different hair color, eye color,
stature, and personalities.
What is the split brain procedure - Answer- A brain where the corpus callosum has been divided
in two limiting communication between the lobes.
What hemisphere processes language - Answer- left hemisphere
What is an EEG - Answer- electroencephalogram - measures electrical impulses in the brain (as
waves)
What are neuroimaging techniques - Answer- the use of technology to create images of the
living healthy brain
What procedures show the function of the brain? - Answer- PET and fMRI
, What is synesthesia - Answer- the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part
of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body.
What is sensation - Answer- the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system
receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment
What is perception - Answer- the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information,
enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events
How is sensation different from perception - Answer- Sensation refers to the process of sensing
our environment through touch, taste, sight, sound, and smell. This information is sent to our
brains in raw form where perception comes into play. Perception is the way we interpret these
sensations and therefore make sense of everything around us.
What is transduction - Answer- conversion of one form of energy into another. In sensation, the
transforming of stimulus energies, such as sights, sounds, and smells, into neural impulses our
brain can interpret
Who is known as the founder of psychology and first to teach it and open a lab? - Answer-
Wilhelm Wundt
What is the emphasis of Frauds psychoanalytic theory? - Answer- The importance of
unconscious mental processes.
What is psychophysics - Answer- the study of relationships between the physical characteristics
of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of them
What is an absolute threshold - Answer- the minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular
stimulus 50% of the time
What is the just noticeable difference/JND - Answer- the smallest change in the intensity of a
stimulus that we can detect
