PSYC 2301 EXAM 1 ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
(Language & Brain) What is the "Aphasia"? - CORRECT ANSWER - partial or complete
inability to articulate ideas or understand language because of brain injury or damage
(Language & Brain) What is the "Broca's area"? - CORRECT ANSWER - plays role in
speech production
(Language & Brain) What is the "Wernike's area"? - CORRECT ANSWER - plays role in
understanding and meaningful speech
Frontal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - largest lobe of cerebral cortex; involved in
thinking, planning, motor control
Temporal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - contains the primary auditory cortex
Occipital Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - includes the primary visual cortex
Parietal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - contains the somatosensory cortex; integrates
sensory information
Taste buds - CORRECT ANSWER - point of transaction for gustatory system
Rods and Cones - CORRECT ANSWER - point of transduction of visual system
Hair-like cells at top of nasal cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - point of transduction for
olfactory system
, Hair cells in cochlea - CORRECT ANSWER - point of transduction for auditory system
(Cortical Specialization) ______- notion that different functions are located in diffract areas of
the brain
________- notion that different functions are processed primary on one side of the brain or the
other. (Localization/ or Lateralization) - CORRECT ANSWER -
(Localization/Lateralization)
What is the beginning of the nervous system that develops at 2 weeks after conception? -
CORRECT ANSWER - neural tubes
______ is the development of new neurons - CORRECT ANSWER - neurogenesis
From front to back, Name which parts of the brain have what general function. (memory,
hearing, spatial ability, vision, language) - CORRECT ANSWER - (Visions, hearing,
memory, language, spatial ability)
The primary communication link between the left and the right cerebral hemisphere is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER - corpus callosum
Identify the sequence that correctly represents the path taken by light signals through the eye. -
CORRECT ANSWER - cornea, pupil, lens, retina
According to the trichromatic theory of color vision: - CORRECT ANSWER - cones
come in three basic varieties: red-sensitive, green-sensitive, or blue-sensitive
Your therapist is a very interest in your dreams, blocked memories, and slips of the tongue. On
which approach to psychology is your therapist probably basing his psychotherapy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - psychoanalysis
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
(Language & Brain) What is the "Aphasia"? - CORRECT ANSWER - partial or complete
inability to articulate ideas or understand language because of brain injury or damage
(Language & Brain) What is the "Broca's area"? - CORRECT ANSWER - plays role in
speech production
(Language & Brain) What is the "Wernike's area"? - CORRECT ANSWER - plays role in
understanding and meaningful speech
Frontal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - largest lobe of cerebral cortex; involved in
thinking, planning, motor control
Temporal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - contains the primary auditory cortex
Occipital Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - includes the primary visual cortex
Parietal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - contains the somatosensory cortex; integrates
sensory information
Taste buds - CORRECT ANSWER - point of transaction for gustatory system
Rods and Cones - CORRECT ANSWER - point of transduction of visual system
Hair-like cells at top of nasal cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - point of transduction for
olfactory system
, Hair cells in cochlea - CORRECT ANSWER - point of transduction for auditory system
(Cortical Specialization) ______- notion that different functions are located in diffract areas of
the brain
________- notion that different functions are processed primary on one side of the brain or the
other. (Localization/ or Lateralization) - CORRECT ANSWER -
(Localization/Lateralization)
What is the beginning of the nervous system that develops at 2 weeks after conception? -
CORRECT ANSWER - neural tubes
______ is the development of new neurons - CORRECT ANSWER - neurogenesis
From front to back, Name which parts of the brain have what general function. (memory,
hearing, spatial ability, vision, language) - CORRECT ANSWER - (Visions, hearing,
memory, language, spatial ability)
The primary communication link between the left and the right cerebral hemisphere is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER - corpus callosum
Identify the sequence that correctly represents the path taken by light signals through the eye. -
CORRECT ANSWER - cornea, pupil, lens, retina
According to the trichromatic theory of color vision: - CORRECT ANSWER - cones
come in three basic varieties: red-sensitive, green-sensitive, or blue-sensitive
Your therapist is a very interest in your dreams, blocked memories, and slips of the tongue. On
which approach to psychology is your therapist probably basing his psychotherapy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - psychoanalysis
