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Psychology BioPsychology Summative

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31 questions
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Grade Level Psychology . BioPsychology and Sensation Perception
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Question 1
1.

Draw a diagram of a neuron, label it’s parts and with arrows, display how the action potential progresses through the neuron from start to finish (draw arrows pointing how the message flows through the neuron)

Question 2
2.

Define the role of the following nervous systems: 1) Autonomic 2) Somatic 3) Sympathetic

Question 3
3.

What are neurotransmitters?

Question 4
4.

Which neurotransimitter works directly with mood and hunger, sleep?

Question 5
5.

Which neurotransmitter is linked to Parkinson's disease? Lacking these __________ producing neurons makes volunatary movement more difficult

Question 6
6.

This neurotransmitter is your body's natural pain killer

Question 7
7.

What is the role of the thalamus?

Question 8
8.

What are the four parts of the Cerebral Cortex and what is each part responsible for, in regard to our behavior and mental processes?

Question 9
9.

What part of the brain in linked to ā€˜muscle memory’? (options… Cerebellum, Cerebrum, Amygdala)

Question 10
10.

This gland is the master gland and responsible for the management of all the other glands in the body

Question 11
11.

The body's glandular system is known as the _______________ system

Question 12
12.

This nervous system is responsible for calming you down following a stressful moment

Question 13
13.

This part of the Limbic System is in charge of forming short term memory

Question 14
14.

This region of the brain is the first part of you that comes to exist, this is the oldest part of your body

Question 15
15.

This brain imaging device takes Xray still photos of the brain

Question 16
16.

This brain imaging device uses a radioactive glucose to better highlight the parts of the brain that are in action

Question 17
17.

This part of the brain connects the two hemispheres of the brain…

Question 18
18.

This Part of the brain controls your heartbeat and breathing… Where is it located?

Question 19
19.

You are a neurosurgeon and one of your patients tells you his is having difficulties understanding others say to him and moving his right arm and leg. His hearing also seems to be deteriorating. You order a brain scan and analyze the results. Explain what brain scan you would order, and why, and discuss what areas of the brain you think are most widely affected, as evidence of his symptoms.

Question 20
20.

What is the relationship between experience and perception? Construct an example using your life…

Question 21
21.

Reception of external stimulus by various receptors for us to experience the world

Question 22
22.

Translating stimulus so that we understand what is happening around us is also known as

Question 23
23.

Construct an example of sensory adaptation.

Question 24
24.

What are the chemical senses?

Question 25
25.

What part of the eye serves as the muscle, opening and closing the pupil

Question 26
26.

Which part of the retina translates color and fine detail?

Question 27
27.

Part of the ear is similar to the retina (in relation to the eye) in that it tranduces the vibrations our ears receive to create neural signals so we can hear.

Question 28
28.

This part of the brain translates our sense of smell

Question 29
29.

This part of the brain translates our sense of touch

Question 30
30.

Why do smells lead us to recall emotional memories more readily than other sensations?

Question 31
31.

What is the kinesthetic sense?