TEST Psychology Unit 4a: Biological Foundations
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27 questions
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What are the three main parts of the brain. Check off three.
What are the three main parts of the brain. Check off three.
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What lobe is labeled #2
What lobe is labeled #2
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What lobe is labeled #3
What lobe is labeled #3
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What lobe is labeled #4
What lobe is labeled #4
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What lobe is labeled #5
What lobe is labeled #5
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What is structure #6
What is structure #6
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What is structure #7
What is structure #7
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Match the function with the correct lobe of the brain.
Match the function with the correct lobe of the brain.
- Attention
- Planning
- Responsible for touch, feeling pressure and temperature.
- Problem Solving
- Vision
- Understanding speech
- Hearing/ auditory processing
- Decision making
- Frontal
- Parietal
- Occipital
- Temporal
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What is the function of the spinal cord?
What is the function of the spinal cord?
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What is the function of the brainstem?
What is the function of the brainstem?
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Match the function or description to the part of the brain.
Match the function or description to the part of the brain.
- Coordinates movement
- Largest part of the brain
- Responsible for balance
- Controls heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure
- Made up of the left and right hemisphere
- Cerebrum
- Brain stem
- Cerebellum
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What does the peripheral nervous system primarily control?
What does the peripheral nervous system primarily control?
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Which system sends signals to muscles from the brain?
Which system sends signals to muscles from the brain?
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What is a function of the autonomic nervous system?
What is a function of the autonomic nervous system?
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Which are true about the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems? (select all that apply)
Which are true about the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems? (select all that apply)
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What is the main function of dendrites in neurons?
What is the main function of dendrites in neurons?
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What role does the axon play in neurons?
What role does the axon play in neurons?
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What is neurotransmission?
What is neurotransmission?
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Which part of the neuron releases neurotransmitters?
Which part of the neuron releases neurotransmitters?
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Match each part of the neuron listed below with the correct letter on the picture to the left.
Match each part of the neuron listed below with the correct letter on the picture to the left.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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C | arrow_right_alt | dendrites |
B | arrow_right_alt | Nucleus |
D | arrow_right_alt | axon |
A | arrow_right_alt | soma (cell body) |
E | arrow_right_alt | axon terminals/ terminal buttons |
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Which method uses magnetic fields to create brain images?
Which method uses magnetic fields to create brain images?
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Which technique is used for showing brain activity over time?
Which technique is used for showing brain activity over time?
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What can fMRI scans help researchers understand?
What can fMRI scans help researchers understand?
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Before the development of neuroimaging, how did scientists study brain functions?
Before the development of neuroimaging, how did scientists study brain functions?
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In what way can genetics affect behavior?
In what way can genetics affect behavior?
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How do researchers study genetics and behavior correlation?
How do researchers study genetics and behavior correlation?
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Match each type of brain scan with its description.
Match each type of brain scan with its description.
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
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EEG | arrow_right_alt | measures electrical activity in the brain over time |
MRI | arrow_right_alt | Uses X-ray technology to take pictures of cross sections of the brain |
CAT (CT) scan | arrow_right_alt | uses magnetic fields to get a picture of the brain's anatomy |
PET scan | arrow_right_alt | uses magnetic fields to get a picture of brain function by measuring blood flow and O2 levels |
fMRI | arrow_right_alt | uses a radioactive "tracer" to measure activity in different parts of the brain |