CSCC PSY 1100 MIDTERM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Psycology - Answers the study of behavior and mental processes
wilhelm wundt - Answers father of psychology
studied perception and mental processes
Sigmund Freud - Answers founder of psychoanalysis
studied the unconscious brain
Psychoanalysis - Answers argued that much of our behavior is caused by underlying factors within our
subconscious
Behaviorism - Answers the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior
without reference to mental processes
Humanism - Answers A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
Neuroscience - Answers emphasizes the link between behavior and the biological functioning of the
brain
Cognitive Psychology - Answers the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with
thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Multiculturalism - Answers this approach examines the influences of social and cultural environments
on behavior
evolutionary psychology - Answers the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using
principles of natural selection
biopsychosocial theory - Answers emphasizes biological, psychological, and social factors as influences
on behavior
sensory neurons - Answers neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to
the brain and spinal cord( info from outside world)
motor neurons - Answers neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to
the muscles and glands
Parts of a neuron - Answers dendrites, cell body, axon, axon terminals(from left to right)(goes from
electrical signal to chemical signal)
myelin sheath - Answers layer that insulates the axon, when damaged it causes multiple sclerosis
Synapse - Answers Gap between neurons that neurotransmitters send chemical messages to receptor
site
reuptake - Answers process by which neurotransmitters are taken back into the synaptic vesicles
action potential - Answers the release or firing of an electrical impulse that travels through the axon
when it reaches the threshold (all or nothing)
Brainstem - Answers connects to the spine and governs funtions that are vital for staying alive( heart
beat, swallowing, breathing)
Cerebellum - Answers the "mini brain" in the back of the head that manages balance and coordinated
movement
Thalamus - Answers the brain's sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem; it directs
messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and
medulla
limbic system - Answers A doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the
brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as fear and aggression and
drives such as those for food and sex. Includes the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus.
Hippocampus - Answers part of the limbic system involved in learning and memory
Hypothalamus - Answers part of the brain responsible for maintaining a constant internal state
Amygdala - Answers a part of the limbic system that plays a central role in many emotional processes,
particularly the formation of emotional memories(fear)
left - Answers side of the brain dominant for language
right - Answers side of the brain dominant for recognition of objects and faces
occipital lobe - Answers A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information
temporal lobe - Answers A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and language. (brocas
area is here)
parietal lobe - Answers A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing
information about touch. (somatosensory cortex)
frontal lobe - Answers A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement,
abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement
Psycology - Answers the study of behavior and mental processes
wilhelm wundt - Answers father of psychology
studied perception and mental processes
Sigmund Freud - Answers founder of psychoanalysis
studied the unconscious brain
Psychoanalysis - Answers argued that much of our behavior is caused by underlying factors within our
subconscious
Behaviorism - Answers the view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior
without reference to mental processes
Humanism - Answers A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
Neuroscience - Answers emphasizes the link between behavior and the biological functioning of the
brain
Cognitive Psychology - Answers the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with
thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Multiculturalism - Answers this approach examines the influences of social and cultural environments
on behavior
evolutionary psychology - Answers the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using
principles of natural selection
biopsychosocial theory - Answers emphasizes biological, psychological, and social factors as influences
on behavior
sensory neurons - Answers neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to
the brain and spinal cord( info from outside world)
motor neurons - Answers neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to
the muscles and glands
Parts of a neuron - Answers dendrites, cell body, axon, axon terminals(from left to right)(goes from
electrical signal to chemical signal)
myelin sheath - Answers layer that insulates the axon, when damaged it causes multiple sclerosis
Synapse - Answers Gap between neurons that neurotransmitters send chemical messages to receptor
site
reuptake - Answers process by which neurotransmitters are taken back into the synaptic vesicles
action potential - Answers the release or firing of an electrical impulse that travels through the axon
when it reaches the threshold (all or nothing)
Brainstem - Answers connects to the spine and governs funtions that are vital for staying alive( heart
beat, swallowing, breathing)
Cerebellum - Answers the "mini brain" in the back of the head that manages balance and coordinated
movement
Thalamus - Answers the brain's sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem; it directs
messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and
medulla
limbic system - Answers A doughnut-shaped system of neural structures at the border of the
brainstem and cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions such as fear and aggression and
drives such as those for food and sex. Includes the hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus.
Hippocampus - Answers part of the limbic system involved in learning and memory
Hypothalamus - Answers part of the brain responsible for maintaining a constant internal state
Amygdala - Answers a part of the limbic system that plays a central role in many emotional processes,
particularly the formation of emotional memories(fear)
left - Answers side of the brain dominant for language
right - Answers side of the brain dominant for recognition of objects and faces
occipital lobe - Answers A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual information
temporal lobe - Answers A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and language. (brocas
area is here)
parietal lobe - Answers A region of the cerebral cortex whose functions include processing
information about touch. (somatosensory cortex)
frontal lobe - Answers A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for movement,
abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement
