PSY 101 Final Exam Review (Questions
and answers from Exam 1, 2, and 3)
The brain's use of knowledge and expectations to interpret sensory information is
known as
Top-Down Processing
If academy awards were given to cells in the nervous system the ________ cells
would receive the "best supporting role" award, while the ________ cells would
receive the "best cell" award.
Glial cells; neurons
The cues used by one eye to detect depth are referred to as
Monocular cues
Match the lobes and cortexes of the cerebrum with the functions they are
primarily responsible for
Association Cortex
A. Allows for higher-level functions (e.g., planning), planning of movements, and
emotional aspects of personality.
Frontal Lobes
B. Receiving and interpreting bodily sensations.
Motor Cortex
C. Receiving and interpreting visual information.
Occipital Lobes
D. Allows us to move different parts of our body.
Parietal Lobes
E. Higher-level processing and integration of information.
Somatosensory Cortex
F. Receiving and interpreting auditory information.
Temporal Lobes
G. Allows us to sense pressure, temperature, and pain in different parts of our
body.
, AC - E
FL - A
MC - D
OC - C
PL - B
SC - G
TL - F
What type of research method involves the study of a single individual?
Case Study
_______ is a neurotransmitter involved in thought processes, physical movement,
and addiction.
Dopamine
Consciousness
Best reflects us conscious of out inner thinking and what is happening in our
external environment?
True
The two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex communicate via the corpus
callosum
(T or F)
True
Stage 4 of sleep tends to __________
Shorten
What part of the nervous system is limited to the brain and spinal cord?
Central Nervous System
Which structure in the limbic system is responsible for emotion regulation?
Amygdala
Psychology is defined as the scientific study of ________
Behavior and mental processes
What is a photoreceptor?
Cells on the retina that respond to light
If students are interested in how many students received As, Bs, Cs, Ds, and Fs
on their last exam, they should request that their professor provide them
information on the ______
Frequency distribution
When a person must continue to take a drug to satisfy an intense mental and
emotional craving refers to __________
Psychological dependence
Within neurons, communication is ________. Between neurons, communication
is _______.
Electrical; chemical
Josefina has discovered that her foot her caught fire. As expected this has
caused her a great deal of alarm. What type of neuron is primarily responsible for
bringing information (such a pain signal) from the body and to the brain?
Sensory neurons
and answers from Exam 1, 2, and 3)
The brain's use of knowledge and expectations to interpret sensory information is
known as
Top-Down Processing
If academy awards were given to cells in the nervous system the ________ cells
would receive the "best supporting role" award, while the ________ cells would
receive the "best cell" award.
Glial cells; neurons
The cues used by one eye to detect depth are referred to as
Monocular cues
Match the lobes and cortexes of the cerebrum with the functions they are
primarily responsible for
Association Cortex
A. Allows for higher-level functions (e.g., planning), planning of movements, and
emotional aspects of personality.
Frontal Lobes
B. Receiving and interpreting bodily sensations.
Motor Cortex
C. Receiving and interpreting visual information.
Occipital Lobes
D. Allows us to move different parts of our body.
Parietal Lobes
E. Higher-level processing and integration of information.
Somatosensory Cortex
F. Receiving and interpreting auditory information.
Temporal Lobes
G. Allows us to sense pressure, temperature, and pain in different parts of our
body.
, AC - E
FL - A
MC - D
OC - C
PL - B
SC - G
TL - F
What type of research method involves the study of a single individual?
Case Study
_______ is a neurotransmitter involved in thought processes, physical movement,
and addiction.
Dopamine
Consciousness
Best reflects us conscious of out inner thinking and what is happening in our
external environment?
True
The two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex communicate via the corpus
callosum
(T or F)
True
Stage 4 of sleep tends to __________
Shorten
What part of the nervous system is limited to the brain and spinal cord?
Central Nervous System
Which structure in the limbic system is responsible for emotion regulation?
Amygdala
Psychology is defined as the scientific study of ________
Behavior and mental processes
What is a photoreceptor?
Cells on the retina that respond to light
If students are interested in how many students received As, Bs, Cs, Ds, and Fs
on their last exam, they should request that their professor provide them
information on the ______
Frequency distribution
When a person must continue to take a drug to satisfy an intense mental and
emotional craving refers to __________
Psychological dependence
Within neurons, communication is ________. Between neurons, communication
is _______.
Electrical; chemical
Josefina has discovered that her foot her caught fire. As expected this has
caused her a great deal of alarm. What type of neuron is primarily responsible for
bringing information (such a pain signal) from the body and to the brain?
Sensory neurons
