Chapter 1

Question 1

Cerebrum

Answer 1

Major structure of the forebrain. Consists of two identical hemispheres and is responsible for most conscious behaviour.

Question 2

Brainstem

Answer 2

Central structure of the brain. Responsible for most unconscious behaviour.

Question 3

Cerebellum

Answer 3

Major structure of the brainstem. Specialized for learning and coordinating skilled movements.

Question 4

Neuron

Answer 4

Specialized nerce call involved with information processing.

Question 5

Spinal Cord

Answer 5

Part of the CNS encased in vertebrae. Provides most connection between brain and body.

Question 6

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Answer 6

The brain and the spinal cord that together mediates behaviour.

Question 7

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Answer 7

The neurons in the body lacted outside the brain and spinal cord.

Question 8

Embodied Language

Answer 8

The movements we make and perceive are central to communication.

Question 9

Psyche

Answer 9

Synonym for mind. Once proposed to be the source of human behaviour.

Question 10

Mind

Answer 10

Non-material entity responsible for intelligence attention awareness and consciousness.

Question 11

Mentalism

Answer 11

Explanation of behaviour as a function of the non-material mind.

Question 12

Dualism

Answer 12

Non-material mind and a material body both contribute to behaviour.

Question 13

Who is credited with the theory of dualism?

Answer 13

Rene Descartes

Question 14

Mind-body Problem

Answer 14

The problem of explaining how a non-material mind and a material body interact.

Question 15

Materialism

Answer 15

Behaviour can be fully explained by the brain and the rest of the nervous systems workings.

Question 16

Epigenetics

Answer 16

Differences in gene expression related to environment and experience.

Question 17

Bilateral Symmetry

Answer 17

The nervous system on one side of the organism matches the nervous system on the other side of the organism.

Question 18

Chordates

Answer 18

An organism that has both a brain and a spinal cord.

Question 19

Encephalization Quotient

Answer 19

The ratio of actual brain size to expected brain size based on that animal’s body’s size.

Question 20

What are the two divisions of the human nervous system?

Answer 20

Peripheral nervous system and central nervous system.

Question 21

What are the four loves of the brain?

Answer 21

Occipital, frontal, temporal, parietal.

Question 22

Principal of proper mass

Answer 22

Species exhibiting more complex behaviours have larger brains.

Question 23

The more dense the brain cells of an animal are the _________ it’s behaviour

Answer 23

More complex

Question 24

Whats the difference in cerebrum and cerebellum density?

Answer 24

The more a species puts into its cerebrum the smarter the species.