Exam 1

Question 1

Biological Perspective

Answer 1

Focuses on the internal physiological processes

Question 2

Evolutionary Perspective

Answer 2

Focuses on the genetics and natural selection on the brain and the mind

Question 3

Psychodynamic Perspective

Answer 3

Freud’s idea. Focuses on unconscious activity

Question 4

Behavioral Perspective

Answer 4

Behavior/ thoughts are learned through environment/experiences

Question 5

Humanistic Perspective

Answer 5

Self actualization: needs get met, and we become the best version of ourselves

Question 6

Cognitive Perspective

Answer 6

Focuses on internal thought processes

Question 7

Sociocultural Perspective

Answer 7

Interactions with others, cultural values, and social norms shape who we are.

Question 8

Serotonin

Answer 8

mood, appetite, and sleep

Question 9

Acetlycholine

Answer 9

attention, memory, and muscle function

Question 10

Dopamine

Answer 10

Reward system, cravings (addiction)

Question 11

Norepinephrine

Answer 11

Fight or flight– mood and arousal

Question 12

Endorphins

Answer 12

Opiate dugs “runner’s high”

Question 13

Cerebellum

Answer 13

Part of the hindbrain: fine motor skills

Question 14

Medulla

Answer 14

Part of the hindbrain; attaches to spinal cord. Regualtes breathing, sneezing, salivating, and blood circulation

Question 15

Midbrain

Answer 15

integrates sensory processes; contains neurons that release dopamine (Parkinson’s disease affected by issues in the midbrain)

Question 16

Thalamus

Answer 16

Part of the forebrain. All sensory information passes through (except Olfactory). Integrates sensory input.

Question 17

hypothalamus

Answer 17

part of the forebrain; controls autonomic nervous system; regulates the four F’s (fighting, fleeing, feeding, and fucking); link between brain & endocrine system

Question 18

Hippocampus

Answer 18

Memory is stored here

Question 19

Amygdala

Answer 19

Forebrain: emotion, aggression, and fear

Question 20

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 20

Forebrain: cerebrum

Question 21

Corpus Callosum

Answer 21

Part of the forebrain and cerebrum; connects the two hemispheres, allowing for communication

Question 22

Occipital Lobe

Answer 22

Part of the forebrain and cerebrum; visual input processed and vision perceived

Question 23

Parietal Lobe

Answer 23

Part of the forebrainand cerebrum; sensation of touch processed and perceived

Question 24

Temporal Lobe

Answer 24

Part of the forebrain and cerebrum; auditory information processed

Question 25

Wernike’s Area

Answer 25

Comprehension of language

Question 26

Frontal Lobe

Answer 26

Impulse control, behavior, and movement

Question 27

Prefrontal cortex

Answer 27

Executive control, decision making

Question 28

Brocha’s Area

Answer 28

Ability to speak

Question 29

Endocrine System

Answer 29

Hypothalamus and pituitary gland (hormone secretion)

Question 30

Visual-system pathway

Answer 30

Light hits rods and cones and sends impulses to optic nerve (retina)–> optic chiasm –> thalamus –> occipital lobe

Question 31

Auditory System Pathway

Answer 31

Pressure waves travel through the fluid in the cochlea and stimulate the hair cells –> auditory nerve –> thalamus –> temporal lobes

Question 32

Gustatory System Pathway

Answer 32

Clusters of taste cells absorb chemicals in saliva –> triggers neural impulses –> thalamus –> cerebral cortex

Question 33

Olfactory System Pathway

Answer 33

Chemical substances from the air are dissolved in mucus, olfactory cilia have axons that send info to olfactory bulb –> areas of cerebral cortex

Question 34

Touch System Pathway

Answer 34

Receptors carry information to nerves that send the info to spinal cord –> thalaums (usually) OR brain stem –> parietal lobe

Question 35

Phineas Gage

Answer 35

Frontal lobe destroyed; aggression after accident

Question 36

Parasympathetic Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 36

Chilling out. Pupils constricted, salivation stimulated, bronchial passages constricted, decreased heart rate, digestion stimulated, bladder contracted.

Question 37

Sympathetic Autonomic Nervous System

Answer 37

On alert. Pupils dilated, salivation inhibited, bronchial passages dilated, increased heart rate, digestion inhibited, increased secretion by sweat glands, goose bumps, relaxed bladder.