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Which of the following is NOT a view held by functional theory
- Formal schools are an integral part of all cultures, as they perform the function of education
- Cultural systems or behaviours only exist as long as they continue to serve the culture
3.The purpose of cultural practices or institutions are to ensure the long term survival of a culture - Everything that exists in a culture serves a purpose for the culture
- Formal schools are an integral part of all cultures, as they perform the function of education
Which is NOT a field of study in cultural anthropology?
- Ethnology
- Primatology
- Archaeology
- Linguistic Anthropology
- Primatology
What cultural influence doe the following statement best reflect?
It’s normal to see two men holding hands as they walk in the market, it means they’re good friends
1. Environment
2. behaviour
3. Values and attitudes
4. Assumptions and beliefs
- Assumptions and beleifs
Which example best fits a patrilineal culture?
- A society where both parents display family name and connections through their children (male and female)
- A society where both sexes have equal power
- A society where males own all property
- A society where males pass on their family name and connections through having male children
- A society where males pass on their family name and connections through having male children
What is archaeology focused on?
- the study of past cultures
- Finding and carefully excavating human remains and artifacts to reconstruct the past
- Doing research to better understand the history of a people or a place
- All of these options are correct
- Only the second and third are correct
- All of thee options are correct
What cultural influence does the following statement best reflect?
W live near the ocean, most of our economy is based on fishing and boat building- we even have songs about those two things!
- Assumptions and beliefs
- Values and attitudes
- Environment
- Behaviour
- Environment
What cultural influence does the following statement best reflect?
When you enter someone’s home, please remove your shoes. It’s considered rude to not remove your shoes in a persons home.
- Behaviour
- Environment
- Assumptions and beliefs
- Values and attitudes
- Behaviour
Which of the following is not a stage in a rite of passage?
- Segregation
- Transition
- Preparation
- Incorporation
- Preparation
Which of the following is NOT a part of feminism?
- Empowering women in all cultures to be equal to or greater than their male counterparts
- Examining marginalized people within a society (gender, ethnicity, class)
- Examining wether or not women have control or power in their own lives
- Examining gender roles in cultures and how they are constructed
- Empowering women in all cultures to be equal to r greater than their male counterparts
Which of the following best defines ethnography?
- A general way of classifying people into their ethnicity
- A systematic way of studying individual cultures
- A way of grouping ethnicities into climate regions of the Earth
- A perspective on people of colour that is largely regarded as racist
- A systematic way of studying individual cultures
What cultural influence does the following statement best reflect?
I choose to live close to my family in order to provide care for them as they grow older. It does notmatter what jobs are available in other cities, family comes first
1.Environment
2. Behaviour
3. Assumptions and beliefs
4. Values and attitudes
- Values and attitudes
What is structural linguistics used for?
To examine the structure of languages
Is the following statement Etic or Emic?
I’ve been living with a family in Afghanistan for the last two months, and been able to live like they do
Emic
Is the following statement etic or Emic?
I’ve been watching a lot of Anime as a way of understanding Japanese culture
Etic
Is the following statement Emic or etic?
I’ve been hanging out with my friends from China, who are telling me about their Lunar New Year traditions
Etic
Is the following statement etic or Emic?
I’ve been working on understanding the roles of women in Vietnamese society, so I’ve asked several Vietnamese women about what they do on a daily basis
Emic
How does culture influence children?
- By determining what values parents pass on to their children
- By exposing children to habits, customs, or rituals
- By establishing rules that govern a child’s place in society
- All of these responses are true
- Only the second and third are true
- All of these responses are true
What artifacts would be valuable to a prehistoric archaeologist?
- Fossils of animals
- Human remains
- Seeds
- Tools
- All of these artifacts would be valuable to a prehistoric archaeologist
- Only human remains and tools would be valuable
- All of these would be valuable
Rise of passage often demonstrate
- An individual’s maturity
- An individual’s commitment to society / community
- An individual’s achievement of wisdom / bravery / mastery
- A person’s position in society / their community
- All of these examples are true
- Only the first and fourth are true
- All are true
How does culture influence babies?
- By governing the rules of childbearing (when, who, how)
- By forming the cultural norms parents teach to their children
- By ensuring all babies are formally educated
- All of these responses are true
- Only the first and second responses are true
- Only the first and second are true
Which of the following is NOT a view held by cultural relativism?
- Each cultural perspective is valid and acceptable
- Each culture has it’s own set of rules
- Cultures shape the worldviews of their members
- Each culture descended from a single ancient culture
- Each culture descended from a single ancient culture
Sociolinguistics is used to…
Understand how language is used based on social status
What is included in the group of hominids?
- Only immediate ancestors of humans
- Only Homo Erectus
- All ancient ancestors of humans
- All humans and their immediate, extinct ancestors
- All humans are their immediate extinct ancestors
Is the following a kinship or fictive kinship relationship?
Brothers-in-arms
Fictive kinship
Is the following a kinship or fictive kinship relationship?
Best friends
Fictive kinship
Is the following a kinship or fictive kinship relationship?
Grandparents
Kinship
Is the following a kinship or fictive kinship relationship?
Sister-in-law
Kinship
Is the following a kinship or fictive kinship relationship?
Daughter
Kinship
Is the following a kinship or fictive kinship relationship?
Father
Kinship
Is the following a kinship or fictive kinship relationship?
Godparents
Fictive kinship
What are the visible signs of cultural influence?
- Assumptions and beliefs
- Environment and behaviours
- Religion and technology
- Values and attitudes
- Environment and behaviours
Which statement best reflects post modernism theory?
- The best way to get a true understanding of a culture is for people who live in it to study it
- What applies to one culture, generally applies to all of them
- Anthropological knowledge is unchanging and easily translated from one culture to another
- Objective truth is possible
- The best way to get a tru understanding of a culture is for people who live in it to study it
What are the invisible signs of cultural influence?
- Values and assumptions
- Environment and behaviours
- Language and environment
- Art and technology
- values and assumptions
How does culture influence young adults?
1 Giving ways for people to show they have transitioned into adulthood through rites of passage
2. Creating roles for adults to play in sustaining cultural institutions
3. Regulating their behaviours through norms and laws
4. All of these responses are true
5. Only the first and third responses are true
- All of these are true
Cultural linguistics is used to…
help us get an understanding of how people and cultures share common roots
Which of the following is not part of the structures of cultural materialism?
- Superstructure (art, religion, science)
- Infrastructure (geographic environment, technologies, population size)
- Altostructure (systems of cultural change, information management, human migration)
- Structure (family structures, gender roles, political systems)
- Altostructure
Which of the following is NOT a field of study in physical anthropology?
- Forensic Anthropology
- Paleoanthropology
- Primatology
- Mesoaic Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Mesoaic Anthropology
is environmental conditions a way gender is constructed?
gender is not constructed this way
Is educational achievement a way that gender is constructed?
Gender is not constructed in this way
Is gendered symbolism a way gender is constructed?
Yes gender is constructed this way
Is behavioural norms a way that gender is constructed?
Yes gender is constructed in this way
Are gender roles a way that gender is constructed?
Yes gender is constructed in this way
Are values placed on different genders a way that gender is constructed
Yes
Are gendered clothing a way that gender is constructed?
Yes
Which of the following examples best fits a situation where the individual has more influence over the direction of their lives than their family does?
- Marrying someone who was pre-approved by parents or grandparents
- Moving to a post-secondary school that other family members have attended
- Moving to a new city to pursue a career of their choice
- Beginning a career in a family business that has been passed down through several generations of your family
- moving to a new city to pressure a career of their choice
Gender identity is…
The way a person experiences their own gender
Which of the following statements about non-marriage is false?
- men control what sexual relationships look like
- families tend to be matriarchal
- Sex tends to be more casual
- It is not commonly practices
- Men control what sexual relationships look like
Is sex or gender genetically controlled?
Sex
Is sex or gender culturally defined?
Gender
Does sex or gender have sex-linked features?
Sex
Is gender or sex culturally constructed?
Gender
Does sex or gender have roles and expectations?
Gender
What is ancestry?
Multi-generational family relationships
What is kinship?
A system of family that is based on genetics, law, or mating
What is fictive kinship
A sense of family to those who are not legal or genetic relatives
Gender roles are…
- The roles a person is expected to play within a society based on their precieved gender
- A list of ways women can engage in public life
- The expected behaviour of someone who is perceived to be a gay man
- The different ways men and women are expected to provide for their families
- All of these examples are gender roles
- Only the first and fourth example are gender roles
- All of these are examples of gender roles
Which type of family is most likely to see an arranged marriage for their child?
- Families in monogamous marrying societies
- Families that have a low degree of decision-making power for their children
- Families that have a high degree of decision-making power for their children
- Families in non-marriage societies
- Families that have a higher degree of decision making power for their children
Social non-conformity is sanctioned by…
1. Feelings of isolation or exclusion
2. Negative responses from others who are conforming
3. Verbal or physical harassment
4. All of these are ways non-conformers are sanctioned
- All of these are ways non-con formers are sanctioned
Gender roes and identity, like other social constructs…
- Are the same in all cultures
- Need to be changed
- Are absolute and unchanging
- Change over time
- Change over time
How do we typically learn about gender and gender roles?
- Observation (what we see)
- Explicit instruction (being told how to act)
- Social norms (what is reinforced and what is sanctioned)
- We learn about gender in all of these ways
- We only learn about gender in the second and third ways
- We learn about gender in all of these ways
Match the example to the best fitting marriage arrangement
Two people marrying each other because they love each other
Monogamy, non-marriage, polyandry, polygyny
Monogamy
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Matriarchal society with no patrilineal history recorded
Monogamy, non-marriage, polyandry, polygyny
Polyandry
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More educated women are less likely to engage in this marital practice
Monogamy, non-marriage, polyandry, polygyny
Polygyny
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Having open sexual relationships with other people in the community
Monogamy, non-marriage, polyandry, polygyny
Non-marriage
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Having several wives as a show of wealth
Monogamy, non-marriage, polyandry, polygyny
Polygyny
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Having several men care for children born to one woman
Monogamy, non-marriage, polyandry, polygyny
Polyandry
What functions do marriages typically preform?
- Provides for the safe rearing and socialization of children
- Creates new relationships between families / kinship groups
- Denotes socioeconomic status to others
- Marriage performs all of these functions
- Marriage performs the first two, but not the third function
- Marriage performs the first two but not the third
Match the influence on our concept of gender with the correct cultural component
defines “men’s work” and “women’s work”
Arts and entertainment, Values/Beliefs, Institutions, Laws, Division of labour/power
Division of labour/power
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Determines what people learn about gender
Arts and entertainment, Values/Beliefs, Institutions, Laws, Division of labour/power
Institutions
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Shows examples/ideas of gender roles
Arts and entertainment, Values/Beliefs, Institutions, Laws, Division of labour/power
Arts/entertainment
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Defines what is an acceptable expression of gender identity
Arts and entertainment, Values/Beliefs, Institutions, Laws, Division of labour/power
Values/Beliefs
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Creates rules to protect gender identity and expression
Arts and entertainment, Values/Beliefs, Institutions, Laws, Division of labour/power
laws
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Popularizes body image
Arts and entertainment, Values/Beliefs, Institutions, Laws, Division of labour/power
Arts/entertainment
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Determines which voices are heard and how they are heard
Arts and entertainment, Values/Beliefs, Institutions, Laws, Division of labour/power
Division of labour/power
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Sets guidelines for what is acceptable gendered behaviour
Arts and entertainment, Values/Beliefs, Institutions, Laws, Division of labour/power
Values/beliefs
Social conformity is rewarded by…
- A feeling of inclusion
- Positive responses from others who are conforming
- A stronger sense of self-identity
- All of these are rewards of social conformity
- All of these are rewards of social conformity
Match the term to the best fitting definition
Marriage between one man and 2+ women
Monogamy, Polyandry, polygamy, polygyny
Polygyny
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Marriage between one woman and 2+ men
Monogamy, Polyandry, polygamy, polygyny
Polyandry
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Marriage between two people
Monogamy, Polyandry, polygamy, polygyny
Monogamy
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Marriage between 3 or more people
Monogamy, Polyandry, polygamy, polygyny
Polygamy
Which of the following is not typically defined by marriage relationships?
- Obligations regarding the rearing of children
- Expectations regarding levels of education
- Expectations regarding social roles
- Obligations and boundaries regarding sexual relationships
- Expectations regarding levels of education
At what age do humans begin learning about their gender?
- When they are babies/toddlers
- When they begin attending elementary school
- When they begin attending secondary school
- When they reach adulthood
- When they are babies/toddlers
Match the definition with the correct term
Family ancestry traced through the father
Matrilineal, bilineal, patrilineal
Patrilineal
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Family an story traced through the mother and father
Matrilineal, bilineal, patrilineal
Bilineal
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Family ancestry traced through the mother
Matrilineal, bilineal, patrilineal
Matrilineal
Which of the following examples best fits a situation where the individuals family has more influence over the direction of their lives than they do?
- Marrying someone who has only met the parents a few times, and that they do not know really well
- Buying a home far from the place where the family resides
- Moving with the family to begin a life/career in a place of the parent’s choosing
- Moving to a post-secondary school to pursue a career in something no other family member has done
- Moving with the family to begin a life/career in place of their parents choosing
Which of the following are common reasons for engaging in arranged marriages?
- Building kinship networks between families
- Improving economic power between families
- Genetic purity (controlling which genes are passed on into future generations)
- All of these reasons are common reasons for engaging in arranged marriages
- Only the first two options are common reasons for engaging in arranged marriages
- Only the first two options are common reasons for engaging in arranged marriages
Is improved trade a positive or negative effect of globalization, or neither?
Positive
Is environmental loss a positive or negative effect of globalization, or neither?
Negative
Is loss of culture a positive or negative effect of globalization, or neither?
Negative
Is movements of goods a positive or negative effect of globalization, or neither?
Neither
Is interconnected world a positive or negative effect of globalization, or neither?
Neither
Which of the following statements about body language is true?
- Body language uses non-verbal gestures, facial expressions, and body postures to communicate ideas and meanings
- Body language varies from culture to culture
- Body language has a series of written rules that explains how gestures should be used in conversation
- All of these statements are true
- Only the first two statements are true
- Only the first two are true
What is cultural transmission?
The sharing of culture through communication, media, or migration
Match the term to the definition
The creation of a new technology
Invention, Innovation, Technological diffusion, Technological creationism
Invention
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The adoption of a technology used by one culture into another
Invention, Innovation, Technological diffusion, Technological creationism
Technological diffusion
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The change/adaption/new use of a technology
Invention, Innovation, Technological diffusion, Technological creationism
Innovation
Is watching foreign films or TV Cultural transmission or transculturation
Cultural transmission
Is following a code or religion that originated from a culture outside of your own, cultural transmission or transculturation
Transculturation
Is eating foods from cultures outside of your own, cultural transmission or transculturation
Cultural transmission
Is adopting the clothing practices of a culture you have lived among, cultural transmission or transculturation transculturation
transculturation
Is travelling to a foreign country on vacation, cultural transmission or transculturation
Cultural transmission
How does language reflect what is culturally important?
- Having several words to describe the daily experiences of people who live in a society
- Having several words to talk about the constructs that are important to the people who live in a society
- Having words or phrases that communicate concepts / ideas / idioms that are important to people who live in a society
- All of these responses show how language reflects what is culturally important
- Only the second and third are what reflect what is culturally important
- All of these responses show how language reflects what is culturally important
Technologies include…
- Devices
- Machines
- Strategies/ways of doing things
- All of the above
- Only devices, machines, and tools
- All of the above
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis states that…
- Language is exclusively shaped by culture
- Language develops in the same way across all cultures
- Language develops with the most simple concepts first, and then grows to include more complex ideas with time
- Language labels and shapes cultural perspectives
- Language labels and shapes cultural perspectives
Which of the following is an example of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis at work?
- A language having a few words to describe all things equally
- All languages having common linguistic roots
- A people having a very basic dialect that focuses on simple concepts such as food, family, weather
- A people having several words to describe time and the passage of time
- A people having several words to describe time and the passage of time
What is transculturation?
The adoption of cultural practices from one culture to another
A critique of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is…
- It’s difficult to use because some languages are not written
- It’s difficult to understand cultures through language
- It’s difficult to translate ideas from one culture to another
- It’s difficult to tell which is the original influencer, the language or the culture
- Its difficult to tell which is the original influencer, the language or the culture
Which of the following is an example of technology influencing culture?
- A society focused on growing indigenous crops for food
- People having several words to describe heat and humidity when talking about the weather
- Workers getting paid by direct deposit
- None of these are examples
- Workers getting paid by direct deposit
Which of the following is a good example of how environment influences culture?
- Chinese factory workers building components for smart phones
- Canadians inventing and playing hockey
- Mexican farmers farming for half of the year
- Several nations speaking French as their official language
- Canadians inventing and playing hockey
Which of the following are issues that anthropologists must overcome when trying to understand connections between languages and cultures?
Some languages are not written
Issue or not an issue?
Issue
Which of the following are issues that anthropologists must overcome when trying to understand connections between languages and cultures?
Learning about the technologies of cultures can be difficult when the language is not understood
Issue or not an issue?
Is not an issue
Which of the following are issues that anthropologists must overcome when trying to understand connections between languages and cultures?
Translations are not exact
Issue or not an issue?
Is an issue
Which of the following are issues that anthropologists must overcome when trying to understand connections between languages and cultures?
Meanings and idioms are specific to cultures
Issue or not an issue?
Issue
Which of the following are issues that anthropologists must overcome when trying to understand connections between languages and cultures?
Getting to places where cultures are can be difficult
Issue or not an issue?
Not an issue
Which of the following are issues that anthropologists must overcome when trying to understand connections between languages and cultures?
Time it takes to learn a language
Issue or not an issue?
Issue
Match the speaking distance with the appropriate type of communication
3.7-7.6m
Intimate speaking (to one person, like a friend), personal speaking (to two people), Public speaking, social speaking (to a small group)
Public speaking
Match the speaking distance with the appropriate type of communication
1.2-3.0m
Intimate speaking (to one person, like a friend), personal speaking (to two people), Public speaking, social speaking (to a small group)
Social speaking (to a small group)
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~0.3m
Intimate speaking (to one person, like a friend), personal speaking (to two people), Public speaking, social speaking (to a small group)
Intimate speaking (to one person, Ike a friend)
Environmental factors do not include…
- Physical geography
- Availability of resources
- Climate
- All of these options are environmental factors
- None of these are environmental factors
- All of these options are environmental factors
Which of the following are ways that technologies can change cultures
- Changes to lifestyle
- Changes to work
- Changes to communication
- Technologies change all of these aspects of culture
- Technologies only change lifestyle and communication
- Technologies change all of these aspects
Which of the following is not a factor that influences culture?
- Technology
- Environment
- The year (date)
- Language
- The year
Match the term with the best fitting definition
Self actualization
The set of all mental abilities, Reaching the potential of ones self, Traits that are genetically inherited, a negative view of something/someone, a fear of something
Reaching the potential of ones self
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Phobia
The set of all mental abilities, Reaching the potential of ones self, Traits that are genetically inherited, a negative view of something/someone, a fear of something
A fear of something
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heredity
The set of all mental abilities, Reaching the potential of ones self, Traits that are genetically inherited, a negative view of something/someone, a fear of something
Traits that are genetically inherited
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Cognition
The set of all mental abilities, Reaching the potential of ones self, Traits that are genetically inherited, a negative view of something/someone, a fear of something
The set of all mental abilities
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Stigma
The set of all mental abilities, Reaching the potential of ones self, Traits that are genetically inherited, a negative view of something/someone, a fear of something
A negative view of something/someone
Match the psychologist with the concept that best matches their work
Psychodynamic theory and the interpretation of dreams
Pavlov, Freud, Piaget, Jung
Freud
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Archetypes and personality
Pavlov, Freud, Piaget, Jung
Jung
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Theory of cognitive development
Pavlov, Freud, Piaget, Jung
Piaget
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Classical conditioning
Pavlov, Freud, Piaget, Jung
Pavlov
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Learning by observation
Loftus, Skinner, Maslow, Bandura
Bandura
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Operant conditioning
Loftus, Skinner, Maslow, Bandura
Skinner
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The hierarchy of needs
Loftus, Skinner, Maslow, Bandura
Maslow
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False/repressd memories
Loftus, Skinner, Maslow, Bandura
Loftus
According to Freud, which part of the self is larger (has more effect)?
- The conscious mind
- The unconscious mind
- The Id
- All of these are equally large or effectual
- The unconscious mind
Match the statements with the correct concept of the personality, according to Freud
I want chocolate, but I should eat healthy foods too, so ill reward myself with it after a good meal
Super ego, Ego, I’d, Sub Ego
Ego
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I want chocolate and that it. Let’s have chocolate for dinner!
Super ego, Ego, Id, Sub Ego
Id
Match the statements with the correct concept of the personality, according to Freud
I should eat a healthy meal for dinner, because if I don’t I will become sick, and set a poor example for others around me
Super ego, Ego, I’d, Sub Ego
Super ego
Match the statements with the correct concept of the personality, according to Freud
This one is made up
Super ego, Ego, I’d, Sub Ego
sub ego
According to the psychoanalytic theory, a neurosis happens when…
- Someone became infected with a pathogen that attacks the brain
- Someone has experienced more stressors than the average person
- Something disrupted normal development during a person’s formative years
- Something caused people to move through developmental stages faster than usual
- Something disrupted normal development during a persons formative years
Match Jung’s indicators of personality with their correct category
energy expenditure
Thinking and feeling, judging and perceiving, sensing and intuition, extroversion and introversion
Extraversion and introversion
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Information processing
Thinking and feeling, judging and perceiving, sensing and intuition, extroversion and introversion
Sensing and intuition
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Decision making
Thinking and feeling, judging and perceiving, sensing and intuition, extroversion and introversion
Thinking and feeling
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Lifestyle
Thinking and feeling, judging and perceiving, sensing and intuition, extroversion and introversion
Judging and perceiving
How did Pavlov condition his dog? Put the steps in the correct order
First
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and observed it salivating
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and observed that it did not react to the sound
- Presented the dog with food and observed it salivating
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and then give it food repeatedly
- Present the dog with food and observed it salivating
How did Pavlov condition his dog? Put the steps in the correct order
Second
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and observed it salivating
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and observed that it did not react to the sound
- Presented the dog with food and observed it salivating
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and then give it food repeatedly
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and observed that it did not react to the sound
How did Pavlov condition his dog? Put the steps in the correct order
third
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and observed it salivating
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and observed that it did not react to the sound
- Presented the dog with food and observed it salivating
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and then give it food repeatedly
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and then give it food repeatedly
How did Pavlov condition his dog? Put the steps in the correct order
Fourth
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and observed it salivating
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and observed that it did not react to the sound
- Presented the dog with food and observed it salivating
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and then give it food repeatedly
- Present the dog with a ringing bell and observed it salivating
Giving a treat to someone who correctly answers a question is an example of…
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
- Positive punishment
- Negative punishment
Positive reinforcement
Turning off your alarm and going back to sleep when you are tired is an example of…
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
- Positive punishment
- Negative punishment
Negative reinforcement
People sanctioning someone with dirty looks for behaving inappropriately is an example of…
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
- Positive punishment
- Negative punishment
Positive punishment
Taking someone’s phone away for using it at inappropriate times is an example of…
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
- Positive punishment
- Negative punishment
Negative punishment
The Little Albert experiment was unethical because…
- It used an orphaned child who had no parents
- It exposed a child to harmful experiences
- It did not un-condition Little Albert as part of the experiment process
- All of these factors made it unethical
- Only the second and third options made it unethical
- Only the second and third options made it unethical
What needs for Maslow’s concept of Self-Actualization Needs?
- Self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others
- Morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, acceptance of facts
- Security of body, regular employment, reliable access to resources, good health
- Food, water, sleep, homeostasis (balance)
- Friendship, family, sexual intimacy
- Morality, Creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, acceptance of facts
What needs for Maslow’s concept of Esteem Needs?
- Self esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others
- Security of body, regular employment, reliable access to resources, good health
- Morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, acceptance of facts
- Food, water, sleep, homeostasis (balance)
- Friendship, family, sexual intimacy
- Self esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others
What needs fit Maslow’s concept of love/belonging needs?
- friendship, family, sexual intimacy
- Food, water, sleep, homeostasis (balance)
- Self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others
- Morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, acceptance of facts
- Security of body, regular employment, reliable access to resources, good health
- friendship, family, sexual intimacy
What needs fit Maslow’s concept of safety needs?
- Friendship, family, sexual intimacy
- Food, water, sleep, homeostasis (balance)
- Self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others
- Security of body, regular employment, reliable access to resources, good health
- Morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, acceptance of facts
- Security of body, regular employment, reliable access to resources, good health
What needs fit Maslow’s concept of Physiological needs?
- Food, water, sleep, homeostasis (balance)
- Morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, acceptance of facts
- Self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others
- Friendship, family, sexual intimacy
- Security of body, regular employment, reliable access to resources, good health
- Food, water, sleep, homeostasis (balance)
Jean Piaget’s theory of _____________ helps us understand how humans develop cognitive skills over time
- Intuitive Learning
- Proximal Development
- Social Acquisition
- Cognitive Development
- Cognitive development
according to Piaget, children are developing an awareness of _______
Between the ages of 0 and 2
- Cause-effect relationships
- Self
- Environment
- All of these options are correct
- Only the first 3 options are correct
- All of these options are correct
During the pre-operational stage, children are developing…
- A sense of object permanence
- Abstract thinking skills
- Understanding of conservation and reversibility
- Schemas
- Schemas
At the concrete operational stage, children gain…
- The ability to understand language
- The ability to understand how someone else might think, want, or feel
- The ability to follow multi-stage instructions
- The ability to express their own needs
- The ability to understand how someone else might think, want, or feel
During the formal operational stage, children are developing…
- Abstract thinking skills
- Problem solving skills
- The ability to perform multi-stage operations
- All of these are true
- Only the first two are true
- All of these are true
According to Bandura, humans learn behaviours by…
- Observation
- Contemplating right vs wrong
- Reading about behaviour
- Genetic drives
- Observation
How did the Bobo experiment demonstrate behavioural modelling?
- Children do not act violently, even when they become agitated
- Children who witnessed violence against the Bobo doll were more likely to repeat those acts when they became agitated
- Children need to have specific / explicit instructions on how to be violent in order to behave violently
- Children are likely to act violently against the Bobo doll regardless of what they had seen or experienced
- Children who witnessed violence against the Bobo doll were more likely to repeat those acts when they became agitated
According to Bandura, our behaviours are shaped by…
- Our past experiences and what we think about them/how we remember them
- What we do
- Our present emotional state
- How well we have been classically conditioned
- Our past experiences and what we think about them/how we remember them
Which statement best describes behaviour?
- The way in which a person acts toward others
- The way in which an animal or person acts in response to a stimulus or situation
3.What you are doing right now is behaviour - All of these options describe behaviour
- All of these describe behaviour
What role does genetics play in shaping behaviour?
- It tells us what to do
- Genetics do not influence behaviour
- It determines how we will behave
- It influences how we will behave
- It influences how we will behave
why are twins so valuable to scientists?
- Because twins are the same, they allow scientists to cut research time in half
- Twins are not valuable to scientists
- Twins let us control for genetic factors, leaving only the environment to study
- Twins let us control the environment, leaving only genetics to study
- Twins let us control for genetic factors, leaving only the environment to study
According to Freud, what is the deciding factor in our conscious behaviours?
- Ego
- Id
- Sub Ego
- Super Ego
- Ego
Match the psychosexual stages of development to their correct issue
Toileting and control
Anal, genital, hedonistic, oral, phallic
Anal
Match the psychosexual stages of development to their correct issue
Developing loving relationships with others and sexual instincts
Anal, genital, hedonistic, oral, phallic
Genital
Match the psychosexual stages of development to their correct issue
Feeding and pleasure
Anal, genital, hedonistic, oral, phallic
Oral
Match the psychosexual stages of development to their correct issue
Family organization and relationship with mother/father
Anal, genital, hedonistic, oral, phallic
Phallic
According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, our behaviours change because…
- The way we see the world changes as we develop
- The way we play changes based on our abilities
- The way we understand things changes as we develop
- All of these statements are true
- None of these are true
- All of these are true
Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development differs from the theories of Freud and Piaget, because…
- It has four stages
- It has positive and negative outcomes for each developmental stage
- It focuses on learning
- It extends through the entire human lifecycle
- It extends through the entire human lifecycle
In Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, each stage is ______ ______ than the previous stage
1.More complex
2. More simple
3. Less difficult
4. Less defined
- More complex
A significant idea that Erickson incorporated in his theory of psychosocial development is…
- Cognitive dissonance
- Identity confusion / identity crisis
- The formal operational stage
- Oral fixation
- Identity confusion/crisis
Match the stages of psychosocial development with the correct theme of those stages
Trust, guilt, doubt, belief in ones abilities
Teenager and young adult, middle-aged and older adulthood, childhood (infant/grade schooler)
Childhood
Match the stages of psychosocial development with the correct theme of those stages
Self identity and social connectedness
Teenager and young adult, middle-aged and older adulthood, childhood (infant/grade schooler)
Teenager and young adult
Match the stages of psychosocial development with the correct theme of those stages
Creating, giving back, satisfaction
Teenager and young adult, middle-aged and older adulthood, childhood (infant/grade schooler)
Middle aged/older aduthood
What did we learn from harry harlows “comfort” experiment?
- Babies need to be with each other in order to feel safe and secure
- Food is more important to children than comfort and security
- Comfort and security are more important to children than food
- Food, comfort, and security are all equally important to children
- Comfort and security are more important to children than food
What did Harry Harlow’s “comfort” experiment show us about the relationship between comfort and a willingness to explore/take risks?
- Babies are more willing to explore and take risks in the presence of a comforting adult
- Babies are more willing to explore and take risks only if there are other babies present
- Babies are not affected by the presence / absence of a comforting adult
- Babies are less willing to explore and take risks in the presence of a comforting adult
- Babies are more willing to explore and take risks in the presence of a comforting adult
According to a behaviourist, how does a slot machine best demonstrate there is no free will?
- People will play slot machines, even when they are extremely unlikely to win, because there is the chance of a reward
- People can’t stop themselves from pulling a lever, that’s why slot machines are so addictive
- People will save their money instead of playing a slot machine
- People can’t help but take their winnings from slot machines and spend it on a nice dinner
- People will play, even when they are extremely unlikely to win, because there is the chance of a reward
How do catchy phrases demonstrate the connection between learning and behaviour?
1.People say things they haven’t heard in order to stand out
2. People believe they are being original when they use a catch-phrase
3. People are exposed to the phrase, and then begin to repeat it themselves
4. People continue to use catch phrases several years after it has gone out of fashion
- People are exposed to the phrase, and then begin to repeat it
Cognitive psychology shows us that behaviour is…
- Cannot be changed once it is learned
- Learned by thinking and reflecting on the meaning of one’s past experiences
- Learned and forgotten over periods of time
- Learned and never forgotten
- Learned and forgotten over periods of time
According to Maslow, our behaviours are driven by…
- The need to meet our needs -physical, safety, belonging, and esteem
- The need to have stability in how our needs are met
- The desire to have others’ needs met
- All of the above are true
- Only the first two responses are true
- Only the first two are true
Self-actualization is different from the rest of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, because it…
- Is something that people do only after having their needs met -there isn’t a driving force behind it
- Is dependent on having some other needs met first
- Is driven by esteem needs and the need to feel accepted or valued
- Is driven by social pressures and the need to belong
- Is something that people do only after having their needs met- there isn’t a force behind it
Which of the following is least likely to influence our attitudes?
- Cultures we are a part of
- Organizations we belong to
- Feelings of hunger
- Where we live
- Feelings of hunger
Sort the attitudinal influencers in their corresponding scale and power of influence
Media
Wide scope, weak influence, moderate scope, moderate influence, narrow scope, strong influence
Moderate scope, moderate influence
Sort the attitudinal influencers in their corresponding scale and power of influence
Culture
Wide scope, weak influence, moderate scope, moderate influence, narrow scope, strong influence
Wide scope, weak influence
Sort the attitudinal influencers in their corresponding scale and power of influence
Family
Wide scope, weak influence, moderate scope, moderate influence, narrow scope, strong influence
Narrow score, strong influence
Sort the attitudinal influencers in their corresponding scale and power of influence
Friends
Wide scope, weak influence, moderate scope, moderate influence, narrow scope, strong influence
Narrow score, strong influence
Sort the attitudinal influencers in their corresponding scale and power of influence
Place
Wide scope, weak influence, moderate scope, moderate influence, narrow scope, strong influence
Wide scope, weak influence
Explicit or implicit attitudes? Sort the statements below in their correct categories
A person believes their team is the best, and proudly displays their support for the team
Explicit
Explicit or implicit attitudes? Sort the statements below in their correct categories
A manager regularly hires people who are well dressed because they feel like the person will be a good employee
Implicit
Explicit or implicit attitudes? Sort the statements below in their correct categories
A person reacts to someone cutting them off in traffic by honking their horn
Implicit
Explicit or implicit attitudes? Sort the statements below in their correct categories
A person creates a YouTube video explaining the benefits of a healthy diet
Explicit
An experience of mental discomfort when we realize that our behaviours do not match our attitudes is called…
- Operant learning
- Positive punishment
- Classical conditioning
- Cognitive dissonance
- Cognitive dissonance
In order to resolve cognitive dissonance, people need to…
- Change their behaviours to match their attitudes
- Change their attitudes to match their behaviours
- Ignoring their attitudes
Ignoring their behaviours - All of these actions will resolve cognitive dissonance
- Only the first two actions resolve cognitive dissonance
- Only the first two actions
Which of the following are not effective ways to change behaviour?
- Meeting people who are different from you
- Having experiences that are contrary to beliefs/attitudes
- Confirming currently held beliefs
- Being exposed to new ideas -changing knowledge, creating cognitive dissonance
- Confirming currently held beliefs
Which of the following best matches an intrinsic motivator?
- Autonomy
- Reward
- Compensation
- Punishment
- Autonomy
Which of the following best matches an extrinsic motivator?
- Fame
- Purpose
- Altruism
- Mastery
- Fame
What relationship best describes the connection between arousal and behavioural performance?
- The more aroused a person is, the more they will perform a behaviour
- The more aroused a person is, the less they will perform a behaviour
- The less aroused a person is, the more they will perform a behaviour
- There is no connection between arousal and behavioural performance
- The more aroused a person is, the more they will perform a behaviour
Attribution theory states that we make decisions based on…
- What we expect circumstances to cause a person to do
- What a person might do, if they were in a hypothetical situation
- What we think another person’s disposition is, not the situation
- What we think about the situation is, not a person’s disposition
- What we think another persons disposition is, not the situation
Correctly complete this sentence: Our brain makes snap judgments…
- Based on the circumstances, carefully considering how the situation might affect the outcome
- Based on all available evidence, so we can make the best decision
- Automatically, so that we can avoid potential dangers
- After weighing the facts, so we can make a correct decision
- Automatically, so that we can avoid potential dangers
Understanding Fundamental Attribution Error, means to understand…
- Stereotypes and why people make them
- What we think of other people will determine our behaviour toward them
- How a self-fulfilling prophecy can occur
- All of these ideas are understood when we understand fundamental attribution error
- Only the first and third ideas are understood when we understand fundamental attribution error
- All of these are understood when we understand fundamental attribution error
A person’s mental health / illness may affect their behaviour because…
- Being in a good state of health can cause people to behave more positively
- Being in a poor state of health can cause people to behave more negatively
- A person’s state of mental health can influence how they experience the world around them
- A person’s state of mental health can influence the way they perceive themselves
- All of these statements are true
- Only the third and fourth are true
- All are true
Which of the following mental illnesses/poor states of being can influence or change behaviours
Post-concussion syndrome
Can affect behaviours, cannot affect behaviours
Can affect behaviours
Which of the following mental illnesses/poor states of being can influence or change behaviours
Dissociative personality disorder
Can affect behaviours, cannot affect behaviours
Can affect behaviours
Which of the following mental illnesses/poor states of being can influence or change behaviours
Low socialization/isolation
Can affect behaviours, cannot affect behaviours
Can affect behaviours
Which of the following mental illnesses/poor states of being can influence or change behaviours
Anxiety disorder
Can affect behaviours, cannot affect behaviours
Can affect behaviours
Which of the following mental illnesses/poor states of being can influence or change behaviours
Developmental disorders
Can affect behaviours, cannot affect behaviours
Can affect behaviours
Bulima is different from anorexia because…
- Bulimia involves a false sense of being overweight
- Bulimia involves binge eating followed by purging consumed foods (vomiting, laxatives)
- Bulimia may involve over-exercising or self-starvation
- Bulimia connects self-worth to weight
- Bulimia involves binge eating followed by purging consumed foods
Match the sensors with their corresponding sense
Rods and cones
Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
Sight
Match the sensors with their corresponding sense
Meissner corpuscles and free nerve endings
Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
Touch
Match the sensors with their corresponding sense
Taste buds
Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
Taste
Match the sensors with their corresponding sense
Ear drums
Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
Sound
Match the sensors with their corresponding sense
Olfactory nerves
Sight, sound, smell, taste, touch
Smell
Teenagers often have difficulty with long-term decision-making because…
1.The prefrontal cortex is the last part of the brain to finish developing
2. The brain stem is not fully developed
3. Teenagers do not have difficulty with long-term decision-making
4. The limbic system is not fully developed
- The prefrontal cortex is the last part of the brain to finish developing
A myth about people who experience OCD is…
- They would feel better if they weren’t so lazy
- They need to wash their hands all the time
- They hear voices all the time
- They experience these problems because of a flaw in their character
- They would feel better if they just ate more
- They need to wash their hands all the time
What is the difference between sensation and perception?
- Sensation is feeling, tasting and smelling, perception is seeing and hearing
- Sensation is the emotional experience of our lives, and perception is how we understand our lives
- Sensation is sensory input, perception is how our brain interprets sensory input
- Sensation is sensory input, perception is sensory input going to different parts of the brain
- Sensation is a sensory input, perception is how our brain interprets sensory input
A synapse is…
- A connection between neurons that send and receive neurotransmitters
- A space between parts of the brain that stores fluids
- A gateway for emotional experiences
- Specialized cells that store memory
- A connection between neurons that send and receive neurotransmitters
As neurons communicate with each other more frequently…
- Memories are changed
- New neurons are built to support the added communication
- Memories are formed and strengthened
- Memories are degraded and lost
- Memories are formed and strengthened
Which part of the brain is responsible for senses of touch, taste, and smell, logical and thinking skills, and mathematical skills?
- Temporal lobe
- Brain stem
- Parietal lobe
- Frontal lobe
- Cerebellum
- Occipital lobe
- Duodenal lobe
- Parietal lobe
Schizophrenia is commonly not characterized by…
- Hearing voices
- Memory loss
- Feeling things that are not there
- Believing one is invincible or has superpowers
- Memory loss
Which of the following is not a part of the brain?
- Brain stem
- Limbic system
- Cerebrum
- Duodenal lobe
- Duodenal lobe
The continuum of mental health explains the concept that…
- People can experience different degrees of mental health and illness at different times in their lives
- People who are mentally ill can still have a strong state of wellbeing
- People who are mentally healthy can still experience a poor state of wellbeing
- All of these statements are true
- None of these are true
- All of these statements are true
Which of the following is oldest part of the brain?
- Cerebrum
- Limbic system
- Brain stem
- Duodenal lobe
3 brain stem
Which part of the brain is responsible for visual perception, visual interpretation, and reading?
- Brain stem
- Cerebellum
- Temporal lobe
- Occipital lobe
- Frontal lobe
- Parietal lobe
- Duodenal lobe
- Occipital lobe
Match the symptoms with the correct mental illness
Loss of cognitive ability
OCD, Depression, Psychotic disorders, Dementia
Dementia
Match the symptoms with the correct mental illness
Memory loss
OCD, Depression, Psychotic disorders, Dementia
Dementia
Match the symptoms with the correct mental illness
High feelings of anxiety
OCD, Depression, Psychotic disorders, Dementia
OCD
Match the symptoms with the correct mental illness
Repetitive behaviours
OCD, Depression, Psychotic disorders, Dementia
OCD
Match the symptoms with the correct mental illness
Loss of enjoyment for one enjoyable activities
OCD, Depression, Psychotic disorders, Dementia
Depression
Match the symptoms with the correct mental illness
Breaks from reality
OCD, Depression, Psychotic disorders, Dementia
Psychotic disorders
Match the symptoms with the correct mental illness
Irritability, anger, or sadness
OCD, Depression, Psychotic disorders, Dementia
Depression
Match the symptoms with the correct mental illness
Hallucinations
OCD, Depression, Psychotic disorders, Dementia
Psychotic disorders
Which activity can help brains to retain memory more effectively?
- Eating well
- Having more social interactions with people
- Staying physically active
- Learning new things
- All of these strategies will help brains to retain memories more effectively
- Only the second, third, and fourth
- All of these strategies
Sort the following between what we sense and what we perceive
Sound
Sensation, Perception
Sensation
Sort the following between what we sense and what we perceive
Familiar faces
Sensation, Perception
Perception
Sort the following between what we sense and what we perceive
Light
Sensation, Perception
Sensation
Sort the following between what we sense and what we perceive
Closure
Sensation, Perception
Perception
Sort the following between what we sense and what we perceive
Touch
Sensation, Perception
Sensation
Sort the following between what we sense and what we perceive
Motion
Sensation, Perception
Perception
Sort the following between what we sense and what we perceive
Distance
Sensation, Perception
Perception
Depression that has both highs and lows is known as…
- Clinical depression
- Magnitudinal depression
- Dysthymia
- Bipolar disorder
- Bipolar disorder
Which part of the brain is responsible for understanding language, musical awareness, learning, hearing, and feelings?
- Parietal lobe
- Duodenal lobe
- Temporal lobe
- Occipital lobe
- Frontal lobe
- Cerebellum
- Brain stem
- Temporal lobe
What did we learn about memory from the case of Henry Molaison?
- We can’t form new memories without a hippocampus
- Episodic memories and skill-based memory are not formed in the same way
- Memory is stored in specific parts of the brain, not all over the brain as was once thought
- All of these facts are things that we learned from the case of Henry Molaison
- None of these statements are facts that we learned from the case of Henry Molaison
- All of these are things we learned
When speaking of OCD, a compulsion is…
- A list of things that need to happen in order to be happy
- A need to do something that is important to a person
- A behaviour that temporarily relieves anxiety
- A behaviour that a person does which creates an obsession
- A behaviour that temporarily relieves anxiety
Which part of the brain is responsible for coordination, balance, and equilibrium?
- Parietal lobe
- Duodenal lobe
- Occipital lobe
- Cerebellum
- Frontal lobe
- Brain stem
- Temporal lobe
- Cerebellum
Which of the following is not affected by dementia?
- Cognitive abilities
- Physical abilities
- Distinction between reality and delusions
- Memory
- Distinction between reality and delusions
A stigma is…
- A form of discrimination
- A stereotype
- A way of thinking about people that creates barriers for them
- A situation that makes it hard for people who are mentally ill to get help
- All of these statements are true
- Only the first two are true
- All of these are true
Which statement best describes the neural development of the brain over the first 20 years of life?
- Neurons steadily decline in number from the moment of birth until death
- Neurons become larger in size with every year of life
- Neurons grow in number over the first 5 years of life, and are then pruned during adolescence
- Neurons grow in number over the first 20 years of life and then decline for the rest of life
- Neurons grow in number over the first 5 years of life, and are then pruned during adolescence
Which of the following is newest part of the brain?
- Brain stem
- Cerebrum
- Duodenal lobe
- Limbic system
- Cerebrum
When speaking of OCD, an obsession is…
- A focus on a specific behaviour
- A wish for something that someone wants
- Repetitive thoughts, images, or urges that won’t go away
- All are true
- None are true
- Repetitive thoughts, images, or urges that wont go away
Myth or fact?
1 in 10 people who suffer from anorexia will die from it
Fact
Myth or fact?
1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime
Fact
Myth or fact?
About 80% of mental illnesses are treatable once identified
Fact
Myth or fact?
Only violent people have mental illnesses
Myth
Myth or fact?
All mental illnesses last for a lifetime
Myth
Myth or fact?
People who are mentally ill are unpredictable
Myth
Myth or fact?
Therapy is only for those who are really mentally ill
Myth
Which part of the brain is responsible for alertness, breathing, digestion, and reflexes?
- Duodenal lobe
- Temporal lobe
- Cerebellum
- Parietal lobe
- Frontal lobe
- Occipital lobe
- Brain stem
- Brain stem
Depression that has moderate, consistent lows is known as…
- Dysthymia
- Magnitudinal depression
- Bipolar disorder
- Clinical depression
- Dysthymia
Memories become harder to retrieve as our brains age because…
- Neurons lose strength or die off
- Neurotransmitter production decreases with age
- The hippocampus loses about 5% of it’s neurons with each decade of age
- All of these factors make memories harder to retrieve with age
- Only the first and third are true
- All are factors that make memories harder to retrieve with age
What did the case of Phineas Gage teach us about the brain?
- The brain has localized functions
- Losing part of the brain is always fatal
- The brain cannot compensate for being damaged
- All are true
- Only the first two are true
- The brain has localized functions?
Which part of the brain is responsible for problem-solving, judgment, inhibition, emotional traits, and decision-making?
- Frontal lobe
- Cerebellum
- Occipital lobe
- Parietal lobe
- Temporal lobe
- Duodenal lobe
- Brain stem
- frontal lobe