Makeup exam

Question 1

Parallel lines that run away from the viewer seem to get closer together

Answer 1

Linear perspective

Question 2

As distance increases, a texture gradually becomes denser and less detailed

Answer 2

Texture gradient

Question 3

The shapes of near objects overlap or mask those of more distant ones

Answer 3

Interposition

Question 4

If separate objects are expected to be of the same size, the larger ones are seen as closer

Answer 4

Relative size

Question 5

Near objects are low in the visual field; more distant ones are higher up

Answer 5

Height in plane

Question 6

Patterns of light and dark suggest shadows that can create an impression of 3-D forms

Answer 6

Light and shadow

Question 7

The neural tissue lining the inside back surface of the eye; it absobrs light, processes images, and sends visual information to the brain

Answer 7

Retina

Question 8

The greater the ____ of sound waves, the louder the sound is percieved. It is also the principal determinant of loudness.

Answer 8

Amplitude

Question 9

Amplitude is measured in …
Frequency is measured in …

Answer 9

Amplitude = hertz
Frequency = decibals

Question 10

The purity or complexity of a sound influences how _ is percieved
The difference you percieve in sound is a difference in this as well

Answer 10

Timbre

Question 11

The _ is the thing being looked at. It also has more substance and shape
The _ is the background against which it stands

Answer 11

Figure and Ground

Question 12

Things that are close to one another seem to belong together

Answer 12

Proximity

Question 13

• Grouping certain elements together
• Completing a a figure by filling in the gaps

Answer 13

Closure

Question 14

People tend to group stimuli that are similar

Answer 14

Similarity

Question 15

Viewers tend to organize elements in the simplest way possible

Answer 15

Simplicity

Question 16

Viewers tend to see elements in ways that produce smooth continuation

Answer 16

Continuity

Question 17

What are the structures of the limbic system?

Answer 17

Thalamus
Hypothalamus
Hippocampus
Amygdala

Question 18

Part of limbic system involved in learning and memory

Answer 18

Hippocampus

Question 19

Part of limbic system involved in emotion and aggression

Answer 19

Amygdala

Question 20

Part of the limbic system, relay centre for cortex, handles incoming and outgoing signals

Answer 20

Thalamus

Question 21

Part of the limbic system, responsible for regulating basic biological needs; hunger, thirst, temperature control

Answer 21

Hypothalamus

Question 22

Responsible for regulating largely unconscious functions such as breathing and circulation

Answer 22

Medulla

Question 23

Group of fibres that carry stimulation related to sleep and arousal through brainstem

Answer 23

Reticular formation

Question 24

Responsible for sensing, thinking, learning, emotion, consciousness, and voluntary movement

Answer 24

Cerebrum

Question 25

A hormone released by the pituitary gland, which regulates reproductive behaviours Increases trust, sense of security, feelings of safety, openness and warmth which promotes social bonding between people

Answer 25

Oxytocin

Question 26

Nerves to voluntary muscles, sensory receptors

Answer 26

Somatic nervous system

Question 27

Nerves to heart, blood vessels, smooth muscles, glands

Answer 27

Autonomic nervous sytem

Question 28

What are the subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system?

Answer 28

Somatic and autonomic nervous systems

Question 29

Mobilizes bodily resources

Answer 29

Sympathetic division

Question 30

Conserves bodily resources

Answer 30

Parasympathetic division

Question 31

What are the subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 31

Sympathetic division and parasympathetic division

Question 32

* A neurotransmitter that contributes to the regulation of attention, arousal, and memory * Associated with Alzheimer's disease if there isn't an adequate supply, memory loss

Answer 32

Acetylcholine

Question 33

* A neurotransmitter that contributes to the control of voluntary movement * Plays a role in pleasure and reward * Associated with Parkinson's disease, schitzophrenic and addictive disorders, if there isn't an adequate supply

Answer 33

Dopamine

Question 34

* A neurotransmitter that contributes to the modulation of mood, arousal and stress reactions * Associated with depressive disorders if there's not enough in the brain

Answer 34

Norepinephrine

Question 35

* A neurotransmitter involved with regulation of sleep and wakefulness, eating, aggression * Depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, and eating disorders if not enough

Answer 35

Serotonin

Question 36

* A neurotransmitter that serves as a widely distributed inhibitory transmitter, contributing to the regulation of anxiety and sleep or arousal * Causes anxiety disorders if not enough

Answer 36

GABA

Question 37

* A neurotransmitter that resembles opiate drugs in structure and effect * Play a role in pain relief and response to stress * Contributes to the regulation of eating behaviour

Answer 37

Endorphins

Question 38

Made up of all the nerves that lie outside the brain and spinal cord Can be subdivided into the somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system

Answer 38

Peripheral nervous system