Midterm

Question 1

Structuralism Person

Answer 1

Edward Titchner

Question 2

Functionalism Person

Answer 2

William James

Question 3

Loss of memory before event

Answer 3

Retrograde amnesia

Question 4

Loss of memory after the event

Answer 4

Anterograde amnesia

Question 5

Minimum amount of energy a person can detect

Answer 5

Absolute threshold

Question 6

A just noticeable difference, degree that must exist between two stimuli to be detected

Answer 6

Difference threshold

Question 7

Brain: language, facts, logic, math/science

Answer 7

Left Brain

Question 8

Brain: emotional, creativity, perception of shapes

Answer 8

Right Brain

Question 9

Divides two halfs of brain, severed to treat epilepsy, split brain patients

Answer 9

Corpus Callosum

Question 10

Outer layer of cerebrum, composed of folded gray matter, divided into 4 lobes

Answer 10

Cerebral cortex

Question 11

Fight or flight, increased heart rate/breathing/glucose release/eyes dilate

Answer 11

Sympathetic Nervous System

Question 12

Recovery from an event, heart-rate/breathing decrease

Answer 12

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Question 13

Released by glands, slower

Answer 13

Hormones

Question 14

Released by neurons, faster

Answer 14

Neurotransmitters

Question 15

Tells us we’re hungry

Answer 15

Lateral hypothalamus

Question 16

Tells us to stop eating/we’re full

Answer 16

Ventromedial hypothalamus

Question 17

Helps in producing coherent speech

Answer 17

Broca’s Area

Question 18

Helps in speech processing and understanding language

Answer 18

Wernicke’s Area

Question 19

Sense Neurons, In

Answer 19

Afferent Neurons

Question 20

Motor Neurons, Out

Answer 20

Efferent Neurons

Question 21

100M per Retina, Vision in shades of gray, high sensitivity, night vision

Answer 21

Rods

Question 22

3M per retina, color vision, low sensitivity, high acuity, day vision

Answer 22

Cones