psych 1

Question 1

in an experiment, the variable that is manipulated in some way is called the:

Answer 1

independent variable

Question 2

the variable that is measured to find out the effects of the experimental treatment is called:

Answer 2

dependant variable

Question 3

what is a hypothesis

Answer 3

a prediction

Question 4

the main purpose of ethical guidelines is to:

Answer 4

protect the welfare of research participants

Question 5

visual info in the brain is sent to the

Answer 5

occipital lobe

Question 6

the left hemisphere of the brain is used for tasks like

Answer 6

reading and writing

Question 7

the brain might not work effectively due to reasons such as

Answer 7

brain tissue damage, neurons not communicating well, brain chemicals not working properly

Question 8

the four lobes of the brain

Answer 8

temporal, frontal, occipital and parietal

Question 9

what is the cerebellum and its role

Answer 9

a structure located at the back of the brain responsible for movement and balance

Question 10

what is the role of the frontal lobe

Answer 10

higher order thinking, personality, emotional regulation, decision making, voluantary movement

Question 11

what is the role of the temporal lobe

Answer 11

processes sound auditory info, comprehends speech and plays a role in language

Question 12

what is the role of the occipital lobe

Answer 12

recieves and processes visual info

Question 13

what is the role of the parietal lobe

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reviews and processes sensory info such as touch and temperature

Question 14

what are key functions of the left hemisphere

Answer 14

controls right side of the body, muscle movement, verbal tasks, analysis, logic and reasoning

Question 15

what are the key functions of right hemisphere

Answer 15

controls the left side of the body, muscle movement, non-verbal tasks, spatial and visual thinking, creativity and imagination

Question 16

what is the cerebral cortex

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the large, wrinkled structure that covers most of the brain, it consist of 4 lobes, stores memories, responsible for conscious thought

Question 17

dendrites

Answer 17

receives neural info from previous neuron

Question 18

cell body

Answer 18

houses the nucleus

Question 19

nucleus

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powers the cell

Question 20

axon

Answer 20

a long tubular structure that transports the action potential

Question 21

mylein sheath

Answer 21

protects the axon from other axons

Question 22

axon terminals/buttons

Answer 22

structures at the end of a neuron, that sends the signal to the neat neuron

Question 23

rights of the participants in regards to the ethical principles of psych

Answer 23

confidentiality, withdrawal rights, voluntary participation

Question 24

what might happen to someone who has suffered a traumatic brain injury to their left temporal lobe

Answer 24

they may suffer from hearing loss, difficulties forming words when talking, memory problems, especially memory of language