Psych 101 Terms Exam 2

Question 1

Acetylcholine

Answer 1

Causes muscles to contract, pain response, sleep functions

Question 2

Dopamine

Answer 2

A pleasure neurotransmitter. Without it can cause Parkinson’s

Question 3

Peripheral Nervous system

Answer 3

Connects nerves to the central nervous system. Such as limbs organs and skin

Question 4

Somatic nervous system

Answer 4

In charge of voluntary control such as skeletal muscles

Question 5

Autonomic nervous system

Answer 5

Control over bodily functions such as breathing heartbeat and digestion

Question 6

Sympathetic nervous system

Answer 6

Activates fight or flight mode and in charge of last second response

Question 7

Parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 7

In charge of sexual arousal saliva and urination

Question 8

Central nervous system

Answer 8

Consist of the brain and spinal cord. In charge of most of the body and mind

Question 9

Central nervous system protection

Answer 9

The skull, the meninges, and the cerebrospinal fluid

Question 10

Hind brain

Answer 10

Composed of the medulla, pins, and the cerebellum. Controls the unconscious control such as breathing and blood flow

Question 11

Reticular formation

Answer 11

Connecting the spinal cord, cerebrum, and cerebellum. Mediating the overall level of consciousness

Question 12

Midbrain

Answer 12

Has the colliculi in it. It’s in charge of motor control and movement a of the eye as well as visual and auditory processing

Question 13

Forebrain

Answer 13

Has the thalamus and hypothalamus. In control of motor control and sensory info

Question 14

Hypothalamus

Answer 14

In control of hormones

Question 15

Ventromedial hypothalamus

Answer 15

Determining hunger fear and sexual activity

Question 16

Thalamus

Answer 16

Regulation of consciousness sleep and alertness

Question 17

Basel ganglia

Answer 17

Interconnected with the cortex, thalamus, brainstem. In control of motor movement, learning, cognition, and emotions

Question 18

Huntington’s

Answer 18

Affects the basal ganglia and affects coordination and mental abilities

Question 19

Limbic system

Answer 19

In charge of basic emotions and drives

Question 20

Hippocampus

Answer 20

Region that associates with memory

Question 21

Septum

Answer 21

In charge of of pleasure and separates the brain

Question 22

Amygdala

Answer 22

In charge of detecting fear and emergency events

Question 23

Cortex

Answer 23

In charge of processing auditory function

Question 24

Lesión

Answer 24

Damaging the part of the brain to record

Question 25

Bipolar cells

Answer 25

In charge of sharpening the image. Collects information from the rods and cones

Question 26

Rod cells

Answer 26

Very sensitive, located in the periphery,100:1 wiring, can see all but red

Question 27

Come cells

Answer 27

Less sensitive, located in the fovea, 1:1 wiring, red blue and green colors

Question 28

Fovea

Answer 28

Direct line of sight

Question 29

H.M. Holtz trichromatic theory

Answer 29

Able to interpret every color with these receptors. Red green blue

Question 30

Hearing opponent process theory

Answer 30

Red green blue and yellow receptors and individual dark and light receptors.

Question 31

Negative after image

Answer 31

Looking at a bright color then a white wall to see an after image of a different color

Question 32

Gestalts laws of organization

Answer 32

1. Law of proximity
2. Law of similarity
3. Law of closure

Question 33

Held & Hein experiment

Answer 33

Two different cats that one is in control of what it sees while the other is restricted to only experience one at a time

Question 34

Attention blindness

Answer 34

You see what your attention is on and don’t notice why changes are going on.