Topic- Science Assess

Question 1

Carries information from receptors located in the PNS to the spinal cord and brain

Answer 1

Afferent neurons

Question 2

Structure in the limbic system responsible or creating long-term memories

Answer 2

Hippocampus

Question 3

Explicit memory includes ___ and ___

Answer 3

episodic and semantic memory

Question 4

The type of memory for facts and concepts

Answer 4

Semantic memory

Question 5

The type of memory for events and experiences

Answer 5

Episodic

Question 6

Muscle memory is an example of _____ memory

Answer 6

procedural memory

Question 7

Schachter-Singer theory of emotion

Answer 7

Physiological arousal + cognitive appraisal –> emotion

Question 8

Lawrence Kohlberg

Answer 8

developed a systematic 3-stage,6-level sequence to explain moral development

Question 9

Which personality perspective views personality as a product of an individual’s unconscious urges and desires?

Answer 9

Psychoanalytic perspective

Question 10

Which of the following is/are the characteristics of alzheimers disease:

1. defuse cerebral atrophy
2. senile plaques
3. decreased dopamine in the basal ganglia
4. reduced levels of acetylcholine

Answer 10

1. defuse cerebral atrophy
2. senile plaques
3. reduced levels of acetylcholine

Question 11

when individuals in a group ignore outside ideas and thoughts and focus only on member ideas

Answer 11

groupthink

Question 12

groups tend to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclinations of the members

Answer 12

group polarization

Question 13

a position in a society based on characteristics beyond the individual’s direct control (race, gender, ethnicity, and family background)

Answer 13

ascribed status

Question 14

the social networks individuals have in their community which confers certain advantages

Answer 14

social capital

Question 15

the ability to influence people through real or perceived rewards and punishments

Answer 15

power

Question 16

rest and digest

Answer 16

parasympathetic nervous system

Question 17

fight or flight

Answer 17

sympathetic nervous system

Question 18

Order in which visual information reaches the cerebral cortex

Answer 18

retina, optic nerve, optic chasm, optic radiations, occipital lobe

Question 19

Process that allows for quick recognition of an object w/o analysis of the details of that object

Answer 19

Top-down processing

Question 20

individuals experience internal tension that motivates them to take action to reduce the tension

Answer 20

drive-reduction theory

Question 21

Internal locus of control view

Answer 21

I am the Master of my own destiny

Question 22

Yerkes-Dodson law

Answer 22

similar tasks = high arousal is associated with peak performance

Question 23

a change in social status based on the individual’s unique talents and achievements

Answer 23

meritocracy

Question 24

any positive change in a person’s status (economic or positional)

Answer 24

upward mobility

Question 25

HIll’s criteria for causality:

Answer 25

Temporality, strength, dose-response, consistency, plausibility, consideration of alternative explanations, experiment, specificity, and coherence