Brain and Behavior Final Exam with correct answers 2024
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Brain and Behavior Fina
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Brain And Behavior Fina
distinguish between neuroscience and biopsychology? correct answers Neuroscience: any or all of the sciences, such as neurochemistry and experimental psychology, which deal with the structure or function of the nervous system and brain.
Biopsychology: the branch of psychology concerned with its ...
distinguish between neuroscience and biopsychology? correct answers Neuroscience:
any or all of the sciences, such as neurochemistry and experimental psychology, which
deal with the structure or function of the nervous system and brain.
Biopsychology: the branch of psychology concerned with its biological and physiological
aspects.
Say three pieces of evidence linking the brain to behavior correct answers Brain
changes, their behavior changes. Our brains are similar to animals so that could help us
link the two together. The way the brain develops, when we mature our behavior
changes in more complex ways.
know reasons to study the link between the brain and behavior correct answers
Studying the brain is not well understood. We don't know how the brain produces
conscious awareness for us. Mental illness are linked to brain and behavior.
know what a traumatic brain injury is and why it's called a silent epidemic correct
answers traumatic brain injury (TBI) Wound to the brain that results from a blow to the
head. You can go a long time without realizing that you have a brain injury
distinguish between mentalism, dualism, and materialism correct answers Mentalism
believes the psyche controls your behavior.
Dualism your mind and body guides your behavior. descarte
Materialism: Everything that guides your behavior can be explained by physical things.
charles darwin.
know which areas of the brain are responsible for conscious and unconscious behaviors
correct answers Forebrain is responsible for conscious behaviors and brain stem is not.
Know the definition of the hemisphere, gyri, and sulci and why the brain is wrinkly
correct answers Hemisphere: One half of your brain
Gyri: Bumps on the cortex of brain
Sulci: one of the grooves
Brain is wrinkly. More surface area that needs to get packed inside of school.
Know the four lobes of the cerebral cortex and their functions correct answers Frontal
lobes: decision making, personality, reasoning, judgement, intelligent behaviors, moter
function, language (speech production).
Parietal lobes: Sensory (somatosensory cortex),
Occipital lobes: visual processing
Temporal lobes: hearing. Emotion, language comprehension (vernacies area) left
hemisphere
, know the organization of the nervous system including the central, peripheral, somatic,
autonomic, and sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions of the nervous system.
Know the basic functions of each. correct answers CNS: brain and spinal cord
PNS: Anything that is going away from the center of your nervous system.
Somatic nervous system: Conscious behavior. specialized nerves called cranial nerves
(sensory and motor function), spinal nerves (coordinate movements and sensation from
spinal cord to other part of your body)(sensory and motor)
Autonomic nervous system (automatic behaviors)
Sympathetic nervous system: fight or flight
Parasympathetic: relaxation (rest and digest
Describe the pseudoscience of phrenology. correct answers Phrenology: pseudo
science says the bumps on your skull says something about your personality.
be familiar with the terms dorsal and ventral; rostral and caudal; anterior and posterior;
afferent or efferent; lateral or medial; and ipsilateral or contralateral. correct answers
Dorsal: up on top (back on spinal cord)
Ventral: down towards the bottom (stomach on spinal cord)
Rostral: towards the beak or nose
Caudal: towards you tail
Anterior: forward
Posterior: backwards
Lateral: side
Medial: towards the center of the brain
Ipsilateral: same side
Contralateral: opposite side
Anterior / Rostral correct answers in front of or towards the front
Know basic structures and functions of the hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain. correct
answers Structures of the hindbrain:
cerebellum: the cerebellum coordinates voluntary movements such as posture, balance,
coordination, and speech, resulting in smooth and balanced muscular activity.
pons: It is involved in the control of breathing, communication between different parts of
the brain, and sensations such as hearing, taste, and balance
brainstem (which is the pons and medulla) : automic processes, cerebellum, motor
coordination, balance, breath and blood flow
The medulla oblongata: helps regulate breathing, heart and blood vessel function,
digestion, sneezing, and swallowing.
Midbrain: movement and sensation
Forebrain.cortical (four lobes) and the
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