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JCCC Psychology Exam 1: Questions/Solutions (A+)
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JCCC Psychology Exam 1: Questions/Solutions (A+)Psychology- 4 basic goals Right Ans - scientific study of behavior and
mental process- describe, predict,explain, control
Psychological Perspectives Right Ans - Biological
Psychodynamic
Behavioral
Humanistic
Positive
Cognitive
Cross Cultural
Evolutionary
Psychological Ethics Right Ans - informed consent, students as participants,
deception, confidentiality, debriefing
Glial Cells Right Ans - provide structural support for neurons, most
abundant in brain
Astrocyte Right Ans - opens or closes pores on capillary to monitor
nutritional flow to neuron
Oligodendrocyte Right Ans - makes myelin sheath, can serve more than one
neuron
Microglia Right Ans - takes care of debris
Meninges Right Ans - cushioning inside skull and spinal cord
1. Dura mater
2. Arachnoid
3. Pia mater
Acetylcholine Right Ans - regulation of Attention, Arousal, and Memory.
Released by motor neurons that control skeletal muscles. Dysregulation can
lead to Alzheimer's
, Dopamine Right Ans - control of voluntary motion,pleasure sensations.
Dysregulation can lead to Parkinsonism, Schizophrenia, and Addictive
Behaviors.
Serotonin Right Ans - sleep,sensory perceptions, moods, emotional brain
waves
Norepinephrine Right Ans - sleep, learning, memory
Glutamate Right Ans - most abundant, excitatory message
GABA Right Ans - most abundant, inhibitor message
Endorphins Right Ans - regulate stress, trauma, pain
Action Potential Right Ans - movement of electrical charged ions across
axon(polarized)
-sodium flood in(depolarize)
-potassium floods out(depolarized)
Resting Potential Right Ans - starts positive on outside, negative on inside
Somatic nervous system Right Ans - voluntary movement
Autonomic nervous System Right Ans - involuntary
1. Sympathetic- panic
2 Parasympatheitc- relax
Hindbrain Right Ans - connects spinal cord to rest of brain
Medulla, Cerebellum, Pons
Medulla Right Ans - controls vital life muscle functions, base of brain,
smaller
Cerebellum Right Ans - unconscious coordination, voluntary motor skills,
along stalk
Pons Right Ans - bridges info between cerebellum and medulla, larger
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