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PSY101 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITHANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
1)
Neurons found in the center of the spinal cord that receive information from the
sensory neurons and send commands to the muscles through the motor neurons are
called ________.
reflexes
interneurons
sensory neurons
motor neurons - ✔✔interneurons
2)
The tendency to perceive objects, or figures, on some background is known as
___________.
similarity
figure-ground relationships
proximity
closure - ✔✔figure-ground relationships
,3)
The autonomic nervous system has two divisions: the ________ and the ________.
receptors; effectors
central; peripheral
sympathetic; parasympathetic
limbic; endocrine - ✔✔sympathetic; parasympathetic
4)
Our eyes don't adapt completely to a repeated visual stimulus because ________.
the optic chiasm enables fibers to carry messages to all parts of the brain
ganglion cells fire continuously
visual acuity is greatest in the fovea
eye movements called microsaccades cause the stimulus image to vibrate slightly on
the retina - ✔✔eye movements called microsaccades cause the stimulus image to
vibrate slightly on the retina
5)
Which of the following are the three basic types of neurons?
sensory neurons, motor neurons, stem cells
,reflexes, sensory neurons, motor neurons
interneurons, sensory neurons, motor neurons
motor neurons, stem cells, reflexes - ✔✔interneurons, sensory neurons, motor
neurons
6)
The goals of psychology are to _______.
improve psychological well-being in all individuals from birth until death
understand, compare, and analyze human behavior
describe, explain, predict, and control behavior
explore the conscious and unconscious functions of the human mind - ✔✔describe,
explain, predict, and control behavior
7)
All of the following are methods of brain mapping, except
Leisoning
Magnetic Resonanace Imagining (MRI)
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) - ✔✔Leisoning
8)
Which endocrine gland controls all of the other endocrine glands?
thymus
thyroid
pituitary
adrenal - ✔✔pituitary
9)
Which of the following is not one of the 4 lobes of the brain?
Corpus callosum
Occipital
Parietal
Frontal
Temporal - ✔✔Corpus callosum
10)
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