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MODULE : PYC1502

,PYC1502 Exam
Revision Pack
Contains:

• Exam Pack (2011-2018)
• Exam Questions & Solutions
• Assignment Questions & Answers
• eBook A-Z of Psychology

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1 PYC1501 – Basic Psychology


PYC1501 (RPY1501) EXAM PREPARATION – Assignments and Exams

This document is an easy to read compilation of past UNISA Assignment and Exam Questions and
Answers



Answers are motivated by a combination of:

• Page references to the prescribed textbook
• Short summaries and/or content regarding the relevant topic(s) in question. (Incorrect
options are also marked where applicable, in order to identify and disregard red-herring
alternatives)



Assignments covered are:

• Assignment 01 for Semester 1 2015
• Assignment 02 for Semester 1 2015
• Assignment 01 for Semester 2 2015
• Assignment 02 for Semester 2 2015
• Assignment 01 for Semester 1 2016
• Assignment 02 for Semester 1 2016
• Assignment 01 for Semester 2 2016
• Assignment 02 for Semester 2 2016
• Assignment 01 for Semester 1 2018
• Assignment 02 for Semester 1 2018
• Assignment 01 for Semester 2 2018
• Assignment 02 for Semester 2 2018
• Assignment 92 (Self-test)

Exams covered are:

• May-June 2011
• October-November 2011
• May-June 2012
• October-November 2012
• May-June 2013
• October-November 2013
• May-June 2014
• October-November 2014
• May-June 2015
• October-November 2015
• May-June 2016
• October-November 2016
• May-June 2017
• October-November 2017

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2 PYC1501 – Basic Psychology



Semester 1 - 2015: Assignment 01 (Unique number 595183)
Question 1

The tutor for the first-year psychology group is dealing with the topic of impulse conduction in the
human nervous system. After the group discussion, the tutor asks the students the following
questions to test their knowledge of the study material.

The part of the neuron that is responsible for receiving information signals from other neurons is
called ___.

1. Myelin sheath
2. boutons
3. dendrites
4. soma

Answer: The correct answer is 3
Refer: A-Z of Psy, pg. 88
Reasoning: The soma receives messages from other neurons through its dendrites.


Question 2

The part of the neuron that facilitates synaptic transmission of a signal to another neuron is called
___.

1. dendrites
2. boutons
3. axon
4. myelin sheath

Answer: The correct answer is 2
Refer: A-Z of Psy, pg. 90
Reasoning: The bouton vesicles of the telondendron release the neurotransmitters into the
synaptic cleft.


Question 3

The electrical charge resulting from the difference between the positive and negative ions outside
and inside the cell membrane is called ___.

1. the action potential
2. a threshold
3. the resting membrane potential
4. the refractory period

Answer: The correct answer is 3
Refer: A-Z of Psy, pg. 67
Reasoning: The resting membrane potential is an electrical charge brought about by the
difference between the positive and negative ions inside and outside the neuron.
This is also called a condition of readiness.


Question 4



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