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Psychology 1004 Exam 1 2024/2025 Questions With Completed & Verified Solutions.
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Psychology 1004 Exam 14 lobes of the Cerebral Cortex - ANS -
Acetylcholine - ANS - memory and learning, muscle activity, Alzheimers disease provides
insufficient function
Action Potential - ANS - Nerve Impulse
An Axon Firing: - ANS - Caused by movement of charged ions in and out of the axon
-Diffusion through the semipermeable membrane (high to low concentration)
-This process continues down the axon until the charge reaches the terminals
-Once at the terminals, transmission becomes chemical- to fire the next neuron,
neurotransmitters are released and travel across a small gap called a synapse
Applied Psychology - ANS - using knowledge to solve and prevent human problems
Aristotle (4th Century BC) - ANS - Emphasized importance of OBSERVING and
EXPERIENCING the world
Aristotle (4th Century BC) - ANS - Our behavior today is a product of our past
experiences with the world
Association Area - ANS - 3/4 of cortical mass
Autonomic Nervous System - ANS - controls automatic body processes (breathing and
body temperature) 2 subdivisions: sympathetic/parasympathetic
Axon - ANS - transmits electrical impulses (action potential) from cell body to length of
neuron
Axon Potential - ANS - Electrical current flows through axon (either fires or it doesn't, AP
always the same strength)
Basic Psychology - ANS - using the scientific method to gain knowledge about topics in
psychology (to satisfy curiosity, learn and more)
Behaviorist Theory - ANS - Skinner; focus on OBSERVABLE BEHAVIOR; behavior
changes through LEARNING
Bottom-Up Processing - ANS - Perceptions formed as a result of combining inputs and
basic features
, Brain - ANS - 'Lower' structures (toward spinal cord) carry out basic life processes
(hindbrain, midbrain)
Higher' structures carry out complex cognitive function ... mostly forebrain
Bystander Effect (Diffusion of Responsibility) - ANS - A bystander is LESS likely to
intervene/ provide help if other bystanders are present
cell body - ANS - carries out basic processes of the cell
Central Nervous System - ANS - composed of the spinal cord and brain
Cerebellum - ANS - balance and coordinated movement
Cerebral Cortex - ANS - Outside layer of the brain
2-3 mm thick
wrinkled and convoluted to increase SA
Controls complex and abstract thoughts
Cognitive Theory - ANS - Binet; focus on what is happening in the MIND; thoughts,
information processing, and memory
Dendrites - ANS - receive messages from nearby neurons
Descartes (17th Century) - ANS - Much human behavior and all animal behavior is
reflexive- automatic and subject to natural, external causes *mind-body dualism
Do likes or opposites attract? - ANS - LIKE people
Dopamine - ANS - Emotions, pleasure, attention, movement
Also involved in schizophrenia (too much DA), Parkinson's (too little DA) and drug abuse
Empericism - ANS - The observation and recording of data
Figure Ground - ANS - we see things within boundaries as objects, and naturally
distinguish objects from background. In the illusions, the object and background switch
(Normally we choose what we focus on and it stays stable)
Forebrain - ANS - Thalamus, Hypothalamus, Limbic System
Fovea - ANS - Area on the pupil with the sharpest focus, central focus
Frontal lobes - ANS - initiate activity and suppress inappropriate behaviors
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