PSYCHOLOGY 114 EXAM 1 SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (CHAPTER1,2,4 POMERANTZ MY PSYCHOLOGY) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PSYCHOLOGY 114 EXAM 1 SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (CHAPTER1,2,4 POMERANTZ MY PSYCHOLOGY) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
reticular activating system - Answer-Cluster of neurons in brainstem that influence arousal
pons - Answer-in brainstem, works on transmitting information, sleep, breathing, swallowing, equilib...
PSYCHOLOGY 114 EXAM 1 SUFFOLK
UNIVERSITY (CHAPTER1,2,4
POMERANTZ MY PSYCHOLOGY)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
reticular activating system - Answer-Cluster of neurons in brainstem that influence
arousal
pons - Answer-in brainstem, works on transmitting information, sleep, breathing,
swallowing, equilibrium
medulla - Answer-In brainstem, controls heartbeat and breathing
cerebellum - Answer-located in bottom back of brain, influences balance and
coordination
thalamus - Answer-Located in center of brain, it's the main sensory processing center
limbic system - Answer-surrounds the thalamus, influences emotion
hypothalamus - Answer-influences steadiness of bodily functions
hippocampus - Answer-influences memory; spatial and long-term
amygdala - Answer-influences emotion especially fear
cerebrum - Answer-located in the upper front of brain, handles sophisticated, humanly
unique abilities
cerebral cortex - Answer-Outer layer of cerebrum, processes sensory information
association areas - Answer-sections of the cerebral cortex assists the other areas with
carrying out their function
left cerebral hemisphere - Answer-logical thinking, small details, literal meaning of
words, understanding things in isolation, all or nothing decisive thinking, focuses on
what happens
right cerebral hemisphere - Answer-feeling intuitively, big picture, emotional tone of
words, understanding things in context, nuanced shade of grey thinking, focus on how
things happen
, corpus callosum - Answer-Fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the cerebrum
together
split-brain surgery - Answer-Cutting the corpus callosum in half
occipital - Answer-lower back of cerebrum, controls vision
temporal - Answer-lower middle or cerebrum, controls hearing and speech production
Wernicke's area - Answer-understanding speech
parietal - Answer-top back of cerebrum, controls touch and perception
somatosensory cortex - Answer-front of parietal lobe, responsible for receiving
information from senses
frontal - Answer-Responsible for complex thinking tasks, planning, purposeful actions
motor cortex - Answer-back of frontal lobe, controls voluntary movement
Broca's area - Answer-left of frontal lobe, controls speeking
plasticity - Answer-ability of brain to adapt its structure or function; after injury or life
experience
neurogenesis - Answer-the creation of new neurons
CNS - Answer-central nervous system; brain and spinal cord
PNS - Answer-Peripheral Nervous System, the sensory and motor neurons that connect
the CNS to the rest of the body
Somatic nervous system - Answer-the division of the peripheral nervous system that
controls the body's muscles
autonomic nervous system - Answer-the part of the peripheral nervous system that
controls the glands and the muscles
sympathetic division - Answer-The part of the autonomic nervous system that arouses
the body to deal with stressors
parasympathetic division - Answer-The part of the autonomic nervous system that
calms the body to deal with stressors
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