PSYCH 2000 LSU PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
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PSYCH 2000 LSU PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
The cognitive revolution - Answer-Study of thought/human mind Occurred because of WWII
Gestalt Psychology - Answer-Didn't believe structuralism or behaviorism
Should study the conciousness
Holistic view of the con...
PSYCH 2000 LSU PRACTICE TEST
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
The cognitive revolution - Answer-Study of thought/human mind Occurred because of
WWII
Gestalt Psychology - Answer-Didn't believe structuralism or behaviorism
Should study the conciousness
Holistic view of the concious; the whole is different from the sum of its parts
Visual illusions
Endocrine glands differ from other glands in that they release ______ which flow directly
into the bloodstream to affect target organs. - Answer-hormones
What is the primary role of the adrenal glands? - Answer-Secreting hormones
________ provides energy for the brain during stress. - Answer-Cortisol
Adrenal glands produce hormones called: - Answer-Corticoids
The first identified neurotransmitter was - Answer-Acetylcholine
In the disease _______, the myelin sheath is destroyed. - Answer-Multiple sclerosis
Endorphins help the body - Answer-Control pain
When neurons fire and send messages - Answer-They do so in an all or none fashion
Two kinds of cells that primarily make up the brain - Answer-Neurons and glial Cells
If the neurotransmitter acetylcholine is blocked - Answer-Convulsions and death could
occur
SSRIs primary function is to - Answer-Block reuptake of serotonin to help control
depression
An agonist - Answer-is a chemical that mimics or enhances a neurotransmitter on the
receptor sites of the cell and either increases or decreases the activity of that cell
, Antagonist - Answer-Blocks or reduces a cells response to the action of other chemicals
or neurotransmitters
Which neuron is responsible for sending signals from the brain/spinal cord to the
muscles? - Answer-Efferent neurons
If the body isn't producing enough melatonin there is a problem with the - Answer-PONS
Pituitary glands - Answer-Release oxytocin and human growth hormone
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) is made up of - Answer-Everything except the brain
and spinal cord
Afferent neurons - Answer-carry information from the senses to the CNS
Interneurons - Answer-Make up the bulk of the neurons in the brain. Responsible for
receiving messages from afferent and then sends messages to efferent
Afferent, Efferent and interneurons make up the - Answer-PNS
Dendrite - Answer-Branchlike structure of neurons that receive messages from other
neurons
Axon - Answer-Tubelike structure of neuron that carries the neural message from the
cell body to the axon terminals that communicate with other cells
Central Nervous System - Answer-Brain and Spinal Cord
Sympathetic - Answer-Fight or flight part of the ANS that is responsible for reacting to
stress and arousal
Parasympathetic - Answer-Rest and Digest part of the ANS *that restores the body to
normal function after arousal*
Amygdala - Answer-Brain structure located near the hippocampus that is responsible for
fear and memory of fear
Cerebellum - Answer-Part of the lower brain located behind the pons that controls and
coordinates involuntary, rapid, fine motor movement and may have some cognitive
functions
Corpus callosum - Answer-Thick band of neurons that connect the right and left cerebral
hemispheres
Frontal Lobe - Answer-Located in the front top, responsible for: decision making, higher
reasoning, fluent speech, motor control cortex
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