Week 2: Brain Response Of Behavior
Week 2- Test
Brain Response of Behavior
Fill in the Blank & Multiple Choice- 2.5 pts each
Name:
(1). _________ focuses on the study of the brain and the nervous system.
Answer:_ neuroscience_____
(2). _______ vary widely in size and shape but are the smallest unit of the nervous system.
Answer:___ Neurons___
(3). _____________make neurons different than other cells.
Answer:____dendrites________________
(4). The ______________is a tiny space between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron.
Answer:__ terminal button, or synaptic knob
(5). ____________are brain chemicals released into the brain that can have different effects on our body.
Answer:____ neurotransmitters __ …show more content…
(6).
The brain and the spinal cord make up the: a. Peripheral Nervous System b. Central Nervous System c. Autonomic Nervous System d. Somatic Nervous System
Answer:________c_____
(7). The ________________consists of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to every other part of the body.
Answer:__ peripheral nervous system _______
(8). The Somatic Nervous System transmits information regarding _________and ___________. a. body movements b. external environment c. both a & B d. none of the above
Answer:_C__________
(9). The ________________transmits information to and from the internal organs and
glands.
a. Autonomic Nervous System
b. Central Nervous System
c. Somatic Nervous System
d. Peripheral Nervous System
Answer:____A________
(10). The _______________is located in the Central Core and regulates breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.
Answer:__ medulla ___________
(11). The ______________processes thought, vision, language, memory, and emotions.
a. Central Core
b. Limbic System
c. Primary Motor Cortex
d. Cerebral Cortex
Answer:___D_______
(12). The occipital lobe receives and processes ______________ information.
Answer:____visual___________
(13). The _____________ is the structure in the hindbrain that controls reflexes and coordinates certain body movements.
Answer:___Cerebellum_________
(14). This region is between the hindbrain and the forebrain and is important for hearing and sight:
a. Cerebellum
b. Thalamus
c. Hypothalamus
d. Midbrain
Answer:__d__________
(15). This part of the brain is located in the Limbic System and is involved in the formation of new memories:
a. Thalamus
b. Cerebellum
c. Hippocampus
d. Hypothalamus
Answer:_____c______
(16). The frontal lobe is responsible for:
a. Concentration
b. Complex Problem Solving
c. Goal Directed Behavior
d. All of the above
Answer:__d____________
(17). The temporal lobe is responsible for:
a. Visual/Spatial abilities
b. Complex Problem Solving
c. Emotion and Motivation
d. Receiving Sensory Information
Answer:____c___________
(18). The ______________ Part of the cerebral cortex that receives sensory information from throughout the body. Answer:_____ parietal lobe _____________
(19). The _______________is only fully developed in mammals.
Answer:_____ limbic system __
(20) The __________________is the connection between the left and right hemispheres Answer:____ corpus callosum _____
(21). The ______________typically superior at nonverbal, visual, and spatial tasks.
Answer:___right hemisphere______________
(22). The ___________ and ___________ areas are involved in production of speech and our ability to understand spoken or written language.
Answer:__Broca, Wernicke’s ________________
(23). _________is often referred to as the communications superhighway that connects our brain to the rest of the body.
A. Right Hemisphere
B. Cerebral Cortex
C. Corpus Callosum
D. Spinal Cord
Answer:_____d_____________
(24). ____________Neurons that carry messages from sense organs to the spinal cord or brain. Answer:_____ efferent neurons ___
(25). The ______________ Gland located on the underside of the brain; it produces the largest number of the body’s hormones.
a. Pineal Gland
b. Pituitary Gland
c. Thyroid
d. Adrenal Glands
Answer:____b______
(26). The ___________ regulates our rate of metabolism.
Answer:_____ thyroxin _____________
(27). The human genome, the sum total of all the genes necessary to build a human being, is approximately __________________to_______________ genes.
a. 20,000-25,000
b. 25,000-50,000
c. 75,000-100,000
d. 125,000 to 150,000
Answer:______A_____________
(28). Your own genetic “blueprint” is called your:
a. Genes
b. Genotype
c. Chromosomes
d. DNA
Answer:_______b____________
(29). _____________ is the experience of sensory stimulation.
Answer:_______ thalamus _
(30). The minimum intensity of physical energy required to produce any sensation is called the __________. Answer:___ mirror neurons ______
(31). An adjustment of the sense to the level of stimulation they are receiving is called ______________.
Answer:__association areas_______
(32). The difference threshold is the smallest change in stimulation that can be detected ______% of the time.
a. 50% b. 70% c. 40% d. 75%
Answer:____50%_________________
(33). _____________is often used in marketing and advertising to encourage consumers to buy certain products.
Answer:______Research studies_____________
(34). The operation of ESP and other psychic phenomena is the focus of a field of study called ____________________.
Answer:___ Parapsychology studies_______________
(35). ____________ is the ability to perceive or acquire information but doing so without using the traditional senses.
Answer:_____neurogenesis__________
(36). Place theory and frequency theory refer to
a. amplitude
b. deafness
c. loudness
d. pitch
Answer:____pitch______________
(37). These senses help us to determine our orientation in space and which way is up and down.
a. Kinesthetic
b. Visual Senses
c. Vestibular Senses
d. Chemical Senses
Answer:_____Vestibular senses____________
(38). ________________sense muscle movements, posture, and strain on muscles and joints.
Answer:____cerebellum______________
(39). _______________ is the brain’s process of organizing and making sense of sensory information.
Answer:____sensory integration________________
(40) Perception is likely to be influenced by:
a. Motivation
b. Culture
c. Values
d. All of the Above
Answer:_______d_____________
Brain Response of Behavior
Fill in the Blank & Multiple Choice- 2.5 pts each
Name:
(1). _________ focuses on the study of the brain and the nervous system.
Answer:_ neuroscience_____
(2). _______ vary widely in size and shape but are the smallest unit of the nervous system.
Answer:___ Neurons___
(3). _____________make neurons different than other cells.
Answer:____dendrites________________
(4). The ______________is a tiny space between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron.
Answer:__ terminal button, or synaptic knob
(5). ____________are brain chemicals released into the brain that can have different effects on our body.
Answer:____ neurotransmitters __ …show more content…
(6).
The brain and the spinal cord make up the: a. Peripheral Nervous System b. Central Nervous System c. Autonomic Nervous System d. Somatic Nervous System
Answer:________c_____
(7). The ________________consists of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to every other part of the body.
Answer:__ peripheral nervous system _______
(8). The Somatic Nervous System transmits information regarding _________and ___________. a. body movements b. external environment c. both a & B d. none of the above
Answer:_C__________
(9). The ________________transmits information to and from the internal organs and
glands.
a. Autonomic Nervous System
b. Central Nervous System
c. Somatic Nervous System
d. Peripheral Nervous System
Answer:____A________
(10). The _______________is located in the Central Core and regulates breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure.
Answer:__ medulla ___________
(11). The ______________processes thought, vision, language, memory, and emotions.
a. Central Core
b. Limbic System
c. Primary Motor Cortex
d. Cerebral Cortex
Answer:___D_______
(12). The occipital lobe receives and processes ______________ information.
Answer:____visual___________
(13). The _____________ is the structure in the hindbrain that controls reflexes and coordinates certain body movements.
Answer:___Cerebellum_________
(14). This region is between the hindbrain and the forebrain and is important for hearing and sight:
a. Cerebellum
b. Thalamus
c. Hypothalamus
d. Midbrain
Answer:__d__________
(15). This part of the brain is located in the Limbic System and is involved in the formation of new memories:
a. Thalamus
b. Cerebellum
c. Hippocampus
d. Hypothalamus
Answer:_____c______
(16). The frontal lobe is responsible for:
a. Concentration
b. Complex Problem Solving
c. Goal Directed Behavior
d. All of the above
Answer:__d____________
(17). The temporal lobe is responsible for:
a. Visual/Spatial abilities
b. Complex Problem Solving
c. Emotion and Motivation
d. Receiving Sensory Information
Answer:____c___________
(18). The ______________ Part of the cerebral cortex that receives sensory information from throughout the body. Answer:_____ parietal lobe _____________
(19). The _______________is only fully developed in mammals.
Answer:_____ limbic system __
(20) The __________________is the connection between the left and right hemispheres Answer:____ corpus callosum _____
(21). The ______________typically superior at nonverbal, visual, and spatial tasks.
Answer:___right hemisphere______________
(22). The ___________ and ___________ areas are involved in production of speech and our ability to understand spoken or written language.
Answer:__Broca, Wernicke’s ________________
(23). _________is often referred to as the communications superhighway that connects our brain to the rest of the body.
A. Right Hemisphere
B. Cerebral Cortex
C. Corpus Callosum
D. Spinal Cord
Answer:_____d_____________
(24). ____________Neurons that carry messages from sense organs to the spinal cord or brain. Answer:_____ efferent neurons ___
(25). The ______________ Gland located on the underside of the brain; it produces the largest number of the body’s hormones.
a. Pineal Gland
b. Pituitary Gland
c. Thyroid
d. Adrenal Glands
Answer:____b______
(26). The ___________ regulates our rate of metabolism.
Answer:_____ thyroxin _____________
(27). The human genome, the sum total of all the genes necessary to build a human being, is approximately __________________to_______________ genes.
a. 20,000-25,000
b. 25,000-50,000
c. 75,000-100,000
d. 125,000 to 150,000
Answer:______A_____________
(28). Your own genetic “blueprint” is called your:
a. Genes
b. Genotype
c. Chromosomes
d. DNA
Answer:_______b____________
(29). _____________ is the experience of sensory stimulation.
Answer:_______ thalamus _
(30). The minimum intensity of physical energy required to produce any sensation is called the __________. Answer:___ mirror neurons ______
(31). An adjustment of the sense to the level of stimulation they are receiving is called ______________.
Answer:__association areas_______
(32). The difference threshold is the smallest change in stimulation that can be detected ______% of the time.
a. 50% b. 70% c. 40% d. 75%
Answer:____50%_________________
(33). _____________is often used in marketing and advertising to encourage consumers to buy certain products.
Answer:______Research studies_____________
(34). The operation of ESP and other psychic phenomena is the focus of a field of study called ____________________.
Answer:___ Parapsychology studies_______________
(35). ____________ is the ability to perceive or acquire information but doing so without using the traditional senses.
Answer:_____neurogenesis__________
(36). Place theory and frequency theory refer to
a. amplitude
b. deafness
c. loudness
d. pitch
Answer:____pitch______________
(37). These senses help us to determine our orientation in space and which way is up and down.
a. Kinesthetic
b. Visual Senses
c. Vestibular Senses
d. Chemical Senses
Answer:_____Vestibular senses____________
(38). ________________sense muscle movements, posture, and strain on muscles and joints.
Answer:____cerebellum______________
(39). _______________ is the brain’s process of organizing and making sense of sensory information.
Answer:____sensory integration________________
(40) Perception is likely to be influenced by:
a. Motivation
b. Culture
c. Values
d. All of the Above
Answer:_______d_____________