Ap Psych U2

What part of the brain acts as a "relay station" for incoming info, sending sensory data to whatever in the brain it is processed?

Thalamus

Which of the following describes what happens if you trace an auditory stimulus from the time it first reaches the ear until it arrives at the brain?

The outermost part of the ear (pinna) gathers sound waves and funnels them down the auditory canal striking the eardrum.

A researcher wants to obtain a "movie" of changes in the activity of the brain using images from different time periods. What is the best research choice?

fMRI- Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Flavor arises from:

Taste and Smell

The trichromatic and opponent process theories of color vision are not in conflict because each corresponds to...

A different stage of visual processing

Suppose Maria is painting while the sun is setting:\; once she noticed that the room is getting dark she decides to call it quits and heads in. This an example of...

A just-Noticible difference

Sara has been experiencing a srious memory problem. An interdisciplinary team has ruled out a range of causes and believes that a neurotransmitter is involved. Which neurotransmitter is it?

Acetylcholine

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called...

Binocular Cues

The shortest wavelengths that we can seee are expeienced as _______ Colors.

Blue

Thuy has been unable to participate in her gymnastics class and has become very uncoordinated since she was involved in an accident where she suffered a head injury. As a result of the accident, she was likely to have suffered damage to her ______________.

Cerebellum

The cilia in the nasal cavity act in a manner imilar to taste buds in that they...

Contain receptor sites that ae stimulated by different molecules

When light waves enter the eye, they first pass through the....

Cornea

The branchlike structures that ecieve messages from other neurons are called...

Dendrites

Which of the following best represents the order in which a neuron recieves and transmits info?

Dendrites, cell body, axon, axon terminal

Our sense of taste works when food molecules are...

Dissolved in saliva in our mouths

Conduction hearing impairment refers to hearing problems that originated in the...

Ear drum and middle ear

______ Synapses make it more likely that a neuron will send its message to other neurons, whereas ________ synapses makes it less likely.

Excitatory;Inhibitory

When you first put your hat on you can tell it quite easily, but after a while you forget that it's their- the sensation is gone. What happens?

Habituation

If you have a problem remembering things that happened a year ago, doctors might check for damage to the ________ area of the brain.

Hippocampus

Marisol put her hand on a hot stove. Which neoron is responsible for sending a pain message up to her spinal column, where it would then enter into the main area of the cord?

Inter neuron

Closing your eyes and then touching your nose with your forefinger most accurately illustrates which of the following?

Kinesthetic sense

In order to study parts of an animal's brain, researchers may sometimes deliberately damage a part of the brain. They accomplish this by placing into the brain a thin insulated wire through which they send an electrical current that destroys the brain cells at the tip of the wire. This technique is called ____________.

Lesioning

Texture gardient refers to the fact that texture appears to become...

Less detailed in the distance

The distace cue in which two parrel lines extend into the distance and seem to come together at one point is called...

Linear Perspective

An auto accident rendered Chris's nervous system unable to send messages for him to breathe, so he is on a respirator. Which brain structure was damaged in the accident?

Medulla

The charge that a neuron at rest maintains is due to the presence of a high number of ______ charged ions inside the neurons membrane.

Negatively

The functionof the _____ is to carry info, to and from all parts of the body

Nervous system

A chemical found in the synaptic vesicles which, when released, has an effect on the next cell is a(n)......

Neurotransmitter

Denise just recieved the results of a complete physicla that found her body is not producing enough insulin. Which of the following endocrine glands is affecting her production of insulin?

Pancreas

Somesthetic senses involve all of the following EXCEPT

Taste

The two main divisions of the nervous system are...

Peripheral NS and Centeral NS

Which of teh following sequences correctly indicates the pathway of nerve impulses on their way from the eye to the brain?

Photoreceptor cells, Bipolar cells, Ganglion cells, Optic nerve

Since Jessica suffered a head injury in a car accident 3 months ago, she has not experienced dreams as she had in the past. She used to dream vivid, active dreams. Which part of her brain was most likely affected during the car accident, which is related to her problem dreaming?

Pons

You will more than likely see "XXX XXX XXX" as three groups of "X" rather than one group of nine "X"s. This example illustrates which of the following Gestalt Laws?

Proximity

Dendrite is to axon as:

Recieve is to send

Which component of the eye conatins the visual receptors?

Retina

Using Cell phones while driving Increases the number of accidents because use of phones requires...

Selective attention

Which of the following is the primary structure that allows one to maintain his or her balance?

Semicircular Canals

Which neurotransmitter is associated with sleep, moodd, and appetite?

Serotonin

The tendency to perceive things that look similar as being part of the same group is known as...

Similarity

The part of the neuron that contains the neculeus and keeps the entire cell alive and fnsctioning is the...

Soma

You hit yourself with a hammer and later suffer a deep ache. This is an example of...

Somatic Pain

As Hae is walking across campus a car swerves toward her. Her heart races as she jumps out of harms way. This mobilization is due to the action of Hae's....

Sympathetic NS

Bottom-Up processing is initiated by...

The stimulus

Suppose you are driving on a two lane road on a very snowy night where the driver cannot be seen, however in your mind you are able to reconstruct where the divider shoud be, this example illistrates...

Top-Down processing

Which of the following is a charecteristic of both light and sound?

Wavelength

The principle that the just noticable difference of any given sense is a constant fraction or portion of the stimulus being judged is called...

Weber's Law

A specialized cell that makes up the nervous system that recieves and sends messages within that system is called....

a Neuron

Endocrine glands....

secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

The long bundle of neurons that carries messages to and from the body to the brain and is responsible for very fast, lifesaving reflexes is called....

spinal cord