Psych quiz #1
___remove dead neurons and waste products from the nervous system, nourish and insulate neurons, and direct their growth
Glial cells
prior to the age of 6 months, you could take a toy away from your infant and the baby would not protest. what Piagetian concept explains this observation
object permanence
when a section of a neuron is stimulated by neighboring neurons, the cell membrane becomes ____ to sodium ions
permeable
the study of human traits and characteristics is of interest to ______ psychologists
personality
theories allow psychologists to make_____ such as a clients chance of recovery
predictions
Eduardo Deleon is engaged in scientific research involving the study of behavior and mental processes. Deleon is a ...
psychologist
research using computers to understand artificial intelligence is an example of _____ research
pure
the results of ___ research in the study of the perceptual development of infants and lower animals is often useful in formulating the treatment of visual disorders in humans
pure
a neonate is tested for grasp, startle and sucking responses, these are measures of ______
reflexes [babies neural functioning]
a neonates _____ reflex involves an automatic response to a stroke to the chin, a touch on the cheek, or an object placed at the lips
rooting
Piagets term for a pattern of action of a mental structure that is involved in acquiring or organizing knowledge is a ____
schema
piagets stages of cognitive development are, in order of increasing as ____
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
_____ psychologists are concerned with racism, sexism and ageism
social
the 2 main divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the ____ nervous system and the ____ nervous system
somatic; autonomic
the zygote journeys to the uterus, where implantation occurs, which stage is this
the germinal stage
a child without complete myelination will not be able to engage in activities requiring visual-motor coordination for which of the following reasons
the leakage of electrical current being carried along the axon is minimized
embryos develop into males when
the testes begin to produce androgen [the male contributes the Y chromosome]
which of the following is not true of psychological theories
theories make assumptions about behavior
applied research is research undertaken
to find solutions to specific problems
sensory neuron is to motor neuron as
afferent neuron is to efferent neuron
when someone steps on our toe, this information is carried to the brain and spinal cord by _____
afferent neurons
which of the following would not be possible without the functioning of the nervous system -ideals, thoughts and plans -imagery and cognitions -behaviors, emotions and cognitions
all of these
jean piaget hypothesized that cognitive development progressed as
an orderly sequence of stages
which visual capacity do infants develop first
following a moving light with their eyes
a primitive heart begins to beat and pump blood during the _____
fourth week
the three prenatal growth stages are
germinal; embryonic; and fetal
a newborn shows a preference for his/her mothers voice rather than the fathers voice. this is most likely the result of ____
learning to recognize the mothers voice because of more exposure to these sounds before birth
the hippocampus is a brain structure that is involved in the formation of
memories
the white fatty material that insulates the neuron is called the
myelin sheath
the cell body of a neuron contains the
nucleus [or core]
the axon of a neuron ends in a small bulb-like structures called
axon terminals or terminal buttons
Psychology is defined as the scientific study of _____
behavior and mental processes
Luigi Gavani demonstrated that messages traveling along neurons is accomplished by
chemical transmission
______ psychologists study the relationship between genetic and environmental factors on growth of the individual through the life span
developmental
As a science, psychology has four goals, which of the following is not one of those goals? -eliminate behavior -explain behavior -predict behavior -control behavior
eliminate behavior [4 goals: describe, explain, predict, control behavior & mental processes]
