Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 4K views

    Quiz 2 - Psychology

    Uploaded by

    Sam Jones
    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of concepts in psychology and neuroscience. The questions cover topics like Weber's law, the structure and function of sensory systems, neurons, neurotransmitters, synaptic transmission, action potentials, and psychophysics. Key terms and concepts assessed include sensation, perception, threshold, receptors, dendrites, axons, myelin, inhibitory vs. excitatory neurotransmitters, and the all-or-none principle.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Quiz 2 - Psychology

    Uploaded by

    Sam Jones
    4K views2 pages
    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of concepts in psychology and neuroscience. The questions cover topics like Weber's law, the structure and function of sensory systems, neurons, neurotransmitters, synaptic transmission, action potentials, and psychophysics. Key terms and concepts assessed include sensation, perception, threshold, receptors, dendrites, axons, myelin, inhibitory vs. excitatory neurotransmitters, and the all-or-none principle.

    Original Description:

    Psych Quiz

    Original Title

    Quiz 2_ Psychology

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of concepts in psychology and neuroscience. The questions cover topics like Weber's law, the structure and function of sensory systems, neurons, neurotransmitters, synaptic transmission, action potentials, and psychophysics. Key terms and concepts assessed include sensation, perception, threshold, receptors, dendrites, axons, myelin, inhibitory vs. excitatory neurotransmitters, and the all-or-none principle.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    4K views2 pages

    Quiz 2 - Psychology

    Uploaded by

    Sam Jones
    This document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of concepts in psychology and neuroscience. The questions cover topics like Weber's law, the structure and function of sensory systems, neurons, neurotransmitters, synaptic transmission, action potentials, and psychophysics. Key terms and concepts assessed include sensation, perception, threshold, receptors, dendrites, axons, myelin, inhibitory vs. excitatory neurotransmitters, and the all-or-none principle.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 2

    Quiz 2

    The function relating the value of a stimulus along some dimension to the just
    noticeable difference is known as ________ law.
    Webers
    Which region of the ear is correctly matched with a general description of its
    function?
    Outer ear collection
    A synapse is a:
    Gap
    One can perceive something only if they are looking directly at it.
    False
    For a given stimulus dimension, such as weight, a difference threshold is a:
    Constant proportion
    In vision, the amplitude of a light wave relates to our perception of the brightness of
    a stimulus. To which perceptual dimension might the amplitude of a sound wave
    correspond in hearing?
    Loudness
    This man had an unfortunate accident in which a tamping iron from a railroad job
    shot through his head. He lived, but was never the same.
    Phineas Gage
    One way to affect synaptic transmission is to alter the removal of neurotransmitters
    from the synapse.
    True
    Branch like fibers extending in clusters from the neuron's cell body are called
    Dendrites
    Anna is reading her psychology text. The activation of receptors in her retina is
    called ________; her interpretation of the stimuli as particular words is termed
    _______.
    Sensation; perception
    As an action potential occurs, the neurons electrical charge changes from _____ to ___.
    Negative; positive
    The building blocks of the nervous system are cells called:
    Neurons
    The ____ is involved primarily in autonomic processes such as heart rate and
    breathing, while the _____ is involved in motivation, emotion and memory processes
    Brain stem; limbic system
    Which statement MOST accurately describes the relationship between the
    electromagnetic spectrum and visible light?
    A small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is seen as visible light.
    Methamphetamine increases the release of dopamine from an axons terminal
    button. Curare blocks the release of acetylcholine. Methamphetamine is a dopamine
    _________; curare is an acetylcholine ________.
    Agonist; antagonist
    Dendrite is to axon as _________ is to ________.
    Receiving; sending
    The ______ marks the boundary between the middle ear and the inner ear.
    Oval window
    In tracing some of the structures that light energy encounters as it moves through
    the eye from the outside world, the sequence is
    Cornea, anterior chamber, pupil, vitreous humor, retina
    Electrical wires are generally protected by a coating of plastic. A similar insulating
    function is performed in the nervous system by ________.
    Myelin
    Information from the right eye is processed in the left hemisphere
    True
    Which sequence accurately reflects the route followed by nerve impulses when one
    neuron communicates with another?
    Dendrite > cell body > axon
    The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are
    Small bones in the middle ear
    The face-vase stimulus illustrates the Gestalt psychologists emphasis on:
    Figure-ground
    The neurotransmitter GABA opposes the action of the neurotransmitter:
    Glutamate
    GABA is to glutamate as ________ is to _________.
    Inhibitory; excitatory
    An action potential involves the transfer of _____ and _____ ions across an axons
    membrane.
    Sodium; potassium
    The all-or-none law states that the size of the action potential is unaffected by
    increases in the intensity of stimulation beyond the threshold level.
    True
    Which correlation coefficient would a researcher MOST likely find between college
    students GPA and the number of hours spent using social media each week?
    -0.85
    Gustav Fechner coined the term psychophysics, which refers to the study of the
    relationship between the intensity of a physical stimulus and the magnitude of an
    individuals sensory experience.
    True
    The difference in charges inside and outside a neuron determine how positive or
    negatively charged the neuron is overall. This is called the neurons:
    Polarity

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy