Psychology Exam Paper
To help you prepare for Exam 1:
The exam consists of 50 multiple choice items based on the lectures given from the start of the semester and readings from chapters 1, 2, 3, & 4. Each student will see a somewhat different set of items, but everyone will see similar concepts and items of equal difficulty. Some items will be taken from the Lilienfeld chapter quizzes, but the majority will be original items based on the lectures. The following ideas, concepts, terms and such could appear on the exam. NOTE: If it isn’t on this list it won’t be on the exam. Be sure to use the practice exam to prepare. All items on the practice exam correspond to items on the actual exam.
Lectures & readings on History and scientific thinking
1 …show more content…
What is a key assumption of Biological psychology? What does homologous mean? 24 How are human brains and animal brains & behavior similar? How are human brains different from animal brains? Why use animals in research?
NEURONS AND THE NERVE IMPULSE 25 Describe the neuron: dendrites, soma, axons, terminal fields, myelin sheath. 26 What is the resting potential of a neuron? What are the steps involved in a neural impulse (also called the action potential)? What is an excitatory signal? What is an Inhibitory signal? 27 What are the similarities between neurons with other cells? What makes a neuron different from other cells? What is plasticity?
The NERVOUS SYSTEM 28 What are the Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System? What are the autonomic and somatic branches of the peripheral nervous system? What are the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system? What bodily functions are associated with each? 29 What is a simple reflex pathway? Sensory neurons? Motor neurons? Interneurons?
The BRAIN 30 How are the functions of the brain organized? What are the four lobes of the cerebral cortex? What functions are associated with each? What is the Corpus callosum? the prefrontal cortex? Who was Phineas
The exam consists of 50 multiple choice items based on the lectures given from the start of the semester and readings from chapters 1, 2, 3, & 4. Each student will see a somewhat different set of items, but everyone will see similar concepts and items of equal difficulty. Some items will be taken from the Lilienfeld chapter quizzes, but the majority will be original items based on the lectures. The following ideas, concepts, terms and such could appear on the exam. NOTE: If it isn’t on this list it won’t be on the exam. Be sure to use the practice exam to prepare. All items on the practice exam correspond to items on the actual exam.
Lectures & readings on History and scientific thinking
1 …show more content…
What is a key assumption of Biological psychology? What does homologous mean? 24 How are human brains and animal brains & behavior similar? How are human brains different from animal brains? Why use animals in research?
NEURONS AND THE NERVE IMPULSE 25 Describe the neuron: dendrites, soma, axons, terminal fields, myelin sheath. 26 What is the resting potential of a neuron? What are the steps involved in a neural impulse (also called the action potential)? What is an excitatory signal? What is an Inhibitory signal? 27 What are the similarities between neurons with other cells? What makes a neuron different from other cells? What is plasticity?
The NERVOUS SYSTEM 28 What are the Central Nervous System and the Peripheral Nervous System? What are the autonomic and somatic branches of the peripheral nervous system? What are the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system? What bodily functions are associated with each? 29 What is a simple reflex pathway? Sensory neurons? Motor neurons? Interneurons?
The BRAIN 30 How are the functions of the brain organized? What are the four lobes of the cerebral cortex? What functions are associated with each? What is the Corpus callosum? the prefrontal cortex? Who was Phineas