Psychology Chapter 3,4,5 Revision

Which example describes the process of trephination in ancient times?

•  using a sharp instrument to cut nerves in the frontal lobe
• surgically drilling a hole in the skull to release an evil spirit
• tapping the forehead and different veins to try and encourage bad humours to leave
•  inducing seizures through administering high levels of insulin

The saying ‘think with your head not your heart’ implies that the heart is capable of thought. This notion would fall under what conflict of ideas?

• brain versus body problem
•  mind–body problem
•  monism
• brain versus heart debate

The mind–body problem is best represented by what question?

•  Is the mind stronger than the body?
• Which comes first: the body or the mind?
•  What happens when we die?
•  Is the mind a separate entity from the brain and body?

René Descartes believed the mind and body were two distinct systems. Descartes was therefore considered a: 

• material monist
• dualist
• behaviouralist
• monist

Phrenology was originally referred to as:

•  brain science
•  cranioscopy
•  mind mapping
• neurology

Franz Joseph Gall and his assistant Johann Christoph Spurzheim identified how many faculties, or brain organs, in phrenology? 

• 27
• 17
• 57
• 37

What did phrenologists claim to measure from the size and shape of a skull?

•  a person’s fears and desires
•  tension and stress
• whether or not a person was telling the truth 
•  a person’s intelligence and personality

What kind of brain research method is best to examine a person’s brain once they have died? 

• a surgical procedure
• a psychograph
•  a case study
• an autopsy

Why are case studies so important to psychology?

•  They give scientists another thing to examine.
• They give scientists the opportunity to explore brain function by assessing living examples. 
•  The stories of the case studies make psychology more interesting.
• They are not an important part of psychology.

Which of the following are types of electrical brain stimulation and measurement devices?

•  magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalograph (EEG) and diffuse optical tomography (DOT)
• direct brain stimulation (DBS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TSM) and electroencephalograph (EEG)
• transcranial magnetic stimulation (TSM), computerised tomograpy (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• direct brain stimulation (DBS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TSM) and computerised tomograpy (CT)