Unit 2 Review-Psychology

The EEG measures

• heart rate

• intelligence

• brian waves

• psychic ability

Nerve impulses are carried by

• proteins known as inhibitors

• hormones

• electrically within the neuron and chemically between neurons

• chemically within the neuron and electrically between neurons

Which of the following indicates the function of the brain by measuring levels of energy used?

• CT Scan

• PET Scan

• NMR

• traditional X-Rays

The chemicals that carry messages through the brain and body are known as

• Hormones

• Ions

• Neurotransmitters

• Electromagnetic impulses

Depression is directly related to low levels of

• Brain tissue

• ACh

• Endorphins

• Serotonin

When doctors give electrical stimulation to parts of an open brain while a patient is awake and responsive

• fMRI

• Brian mapping

• After-imaging

• None of these

In which of the following situations would you probably increase your production of endorphins?

• You are about to fall asleep.

• You have just finished an argument.

• You have just run five miles.

• You are reading a confusing math problem.

If a surgeon stimulated the motor strip of your brain, you might

• move your arm

• feel pain

• suddenly feel sad

• all of these

Special receptors in the eye that allow us to see color are known as

• Nuerons

• Cones

• Rods

• Foveas

Light waves enter the eye through the pupil and are projected on the back of the eye known as the

• Foveas

• Blind spot

• Retina

• Cornea