Psychology Exam 10th G 1P 1S 2022

The nervous system_________

• receives information about what is going on in your body as well as what is going on around you. 
• tells your body how to react to the information it receives. 
• helps your body maintain homeostasis. 
• all of the above.

What is "stimuli"?

• A major organ in the brain that is a part of the nervous system. 
• What your body does to a change or a signal. 
• A change or a signal your body receives. 

Name the two major parts of the central nervous system.

• The brain and the skull. 
• The brain and the body.
• The spinal cord and the brain.
• The spinal cord and the body. 

What are the two divisions of the nervous system?

• The brain and spinal cord. 
• The central nervous system and the skeletal system. 
• The central and peripheral nervous systems. 

A bundle of nerve tissue that links the brain to the nerves in peripheral nerve system is called the________________

• brain stem. 
• central nervous system. 
• spinal cord. 

Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology?

• the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

• the scientific study of mental processes

• the scientific study of behavior

• the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes

What is psychology? 

• The study of behavior. 
• The study of mental processes.
• The study of the mind.
• All of the above. 

Psychologists are interested in a number of things, such as_________________________.

• How a person grows and matures. 
• Learning, memory, growth and development. 
• What someone has inherited from their parents. 

part of autonomic nervous, calms you down

• Parasympathetic 
• sympathetic 

chemical messager, released into the bloodstream, slow but long lasting

• neurotransmitter
• hormones