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Understanding Brain and Perception Concepts

Authored by Adam Gordon

Social Studies

11th Grade

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Understanding Brain and Perception Concepts
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was phrenology, and why is it significant in the history of our understanding of the brain?

A valid scientific method for studying brain function

An early attempt to localize brain functions, now discredited

A modern neuroimaging technique

A surgical procedure to treat brain disorders

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What typically happens to excess neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft?

Excess is reabsorbed by the sending neuron

Excess becomes new neurons

Excess is broken down by cells

Excess is tossed out of cell

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What primarily determines whether neural activity increases or decreases?

The type of neurotransmitter released

The size of the neuron

The length of the axon

The amount of myelin present

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is required for a nerve impulse to fire a signal down the axon, and what is this process called once it is started?

Switch; synaptic transmission

Threshold potential; action potential

Synaptic hole; synaptic firing

Receptor site; neural transmission

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the Opponent Process Theory, which of the following color pairs does NOT exist?

Red-Green

Blue-Yellow

Black-White

Orange-Purple

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the minimum level of stimulus intensity needed to detect a stimulus half the time?

Indifference threshold

Just Noticeable Difference

Absolute change

Weber's law

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a monocular cue for depth perception?

Interposition

Linear perspective

Texture gradient

All the above

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