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Year 11 - Unit 1, Week 15

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nature is

a)

the environment

b)

genetics

c)

a lifestyle channel

d)

unavoidable

2.

Dualism views...

a)

the mind and brain as closely intertwined entities

b)

the mind and body as unrelated concepts

c)

the mind and body as defunct constructs of self

d)

the mind and brain as separate entities

3.

Rene Descartes is credited with his work on

a)

dualism

b)

evolution

c)

free will

d)

attachment

4.

Trephination is

a)

making surgical holes in skulls of live patients

b)

tapping on a skull with a sharp instrument

c)

a pseudoscience that focus on the shape of a skull

d)

the belief that a person's behaviour is governed by their neurons

5.

ESB stands for

a)

Electronic Simulations of Brain activity

b)

Electronic Stimulations of the Brain

c)

Excellent Stimulations of the Brain

d)

Electronic Simulations of Brainwaves

6.

The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system...

a)

conflict with each other

b)

are opposite

c)

are mutually exclusive systems

d)

work together

7.

The somatic nervous system

a)

transmits misinformation to the central nervous system

b)

transmits physical information to the central nervous system

c)

transmits sensory information to the central nervous system

d)

transmits adrenal information to the central nervous system

8.

The central nervous system is made up of

a)

brain stem and spinal cord

b)

heaps of neurons

c)

brain stem and vertebrae

d)

brain and spinal cord

9.

The fight-flight-freeze response is a physiological response from

a)

the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

b)

the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

c)

the cosympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system

d)

the sympathetic division of the somatic nervous system

10.

The peripheral nervous system consists of the somatic nervous system and the

(a)  

11.

Broca and Wernicke are known

a)

for their work on speech and language function and localisation

b)

as old mates

c)

for their work on motor function

d)

for their work on epilepsy and the corpus callosum

12.

An enriched environment

a)

provides moments of periodic brain stimulation

b)

provides social and physical brain stimulation

c)

is available on streaming services

d)

lacks brain stimulation

13.

Myelination is

a)

where newly formed neurons move outward to their destined location

b)

involves the elimination of excess neurons and synapses

c)

is a process where the axons of a neuron are insulated by myelin

d)

where axons of new neurons grow out to target cells and form synapses with them

14.

Cognitive development refers to the development of our (a)   abilities through the course of our lifespan.

15.

A social construct is difficult to

a)

measure

b)

see

c)

hear

d)

touch

16.

Learning can be defined as a _______________ change in behaviour due to experience.

a)

mediocre

b)

absolute

c)

temporary

d)

relatively permanent

17.

Harry Harlow studied

a)

babies

b)

monkeys

c)

pets

d)

attachment

18.

The zone of proximal development is attributed to

a)

Piaget

b)

Vygotsky

c)

Bowlby

d)

Ainsworth