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Psych Unit 2 test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cochlea is to the _______as the _______is to the eye for transduction.

a)

eye; retina

b)

ear; rods and cones

c)

eye; eardrum

d)

ear; retina

2.

Herbie was in a terrible car accident and sustained head injuries. He is able to speak but nothing he hears makes any sense to him. He can see people talking but it is all jumbled. Which of these structures was probably injured in his accident?

a)


Broca's area

b)

Wernicke's area

c)

the hippocampus

d)

the hypothalamus

3.

During REM, we experience paradoxical sleep. Which of the statements below best describes what is happening

a)

Our brains are active but our bodies cannot move.

b)

Our brains and bodies show increased activity.

c)

We are in restorative sleep.

d)

Our brains and bodies show a decreased level of activity.

4.

The synapse is crossed because of the presence of

a)

neurotransmitters

b)


myelin

c)


axons

d)


dendrites

5.

Looking at a restaurant sign that has some light bulbs burnt out and yet still being able to read the whole word "OPEN" even though not all parts of the letters are visible is an example of which Gestalt law?

a)

proximity

b)

good figure

c)


closure

d)

figure-ground

6.

Staring at a flag that is green, yellow and blue and then looking at a white wall and seeing the flag as an after-image in red, white and blue supports which theory of color?

a)

rod and cone firing theory

b)


opponent - process theory

c)


all-or-nothing theory

d)

trichromatic theory

7.

Split-brain patients have had their ______________ surgically cut.

a)

cerebral lobes

b)

limbic system

c)

corpus callosum


d)

sensory systems

8.

The right hemisphere of the brain is superior to the left hemisphere in:

a)

solving math problems

b)

recognizing people's faces


c)

understanding simple verbal requests


d)

reading a book to a child

9.

EEG is to CT as:

a)

x-ray photographs is to recordings of brain waves

b)

recordings of brain waves is to x-ray photographs


c)

radioactive emmissions is to recordings of brain waves


d)

recordings of brain waves is to radioactive emissions

10.

The external part of the ear that helps catch sound is the:

a)

cochlea

b)

tympanic membrane


c)

pinna

d)

ossicles

11.

Using the image of the neuron, Identify #1

a)

dendrite

b)

soma

c)

Myelin

d)

axon

12.

Using the image of the neuron, Identify #2

a)

dendrite

b)

soma

c)

Myelin

d)

axon

13.

Using the image of the neuron, Identify #4

a)

dendrite

b)

soma

c)

Myelin

d)

axon

14.

Using the image of the neuron, Identify #5

a)

synapse

b)

soma

c)

Myelin

d)

axon

15.

Using the image of the neuron, Identify #3

a)

synapse

b)

soma

c)

Myelin

d)

axon

16.

Identify the part labeled #1 of the central nervous system.

a)

cerebrum

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

corpus callosum

d)

cerebellum

17.

Identify the part labeled #2 of the central nervous system.

a)

cerebrum

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

corpus callosum

d)

cerebellum

18.

Identify the part labeled #3 of the central nervous system.

a)

cerebrum

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

corpus callosum

d)

cerebellum

19.

Identify the part labeled #4 of the central nervous system.

a)

cerebrum

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

medulla

d)

cerebellum

20.

Identify the part labeled #5 of the central nervous system.

a)

cerebrum

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

medulla

d)

cerebellum