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Review Session: Unit Two Chapter Four: The Biological Mind: The Physical Basis of Behavior 1. In Otto Loewi’s famous experiment where he submerged a frog’s heart in acetylcholine, he discovered that neurons communicate with each other via _______ signals at the synapse. a. Electrical b. Chemical c. Physical d. Thermal 2. When a student is walking into an exam, they begin to breathe faster and their hands become sweaty. What is this student experiencing? a. A parasympathetic response b. Sensory response c. Sympathetic response d. Release of serotonin 3. Immediately after Emily placed her hand on a hot stove, her ______ jerked her hand away because this structure controls _______ ? a. Brain; reﬂexes b. Spinal Cord; behaviors c. Hypothalamus; temperature control d. Spinal Cord; reﬂexes 4. Rats normally experience fear when faced with a predator like a snake. What part of the rat’s brain is responsible for this response? a. Amygdala b. Pons c. Hippocampus d. Medulla oblongata 5. An individual in a coma has most likely experienced damage to which structure in the brain? a. Cerebellum b. Hippocampus c. Reticular Formation d. Norepinephrine 6. The left and right hemispheres of the brain are connected by the ______. a. Frontal lobe b. Corpus callosum c. Meninges d. Sulcus 7. Parkinson’s disease is a brain disorder that causes unintended or uncontrollable movements. Based on this description and what we spoke about in class, which neurotransmitter is associated with Parkinson’s disease? a. Dopamine b. Serotonin c. Acetylcholine d. Norepinephrine 8. Signals are received by which part of the neuron? a. Axon b. Dendrites c. Soma/body d. Axon terminals

9. Miracle Mike was a chicken that miraculously survived for 2 years after getting his head cut o . Why ff would it be unfair to say that Mike was “brainless”? a. Chickens have their forebrains in their necks and he still had his neck b. He showed an emotional attachment to his owner c. He still had structures necessary for survival in his brainstem d. He still got hungry and thirsty 10. Recently, Kim has been experiencing a lack of coordination, trouble with fine motor skills, and some memory issues. She decided to go to the doctor and they found a tumor in her brain. Which part of the brain is the tumor likely located in? a. Brain stem b. Broca’s area c. Auditory Cortex d. Cerebellum Chapter Five: The Perceiving Mind: Sensation and Perception 1. Which part of the ear is responsible for collecting and funneling sound? a. Outer ear b. Inner ear c. Middle ear d. Auditory Cortex 2. The average human can detect a candle 30 miles away with zero other light sources 50% of the time. What is this phenomenon known as? a. Depth perception b. Absolute threshold c. Di erent threshold ff d. Sensory adaptation 3. Last Tuesday, Ronnie and Sam went to get breakfast after class. How might bottom-down processing have impacted their reaction to the meal? a. Ronnie like her pancakes because her friend was the waitress, and she was happy to see her b. Sam didn’t like his wa es because while he was eating, he was still upset from the bad grade he ffl received on his PSYCH exam c. Ronnie didn’t like her pancakes because her taste buds don’t work d. Sam liked his wa es because as he was eating them he recalled a fond memory about the first time ffl he eat pancakes 4. Which of the following is not an example of grouping? a. Closure b. Continuity c. Shadowing d. Proximity 5. Last weekend Abby decided to borrow her roommate's car to go visit her brother, Ryan, at college. When Abby entered her roommate’s car she noticed there was a strong smell of cigarette smoke. However, after about 30 minutes in the car Abby didn’t notice the smell of cigarette smoke anymore due to ___________. a. Transduction b. Sensory Receptors c. Absolute Threshold d. Sensory Adaptation

6. Hering’s opponent-process theory is one explanation for vision. Which of the following is a correct color pairing? a. Black-Blue b. Green-Yellow c. Red-Blue d. Blue-Yellow 7. Steven stepped higher on the sidewalk to avoid tripping over the curb, primarily because her ________ allowed her to see the curb in three dimensions with two eyes. a. Signal Detection Theory b. Binocular cues c. Di erence Threshold ff d. Monocular cues 8. Danielle is going for a walk in the park when the sunsets and it becomes dark outside. How will the change in light a ect Danielle’s eyes? ff a. The pupils will dilate b. The pupils will contract c. The pupils will fully close d. The pupils will not change 9. According to Weber’s law, comparing the weight between 25 and 30 pounds would be ______ than comparing the weight between 5 and 10 pounds. a. Easier b. More Di cult ﬃ c. No More Di cult ﬃ d. Impossible 10. Afterimage occurs when a person focuses on an image and continues to see the stimulus after the image is gone. What is this an example of? a. Top-down processing b. Sensation c. Signal detection theory d. Bottom-up processing

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