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Social Studies
9th -
12thgrade
Psychology - Unit 2: Biological Basis of Behavior
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which part of the eye allows for transduction?
Retina
Cochlea
Rods and Cones
Lens
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which lobe of the brain is located towards the back of the brain?
Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
- 3. Multiple Choice
The parietal lobe controls which primary functions?
Reasoning, decision making, motor skills
Processing tactile sensory information
Interpreting sounds and language
Interpreting visual stimuli
- 4. Multiple Choice
During which stage in our sleeping cycle do we experience Active brain activity but no muscle movement?
Awake
Stage 1
Stage 3
REM
- 5. Multiple Choice
What crosses the synaptic cleft to pass along a chemical message to the next neuron?
Myelin
Axons
Neurotransmitters
Glial cells
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which gestalt principal of perception is demonstrated here?
Proximity
Good figure
Closure
Figure-ground
- 7. Multiple Choice
X-rays are used by using what type of methods to study the brain?
EEG
MRI
CT Scan
PET Scan
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which part of the nervous system keeps your body’s function regulated and stable, especially after a stressful event?
Somatic System
Parasympathetic System
Sympathetic System
Sensitivity System
- 9. Multiple Choice
What part of the brain attaches the two hemispheres together?
Limbic system
Corpus Callosum
Hypothalamus
Temporal lobe
- 10. Multiple Choice
What technological tool would be best to measure electrical brain activity during sleep?
PET Scan
CT Scan
MRI
EEG
- 11. Multiple Choice
The following scenario is an example of which psychological concept? Missing most of what your mom said while you were playing video games.
Selective inattention
Depth perception
Misdirection
Insomia
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