Psychology - Brain

1. What part of the brain that has an ability to understand or perceive the world around us?

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

2. A neurotransmitter that plays a role in calming us down.

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

• GABA

3. What part of the brain that helps us in decision-making and impulse control?

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Temporal lobe

• Occipital lobe

4. _______________ are chemicals released from neurons to help pass messages from one cell to another.

• Neuron

• Neurotransmitters

5. It’s a gap between two neurons that allows messages, in the form of neurotransmitters, to pass from one cell to another.

• Synapse

• Axon

• Receptor

6. To help the two hemispheres work together a thick layer of nerve fibres called as _________________connects the hemispheres together.

• corpus callosum

• nerves bundle

7. What part of the brain that helps us with hearing and understanding sounds, understanding speech and creating speech?

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

8. It’s a special site on neurons that are designed to absorb neurotransmitter molecules.

• Synapse

• Axon

• Receptor

9. Plays a role in attention and learning.

• Dopamine

• Serotonin

• GABA

5. The two hemispheres of the brain are not equal in terms of what they do; each hemisphere controls different functions, or plays a larger or smaller role in a particular behaviour.

• Asymmetrical

• Corpus callosum