Psychology Year 10 Revision

Scenario:

His palms are sweaty, his knees are weak and his arms are heavy

He's vomited on his sweater, his moms spaghetti, he's nervous.

What system is causing this fight or flight response?

• Parasympathetic Division

• Sympathetic Division

• Somatic Nervous System

•  Central Nervous System

The Curry family are huge in the NBA, there are multiple basketball players in the family. Do you think this is an example of nature or nurture?

• Nature

• Nurture

• Both

• Neither

In an experiment, the _________________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the _________________ variable.

• A.independent; dependent

• B.first; second

• C.dependent; independent

• D.research; results

What is the name of the part of the neuron that is pointed out in the image?

• Myelin Sheats

• Axon

• Dendrites

• Cell Body (Soma)

What is NOT a step in the scientific method?

• Report the data

• Collect the data

• Form a hypothesis

• Form a theory

Which of the following statements best describes phrenology?

• Phrenology is a pseudoscience that claims personality traits can be determined by examining the shape and bumps on the skull.

• Phrenology is the study of the structure and function of the brain.

• Phrenology is a branch of psychology that focuses on the effects of physical exercise on mental health.

• Phrenology is a medical specialty that deals with disorders of the nervous system.

What would be behaviour that may indicate someone having an underdeveloped pre-frontal cortex?

• Inability to consider long-term consequences

• Obsessive behaviour

• Irrational Behaviour

• OCD like symptoms

What does an interneuron do?

• They collect motor information

• They control all bodily behaviour

• They interpret sensory information

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  They allow the sensory and motor neurons to communicate

What lobe is the arrow pointing to in this diagram?

• Temporal Lobe

• Parietal Lobe

• Frontal Lobe

• Occipital Lobe

Stratified Sampling

• Putting everyone's name into a hat and drawing out several names

• Giving everyone a number and grouping them by the number they are given. e.g. all people given 2, will be put into a group.

• Grouped by location, who sits together will be in a group

• Involves dividing the population into groups based on characteristics relevant to the study, such as gender, age or year level