Deck 3: The Neuroscience of Behavior and Experience

Question 1

How many neurons does each person have?

A) 100 million
B) 128 thousand
C) 33 billion
D) 55 billion
E) 86 billion

Answer 1

E

Question 2

James called the way that our mind jumps from one thought to another:

A) Overthinking
B) Stream of consciousness
C) The unconscious
D) Daydreaming
E) Mindless thought

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The time frame for hormones to take effect is:

A) Minutes to hours
B) Hours to days
C) Minutes to months
D) Second to days
E) Seconds to months

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In individuals with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), a mildly fearful stimulus produces an overreactive:

A) Hypothalamus
B) Thalamus
C) Amygdala
D) Hippocampus
E) Cingulate gyrus

Question 5

Which area of the brain is involved in the smooth movement of our bodies?

A) Hindbrain
B) Midbrain
C) Pons
D) Medulla
E) Cerebellum

Question 6

A map of neural connections in the brain is known as a:

A) Connectome
B) Brainbow
C) Pictogram
D) Histogram
E) Brain-ray

Question 7

What does the f in fMRI stand for?

A) Fractional
B) Functional
C) Follicle
D) Frequency
E) Factorial

Question 8

This type of scan involves using a radioactive tracer:

A) MRI
B) fMRI
C) PET
D) EEG
E) MEG