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Biological Approach Assumptions Quiz

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Psychology Quiz on Biological Approach Assumptions Quiz, created by annie.watson on 07/04/2014.
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Question 1

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What Are Neurotransmitters?
Answer
  • a chemical substance which is released at the end of a nerve fibre by the arrival of a nerve impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction, effects the transfer of the impulse to another nerve fibre, a muscle fibre, or some other structure.
  • a cell in the tissue of the brain.
  • a neuron
  • a signal transmitted along a nerve fibre. It consists of a wave of electrical depolarization that reverses the potential difference across the nerve cell membranes.

Question 2

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Give an example of a neurotransmitter.
Answer
  • Axon
  • Atom
  • Serotonin

Question 3

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For what activities is the frontal lobe respronsible?
Answer
  • Emotions
  • Problem Solving
  • Visual Processing
  • Language
  • Recognition

Question 4

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According to the Biological approach, what can behaviour be largely explained by?
Answer
  • Operant and Classical conditioning
  • Cognitive proccesses
  • Biology (e.g. genes & hormones). Brain function & neurotransmitters.

Question 5

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What does the CNS consist of?
Answer
  • Brain
  • Lungs
  • Pancreas
  • Heart
  • Spinal Cord

Question 6

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What condition has serotonin been implicated in?
Answer
  • OCD
  • Depression
  • Schitzophrenia
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