6. Which two nervous systems control the 'fight or flight' response?
Peripheral and Central
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
Autonomic and Somatic
7. What is the correct definition of cognitive neuroscience?
The scientific study into neurons and neurotransmitters in the brain
The non-scientific study into neurons and neurotransmitters in the brain
The scientific study of the influence of brain structures on mental processses
The non-scientific study of the influence of brain structures on mental processes
8. What is the correct definition of vicarious reinforcement?
When someone is influential on an individual in some way, and their behaviour is imitated
When an observer learns by observing the consequences of another person's behaviour
When an individual is influenced by another because they are in some way similar or wish to be like them
When an individual observes a behaviour from a role model and simulates it
9. Why does cognitive psychology use theoretical models?
It supports a scientific approach to enquiry and testing
Scientific methods cannot be used so the model is used in place of those
It has a basic structure which can be applied to all humans
It describes the process in a series of indistinct steps
10. What type of capacity does processing have?
Limited
Unlimited (infinite)
11. What is the definition of hormones?
One of the body's major information systems that instructs glands to release large quantities of hormones directly into the blood stream which disappear quickly and have powerful effects
The way an animal responds when stressed. The body becomes physiologically aroused in readiness to fight or flee
Chemical substances that circulate in the bloodstream and only affect target organs
An organ in the body that synthesises substances such as hormones
A hormone produced by the adrenal glands which is part of the body's immediate stress response system. It has a strong effect on the cells of the cardiovascular system
12. Which of these is NOT a feature of science?
Predictability
Replicability
Control
Fairness
Objectivity
13. In the computer model what is the brain compared to?
Central Processing Unit
Coding
Stores
14. What is the correct definition of a genotype?
An individuals genetic make-up which occurs at conception and provides the genetic code for how that individual will develop (such as eye colour)
The product of what happens when the genetic make-up interferes with the environment (such as height)
15. What is Structuralism?
The structure of the communicative pathways between the brain and the body
Any theory which aims to study the relationship among phenomena rather than the phenomena themselves, and the symptoms formed by these relationships
The way that the brain is structured
16. Which of these is NOT a basic assumption of the learning approach?
Only observable behaviour is measured scientifically
Behaviour is learned through observation
Behaviour is learned through experience
We are born a 'blank slate' so there are no genetic influences
It is valid to study the behaviour of animals
17. What is the definition of the 'fight or flight' response?
The way an animal responds when stressed. The body becomes physiologically aroused in readiness to fight or flee
Chemical substances that circulate in the bloodstream and only affect target organs
An organ in the body that synthesises substances such as hormones
A hormone produced by the adrenal glands which is part of the body's immediate stress response system. It has a strong effect on the cells of the cardiovascular system
One of the body's major information systems that instructs glands to release large quantities of hormones directly into the blood stream which disappear quickly and have powerful effects
18. Which of these statements is NOT true for monozygotic twins?
Non-identical twins, share 50% of their genes
Identical twins, share 100% of their genes
A higher concordance rate than dizygotic twins
19. Which of these is NOT a main assumption of the cognitive process?
The mind works like a computer - it has an input from our senses which is then processed and produces an output such as language or specific behaviours
Only observable behaviour is measurable scientifically and it is only these behaviours that should be studied as thought processes are subjective and difficult to test
Thought processes can and should be studied scientifically, therefore introspection is too unscientific and controlled laboratory studies can control what we are thinking
Stimulus and response is appropriate but only if the thought processes that occur between the stimulus and response are acknowledged
20. What is the correct definition of identification?
When an individual is influenced by another because they are in some way similar or wish to be like them
When an individual observes a behaviour from a role model and simulates it
When someone is influential on an individual in some way and their behaviour is imitated
When an observer learns by observing the consequences of another person's behaviour