Psychology - True or False?

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The retina is made up of rods and cones. True or false?
True
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Freud focused his work on the conscious. True or false?
False - he focused on the unconscious
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A neuron is a cell in the body that sends information using both electrical and chemical processes. True or false?
True
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In animals, there is no clear cause and effect relationship between testosterone and aggression. True or false?
False - castrating a male animal lowers its testosterone level making it less aggressive showing a clear cause and effect relationship
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There is only one way to see if criminality has a biological basis. True or false?
False - there are many ways: twin studies, adoption studies, family tree comparison
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Cones cannot detect colour. True or false?
False - cones detect colour
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Freud thought that the mind was the cause of mental health issues. True or false?
True
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The terminal buttons are found near the cell body, and receive messages from other cells. True or false?
False - they send messages, not receive them
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Human studies show a relationship between aggression and testosterone in correlation studies. True or false?
False - some studies have found a relationship, however, it's not certain whether testosterone causes increased aggression or aggression causes increased testosterone
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The blind spot only exists in the left eye. True or false?
False - the blind spot is found in each eye
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Freud focused on sexual issues because he thought they represented unconscious thoughts and desires. True or false?
True
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A neurotransmitter is the electrical signal that travels from the cell body of a neuron, through to the terminal buttons. True or false?
False - neurotransmitters are a chemical at the terminal button of a neuron, which is released by the impulse and then goes into the synaptic gap
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All humans with high testosterone levels are aggressive. True or false?
False - in almost every culture, (but not all) males are far more aggressive than females and they produce 10X more testosterone
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Monozygotic twins share the exact same genes. True or false?
True
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The visual cortex is the cross shape where information from the left and right eyes cross. True or false?
False - it's the area at the back of the brain that interprets visual information
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The optic chiasma is the light sensitive layer at the back of the eye. True or false?
False - it is the cross shape where information from the left and right eyes cross
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Freud said that dreams have a latent and manifold content. True or false?
False - they have latent and manifest content
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A neurotransmitter is a chemical which is released at the terminal button of a neuron. True or false?
True
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An impulse releases the neurotransmitter at the terminal button. True or false?
True
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Snakes in dreams can be a sign of giving birth. True or false?
False - snakes are a phallic symbol of masculinity and male energy, usually seen as a symbol of repressed sexual desire or inner conflict about your sexuality
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Correlation and animal studies have weaknesses. Animal studies may not apply to humans, and correlation studies just look for relationships and are not direct evidence. True or false?
True
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In adoption studies we are looking at people who share genes and the same environment. True or false?
False - these people share genes not environments
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The area at the back of the brain that interprets visual information is the retina. True or false?
False - it's the visual cortex
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Psychoanalysis is made of dream analysis, free association and slips of the mind. True or false?
False - it is made of dream analysis, free association and slips of the tongue
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Synaptic transmission is the cable that leads from a cell body of a neuron down to the terminal buttons that hold the neurotransmitter. True or false?
False - the process of a neurotransmitter passing from one neuron across the synaptic gap and being picked up by the next neuron is called synaptic transmission
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Vision is the biological process of seeing. True or false?
True
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Freud agreed with other theorists, saying everyone's dreams had the same meaning. True or false?
False - Freud said that symbols in dreams meant different things to different individuals as everyone's unconscious is a personal thing
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Neurotransmitters are like 'keys' that will only fit certain locks - receptors at a dendrite. True or false?
True
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There is evidence to suggest that individuals are more likely to be criminals if their parents are criminal. True or false?
True
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If testosterone is the cause of aggression, women are all more violent than men. True or false?
False - men tend to produce more testosterone and so are often more aggressive
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Rods can respond even in dim light. True or false?
True
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The blind spot contains no rods and no cones. True or false?
True
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The unconscious is unreachable. True or false?
False - Freud thought the unconscious was reachable through psychoanalysis
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Synaptic gap is the space between the dendrites on the neuron. True or false?
False - it's the gap between the dendrites of one neuron and the next
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The biological explanation of aggression completely ignores the huge impact of upbringing and social circumstances on our behaviour. True or false?
True
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The XXY chromosome abnormality causes increased aggression, makes men taller, have learning difficulties and shows a link to violent crime. True or false?
False - there are not enough samples of men with this disorder to be certain of the link to violent crime
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Once a neurotransmitter is picked up by a dendrite, it sets off an electrical signal and changes the chemical balance of the receptor. True or false?
True
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Freud said that mental health can be improved by uncovering unconscious wishes and desires. True or false?
True
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A change in chemical balance in a receptor triggers off an electrical impulse from the cell body which travels down the axon. True or false?
True
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