Question 1

Which of the following neurotransmitters causes a major inhibitory effect in the central nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  glutamate 
B)  acetylcholine 
C)  GABA 
D)  dopamine 
A)  glutamate 
B)  acetylcholine 
C)  GABA 
D)  dopamine

Question 2

Damage to the frontal lobe may affect all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  movement of body parts. 
B)  reasoning and planning ability. 
C)  tactile sensation of body parts. 
D)  personality. 
A)  movement of body parts. 
B)  reasoning and planning ability. 
C)  tactile sensation of body parts. 
D)  personality.

Question 3

Regarding growth problems, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Growth disorders, such as giantism and acromegaly, result from oversecretion of the pineal gland. 
B)  Individuals with hypopituitary dwarfism are perfectly proportioned, but smaller than average. 
C)  Regular injections of growth hormone can raise a hypopituitary child's height by several inches, usually to the short side of average. 
D)  Acromegaly produces prominent facial features, which some people have used as a basis for careers as character actors and wrestlers. 
A)  Growth disorders, such as giantism and acromegaly, result from oversecretion of the pineal gland. 
B)  Individuals with hypopituitary dwarfism are perfectly proportioned, but smaller than average. 
C)  Regular injections of growth hormone can raise a hypopituitary child's height by several inches, usually to the short side of average. 
D)  Acromegaly produces prominent facial features, which some people have used as a basis for careers as character actors and wrestlers.

Question 4

Hormones secreted during times of high emotion decrease memory formation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A resting potential occurs when a neuron

Accepted Answer

A)  reaches -50 millivolts. 
B)  is inactive. 
C)  reaches its threshold. 
D)  reaches its trigger point for firing. 
A)  reaches -50 millivolts. 
B)  is inactive. 
C)  reaches its threshold. 
D)  reaches its trigger point for firing.

Question 6

A neuron can be seen without the aid of a microscope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Max, a seventy-year-old man, has recently been exhibiting a somewhat awkward gait and poor eye-hand coordination as well as slight changes to his personality.His family encourages him to see a doctor, who determines that Max has had a slight stroke.Max's family had observed

Accepted Answer

A)  neural inductions. 
B)  psychotic indicators. 
C)  confabulations. 
D)  neurological soft signs. 
A)  neural inductions. 
B)  psychotic indicators. 
C)  confabulations. 
D)  neurological soft signs.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a part of a neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)  axon 
B)  axon terminal 
C)  synapse 
D)  soma 
A)  axon 
B)  axon terminal 
C)  synapse 
D)  soma

Question 9

A nerve cell carrying information from your eyes, ears, fingers, etc.toward the CNS is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  motor neuron. 
B)  effector cell. 
C)  connector neuron. 
D)  sensory neuron. 
A)  motor neuron. 
B)  effector cell. 
C)  connector neuron. 
D)  sensory neuron.

Question 10

Visual images are accurately represented in miniature in the occipital lobes much like a "little TV screen" in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Neurons "talk" to each other chemically when which of the following are released?

Accepted Answer

A)  neurilemmas 
B)  neurotransmitters 
C)  somas 
D)  ion channels 
A)  neurilemmas 
B)  neurotransmitters 
C)  somas 
D)  ion channels

Question 12

The brain and spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The brain and spinal cord make up...

Question 13

The capacity of our brains to change in response to experience is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  neuroplasticity. 
B)  resiliency. 
C)  saltatory conduction. 
D)  neurogenesis. 
A)  neuroplasticity. 
B)  resiliency. 
C)  saltatory conduction. 
D)  neurogenesis.

Question 14

Which nervous system controls the voluntary function of the limbs and the sense organs?

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathetic 
B)  autonomic 
C)  parasympathetic 
D)  somatic 
A)  sympathetic 
B)  autonomic 
C)  parasympathetic 
D)  somatic

Question 15

The limbic system includes the

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla, hypothalamus, and thalamus. 
B)  medulla, cerebellum, pons, and reticular formation. 
C)  reticular formation, hypothalamus, thalamus, and parts of the cerebellum. 
D)  hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, and parts of the thalamus. 
A)  medulla, hypothalamus, and thalamus. 
B)  medulla, cerebellum, pons, and reticular formation. 
C)  reticular formation, hypothalamus, thalamus, and parts of the cerebellum. 
D)  hypothalamus, amygdala, hippocampus, and parts of the thalamus.

Question 16

Regarding nervous system activities and damage to the nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A stroke occurs when an artery carrying blood in the brain bleeds or becomes blocked, causing some brain tissue to die. 
B)  Chronic traumatic encephalopathyinvolves less dramatic, but disabling changes in personality, thinking, judgment, or emotions that can take years to become apparent. 
C)  Signs of chronic traumatic brain injury have been found in retired NFL players, as well as in athletes from many other violent sports, such as hockey and boxing. 
D)  The name boxers have given to the symptoms of chronic traumatic brain injury is the sucker-punch. 
A)  A stroke occurs when an artery carrying blood in the brain bleeds or becomes blocked, causing some brain tissue to die. 
B)  Chronic traumatic encephalopathyinvolves less dramatic, but disabling changes in personality, thinking, judgment, or emotions that can take years to become apparent. 
C)  Signs of chronic traumatic brain injury have been found in retired NFL players, as well as in athletes from many other violent sports, such as hockey and boxing. 
D)  The name boxers have given to the symptoms of chronic traumatic brain injury is the sucker-punch.

Question 17

Dr.Montel is a psychologist who studies how the biological processes, brain, and nervous system are related to a person's behavior.Dr.Montel would be referred to as a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dr.Montel is a psychologist who studies how...

Question 18

Which of the following is a network of fibers and cell bodies that lie inside the medulla and brainstem and is associated with attention, alertness, and some reflexes, such as sneezing and coughing?

Accepted Answer

A)  reticular formation 
B)  amygdala 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  thalamus 
A)  reticular formation 
B)  amygdala 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  thalamus

Question 19

One's dominant hemisphere is considered the side of a person's brain that

Accepted Answer

A)  controls hand movement. 
B)  controls eye movement. 
C)  organizes and plans activities. 
D)  produces language. 
A)  controls hand movement. 
B)  controls eye movement. 
C)  organizes and plans activities. 
D)  produces language.

Question 20

When the parasympathetic branch is controlling one's body,

Accepted Answer

A)  the pupils of one's eyes dilate. 
B)  one's digestion is inhibited. 
C)  one's bladder relaxes. 
D)  tears and salivation are stimulated. 
A)  the pupils of one's eyes dilate. 
B)  one's digestion is inhibited. 
C)  one's bladder relaxes. 
D)  tears and salivation are stimulated.

Which of the following neurotransmitters causes a major inhibitory effect in the central nervous system?

Damage to the frontal lobe may affect all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding growth problems, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Hormones secreted during times of high emotion decrease memory formation.

A resting potential occurs when a neuron

A neuron can be seen without the aid of a microscope.

Max, a seventy-year-old man, has recently been exhibiting a somewhat awkward gait and poor eye-hand coordination as well as slight changes to his personality.His family encourages him to see a doctor, who determines that Max has had a slight stroke.Max's family had observed

Which of the following is NOT a part of a neuron?

A nerve cell carrying information from your eyes, ears, fingers, etc.toward the CNS is called a(n)

Visual images are accurately represented in miniature in the occipital lobes much like a "little TV screen" in the brain.

Neurons "talk" to each other chemically when which of the following are released?

The brain and spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.

The capacity of our brains to change in response to experience is referred to as

Which nervous system controls the voluntary function of the limbs and the sense organs?

The limbic system includes the

Regarding nervous system activities and damage to the nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Dr.Montel is a psychologist who studies how the biological processes, brain, and nervous system are related to a person's behavior.Dr.Montel would be referred to as a(n)__________.

Which of the following is a network of fibers and cell bodies that lie inside the medulla and brainstem and is associated with attention, alertness, and some reflexes, such as sneezing and coughing?

One's dominant hemisphere is considered the side of a person's brain that

When the parasympathetic branch is controlling one's body,

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Which of the following neurotransmitters causes a major inhibitory effect in the central nervous system?

Damage to the frontal lobe may affect all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding growth problems, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Hormones secreted during times of high emotion decrease memory formation.

A resting potential occurs when a neuron

A neuron can be seen without the aid of a microscope.

Max, a seventy-year-old man, has recently been exhibiting a somewhat awkward gait and poor eye-hand coordination as well as slight changes to his personality.His family encourages him to see a doctor, who determines that Max has had a slight stroke.Max's family had observed

Which of the following is NOT a part of a neuron?

A nerve cell carrying information from your eyes, ears, fingers, etc.toward the CNS is called a(n)

Visual images are accurately represented in miniature in the occipital lobes much like a "little TV screen" in the brain.

Neurons "talk" to each other chemically when which of the following are released?

The brain and spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.

The capacity of our brains to change in response to experience is referred to as

Which nervous system controls the voluntary function of the limbs and the sense organs?

The limbic system includes the

Regarding nervous system activities and damage to the nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Dr.Montel is a psychologist who studies how the biological processes, brain, and nervous system are related to a person's behavior.Dr.Montel would be referred to as a(n)__________.

Which of the following is a network of fibers and cell bodies that lie inside the medulla and brainstem and is associated with attention, alertness, and some reflexes, such as sneezing and coughing?

One's dominant hemisphere is considered the side of a person's brain that

When the parasympathetic branch is controlling one's body,

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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