Question 1

Necrosis refers to a cell dying in a(n) _____ fashion.

Accepted Answer

A) predetermined 
B) uncontrolled 
C) disturbing 
D) controlled 
A) predetermined 
B) uncontrolled 
C) disturbing 
D) controlled

Question 2

A child born deaf will not be able to speak correctly, even if their vocal chords are in perfect working order. But, if the child's parents use sign-language, the child will display:

Accepted Answer

A) brain plasticity in language regions" 
B) manual babbling" 
C) normal verbal development" 
D) spontaneous speech sounds" 
A) brain plasticity in language regions" 
B) manual babbling" 
C) normal verbal development" 
D) spontaneous speech sounds"

Question 3

When a cell dies, it is because it failed to compete for:

Accepted Answer

A) dendritic connections" 
B) chemicals provided by targets" 
C) space" 
D) axonic connections" 
A) dendritic connections" 
B) chemicals provided by targets" 
C) space" 
D) axonic connections"

Question 4

The bionic retinal implant (BRI) is used by people with degenerating:

Accepted Answer

A) ocular dominance columns" 
B) photoreceptors" 
C) retinas" 
D) pupils" 
A) ocular dominance columns" 
B) photoreceptors" 
C) retinas" 
D) pupils"

Question 5

Extensively branched dendritic trees may be found in the brains of organisms that have been exposed to:

Accepted Answer

A) excessively amounts of calcium 
B) enriching, stimulating environments 
C) deprived environments 
D) very hot climates 
A) excessively amounts of calcium 
B) enriching, stimulating environments 
C) deprived environments 
D) very hot climates

Question 6

The brain can remap retinopic maps onto a smaller area when:

Accepted Answer

A) more neural tissue is available 
B) it loses plasticity 
C) less neural tissue is available 
D) it gains plasticity 
A) more neural tissue is available 
B) it loses plasticity 
C) less neural tissue is available 
D) it gains plasticity

Question 7

Pruning refers to your brain's ability to shrink neurons in order to create more space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Explain how social deprivation can affect brain development.

Accepted Answer

Social deprivation can have a significan

Question 9

Adaptive coding occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A) animals and humans learn new information" 
B) humans interact with technology" 
C) animals and humans change their foraging and reproductive behavior" 
D) brains allocate neural activity depending on the organism's needs" 
A) animals and humans learn new information" 
B) humans interact with technology" 
C) animals and humans change their foraging and reproductive behavior" 
D) brains allocate neural activity depending on the organism's needs"

Question 10

Humans have 25,000 pre-encoded:

Accepted Answer

A) neurons 
B) axons 
C) genes 
D) amino acids 
A) neurons 
B) axons 
C) genes 
D) amino acids

Question 11

Why should a patient with a paralyzed limb be encouraged to use that limb rather than their normally functioning limb?

Accepted Answer

A) use of the paralyzed limb will encourage the brain to make new connections in available healthy tissue space" 
B) use of the paralyzed limb will discourage the healthy limb from taking over the brain space of the paralyzed limb" 
C) after much persistance, functioning on the paralyzed limb may improve" 
D) all of the above" 
A) use of the paralyzed limb will encourage the brain to make new connections in available healthy tissue space" 
B) use of the paralyzed limb will discourage the healthy limb from taking over the brain space of the paralyzed limb" 
C) after much persistance, functioning on the paralyzed limb may improve" 
D) all of the above"

Question 12

What might happen in your visual cortex if you were blindfolded for three days?

Accepted Answer

A) your primary visual cortex would respond to other, non-visual stimuli" 
B) your primary visual cortex would suspend functioning until the blindfold was removed" 
C) your primary visual cortex would activate only during visual input" 
D) all of the above" 
A) your primary visual cortex would respond to other, non-visual stimuli" 
B) your primary visual cortex would suspend functioning until the blindfold was removed" 
C) your primary visual cortex would activate only during visual input" 
D) all of the above"

Question 13

Although your experiences determine much of how your brain is wired, your brain is also influenced by ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Although your experiences determine much of how...

Question 14

How does the phrase "the opening of some doors often leads to the closing of others" relate to language learning?

Accepted Answer

The phrase "the opening of some doors of

Question 15

Sensory substitution devices show that we do not see with our eyes, hear with our ears, or taste with our tongue. It is all done in the:

Accepted Answer

A) imagination" 
B) electronic devices" 
C) brain" 
D) motor neurons" 
A) imagination" 
B) electronic devices" 
C) brain" 
D) motor neurons"

Question 16

Attardi and Sperry removed one half of a frog's retina (thus halving the number of optic nerves) in order to see if the retinotopic map would:

Accepted Answer

A) shrink to fit the smaller retina" 
B) spread out to utilize the entire optic tectum" 
C) shrink to fit the optic tectum" 
D) spread out to utilize the entire retina" 
A) shrink to fit the smaller retina" 
B) spread out to utilize the entire optic tectum" 
C) shrink to fit the optic tectum" 
D) spread out to utilize the entire retina"

Question 17

Rats placed in an environment deprived of stimulation will have:

Accepted Answer

A) larger dendrite trees" 
B) reorganization in both hemispheres" 
C) shrunken dendrites" 
D) greater plasticity in the brain" 
A) larger dendrite trees" 
B) reorganization in both hemispheres" 
C) shrunken dendrites" 
D) greater plasticity in the brain"

Question 18

You decide to change your major from political science to psychology. What can we expect to happen to your brain?

Accepted Answer

A) your brain will rewire itself so that your visual cortex will have more space" 
B) your brain will begin allocating more resources to erasing what you have already learned about political science" 
C) your brain will begin to devote more resources to learning all there is to know about psychology" 
D) your brain will form a new map over a smaller area of tissue" 
A) your brain will rewire itself so that your visual cortex will have more space" 
B) your brain will begin allocating more resources to erasing what you have already learned about political science" 
C) your brain will begin to devote more resources to learning all there is to know about psychology" 
D) your brain will form a new map over a smaller area of tissue"

Question 19

As shown in Held and Hein's experiment with kittens, vision only develops properly when vision is experienced along with _____ body movement.

Accepted Answer

A) correlated 
B) unrelated 
C) independent 
D) self-generated 
A) correlated 
B) unrelated 
C) independent 
D) self-generated

Question 20

Given a situation where the release of acetylcholine by the cholinergic neurons was blocked, what would be the outcome when trying to learn a new task?

Accepted Answer

A) the brain would change, and one should expect to be successful in learning the new task" 
B) the brain would change, but success in learning the new task would be impaired" 
C) the brain would not change, and success in learning the new task would be impaired" 
D) the brain would not change, but with sufficient practice, one could still learn the new task" 
A) the brain would change, and one should expect to be successful in learning the new task" 
B) the brain would change, but success in learning the new task would be impaired" 
C) the brain would not change, and success in learning the new task would be impaired" 
D) the brain would not change, but with sufficient practice, one could still learn the new task"

Necrosis refers to a cell dying in a(n) _____ fashion.

A child born deaf will not be able to speak correctly, even if their vocal chords are in perfect working order. But, if the child's parents use sign-language, the child will display:

When a cell dies, it is because it failed to compete for:

The bionic retinal implant (BRI) is used by people with degenerating:

Extensively branched dendritic trees may be found in the brains of organisms that have been exposed to:

The brain can remap retinopic maps onto a smaller area when:

Pruning refers to your brain's ability to shrink neurons in order to create more space.

Explain how social deprivation can affect brain development.

Adaptive coding occurs when:

Humans have 25,000 pre-encoded:

Why should a patient with a paralyzed limb be encouraged to use that limb rather than their normally functioning limb?

What might happen in your visual cortex if you were blindfolded for three days?

Although your experiences determine much of how your brain is wired, your brain is also influenced by ________.

How does the phrase "the opening of some doors often leads to the closing of others" relate to language learning?

Sensory substitution devices show that we do not see with our eyes, hear with our ears, or taste with our tongue. It is all done in the:

Attardi and Sperry removed one half of a frog's retina (thus halving the number of optic nerves) in order to see if the retinotopic map would:

Rats placed in an environment deprived of stimulation will have:

You decide to change your major from political science to psychology. What can we expect to happen to your brain?

As shown in Held and Hein's experiment with kittens, vision only develops properly when vision is experienced along with _____ body movement.

Given a situation where the release of acetylcholine by the cholinergic neurons was blocked, what would be the outcome when trying to learn a new task?

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Exam 4: Neuroplasticity

Necrosis refers to a cell dying in a(n) _____ fashion.

A child born deaf will not be able to speak correctly, even if their vocal chords are in perfect working order. But, if the child's parents use sign-language, the child will display:

When a cell dies, it is because it failed to compete for:

The bionic retinal implant (BRI) is used by people with degenerating:

Extensively branched dendritic trees may be found in the brains of organisms that have been exposed to:

The brain can remap retinopic maps onto a smaller area when:

Pruning refers to your brain's ability to shrink neurons in order to create more space.

Explain how social deprivation can affect brain development.

Adaptive coding occurs when:

Humans have 25,000 pre-encoded:

Why should a patient with a paralyzed limb be encouraged to use that limb rather than their normally functioning limb?

What might happen in your visual cortex if you were blindfolded for three days?

Although your experiences determine much of how your brain is wired, your brain is also influenced by ________.

How does the phrase "the opening of some doors often leads to the closing of others" relate to language learning?

Sensory substitution devices show that we do not see with our eyes, hear with our ears, or taste with our tongue. It is all done in the:

Attardi and Sperry removed one half of a frog's retina (thus halving the number of optic nerves) in order to see if the retinotopic map would:

Rats placed in an environment deprived of stimulation will have:

You decide to change your major from political science to psychology. What can we expect to happen to your brain?

As shown in Held and Hein's experiment with kittens, vision only develops properly when vision is experienced along with _____ body movement.

Given a situation where the release of acetylcholine by the cholinergic neurons was blocked, what would be the outcome when trying to learn a new task?

Online Practice Questions

The Brain and Nervous System

Neurons and Synapses

Vision

Other Senses

The Motor System

Attention and Consciousness

Memory

Sleep

Language and Lateralization

Decision Making

Emotions

Motivation and Reward

Social Cognition

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

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