Question 1

______________ wrote the definitive textbook that launched the discipline of behavioral endocrinology, Hormones and Behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul Zak 
B)  Frank Beach 
C)  Arnold Berthold 
D)  John R. Brinkley 
A)  Paul Zak 
B)  Frank Beach 
C)  Arnold Berthold 
D)  John R. Brinkley

Question 2

Peptide and protein hormones _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are derived from cholesterol and are fat soluble 
B)  are derived from the amino acid tyrosine 
C)  cannot travel easily across the cell membrane 
D)  can easily travel across the cell membrane 
A)  are derived from cholesterol and are fat soluble 
B)  are derived from the amino acid tyrosine 
C)  cannot travel easily across the cell membrane 
D)  can easily travel across the cell membrane

Question 3

Women born with ___________ have better spatial abilities than matched control subjects.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypercortisolemia 
B)  Hypothalamic Chondroplasia 
C)  Pituitary adenoma 
D)  Congenital adrenal hyperplasia 
A)  Hypercortisolemia 
B)  Hypothalamic Chondroplasia 
C)  Pituitary adenoma 
D)  Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Question 4

In the rat world, proceptive behavior consists of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sharing food and water 
B)  arching the back and holding the tail in a position that facilitates penetration. 
C)  aggressive playing and biting 
D)  hopping and darting around the cage and wiggling the ears. 
A)  sharing food and water 
B)  arching the back and holding the tail in a position that facilitates penetration. 
C)  aggressive playing and biting 
D)  hopping and darting around the cage and wiggling the ears.

Question 5

The medial preoptic nucleus is also known as the ___________ because of its differential sizes in males and females.

Accepted Answer

A)  sexually dimorphic nucleus 
B)  masculinization nucleus 
C)  alpha male nucleus 
D)  androgenic nucleus 
A)  sexually dimorphic nucleus 
B)  masculinization nucleus 
C)  alpha male nucleus 
D)  androgenic nucleus

Question 6

What pair-bonding behavior noted in some species is characterized by higher oxytocin receptor densities in the lateral septum, ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, and amygdala?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multimonogamous. 
B)  Monogamous. 
C)  Nonmonogamous. 
D)  Pluripogamous. 
A)  Multimonogamous. 
B)  Monogamous. 
C)  Nonmonogamous. 
D)  Pluripogamous.

Question 7

Simon LeVay reported that the suprachiasmatic nucleus was smaller in both homosexual men and heterosexual women compared with heterosexual men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Neurohormones are synthesized in the ______ and released at the ________ of the neuron.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cell body; terminal endings. 
B)  Terminal endings; terminal endings. 
C)  Terminal endings; cell body. 
D)  Axon; cell body. 
A)  Cell body; terminal endings. 
B)  Terminal endings; terminal endings. 
C)  Terminal endings; cell body. 
D)  Axon; cell body.

Question 9

Lordosis in female rats is controlled by the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  vomeronasal organ (VNO) 
B)  medial preoptic area (MPO
A)  
C)  ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) 
D)  amygdala 
A)  vomeronasal organ (VNO) 
B)  medial preoptic area (MPO
A)  
C)  ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) 
D)  amygdala

Question 10

Hypothalamic peptide hormones are synthesized in the ______ and released from the ________ of the neuron

Accepted Answer

A)  neuron; terminal endings 
B)  terminal endings; cell body 
C)  dendrite; cell body 
D)  axon; action potential 
A)  neuron; terminal endings 
B)  terminal endings; cell body 
C)  dendrite; cell body 
D)  axon; action potential

Question 11

The ________ refers to heightened motivation in males to mate with new females after previously reaching sexual satiety with another female.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ refers to heightened motivation in...

Question 12

Which of the following reasons is not why spatial abilities are thought to be related to reproductive behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animals must remember where they were born to live with their parents. 
B)  Parents must know the terrain to locate the appropriate resources for their offspring. 
C)  Animals must find each other prior to sexual behavior. 
D)  Animals must remember areas to avoid where predators could harm offspring 
A)  Animals must remember where they were born to live with their parents. 
B)  Parents must know the terrain to locate the appropriate resources for their offspring. 
C)  Animals must find each other prior to sexual behavior. 
D)  Animals must remember areas to avoid where predators could harm offspring

Question 13

What advantages would mating with a partner with a different multihistocompatibility complex (MHC) profile potentially provide?

Accepted Answer

the MHC comprises a cluster of genes tha

Question 14

Brain scans of human mothers who were listening to their babies crying showed activation of the _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  medial preoptic area (MPO
A)  
B)  bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) 
C)  ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) 
D)  amygdala 
A)  medial preoptic area (MPO
A)  
B)  bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) 
C)  ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) 
D)  amygdala

Question 15

Hormones have different influences during the prenatal and later life stages of an animal, a concept best characterized by these two terms.

Accepted Answer

A)  Activational; organizational. 
B)  Prenatal; postnatal. 
C)  Presensitive; postsensitive. 
D)  Anterograde; retrograde. 
A)  Activational; organizational. 
B)  Prenatal; postnatal. 
C)  Presensitive; postsensitive. 
D)  Anterograde; retrograde.

Question 16

A bride during a wedding ceremony would be expected to show a sharp rise in vasopressin levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

5-α reductase deficiency is a genetic condition that is characterized by what outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  A baby born with male genitalia, but is genetically female. 
B)  A baby born with no genitalia, but develops them later. 
C)  A baby born with female genitalia, but is genetically male. 
D)  A rapid development of internal reproductive organs. 
A)  A baby born with male genitalia, but is genetically female. 
B)  A baby born with no genitalia, but develops them later. 
C)  A baby born with female genitalia, but is genetically male. 
D)  A rapid development of internal reproductive organs.

Question 18

Arnold Berthold conducted the first endocrinological research project.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Increased rates of neurogenesis have been observed during both pregnancy and lactation in the _________ of rats.

Accepted Answer

A)  paraventricular zone 
B)  subventricular zone 
C)  periaqueductal gray 
D)  medial amygdala 
A)  paraventricular zone 
B)  subventricular zone 
C)  periaqueductal gray 
D)  medial amygdala

Question 20

Given the opportunity, following a sexual encounter, a male montane vole will spend more time in a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cage with its mate 
B)  cage with a novel female 
C)  cage with a view of other voles 
D)  a neutral cage by itself 
A)  cage with its mate 
B)  cage with a novel female 
C)  cage with a view of other voles 
D)  a neutral cage by itself

______________ wrote the definitive textbook that launched the discipline of behavioral endocrinology, Hormones and Behavior.

Peptide and protein hormones _______.

Women born with ___________ have better spatial abilities than matched control subjects.

In the rat world, proceptive behavior consists of ______________.

The medial preoptic nucleus is also known as the ___________ because of its differential sizes in males and females.

What pair-bonding behavior noted in some species is characterized by higher oxytocin receptor densities in the lateral septum, ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, and amygdala?

Simon LeVay reported that the suprachiasmatic nucleus was smaller in both homosexual men and heterosexual women compared with heterosexual men.

Neurohormones are synthesized in the and released at the __ of the neuron.

Lordosis in female rats is controlled by the ________.

Hypothalamic peptide hormones are synthesized in the and released from the __ of the neuron

The ________ refers to heightened motivation in males to mate with new females after previously reaching sexual satiety with another female.

Which of the following reasons is not why spatial abilities are thought to be related to reproductive behavior?

What advantages would mating with a partner with a different multihistocompatibility complex (MHC) profile potentially provide?

Brain scans of human mothers who were listening to their babies crying showed activation of the _____________.

Hormones have different influences during the prenatal and later life stages of an animal, a concept best characterized by these two terms.

A bride during a wedding ceremony would be expected to show a sharp rise in vasopressin levels.

5-α reductase deficiency is a genetic condition that is characterized by what outcome?

Arnold Berthold conducted the first endocrinological research project.

Increased rates of neurogenesis have been observed during both pregnancy and lactation in the _________ of rats.

Given the opportunity, following a sexual encounter, a male montane vole will spend more time in a ________.

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______________ wrote the definitive textbook that launched the discipline of behavioral endocrinology, Hormones and Behavior.

Peptide and protein hormones _______.

Women born with ___________ have better spatial abilities than matched control subjects.

In the rat world, proceptive behavior consists of ______________.

The medial preoptic nucleus is also known as the ___________ because of its differential sizes in males and females.

What pair-bonding behavior noted in some species is characterized by higher oxytocin receptor densities in the lateral septum, ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus, and amygdala?

Simon LeVay reported that the suprachiasmatic nucleus was smaller in both homosexual men and heterosexual women compared with heterosexual men.

Neurohormones are synthesized in the ______ and released at the ________ of the neuron.

Lordosis in female rats is controlled by the ________.

Hypothalamic peptide hormones are synthesized in the ______ and released from the ________ of the neuron

The ________ refers to heightened motivation in males to mate with new females after previously reaching sexual satiety with another female.

Which of the following reasons is not why spatial abilities are thought to be related to reproductive behavior?

What advantages would mating with a partner with a different multihistocompatibility complex (MHC) profile potentially provide?

Brain scans of human mothers who were listening to their babies crying showed activation of the _____________.

Hormones have different influences during the prenatal and later life stages of an animal, a concept best characterized by these two terms.

A bride during a wedding ceremony would be expected to show a sharp rise in vasopressin levels.

5-α reductase deficiency is a genetic condition that is characterized by what outcome?

Arnold Berthold conducted the first endocrinological research project.

Increased rates of neurogenesis have been observed during both pregnancy and lactation in the _________ of rats.

Given the opportunity, following a sexual encounter, a male montane vole will spend more time in a ________.

Introduction to Biological Psychology

The Nervous System: Structure and Function

Cells and Circuits

Neurochemistry, Neuropsychopharmacology, and Drug Addiction

Evolving Brains: Neural Development, Neuroplasticity, and Recovery of Function

Sensation, Perception, and Adaptation

Movement

Maintenance and Motivation

Sleep, Wakefulness, and Conscious Awareness

Emotional Expression and Regulation

Learning, Memory, and Decision Making

Mental Illness

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Neurohormones are synthesized in the and released at the __ of the neuron.

Hypothalamic peptide hormones are synthesized in the and released from the __ of the neuron