Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the cerebral cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has a wrinkled appearance. 
B)  It is the largest part of the human brain. 
C)  The corpus callosum provides connections between the two hemispheres. 
D)  Damage to this area typically results in death. 
A)  It has a wrinkled appearance. 
B)  It is the largest part of the human brain. 
C)  The corpus callosum provides connections between the two hemispheres. 
D)  Damage to this area typically results in death.

Question 2

Which of the following would NOT be an effect of growth hormone?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased intelligence 
B)  increased bone strength 
C)  increased strength 
D)  increased muscle mass 
A)  increased intelligence 
B)  increased bone strength 
C)  increased strength 
D)  increased muscle mass

Question 3

You cannot fire a gun softly or flush a toilet halfway.Like an action potential,gunfire and a toilet's flush follow the _____ law.

Accepted Answer

A)  on-or-off 
B)  this-or-that 
C)  binary response 
D)  all-or-none 
A)  on-or-off 
B)  this-or-that 
C)  binary response 
D)  all-or-none

Question 4

GABA is to glutamate as _____ is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  control; out of control 
B)  inhibit; excite 
C)  arouse; paralyze 
D)  awake; asleep 
A)  control; out of control 
B)  inhibit; excite 
C)  arouse; paralyze 
D)  awake; asleep

Question 5

Imagine you are at the end part of the chain of activity on a production line.Your boss,who in his previous career was a neuroscientist,calls you an antagonist.What would he be implying?

Accepted Answer

A)  that you interfere with production 
B)  that you speed up production 
C)  that you take stuff out of the process that is defective 
D)  that you sleep on the job, doing nothing 
A)  that you interfere with production 
B)  that you speed up production 
C)  that you take stuff out of the process that is defective 
D)  that you sleep on the job, doing nothing

Question 6

Anke is working in a laboratory and comes across a rat that is grossly overweight and seems unable to stop eating.The researcher tells Anke this rat has a brain lesion.Which part of the brain most likely has the lesion?

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  frontal lobe 
D)  brain stem 
A)  amygdala 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  frontal lobe 
D)  brain stem

Question 7

Genes are components of:

Accepted Answer

A)  RNA 
B)  DNA 
C)  natural sugars 
D)  protein 
A)  RNA 
B)  DNA 
C)  natural sugars 
D)  protein

Question 8

The basic building blocks of the nervous system are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  neurons 
B)  genomes 
C)  dendrites 
D)  glial cells 
A)  neurons 
B)  genomes 
C)  dendrites 
D)  glial cells

Question 9

Which of the following sequences reflects the order in which a signal generally travels through a neuron?

Accepted Answer

A)  dendrite à soma à axon à terminal buttons 
B)  terminal buttons à axon à cell body à dendrite 
C)  cell body à dendrite à axon à terminal buttons 
D)  dendrite à axon à cell body à terminal buttons 
A)  dendrite à soma à axon à terminal buttons 
B)  terminal buttons à axon à cell body à dendrite 
C)  cell body à dendrite à axon à terminal buttons 
D)  dendrite à axon à cell body à terminal buttons

Question 10

The spinal cord is part of the _____ nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory 
B)  peripheral 
C)  somatic 
D)  central 
A)  sensory 
B)  peripheral 
C)  somatic 
D)  central

Question 11

Genotype refers to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic information carried by a cell 
B)  physical or behavioral characteristics actually expressed 
C)  results of a genetic mutation 
D)  probability of a gene being expressed 
A)  genetic information carried by a cell 
B)  physical or behavioral characteristics actually expressed 
C)  results of a genetic mutation 
D)  probability of a gene being expressed

Question 12

The idea that the brain is extremely malleable and is continuously changing as a result of injury,experiences,or substances is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the action potential 
B)  the all-or-none principle 
C)  plasticity 
D)  synesthesia 
A)  the action potential 
B)  the all-or-none principle 
C)  plasticity 
D)  synesthesia

Question 13

The term genetics is used to describe how:

Accepted Answer

A)  physical characteristics are passed on through inheritance 
B)  behavioral and personality characteristics are passed on through inheritance 
C)  physical, behavioral, and personality characteristics are passed on through inheritance 
D)  physical and behavioral characteristics are passed on through inheritance 
A)  physical characteristics are passed on through inheritance 
B)  behavioral and personality characteristics are passed on through inheritance 
C)  physical, behavioral, and personality characteristics are passed on through inheritance 
D)  physical and behavioral characteristics are passed on through inheritance

Question 14

A neurotransmitter that is important in muscle contraction is:

Accepted Answer

A)  epinephrine 
B)  norepinephrine 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  dopamine 
A)  epinephrine 
B)  norepinephrine 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  dopamine

Question 15

What part of the neuron releases chemical signals?

Accepted Answer

A)  axon 
B)  terminal buttons 
C)  cell body 
D)  dendrite 
A)  axon 
B)  terminal buttons 
C)  cell body 
D)  dendrite

Question 16

Narcotics,such as heroin and morphine,are probably rapidly addictive because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  block neural transmission 
B)  cause a placebo effect 
C)  activate the release of substance P 
D)  bind to endorphin receptors 
A)  block neural transmission 
B)  cause a placebo effect 
C)  activate the release of substance P 
D)  bind to endorphin receptors

Question 17

Drugs that produce their effects by mimicking neurotransmitters are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  antagonists 
B)  agonists 
C)  acetylcholines 
D)  amygdalas 
A)  antagonists 
B)  agonists 
C)  acetylcholines 
D)  amygdalas

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monozygotic twins have the same environment. 
B)  Dizygotic twins have the same genes. 
C)  Nontwin siblings share exactly the same genes. 
D)  Dizygotic twins have different environments. 
A)  Monozygotic twins have the same environment. 
B)  Dizygotic twins have the same genes. 
C)  Nontwin siblings share exactly the same genes. 
D)  Dizygotic twins have different environments.

Question 19

Beatrice's mother and father both carry a dominant gene for brown eyes and a recessive gene for blue eyes.The probability that Beatrice's eyes are brown is:

Accepted Answer

A)  0.75 
B)  0.50 
C)  0.25 
D)  1.00 
A)  0.75 
B)  0.50 
C)  0.25 
D)  1.00

Question 20

The gland that controls the release of hormones in the endocrine system is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  pineal 
B)  thyroid 
C)  pituitary 
D)  adrenal 
A)  pineal 
B)  thyroid 
C)  pituitary 
D)  adrenal

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the cerebral cortex?

Which of the following would NOT be an effect of growth hormone?

You cannot fire a gun softly or flush a toilet halfway.Like an action potential,gunfire and a toilet's flush follow the _____ law.

GABA is to glutamate as _ is to _.

Imagine you are at the end part of the chain of activity on a production line.Your boss,who in his previous career was a neuroscientist,calls you an antagonist.What would he be implying?

Anke is working in a laboratory and comes across a rat that is grossly overweight and seems unable to stop eating.The researcher tells Anke this rat has a brain lesion.Which part of the brain most likely has the lesion?

Genes are components of:

The basic building blocks of the nervous system are the:

Which of the following sequences reflects the order in which a signal generally travels through a neuron?

The spinal cord is part of the _____ nervous system.

Genotype refers to the:

The idea that the brain is extremely malleable and is continuously changing as a result of injury,experiences,or substances is known as:

The term genetics is used to describe how:

A neurotransmitter that is important in muscle contraction is:

What part of the neuron releases chemical signals?

Narcotics,such as heroin and morphine,are probably rapidly addictive because they:

Drugs that produce their effects by mimicking neurotransmitters are called:

Which of the following statements is true?

Beatrice's mother and father both carry a dominant gene for brown eyes and a recessive gene for blue eyes.The probability that Beatrice's eyes are brown is:

The gland that controls the release of hormones in the endocrine system is the:

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the cerebral cortex?

Which of the following would NOT be an effect of growth hormone?

You cannot fire a gun softly or flush a toilet halfway.Like an action potential,gunfire and a toilet's flush follow the _____ law.

GABA is to glutamate as _____ is to _____.

Imagine you are at the end part of the chain of activity on a production line.Your boss,who in his previous career was a neuroscientist,calls you an antagonist.What would he be implying?

Anke is working in a laboratory and comes across a rat that is grossly overweight and seems unable to stop eating.The researcher tells Anke this rat has a brain lesion.Which part of the brain most likely has the lesion?

Genes are components of:

The basic building blocks of the nervous system are the:

Which of the following sequences reflects the order in which a signal generally travels through a neuron?

The spinal cord is part of the _____ nervous system.

Genotype refers to the:

The idea that the brain is extremely malleable and is continuously changing as a result of injury,experiences,or substances is known as:

The term genetics is used to describe how:

A neurotransmitter that is important in muscle contraction is:

What part of the neuron releases chemical signals?

Narcotics,such as heroin and morphine,are probably rapidly addictive because they:

Drugs that produce their effects by mimicking neurotransmitters are called:

Which of the following statements is true?

Beatrice's mother and father both carry a dominant gene for brown eyes and a recessive gene for blue eyes.The probability that Beatrice's eyes are brown is:

The gland that controls the release of hormones in the endocrine system is the:

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Sensation and Perception

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Learning

Attention and Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Health and Well-Being

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Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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GABA is to glutamate as _ is to _.