Exam 3: Biological Aspects of Psychology

Carlos was in a car accident and received a head injury that resulted in a decreased ability to produce speech.Carlos has more than likely damaged his ____ nervous system.

Alfred is in a car accident,and the doctor suspects that Alfred may have suffered structural damage to his brain.Which test would be most appropriate to find out whether there is structural damage?

You are looking at a neuron under a microscope.You find many structures coming off the cell body.Some of these are relatively thick and branch many times.One of the structures,however,is very thin and very long.This latter structure is most likely the neuron's ____,which carries the ____.

While babysitting one night,you receive a phone call from someone who says,in a really weird voice,"I am coming to get you! I am coming to get you!" Just then,the lights in the house flicker out! As you are alone,your heart starts beating faster,you begin to perspire,and you are covered in goose bumps.You have just experienced the ____.

Voshon is programming a computer to "think" like humans.His biggest challenge is to have the computer integrate information from a variety of sources and relate this information (words and images)to abstract concepts.What area of the cerebral cortex accomplishes these tasks for humans?

A neurologist is examining a patient and asks him,"What sound does a lion make?" The patient replies,"Lion…he roar." What region of the patient's brain is most likely damaged?

Suppose that you have just been abducted by aliens from the planet Zeebo.The Zeeboians are very interested in life on Earth,and one of them asks you how humans are different from other species.In terms of brain anatomy,which structure would you say best differentiates humans from the so-called lower species?

Marco works for a research company investigating stem cells.Their goal is to find ways of treating people with spinal cord injuries by replacing damaged neurons with new ones.According to the textbook,the challenge of generating new neurons is finding out how____.

Which part of a neuron is most likely to be found in a fiber tract of the nervous system?

A neurotransmitter is released into a synapse,but it has no effect on a neighboring neuron.Which statement best accounts for the unresponsiveness of the neighboring neuron?

To study brain activity,Dr.Nu Rho uses a new scanning technique that traces the activity of axon pathways.Dr.Rho's brain imaging procedure is known as ____.

Just before the glee club performance at Regionals,Finn Hudson receives damage to his association cortex during a football game.At glee club practice,he sings "The baby is a fortitude.Ice is calling." Finn must have received damage to his ____.

The right hemisphere gets information from the ____ side of the body and has better ____ abilities than the left hemisphere.

Jerry is playing a video game.He sees a bad guy on the screen that he is supposed to zap by pushing buttons A and B simultaneously.Jerry is able to coordinate vision with his hand movements due to his ____ cortex.

The main divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the ____ and the ____ systems.

Donald is seventy years old.For the past few years,he has developed a memory loss that is getting worse,and his personality has become very erratic.His doctors say he has Alzheimer's disease,but you aren't sure.What finding should most convince you that the doctors are right?

Chirag's spinal cord is completely severed at the neck in an auto accident.What will he still be able to do?

Yao is participating in a study that is investigating sleep patterns.As part of the study,researchers paste electrodes to Yao's scalp.The electrodes are then hooked up to an electroencephalograph (EEG),which will provide information about the ____.

While waiting to begin his college entrance exam,John becomes nervous.As a result,his medulla oblongata begins to function differently.This will cause a change in his ____.

Eycine operates the telephone switchboard at a large company,answering calls and directing them to the appropriate extensions.Remembering her introductory psychology class,she decides that her situation is much like the ____ of neurons because numerous people can call her at one time,but she can send out only one call at a time.