Question 1

​The "binding problem" deals with which of these questions?

Accepted Answer

A) How can we get people of different backgrounds to work together? 
B) ​How do we coordinate the muscles of the left side with those of the right side? 
C) How do we coordinate the muscles of the hands with those of the feet?​ 
D) How do you know that something you feel is also what you see or hear?​ 
A) How can we get people of different backgrounds to work together? 
B) ​How do we coordinate the muscles of the left side with those of the right side? 
C) How do we coordinate the muscles of the hands with those of the feet?​ 
D) How do you know that something you feel is also what you see or hear?​ D

Question 2

How do genes influence development?​

Accepted Answer

A) Genes combine with other chemicals to form membranes. 
B) ​Genes control the production of proteins. 
C) Genes conduct electrical charges.​ 
D) Genes communicate between one cell and another.​ 
A) Genes combine with other chemicals to form membranes. 
B) ​Genes control the production of proteins. 
C) Genes conduct electrical charges.​ 
D) Genes communicate between one cell and another.​ B

Question 3

​What evidence suggests that many mirror neurons develop through learning?

Accepted Answer

A) Dancers have mirror neurons for actions they perform, but not for those they don't. 
B) ​Newborn infants sometimes copy the facial expressions they see. 
C) Some people copy the actions they see more accurately than others do.​ 
D) Children with autism have been reported to have fewer mirror neurons.​ 
A) Dancers have mirror neurons for actions they perform, but not for those they don't. 
B) ​Newborn infants sometimes copy the facial expressions they see. 
C) Some people copy the actions they see more accurately than others do.​ 
D) Children with autism have been reported to have fewer mirror neurons.​ A

Question 4

What is unusual about the receptors that marijuana affects?​

Accepted Answer

A) Marijuana attaches to receptors in only one area of the brain. 
B) ​Marijuana attaches to receptors that increase the release of hormones. 
C) ​Marijuana attaches to receptors on the presynaptic neuron. 
D) ​Marijuana attaches to receptors that also respond to both opiates and stimulants. 
A) Marijuana attaches to receptors in only one area of the brain. 
B) ​Marijuana attaches to receptors that increase the release of hormones. 
C) ​Marijuana attaches to receptors on the presynaptic neuron. 
D) ​Marijuana attaches to receptors that also respond to both opiates and stimulants.

Question 5

The concept that mental activity is the same as brain activity is known as what?​

Accepted Answer

A) The all-or-none law 
B) ​Dualism 
C) ​Monism 
D) ​Dale's law 
A) The all-or-none law 
B) ​Dualism 
C) ​Monism 
D) ​Dale's law

Question 6

​Which brain area is most important for choosing between a pleasure now and a greater one later?

Accepted Answer

A) Corpus callosum 
B) ​Prefrontal cortex 
C) Hypothalamus​ 
D) Occipital cortex​ 
A) Corpus callosum 
B) ​Prefrontal cortex 
C) Hypothalamus​ 
D) Occipital cortex​

Question 7

Morphine,heroin,and other opiates bind to the same brain receptors as which chemicals?​

Accepted Answer

A) Endorphins 
B) ​Dopamine and serotonin 
C) ​Testosterone and estradiol 
D) ​Glutamate and GABA 
A) Endorphins 
B) ​Dopamine and serotonin 
C) ​Testosterone and estradiol 
D) ​Glutamate and GABA

Question 8

Which of these is TRUE about the effects of experience on the brain?​

Accepted Answer

A) Education causes axons to increase the magnitude and speed of action potentials. 
B) ​Music lessons produce measureable changes in brain anatomy. 
C) Increasing muscle size causes decreases in brain development.​ 
D) Prolonged study of one topic can cause damage to the relevant nerves.​ 
A) Education causes axons to increase the magnitude and speed of action potentials. 
B) ​Music lessons produce measureable changes in brain anatomy. 
C) Increasing muscle size causes decreases in brain development.​ 
D) Prolonged study of one topic can cause damage to the relevant nerves.​

Question 9

A voluntary eye movement produces a temporary impairment in the ability to do what?​

Accepted Answer

A) See movement 
B) ​Localize sounds 
C) Balance an object on a hand​ 
D) Comprehend a foreign language​ 
A) See movement 
B) ​Localize sounds 
C) Balance an object on a hand​ 
D) Comprehend a foreign language​

Question 10

Examining chromosomes to find specific genes linked to behavioral conditions has led to which of these conclusions?​

Accepted Answer

A) Most behavioral variations depend on many genes with small effects. 
B) ​Most behavioral variations depend on a single dominant gene. 
C) ​Most behavioral variations depend on a single recessive gene. 
D) ​Most behavioral variations have no relationship to any genes. 
A) Most behavioral variations depend on many genes with small effects. 
B) ​Most behavioral variations depend on a single dominant gene. 
C) ​Most behavioral variations depend on a single recessive gene. 
D) ​Most behavioral variations have no relationship to any genes.

Question 11

For most people,the left hemisphere controls which of these?​

Accepted Answer

A) Speech 
B) ​Hearing 
C) ​Emotion 
D) ​Vision 
A) Speech 
B) ​Hearing 
C) ​Emotion 
D) ​Vision

Question 12

​Neurotransmitters are released from which part of a neuron?

Accepted Answer

A) Cell body 
B) ​Terminal bouton 
C) ​Mitochondria 
D) ​Myelin 
A) Cell body 
B) ​Terminal bouton 
C) ​Mitochondria 
D) ​Myelin

Question 13

What evidence connects political leanings to biological measurements?​

Accepted Answer

A) Speed of action potentials correlates with attitudes toward immigration. 
B) ​Brain volume divided by body volume correlates with attitudes toward taxation. 
C) Responses to sudden noises correlate with attitudes toward military force.​ 
D) Frequency of eye movements correlates with attitudes toward global warming.​ 
A) Speed of action potentials correlates with attitudes toward immigration. 
B) ​Brain volume divided by body volume correlates with attitudes toward taxation. 
C) Responses to sudden noises correlate with attitudes toward military force.​ 
D) Frequency of eye movements correlates with attitudes toward global warming.​

Question 14

PET or fMRI records the activity of various brain areas during a task.Before we can draw conclusions about those brain areas,what other information do we need?​

Accepted Answer

A) Recordings from the same areas during a comparison task 
B) ​Recordings from the rest of the body during the original task 
C) ​Recordings of the experimenter's comments during the procedure 
D) ​Recordings of the participant's comments after the procedure 
A) Recordings from the same areas during a comparison task 
B) ​Recordings from the rest of the body during the original task 
C) ​Recordings of the experimenter's comments during the procedure 
D) ​Recordings of the participant's comments after the procedure

Question 15

What does the left hemisphere of the brain see?​

Accepted Answer

A) The left side of the world 
B) The right side of the world​ 
C) Everything the left eye sees​ 
D) Everything the right eye sees​ 
A) The left side of the world 
B) The right side of the world​ 
C) Everything the left eye sees​ 
D) Everything the right eye sees​

Question 16

Measuring which of these could help predict people's attitudes toward police and military force?​

Accepted Answer

A) People's responses to sudden loud noises 
B) ​Peoples' ability to see rapidly moving objects 
C) People's preferences for mild or spicy foods​ 
D) People's accuracy in copying a complex drawing​ 
A) People's responses to sudden loud noises 
B) ​Peoples' ability to see rapidly moving objects 
C) People's preferences for mild or spicy foods​ 
D) People's accuracy in copying a complex drawing​

Question 17

A split-brain person feels something and describes it under which of these conditions?​

Accepted Answer

A) Only after feeling it with both hands at the same time 
B) ​Only after feeling it first with one hand and then the other 
C) ​Only after feeling it with the right hand 
D) ​Only after feeling it with the left hand 
A) Only after feeling it with both hands at the same time 
B) ​Only after feeling it first with one hand and then the other 
C) ​Only after feeling it with the right hand 
D) ​Only after feeling it with the left hand

Question 18

​People develop phenylketonuria only if they have two genes for this condition.Therefore we say the gene is which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Recessive 
B) ​Dominant 
C) ​Sex-limited 
D) ​Sex-linked 
A) Recessive 
B) ​Dominant 
C) ​Sex-limited 
D) ​Sex-linked

Question 19

What is difficult for a split-brain person to describe in words?​

Accepted Answer

A) Something that the left hand feels 
B) ​Something that the right hand feels 
C) ​Something remembered from long ago 
D) ​Something with strong emotional connotations 
A) Something that the left hand feels 
B) ​Something that the right hand feels 
C) ​Something remembered from long ago 
D) ​Something with strong emotional connotations

Question 20

​The fact that different brain areas control vision,hearing,touch,and so forth raises which theoretical question?

Accepted Answer

A) How does the brain perceive a unified object? 
B) ​How do we keep one sensation separate from another? 
C) ​Can we remember some sensations longer than others? 
D) ​Why do we need separate sensory systems? 
A) How does the brain perceive a unified object? 
B) ​How do we keep one sensation separate from another? 
C) ​Can we remember some sensations longer than others? 
D) ​Why do we need separate sensory systems?

Exam 3: Biological Psychology

​The "binding problem" deals with which of these questions?

How do genes influence development?​

​What evidence suggests that many mirror neurons develop through learning?

What is unusual about the receptors that marijuana affects?​

The concept that mental activity is the same as brain activity is known as what?​

​Which brain area is most important for choosing between a pleasure now and a greater one later?

Morphine,heroin,and other opiates bind to the same brain receptors as which chemicals?​

Which of these is TRUE about the effects of experience on the brain?​

A voluntary eye movement produces a temporary impairment in the ability to do what?​

Examining chromosomes to find specific genes linked to behavioral conditions has led to which of these conclusions?​

For most people,the left hemisphere controls which of these?​

​Neurotransmitters are released from which part of a neuron?

What evidence connects political leanings to biological measurements?​

PET or fMRI records the activity of various brain areas during a task.Before we can draw conclusions about those brain areas,what other information do we need?​

What does the left hemisphere of the brain see?​

Measuring which of these could help predict people's attitudes toward police and military force?​

A split-brain person feels something and describes it under which of these conditions?​

​People develop phenylketonuria only if they have two genes for this condition.Therefore we say the gene is which of the following?

What is difficult for a split-brain person to describe in words?​

​The fact that different brain areas control vision,hearing,touch,and so forth raises which theoretical question?

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The "binding problem" deals with which of these questions?

How do genes influence development?

What evidence suggests that many mirror neurons develop through learning?

What is unusual about the receptors that marijuana affects?

The concept that mental activity is the same as brain activity is known as what?

Which brain area is most important for choosing between a pleasure now and a greater one later?

Morphine,heroin,and other opiates bind to the same brain receptors as which chemicals?

Which of these is TRUE about the effects of experience on the brain?

A voluntary eye movement produces a temporary impairment in the ability to do what?

Examining chromosomes to find specific genes linked to behavioral conditions has led to which of these conclusions?

For most people,the left hemisphere controls which of these?

Neurotransmitters are released from which part of a neuron?

What evidence connects political leanings to biological measurements?

PET or fMRI records the activity of various brain areas during a task.Before we can draw conclusions about those brain areas,what other information do we need?

What does the left hemisphere of the brain see?

Measuring which of these could help predict people's attitudes toward police and military force?

A split-brain person feels something and describes it under which of these conditions?

People develop phenylketonuria only if they have two genes for this condition.Therefore we say the gene is which of the following?

What is difficult for a split-brain person to describe in words?

The fact that different brain areas control vision,hearing,touch,and so forth raises which theoretical question?