Question 1

​What does synaptic transmission require (in the great majority of cases)?

Accepted Answer

A) Synthesis of a new protein 
B) ​Electrical transmission 
C) ​Release of a chemical 
D) ​Mechanical vibration 
A) Synthesis of a new protein 
B) ​Electrical transmission 
C) ​Release of a chemical 
D) ​Mechanical vibration

Question 2

To which of these does the all-or-none law apply?​

Accepted Answer

A) The effect of hormones on behavior 
B) ​The electrical pattern across brain areas 
C) ​The release of neurotransmitters at a synapse 
D) ​The action potentials of an axon 
A) The effect of hormones on behavior 
B) ​The electrical pattern across brain areas 
C) ​The release of neurotransmitters at a synapse 
D) ​The action potentials of an axon

Question 3

​If your finger touches something,how soon do you get the sensation?

Accepted Answer

A) When the finger contacts the object 
B) ​When receptors in the finger detect the object 
C) ​When an action potential starts in the nearest axon 
D) ​When the action potential reaches the brain 
A) When the finger contacts the object 
B) ​When receptors in the finger detect the object 
C) ​When an action potential starts in the nearest axon 
D) ​When the action potential reaches the brain

Question 4

How do the functions of the occipital,parietal,and temporal lobes differ?​

Accepted Answer

A) They control different types of motivation and emotion. 
B) They control different types of movement.​ 
C) They control different aspects of personality.​ 
D) They control different sensory systems.​ 
A) They control different types of motivation and emotion. 
B) They control different types of movement.​ 
C) They control different aspects of personality.​ 
D) They control different sensory systems.​

Question 5

​Which of these is true of the nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) Axons signal the intensity of a stimulus by varying the speed of action potentials. 
B) ​The right hemisphere controls the right side of the body. 
C) New neurons can form in certain areas of the adult brain.​ 
D) Ordinarily, you use only about 10 percent of your brain.​ 
A) Axons signal the intensity of a stimulus by varying the speed of action potentials. 
B) ​The right hemisphere controls the right side of the body. 
C) New neurons can form in certain areas of the adult brain.​ 
D) Ordinarily, you use only about 10 percent of your brain.​

Question 6

Of the following,which would be the strongest evidence in favor of heritability?​

Accepted Answer

A) Dizygotic twins resemble each other more than monozygotic twins do. 
B) ​Many aspects of behavior differ, on average, among human cultures. 
C) ​Adopted children resemble their adoptive parents more than their biological parents. 
D) ​Monozygotic twins reared apart resemble each other in many ways. 
A) Dizygotic twins resemble each other more than monozygotic twins do. 
B) ​Many aspects of behavior differ, on average, among human cultures. 
C) ​Adopted children resemble their adoptive parents more than their biological parents. 
D) ​Monozygotic twins reared apart resemble each other in many ways.

Question 7

​What are stem cells?

Accepted Answer

A) Cells that form the tip of the spinal cord 
B) ​Cells that stimulate the body's organs for brief, vigorous activity 
C) Cells that contribute to the immune response when someone is ill​ 
D) Undifferentiated cells that can develop into other types of cells​ 
A) Cells that form the tip of the spinal cord 
B) ​Cells that stimulate the body's organs for brief, vigorous activity 
C) Cells that contribute to the immune response when someone is ill​ 
D) Undifferentiated cells that can develop into other types of cells​

Question 8

​What is a neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

A) A pattern of brain activity 
B) ​A machine 
C) ​A chemical 
D) ​A location 
A) A pattern of brain activity 
B) ​A machine 
C) ​A chemical 
D) ​A location

Question 9

What does a cut through the upper spinal cord prevent,if anything?​

Accepted Answer

A) Reflexive movements of the arms and legs 
B) ​Voluntary movements of the arms and legs 
C) ​Both reflexive and voluntary movements of the arms and legs 
D) ​Neither reflexive nor voluntary movements of the arms and legs 
A) Reflexive movements of the arms and legs 
B) ​Voluntary movements of the arms and legs 
C) ​Both reflexive and voluntary movements of the arms and legs 
D) ​Neither reflexive nor voluntary movements of the arms and legs

Question 10

A mouse can feel a pinch on its feet faster than a giraffe can.Why?​

Accepted Answer

A) More of a mouse's brain is devoted to touch than in a giraffe's brain. 
B) Action potentials have shorter distances to travel in mice.​ 
C) ​Mice have more hair on their feet than giraffes do. 
D) Mice have more practice at responding to touch than giraffes do.​ 
A) More of a mouse's brain is devoted to touch than in a giraffe's brain. 
B) Action potentials have shorter distances to travel in mice.​ 
C) ​Mice have more hair on their feet than giraffes do. 
D) Mice have more practice at responding to touch than giraffes do.​

Question 11

Which of these is a good summary of the social effects of the hormone oxytocin?​

Accepted Answer

A) It increases approach and trust toward other people. 
B) ​It increases attention to social information. 
C) ​It increases the sex drive toward any available partner. 
D) ​It increases social responses toward children and infants, but not adults. 
A) It increases approach and trust toward other people. 
B) ​It increases attention to social information. 
C) ​It increases the sex drive toward any available partner. 
D) ​It increases social responses toward children and infants, but not adults.

Question 12

​The study of people with brain damage supports which of these conclusions?

Accepted Answer

A) The effects of brain damage depend on the amount of damage, not the location. 
B) A master area that receives input from all other areas controls all perception and action.​ 
C) Localized damage can impair a specific function, such as face recognition.​ 
D) The areas responsible for vision and hearing are in different locations for different people.​ 
A) The effects of brain damage depend on the amount of damage, not the location. 
B) A master area that receives input from all other areas controls all perception and action.​ 
C) Localized damage can impair a specific function, such as face recognition.​ 
D) The areas responsible for vision and hearing are in different locations for different people.​

Question 13

Vision is most impaired after damage to which lobe of the cerebral cortex?​

Accepted Answer

A) Frontal 
B) ​Parietal 
C) ​Occipital 
D) ​Temporal 
A) Frontal 
B) ​Parietal 
C) ​Occipital 
D) ​Temporal

Question 14

​Unlike computer messages,which of the following is true for synapses?

Accepted Answer

A) Every synaptic message looks the same as any other one. 
B) ​Synaptic messages spread diffusely instead of going to a particular target. 
C) ​A single synaptic message conveys an entire thought. 
D) ​Synaptic messages vary from sudden and brief to slow and long-lasting. 
A) Every synaptic message looks the same as any other one. 
B) ​Synaptic messages spread diffusely instead of going to a particular target. 
C) ​A single synaptic message conveys an entire thought. 
D) ​Synaptic messages vary from sudden and brief to slow and long-lasting.

Question 15

​What two types of cells compose the central nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) Gametes and autosomal cells 
B) ​Neurons and glia 
C) ​Sympathetic cells and parasympathetic cells 
D) ​Axons and dendrites 
A) Gametes and autosomal cells 
B) ​Neurons and glia 
C) ​Sympathetic cells and parasympathetic cells 
D) ​Axons and dendrites

Question 16

Which of the following is characteristic of dendrites?​

Accepted Answer

A) They contain the chromosomes of the cell. 
B) They are long, thin, and straight.​ 
C) They have widely branching fibers.​ 
D) They conduct information from the cell body to other cells.​ 
A) They contain the chromosomes of the cell. 
B) They are long, thin, and straight.​ 
C) They have widely branching fibers.​ 
D) They conduct information from the cell body to other cells.​

Question 17

​How many types of neurotransmitters and receptors are in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) The brain has two types of neurotransmitter, and each attaches to one type of receptor. 
B) ​The brain has two types of neurotransmitter, and each attaches to many types of receptor. 
C) The brain has many neurotransmitters, and each attaches to one type of receptor.​ 
D) The brain has many neurotransmitters, and each attaches to many types of receptor.​ 
A) The brain has two types of neurotransmitter, and each attaches to one type of receptor. 
B) ​The brain has two types of neurotransmitter, and each attaches to many types of receptor. 
C) The brain has many neurotransmitters, and each attaches to one type of receptor.​ 
D) The brain has many neurotransmitters, and each attaches to many types of receptor.​

Question 18

​What does a neurotransmitter do?

Accepted Answer

A) It measures the amount of activity in a brain. 
B) ​It either excites or inhibits a neuron. 
C) ​It flows through the bloodstream. 
D) ​It conveys information from one brain to another. 
A) It measures the amount of activity in a brain. 
B) ​It either excites or inhibits a neuron. 
C) ​It flows through the bloodstream. 
D) ​It conveys information from one brain to another.

Question 19

The autonomic nervous system controls which of these?​

Accepted Answer

A) Thinking and reasoning 
B) ​The heart and other organs 
C) ​Muscles of the arms and legs 
D) ​Posture and balance 
A) Thinking and reasoning 
B) ​The heart and other organs 
C) ​Muscles of the arms and legs 
D) ​Posture and balance

Question 20

​Otto Loewi collected the fluid around a frog's heart and injected it onto another frog's heart.What did he demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A) Some synapses operate by releasing chemicals. 
B) Synapses control complex emotional responses.​ 
C) Synapses can be either excitatory or inhibitory.​ 
D) ​Synapses in the periphery use the same neurotransmitters that the brain uses. 
A) Some synapses operate by releasing chemicals. 
B) Synapses control complex emotional responses.​ 
C) Synapses can be either excitatory or inhibitory.​ 
D) ​Synapses in the periphery use the same neurotransmitters that the brain uses.

Exam 3: Biological Psychology

​What does synaptic transmission require (in the great majority of cases)?

To which of these does the all-or-none law apply?​

​If your finger touches something,how soon do you get the sensation?

How do the functions of the occipital,parietal,and temporal lobes differ?​

​Which of these is true of the nervous system?

Of the following,which would be the strongest evidence in favor of heritability?​

​What are stem cells?

​What is a neurotransmitter?

What does a cut through the upper spinal cord prevent,if anything?​

A mouse can feel a pinch on its feet faster than a giraffe can.Why?​

Which of these is a good summary of the social effects of the hormone oxytocin?​

​The study of people with brain damage supports which of these conclusions?

Vision is most impaired after damage to which lobe of the cerebral cortex?​

​Unlike computer messages,which of the following is true for synapses?

​What two types of cells compose the central nervous system?

Which of the following is characteristic of dendrites?​

​How many types of neurotransmitters and receptors are in the brain?

​What does a neurotransmitter do?

The autonomic nervous system controls which of these?​

​Otto Loewi collected the fluid around a frog's heart and injected it onto another frog's heart.What did he demonstrate?

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What does synaptic transmission require (in the great majority of cases)?

To which of these does the all-or-none law apply?

If your finger touches something,how soon do you get the sensation?

How do the functions of the occipital,parietal,and temporal lobes differ?

Which of these is true of the nervous system?

Of the following,which would be the strongest evidence in favor of heritability?

What are stem cells?

What is a neurotransmitter?

What does a cut through the upper spinal cord prevent,if anything?

A mouse can feel a pinch on its feet faster than a giraffe can.Why?

Which of these is a good summary of the social effects of the hormone oxytocin?

The study of people with brain damage supports which of these conclusions?

Vision is most impaired after damage to which lobe of the cerebral cortex?

Unlike computer messages,which of the following is true for synapses?

What two types of cells compose the central nervous system?

Which of the following is characteristic of dendrites?

How many types of neurotransmitters and receptors are in the brain?

What does a neurotransmitter do?

The autonomic nervous system controls which of these?

Otto Loewi collected the fluid around a frog's heart and injected it onto another frog's heart.What did he demonstrate?