Question 1

How do amphetamine and cocaine affect attention?​

Accepted Answer

A) At low levels, they impair attention. At high levels, they increase it. 
B) ​At low levels, they increase attention. At high levels, they impair it. 
C) ​They increase attention at all levels. 
D) They impair attention at all levels.​ 
A) At low levels, they impair attention. At high levels, they increase it. 
B) ​At low levels, they increase attention. At high levels, they impair it. 
C) ​They increase attention at all levels. 
D) They impair attention at all levels.​

Question 2

Someone with damage to the corpus callosum is likely to do which of these?​

Accepted Answer

A) Insist "I know the answer" while guessing randomly 
B) Say "I don't know the answer" while pointing correctly with the left hand​ 
C) Give an answer that was correct long ago instead of the current information​ 
D) Refuse to give any answer, even when the person knows the answer well​ 
A) Insist "I know the answer" while guessing randomly 
B) Say "I don't know the answer" while pointing correctly with the left hand​ 
C) Give an answer that was correct long ago instead of the current information​ 
D) Refuse to give any answer, even when the person knows the answer well​

Question 3

​Which language a child speaks (English or Chinese,for example)depends almost entirely on differences in environment,and therefore has approximately what level of heritability?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) ​0.5 
C) ​1 
D) ​-1 
A) 0 
B) ​0.5 
C) ​1 
D) ​-1

Question 4

Impaired voluntary movement,tremors,and depressed mood are characteristic of which of the following conditions?​

Accepted Answer

A) Phenylketonuria 
B) ​Capgras syndrome 
C) Parkinson's disease​ 
D) Cotard's syndrome​ 
A) Phenylketonuria 
B) ​Capgras syndrome 
C) Parkinson's disease​ 
D) Cotard's syndrome​

Question 5

If cerebral cortex damage has left someone almost blind,where is the probable damage?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

​Studies on PKU (phenylketonuria)support which of these generalizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Localized brain damage can impair one behavior with little effect on others. 
B) ​A special environment can modify the effect of a gene. 
C) ​Certain brain areas can grow new neurons even in adults. 
D) ​Physical exercise can improve memory and mood. 
A) Localized brain damage can impair one behavior with little effect on others. 
B) ​A special environment can modify the effect of a gene. 
C) ​Certain brain areas can grow new neurons even in adults. 
D) ​Physical exercise can improve memory and mood.

Question 7

An adult who became blind because of eye damage (with the brain intact)continues to have which aspect of vision?​

Accepted Answer

A) The person still has visual imagery and some visual dreams. 
B) ​The person can learn to identify colors by touching them. 
C) ​Light causes the person to feel wakeful in the day and sleepy at night. 
D) ​The person can still describe what an object is, without knowing where it is. 
A) The person still has visual imagery and some visual dreams. 
B) ​The person can learn to identify colors by touching them. 
C) ​Light causes the person to feel wakeful in the day and sleepy at night. 
D) ​The person can still describe what an object is, without knowing where it is.

Question 8

Which of these are common symptoms of opiate withdrawal?​

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety and pain 
B) ​Inattentiveness to lights and sounds 
C) Frantic activity​ 
D) Rapid mood fluctuations​ 
A) Anxiety and pain 
B) ​Inattentiveness to lights and sounds 
C) Frantic activity​ 
D) Rapid mood fluctuations​

Question 9

​Which of the following is the strongest evidence that marijuana impairs memory?

Accepted Answer

A) Memory gradually improves after people stop using marijuana. 
B) ​Memory gradually deteriorates after people stop using marijuana. 
C) ​Marijuana users have lower scores on a memory test than nonusers do. 
D) Heavy marijuana users show more memory problems than lighter users do.​ 
A) Memory gradually improves after people stop using marijuana. 
B) ​Memory gradually deteriorates after people stop using marijuana. 
C) ​Marijuana users have lower scores on a memory test than nonusers do. 
D) Heavy marijuana users show more memory problems than lighter users do.​

Question 10

What is an "action potential" in the nervous system?​

Accepted Answer

A) A message that travels along an axon 
B) A chemical that passes across a synapse​ 
C) A group of muscles that receive input from a neuron​ 
D) A central brain area that coordinates other areas​ 
A) A message that travels along an axon 
B) A chemical that passes across a synapse​ 
C) A group of muscles that receive input from a neuron​ 
D) A central brain area that coordinates other areas​

Question 11

Haloperidol,which blocks dopamine synapses,would be disadvantageous for which of these?​

Accepted Answer

A) Severe anxiety 
B) ​Parkinson's disease 
C) Schizophrenia​ 
D) Tourette's syndrome​ 
A) Severe anxiety 
B) ​Parkinson's disease 
C) Schizophrenia​ 
D) Tourette's syndrome​

Question 12

A parent's nutrition can affect the long-term health of the children.Which field studies such effects?

Accepted Answer

A) Epigenetics 
B) ​Symbiosis 
C) Transformational grammar​ 
D) Optogenetics​ 
A) Epigenetics 
B) ​Symbiosis 
C) Transformational grammar​ 
D) Optogenetics​

Question 13

The endocrine system is composed of what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Nerves that direct the activity of the muscles 
B) ​Organs that become active during times of vigorous activity 
C) Organs that become active during times of rest​ 
D) Glands that produce and release hormones​ 
A) Nerves that direct the activity of the muscles 
B) ​Organs that become active during times of vigorous activity 
C) Organs that become active during times of rest​ 
D) Glands that produce and release hormones​

Question 14

​Which of the following would probably cause an INCREASE in heritability?

Accepted Answer

A) Inbreeding so that all children had nearly the same genes 
B) ​Providing everyone with an equally good environment 
C) Providing a better environment for some people than for others​ 
D) Using less accurate measurements of individual differences​ 
A) Inbreeding so that all children had nearly the same genes 
B) ​Providing everyone with an equally good environment 
C) Providing a better environment for some people than for others​ 
D) Using less accurate measurements of individual differences​

Question 15

If every child lived in an equally good environment,what would happen to the heritability of behavior?​

Accepted Answer

A) Heritability would decrease. 
B) ​Heritability would increase. 
C) ​Heritability would remain the same. 
D) ​We cannot predict how heritability might change. 
A) Heritability would decrease. 
B) ​Heritability would increase. 
C) ​Heritability would remain the same. 
D) ​We cannot predict how heritability might change.

Question 16

Which of these is true of split-brain people?​

Accepted Answer

A) After enough time, the corpus callosum grows back. 
B) ​Half of the brain knows things the other half doesn't know. 
C) The talking half of the brain says it "no longer feels like a whole person."​ 
D) Overall intelligence drops to about half of its original level.​ 
A) After enough time, the corpus callosum grows back. 
B) ​Half of the brain knows things the other half doesn't know. 
C) The talking half of the brain says it "no longer feels like a whole person."​ 
D) Overall intelligence drops to about half of its original level.​

Question 17

Localized brain damage sometimes produces which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Inability to see that something is moving, despite otherwise normal vision 
B) ​Inability to recognize one person's face, despite recognizing all other faces 
C) ​Inability to recognize vowels when reading, despite recognizing consonants 
D) Inability to see the difference between light and dark, despite otherwise normal vision​ 
A) Inability to see that something is moving, despite otherwise normal vision 
B) ​Inability to recognize one person's face, despite recognizing all other faces 
C) ​Inability to recognize vowels when reading, despite recognizing consonants 
D) Inability to see the difference between light and dark, despite otherwise normal vision​

Question 18

What evidence CONFLICTS with the idea that you are born with mirror neurons that produce imitation?​

Accepted Answer

A) Newborn infants sometimes imitate the facial expressions that they see. 
B) ​Children with autism have been reported to have fewer mirror neurons. 
C) Neurons that produce one movement can learn to respond to seeing a different one.​ 
D) Mirror neurons occur in some brain areas more than others.​ 
A) Newborn infants sometimes imitate the facial expressions that they see. 
B) ​Children with autism have been reported to have fewer mirror neurons. 
C) Neurons that produce one movement can learn to respond to seeing a different one.​ 
D) Mirror neurons occur in some brain areas more than others.​

Question 19

​The study of action potentials helps explain which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) How methylphenidate (Ritalin) helps improve attention 
B) ​How Novocain and similar drugs block pain 
C) ​Why alcohol stimulates some behaviors and inhibits others 
D) ​Why people feel sleepy at night and energetic during the day 
A) How methylphenidate (Ritalin) helps improve attention 
B) ​How Novocain and similar drugs block pain 
C) ​Why alcohol stimulates some behaviors and inhibits others 
D) ​Why people feel sleepy at night and energetic during the day

Question 20

What is the difference in function between the dendrites and the axon of a neuron?​

Accepted Answer

A) Dendrites synthesize proteins, and the axon contains the chromosomes. 
B) Dendrites contain the chromosomes and the axon synthesizes proteins​ 
C) Dendrites send messages and the axon receives messages​ 
D) Dendrites receive messages and the axon sends messages​ 
A) Dendrites synthesize proteins, and the axon contains the chromosomes. 
B) Dendrites contain the chromosomes and the axon synthesizes proteins​ 
C) Dendrites send messages and the axon receives messages​ 
D) Dendrites receive messages and the axon sends messages​

Exam 3: Biological Psychology

How do amphetamine and cocaine affect attention?​

Someone with damage to the corpus callosum is likely to do which of these?​

​Which language a child speaks (English or Chinese,for example)depends almost entirely on differences in environment,and therefore has approximately what level of heritability?

Impaired voluntary movement,tremors,and depressed mood are characteristic of which of the following conditions?​

If cerebral cortex damage has left someone almost blind,where is the probable damage?​

​Studies on PKU (phenylketonuria)support which of these generalizations?

An adult who became blind because of eye damage (with the brain intact)continues to have which aspect of vision?​

Which of these are common symptoms of opiate withdrawal?​

​Which of the following is the strongest evidence that marijuana impairs memory?

What is an "action potential" in the nervous system?​

Haloperidol,which blocks dopamine synapses,would be disadvantageous for which of these?​

A parent's nutrition can affect the long-term health of the children.Which field studies such effects?

The endocrine system is composed of what?​

​Which of the following would probably cause an INCREASE in heritability?

If every child lived in an equally good environment,what would happen to the heritability of behavior?​

Which of these is true of split-brain people?​

Localized brain damage sometimes produces which of the following?​

What evidence CONFLICTS with the idea that you are born with mirror neurons that produce imitation?​

​The study of action potentials helps explain which of the following?

What is the difference in function between the dendrites and the axon of a neuron?​

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How do amphetamine and cocaine affect attention?

Someone with damage to the corpus callosum is likely to do which of these?

Which language a child speaks (English or Chinese,for example)depends almost entirely on differences in environment,and therefore has approximately what level of heritability?

Impaired voluntary movement,tremors,and depressed mood are characteristic of which of the following conditions?

If cerebral cortex damage has left someone almost blind,where is the probable damage?

Studies on PKU (phenylketonuria)support which of these generalizations?

An adult who became blind because of eye damage (with the brain intact)continues to have which aspect of vision?

Which of these are common symptoms of opiate withdrawal?

Which of the following is the strongest evidence that marijuana impairs memory?

What is an "action potential" in the nervous system?

Haloperidol,which blocks dopamine synapses,would be disadvantageous for which of these?

The endocrine system is composed of what?

Which of the following would probably cause an INCREASE in heritability?

If every child lived in an equally good environment,what would happen to the heritability of behavior?

Which of these is true of split-brain people?

Localized brain damage sometimes produces which of the following?

What evidence CONFLICTS with the idea that you are born with mirror neurons that produce imitation?

The study of action potentials helps explain which of the following?

What is the difference in function between the dendrites and the axon of a neuron?