Question 1

​Which of these describes the "binding problem"?

Accepted Answer

A) How people learn to live together in peace 
B) How excitatory and inhibitory synapses interact to affect a neuron​ 
C) How we combine vision, hearing, and touch to perceive an object​ 
D) How abilities present in other species evolved into human language​ 
A) How people learn to live together in peace 
B) How excitatory and inhibitory synapses interact to affect a neuron​ 
C) How we combine vision, hearing, and touch to perceive an object​ 
D) How abilities present in other species evolved into human language​

Question 2

Under what circumstance,if any,can the adult nervous system develop new neurons?​

Accepted Answer

A) Only in a couple of brain areas 
B) ​Only after brain damage 
C) ​Only after exposure to radiation 
D) ​Under no circumstances 
A) Only in a couple of brain areas 
B) ​Only after brain damage 
C) ​Only after exposure to radiation 
D) ​Under no circumstances

Question 3

Research with lab animals showed that marijuana decreases the damage caused by which of these?​

Accepted Answer

A) Cerebral palsy 
B) Heart attack​ 
C) Stroke​ 
D) Kidney stones​ 
A) Cerebral palsy 
B) Heart attack​ 
C) Stroke​ 
D) Kidney stones​

Question 4

​Which lobe of the cortex processes touch,pain,and awareness of body location?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Cocaine and amphetamine can enhance or impair attention,depending mainly on what?​

Accepted Answer

A) The effects depend on the dose of the drug. 
B) ​The effects depend on the amount of gluten in the diet. 
C) ​The effects depend on the season of the year. 
D) The effects depend on the brightness of light in the room.​ 
A) The effects depend on the dose of the drug. 
B) ​The effects depend on the amount of gluten in the diet. 
C) ​The effects depend on the season of the year. 
D) The effects depend on the brightness of light in the room.​

Question 6

Compared to electrical conduction,what is the advantage of action potentials in the nervous system?​

Accepted Answer

A) Action potentials can jump from one axon to another. 
B) Action potentials travel both forward and backward in an axon.​ 
C) Action potentials travel more rapidly.​ 
D) Action potentials travel without loss of strength.​ 
A) Action potentials can jump from one axon to another. 
B) Action potentials travel both forward and backward in an axon.​ 
C) Action potentials travel more rapidly.​ 
D) Action potentials travel without loss of strength.​

Question 7

A person with many connections from the fusiform gyrus to other brain areas,and a person with very few such connections probably differ mainly in which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Accuracy in the aim of their movements 
B) Persistence after a series of disappointments​ 
C) Ability to recognize faces​ 
D) Ability to master foreign languages​ 
A) Accuracy in the aim of their movements 
B) Persistence after a series of disappointments​ 
C) Ability to recognize faces​ 
D) Ability to master foreign languages​

Question 8

What is an advantage of fMRI in comparison to PET scans?​

Accepted Answer

A) An fMRI can be used without asking for informed consent. 
B) ​An fMRI requires no electrical or chemical equipment. 
C) ​An fMRI provides detailed information about axons, dendrites, and cell bodies. 
D) ​An fMRI does not expose the brain to radioactivity. 
A) An fMRI can be used without asking for informed consent. 
B) ​An fMRI requires no electrical or chemical equipment. 
C) ​An fMRI provides detailed information about axons, dendrites, and cell bodies. 
D) ​An fMRI does not expose the brain to radioactivity.

Question 9

​Why do many Asian adults avoid drinking much milk?

Accepted Answer

A) The rice in Asian diet is incompatible with milk. 
B) ​The cows in Asia produce very little milk. 
C) ​Many Asians' genes make it difficult for them to digest milk. 
D) ​Many Asians' taste buds react to milk as if it were bitter. 
A) The rice in Asian diet is incompatible with milk. 
B) ​The cows in Asia produce very little milk. 
C) ​Many Asians' genes make it difficult for them to digest milk. 
D) ​Many Asians' taste buds react to milk as if it were bitter.

Question 10

If you were to remove the skull and look down on the brain from above,what would you see?​

Accepted Answer

A) The medulla 
B) The hypothalamus​ 
C) The cerebral cortex​ 
D) The hippocampus​ 
A) The medulla 
B) The hypothalamus​ 
C) The cerebral cortex​ 
D) The hippocampus​

Question 11

What is the primary function of a neuron's axon?​

Accepted Answer

A) It insulates the neuron from other cells. 
B) It contains the chromosomes, and it synthesizes new proteins.​ 
C) It conducts information toward other cells.​ 
D) It receives information from other cells.​ 
A) It insulates the neuron from other cells. 
B) It contains the chromosomes, and it synthesizes new proteins.​ 
C) It conducts information toward other cells.​ 
D) It receives information from other cells.​

Question 12

​What is a synapse?

Accepted Answer

A) A junction where one neuron communicates with another 
B) ​The point along an axon where the action potential begins 
C) ​A device for measuring brain activity 
D) ​An immoral apse 
A) A junction where one neuron communicates with another 
B) ​The point along an axon where the action potential begins 
C) ​A device for measuring brain activity 
D) ​An immoral apse

Question 13

Split-brain patients are unable to do which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Compare something seen with something heard at the same time 
B) Compare something seen now with something seen earlier​ 
C) Feel something with the left hand and then describe it in words​ 
D) Feel something with the right hand and then describe it in words​ 
A) Compare something seen with something heard at the same time 
B) Compare something seen now with something seen earlier​ 
C) Feel something with the left hand and then describe it in words​ 
D) Feel something with the right hand and then describe it in words​

Question 14

​If the heritability of something is high,which of these should we predict?

Accepted Answer

A) Monozygotic twins separated at birth resemble each other. 
B) ​Adopted children strongly resemble their adoptive parents. 
C) ​Monozygotic and dizygotic twins resemble each other equally. 
D) ​Males and females differ strongly, on average, in almost anything we test. 
A) Monozygotic twins separated at birth resemble each other. 
B) ​Adopted children strongly resemble their adoptive parents. 
C) ​Monozygotic and dizygotic twins resemble each other equally. 
D) ​Males and females differ strongly, on average, in almost anything we test.

Question 15

The shape of a neuron varies,depending mainly on what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Whether the individual is male or female 
B) ​The number of chromosomes in the neuron 
C) ​How recently the neuron produced an action potential 
D) ​The nature of the neuron's input and output 
A) Whether the individual is male or female 
B) ​The number of chromosomes in the neuron 
C) ​How recently the neuron produced an action potential 
D) ​The nature of the neuron's input and output

Question 16

​Which part of a neuron sends messages to other cells? ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Glia 
B) ​Cell body 
C) ​Dendrites 
D) ​Axon 
A) Glia 
B) ​Cell body 
C) ​Dendrites 
D) ​Axon

Question 17

Research on split-brain people supports which of these general points?​

Accepted Answer

A) After any action, we have a tendency to perform the opposite action. 
B) ​We sometimes don't know the reasons for our own behaviors. 
C) ​The brain can grow back after damage. 
D) ​We ordinarily use only 10 percent of our brain. 
A) After any action, we have a tendency to perform the opposite action. 
B) ​We sometimes don't know the reasons for our own behaviors. 
C) ​The brain can grow back after damage. 
D) ​We ordinarily use only 10 percent of our brain.

Question 18

​What drug would decrease the effects of Ritalin?

Accepted Answer

A) AMPT, which blocks production of dopamine 
B) ​L-dopa, which increases production of dopamine 
C) ​Prozac, which prolongs the effects of serotonin 
D) ​Valium, which enhances the effects of GABA 
A) AMPT, which blocks production of dopamine 
B) ​L-dopa, which increases production of dopamine 
C) ​Prozac, which prolongs the effects of serotonin 
D) ​Valium, which enhances the effects of GABA

Question 19

Damage to part of the somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobe blocks conscious sensation of touch on the arm.Nevertheless,gentle touch produces what effect?​

Accepted Answer

A) Pleasant emotion 
B) A sensation of pain​ 
C) A sensation of sound​ 
D) A perception of color​ 
A) Pleasant emotion 
B) A sensation of pain​ 
C) A sensation of sound​ 
D) A perception of color​

Question 20

Which of these is considered an evolutionary adaptation of kittiwake chicks to the fact that they live in a nest on a narrow ledge?​

Accepted Answer

A) They show intense fear whenever they look down. 
B) ​They eat a highly varied diet, compared to related species. 
C) ​Their visual system is slow to mature, compared to other species. 
D) ​They remain motionless until they are old enough to fly. 
A) They show intense fear whenever they look down. 
B) ​They eat a highly varied diet, compared to related species. 
C) ​Their visual system is slow to mature, compared to other species. 
D) ​They remain motionless until they are old enough to fly.

Exam 3: Biological Psychology

​Which of these describes the "binding problem"?

Under what circumstance,if any,can the adult nervous system develop new neurons?​

Research with lab animals showed that marijuana decreases the damage caused by which of these?​

​Which lobe of the cortex processes touch,pain,and awareness of body location?

Cocaine and amphetamine can enhance or impair attention,depending mainly on what?​

Compared to electrical conduction,what is the advantage of action potentials in the nervous system?​

A person with many connections from the fusiform gyrus to other brain areas,and a person with very few such connections probably differ mainly in which of the following?​

What is an advantage of fMRI in comparison to PET scans?​

​Why do many Asian adults avoid drinking much milk?

If you were to remove the skull and look down on the brain from above,what would you see?​

What is the primary function of a neuron's axon?​

​What is a synapse?

Split-brain patients are unable to do which of the following?​

​If the heritability of something is high,which of these should we predict?

The shape of a neuron varies,depending mainly on what?​

​Which part of a neuron sends messages to other cells? ______.

Research on split-brain people supports which of these general points?​

​What drug would decrease the effects of Ritalin?

Damage to part of the somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobe blocks conscious sensation of touch on the arm.Nevertheless,gentle touch produces what effect?​

Which of these is considered an evolutionary adaptation of kittiwake chicks to the fact that they live in a nest on a narrow ledge?​

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Which of these describes the "binding problem"?

Under what circumstance,if any,can the adult nervous system develop new neurons?

Research with lab animals showed that marijuana decreases the damage caused by which of these?

Which lobe of the cortex processes touch,pain,and awareness of body location?

Cocaine and amphetamine can enhance or impair attention,depending mainly on what?

Compared to electrical conduction,what is the advantage of action potentials in the nervous system?

A person with many connections from the fusiform gyrus to other brain areas,and a person with very few such connections probably differ mainly in which of the following?

What is an advantage of fMRI in comparison to PET scans?

Why do many Asian adults avoid drinking much milk?

If you were to remove the skull and look down on the brain from above,what would you see?

What is the primary function of a neuron's axon?

What is a synapse?

Split-brain patients are unable to do which of the following?

If the heritability of something is high,which of these should we predict?

The shape of a neuron varies,depending mainly on what?

Which part of a neuron sends messages to other cells? ______.

Research on split-brain people supports which of these general points?

What drug would decrease the effects of Ritalin?

Damage to part of the somatosensory cortex in the parietal lobe blocks conscious sensation of touch on the arm.Nevertheless,gentle touch produces what effect?

Which of these is considered an evolutionary adaptation of kittiwake chicks to the fact that they live in a nest on a narrow ledge?