Question 1

What is the all-or-none law of the action potential?​

Accepted Answer

A) An action potential either releases all possible neurotransmitters, or none. 
B) ​An action potential excites all the dendrites or none; it cannot select among them. 
C) An action potential stimulates all brain areas or none; it cannot select among them.​ 
D) ​An action potential is a yes/no message; it cannot vary in degree. 
A) An action potential either releases all possible neurotransmitters, or none. 
B) ​An action potential excites all the dendrites or none; it cannot select among them. 
C) An action potential stimulates all brain areas or none; it cannot select among them.​ 
D) ​An action potential is a yes/no message; it cannot vary in degree.

Question 2

Which of the following depends mainly on the occipital lobe of the cortex?​

Accepted Answer

A) Hearing 
B) ​Body senses such as touch 
C) ​Vision 
D) ​Movement control 
A) Hearing 
B) ​Body senses such as touch 
C) ​Vision 
D) ​Movement control

Question 3

The parietal lobe of the cortex is specialized for perceiving which of these?​

Accepted Answer

A) Speed and direction of a seen object 
B) ​Touch, pain, and awareness of body location 
C) ​Sounds and rhythms 
D) ​Faces and facial expressions 
A) Speed and direction of a seen object 
B) ​Touch, pain, and awareness of body location 
C) ​Sounds and rhythms 
D) ​Faces and facial expressions

Question 4

The fact that the nervous system conveys impulses by action potentials instead of electrical conduction causes which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Electrical stimulation would have no effect on brain activity. 
B) ​You are aware of events in your body slightly after they happen. 
C) ​Friends sometimes think the same thought at the same time. 
D) More of the brain is devoted to vision than to hearing.​ 
A) Electrical stimulation would have no effect on brain activity. 
B) ​You are aware of events in your body slightly after they happen. 
C) ​Friends sometimes think the same thought at the same time. 
D) More of the brain is devoted to vision than to hearing.​

Question 5

Which of these controls activity of the heart and other organs?​

Accepted Answer

A) Hippocampus 
B) ​Occipital cortex 
C) ​Corpus callosum 
D) ​Autonomic nervous system 
A) Hippocampus 
B) ​Occipital cortex 
C) ​Corpus callosum 
D) ​Autonomic nervous system

Question 6

You can "bind" sight and sound to perceive a unified object only under which circumstance?​

Accepted Answer

A) If the sight and sound are equally familiar 
B) ​If the sight and sound are simultaneous 
C) If the sight and sound are equal in intensity​ 
D) If the sight and sound are coming from different directions​ 
A) If the sight and sound are equally familiar 
B) ​If the sight and sound are simultaneous 
C) If the sight and sound are equal in intensity​ 
D) If the sight and sound are coming from different directions​

Question 7

​Why do human infants tightly grasp anything placed in the palm of the hand?

Accepted Answer

A) Grasping is important for development of hand-eye coordination. 
B) ​Newborns tend to imitate the actions of their parents. 
C) ​Grasping helps increase the flow of blood. 
D) ​We inherited this behavior from monkeylike ancestors. 
A) Grasping is important for development of hand-eye coordination. 
B) ​Newborns tend to imitate the actions of their parents. 
C) ​Grasping helps increase the flow of blood. 
D) ​We inherited this behavior from monkeylike ancestors.

Question 8

​Which of the following connects the spinal cord to the skin and muscles?

Accepted Answer

A) The central nervous system 
B) ​The sympathetic nervous system 
C) ​The parasympathetic nervous system 
D) ​The somatic nervous system 
A) The central nervous system 
B) ​The sympathetic nervous system 
C) ​The parasympathetic nervous system 
D) ​The somatic nervous system

Question 9

Which of these controls the knee-jerk reflex and other reflexes?​

Accepted Answer

A) Spinal cord 
B) ​Cerebral cortex 
C) ​Hypothalamus 
D) ​The muscles themselves 
A) Spinal cord 
B) ​Cerebral cortex 
C) ​Hypothalamus 
D) ​The muscles themselves

Question 10

What does the autonomic nervous system do?​

Accepted Answer

A) It controls the heart, stomach, and other organs. 
B) ​It controls all the muscles of the body. 
C) It carries information from the eyes and ears to the brain.​ 
D) It carries information from the nose and tongue to the brain.​ 
A) It controls the heart, stomach, and other organs. 
B) ​It controls all the muscles of the body. 
C) It carries information from the eyes and ears to the brain.​ 
D) It carries information from the nose and tongue to the brain.​

Question 11

Which structures does the corpus callosum connect?​

Accepted Answer

A) The brain and the spinal cord 
B) ​The left hemisphere and the right hemisphere 
C) ​The sensory cortex and the motor cortex 
D) ​The occipital cortex and the parietal cortex 
A) The brain and the spinal cord 
B) ​The left hemisphere and the right hemisphere 
C) ​The sensory cortex and the motor cortex 
D) ​The occipital cortex and the parietal cortex

Question 12

​How do anxiolytic drugs,also called tranquilizers,affect the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) They stimulate the brain to increase its release of melatonin. 
B) ​They facilitate transmission at inhibitory synapses. 
C) They block reuptake of serotonin after its release by presynaptic neurons.​ 
D) Neurons in the brain convert the drugs to dopamine.​ 
A) They stimulate the brain to increase its release of melatonin. 
B) ​They facilitate transmission at inhibitory synapses. 
C) They block reuptake of serotonin after its release by presynaptic neurons.​ 
D) Neurons in the brain convert the drugs to dopamine.​

Question 13

​Which of the following sometimes occurs after damage to the parietal lobe of the cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) Accurately copying a drawing that the person reports not seeing 
B) Singing along with a melody that the person reports not hearing​ 
C) Pleasant emotion after a gentle touch that the person reports not feeling​ 
D) A disgusted expression after eating something that the person reports not tasting​ 
A) Accurately copying a drawing that the person reports not seeing 
B) Singing along with a melody that the person reports not hearing​ 
C) Pleasant emotion after a gentle touch that the person reports not feeling​ 
D) A disgusted expression after eating something that the person reports not tasting​

Question 14

Which of the following statements is nonsense?​

Accepted Answer

A) The brain continues to rewire itself throughout life. 
B) ​It is possible to point to where something was, without being conscious of seeing it. 
C) Typically you use only 10 percent of your brain.​ 
D) Most neuroscientists believe that mental activity and brain activity are the same thing.​ 
A) The brain continues to rewire itself throughout life. 
B) ​It is possible to point to where something was, without being conscious of seeing it. 
C) Typically you use only 10 percent of your brain.​ 
D) Most neuroscientists believe that mental activity and brain activity are the same thing.​

Question 15

Why do people feel lethargy and displeasure a few hours after taking cocaine or amphetamine?​

Accepted Answer

A) Prolonged electrical activity leads to short circuits in the brain. 
B) ​Neurons have a net loss of dopamine faster than they can replace it. 
C) ​Axons build up an excess of sodium ions faster than they can restore normal balance. 
D) ​Muscles build up excess levels of lactic acid. 
A) Prolonged electrical activity leads to short circuits in the brain. 
B) ​Neurons have a net loss of dopamine faster than they can replace it. 
C) ​Axons build up an excess of sodium ions faster than they can restore normal balance. 
D) ​Muscles build up excess levels of lactic acid.

Question 16

The myelin that covers some axons serves what function?​

Accepted Answer

A) It speeds up transmission along the axon. 
B) ​It provides warmth to the axon. 
C) ​It keeps the action potential flowing in the correct direction. 
D) It synthesizes neurotransmitters.​ 
A) It speeds up transmission along the axon. 
B) ​It provides warmth to the axon. 
C) ​It keeps the action potential flowing in the correct direction. 
D) It synthesizes neurotransmitters.​

Question 17

Which of these theoretical issues pertains most closely to the "binding problem"?​

Accepted Answer

A) Free will and determinism 
B) ​Net neutrality versus tiered service 
C) ​The nature-nurture relationship 
D) ​The mind-brain relationship 
A) Free will and determinism 
B) ​Net neutrality versus tiered service 
C) ​The nature-nurture relationship 
D) ​The mind-brain relationship

Question 18

​A brief visual stimulus elicits only a brief experience,but a brief taste stimulus provides a sensation that lasts longer.Why?

Accepted Answer

A) Taste stimulates areas that are closer to the center of the brain. 
B) ​Taste stimulates release of hormones that circulate slowly through the system. 
C) ​Taste stimulates axons with very slow conduction times. 
D) ​Taste stimulates synapses with slower, longer effects. 
A) Taste stimulates areas that are closer to the center of the brain. 
B) ​Taste stimulates release of hormones that circulate slowly through the system. 
C) ​Taste stimulates axons with very slow conduction times. 
D) ​Taste stimulates synapses with slower, longer effects.

Question 19

​Impairment of either facial recognition or motion perception can result from which of these?

Accepted Answer

A) Side effects of antidepressant drugs 
B) ​Localized brain damage 
C) An imbalance between sodium and potassium within an axon​ 
D) A genetic inability to synthesize a particular neurotransmitter​ 
A) Side effects of antidepressant drugs 
B) ​Localized brain damage 
C) An imbalance between sodium and potassium within an axon​ 
D) A genetic inability to synthesize a particular neurotransmitter​

Question 20

In contrast to other body cells,what is distinctive about neurons?​

Accepted Answer

A) The neurons of men look very different from those of women. 
B) ​Neurons vary substantially in their shape. 
C) ​Neurons vary substantially in their temperature. 
D) ​Neurons vary substantially in their number of chromosomes. 
A) The neurons of men look very different from those of women. 
B) ​Neurons vary substantially in their shape. 
C) ​Neurons vary substantially in their temperature. 
D) ​Neurons vary substantially in their number of chromosomes.

Exam 3: Biological Psychology

What is the all-or-none law of the action potential?​

Which of the following depends mainly on the occipital lobe of the cortex?​

The parietal lobe of the cortex is specialized for perceiving which of these?​

The fact that the nervous system conveys impulses by action potentials instead of electrical conduction causes which of the following?​

Which of these controls activity of the heart and other organs?​

You can "bind" sight and sound to perceive a unified object only under which circumstance?​

​Why do human infants tightly grasp anything placed in the palm of the hand?

​Which of the following connects the spinal cord to the skin and muscles?

Which of these controls the knee-jerk reflex and other reflexes?​

What does the autonomic nervous system do?​

Which structures does the corpus callosum connect?​

​How do anxiolytic drugs,also called tranquilizers,affect the brain?

​Which of the following sometimes occurs after damage to the parietal lobe of the cortex?

Which of the following statements is nonsense?​

Why do people feel lethargy and displeasure a few hours after taking cocaine or amphetamine?​

The myelin that covers some axons serves what function?​

Which of these theoretical issues pertains most closely to the "binding problem"?​

​A brief visual stimulus elicits only a brief experience,but a brief taste stimulus provides a sensation that lasts longer.Why?

​Impairment of either facial recognition or motion perception can result from which of these?

In contrast to other body cells,what is distinctive about neurons?​

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What is the all-or-none law of the action potential?

Which of the following depends mainly on the occipital lobe of the cortex?

The parietal lobe of the cortex is specialized for perceiving which of these?

The fact that the nervous system conveys impulses by action potentials instead of electrical conduction causes which of the following?

Which of these controls activity of the heart and other organs?

You can "bind" sight and sound to perceive a unified object only under which circumstance?

Why do human infants tightly grasp anything placed in the palm of the hand?

Which of the following connects the spinal cord to the skin and muscles?

Which of these controls the knee-jerk reflex and other reflexes?

What does the autonomic nervous system do?

Which structures does the corpus callosum connect?

How do anxiolytic drugs,also called tranquilizers,affect the brain?

Which of the following sometimes occurs after damage to the parietal lobe of the cortex?

Which of the following statements is nonsense?

Why do people feel lethargy and displeasure a few hours after taking cocaine or amphetamine?

The myelin that covers some axons serves what function?

Which of these theoretical issues pertains most closely to the "binding problem"?

A brief visual stimulus elicits only a brief experience,but a brief taste stimulus provides a sensation that lasts longer.Why?

Impairment of either facial recognition or motion perception can result from which of these?

In contrast to other body cells,what is distinctive about neurons?