Question 1

Which neurotransmitter is associated with arousal and our response to stimuli?

Accepted Answer

A) GABA 
B) Serotonin 
C) Dopamine 
D) Acetylcholine 
A) GABA 
B) Serotonin 
C) Dopamine 
D) Acetylcholine B

Question 2

Stan has been extremely afraid of cats since he was scratched as a five-year-old. Whenever he sees a cat, he remembers the time he was scratched across his face and starts to feel afraid. If a cat comes towards him, he often runs away immediately, as he is afraid of being scratched again. Stan's behaviours and recollection of this trauma are a result of the ________ in the limbic system.

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus 
B) thalamus 
C) amygdala 
D) medulla 
A) hippocampus 
B) thalamus 
C) amygdala 
D) medulla C

Question 3

________ play(s)a critical role as a neurotransmitter that stimulates muscles to contract.

Accepted Answer

A) Acetylcholine 
B) GABA 
C) Dopamine 
D) Endorphins 
A) Acetylcholine 
B) GABA 
C) Dopamine 
D) Endorphins A

Question 4

The study of ________ assessed the bumps on a person's head and attributed various personality traits and abilities as a result of the bumps.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The study of ________ assessed the bumps...

Question 5

LaKeisha stepped on a piece of glass and quickly pulled her foot away from that sharp object. Which of the following are responsible for sending a message to the muscles in LaKeisha's foot, resulting in her pulling her foot away from the piece of glass?

Accepted Answer

A) Motor nerves 
B) Interneurons 
C) Sensory nerves 
D) Reflex nerves 
A) Motor nerves 
B) Interneurons 
C) Sensory nerves 
D) Reflex nerves

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Many parts of the brain appear to have no useful function in today's world. 
B) Losses of small areas of certain parts of the brain rarely cause devastating, often permanent, losses of function. 
C) All the brain areas become active on brain scans at one time or another as we think, feel, and perceive. 
D) Every part of the brain has a redundant backup, which is why brain injuries are so rarely serious. 
A) Many parts of the brain appear to have no useful function in today's world. 
B) Losses of small areas of certain parts of the brain rarely cause devastating, often permanent, losses of function. 
C) All the brain areas become active on brain scans at one time or another as we think, feel, and perceive. 
D) Every part of the brain has a redundant backup, which is why brain injuries are so rarely serious.

Question 7

Discuss the popular notion that people are either left-brained or right-brained.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should contain the

Question 8

Which structure is like a locked door that only certain neurotransmitter keys can unlock?

Accepted Answer

A) Synapses 
B) Receptor sites 
C) Neural chiasms 
D) Response terminals 
A) Synapses 
B) Receptor sites 
C) Neural chiasms 
D) Response terminals

Question 9

Which of the following is a function of the right hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) Perceptual grouping, face perception, tone of voice 
B) Sense of time and rhythm 
C) Speech, handwriting, and calculation 
D) Language processing in most individuals 
A) Perceptual grouping, face perception, tone of voice 
B) Sense of time and rhythm 
C) Speech, handwriting, and calculation 
D) Language processing in most individuals

Question 10

Darla was in an automobile accident that resulted in an injury to her brain. Her sense of touch has been affected. Which part of the brain is the most likely site of the damage?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Accepted Answer

A) uses strong and rapidly changing magnetic fields to create electric fields in the brain. 
B) can be used to map electrical activity in the brain. 
C) works by detecting areas of oxygenated blood in the brain. 
D) has been replaced by transcranial phrenology as the most advanced neuroimaging technique. 
A) uses strong and rapidly changing magnetic fields to create electric fields in the brain. 
B) can be used to map electrical activity in the brain. 
C) works by detecting areas of oxygenated blood in the brain. 
D) has been replaced by transcranial phrenology as the most advanced neuroimaging technique.

Question 12

Which of the following is the section of the brain located at the rear of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centres of the brain?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

A person's set of observable traits is her/his ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A person's set of observable traits is...

Question 14

What do we call the state of a neuron when there are no neurotransmitters acting on it?

Accepted Answer

A) Action potential 
B) Resting potential 
C) Myelination countersignal 
D) Transmission dormancy 
A) Action potential 
B) Resting potential 
C) Myelination countersignal 
D) Transmission dormancy

Question 15

As she walks out of the living room, Gloriann turns out the light. In this example, Gloriann's ________ nervous system is active.

Accepted Answer

A) sympathetic 
B) parasympathetic 
C) autonomic 
D) somatic 
A) sympathetic 
B) parasympathetic 
C) autonomic 
D) somatic

Question 16

The peripheral nervous system consists of the ________ and the ________ nervous systems.

Accepted Answer

A) autonomic; somatic 
B) autonomic; sympathetic 
C) parasympathetic; somatic 
D) parasympathetic; sympathetic 
A) autonomic; somatic 
B) autonomic; sympathetic 
C) parasympathetic; somatic 
D) parasympathetic; sympathetic

Question 17

What is the main function of the reticular activating system?

Accepted Answer

A) To control thinking 
B) To regulate emotions 
C) To control levels of arousal 
D) To coordinate involuntary rapid fine-motor movements 
A) To control thinking 
B) To regulate emotions 
C) To control levels of arousal 
D) To coordinate involuntary rapid fine-motor movements

Question 18

When a(n)________ ________ occurs, its motion begins near the cell body and works its way down towards the axon terminals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a(n)________ ________ occurs, its motion begins...

Question 19

One theory of infantile autism suggests that ________ may be the cause of the disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) inadequate synaptogenesis 
B) inadequate dendrite and axon growth 
C) inadequate pruning 
D) inadequate myelination 
A) inadequate synaptogenesis 
B) inadequate dendrite and axon growth 
C) inadequate pruning 
D) inadequate myelination

Question 20

The pituitary gland is known as the ________ gland because it controls the other glands in the body.

Accepted Answer

A) master 
B) alpha 
C) dominant 
D) ventral 
A) master 
B) alpha 
C) dominant 
D) ventral

Which neurotransmitter is associated with arousal and our response to stimuli?

________ play(s)a critical role as a neurotransmitter that stimulates muscles to contract.

The study of ________ assessed the bumps on a person's head and attributed various personality traits and abilities as a result of the bumps.

LaKeisha stepped on a piece of glass and quickly pulled her foot away from that sharp object. Which of the following are responsible for sending a message to the muscles in LaKeisha's foot, resulting in her pulling her foot away from the piece of glass?

Which of the following statements is true?

Discuss the popular notion that people are either left-brained or right-brained.

Which structure is like a locked door that only certain neurotransmitter keys can unlock?

Which of the following is a function of the right hemisphere?

Darla was in an automobile accident that resulted in an injury to her brain. Her sense of touch has been affected. Which part of the brain is the most likely site of the damage?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Which of the following is the section of the brain located at the rear of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centres of the brain?

A person's set of observable traits is her/his ________.

What do we call the state of a neuron when there are no neurotransmitters acting on it?

As she walks out of the living room, Gloriann turns out the light. In this example, Gloriann's ________ nervous system is active.

The peripheral nervous system consists of the and the nervous systems.

What is the main function of the reticular activating system?

When a(n) occurs, its motion begins near the cell body and works its way down towards the axon terminals.

One theory of infantile autism suggests that ________ may be the cause of the disorder.

The pituitary gland is known as the ________ gland because it controls the other glands in the body.

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Personality

Psychological Disorders

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Exam 3: Biological Psychology

Which neurotransmitter is associated with arousal and our response to stimuli?

________ play(s)a critical role as a neurotransmitter that stimulates muscles to contract.

The study of ________ assessed the bumps on a person's head and attributed various personality traits and abilities as a result of the bumps.

LaKeisha stepped on a piece of glass and quickly pulled her foot away from that sharp object. Which of the following are responsible for sending a message to the muscles in LaKeisha's foot, resulting in her pulling her foot away from the piece of glass?

Which of the following statements is true?

Discuss the popular notion that people are either left-brained or right-brained.

Which structure is like a locked door that only certain neurotransmitter keys can unlock?

Which of the following is a function of the right hemisphere?

Darla was in an automobile accident that resulted in an injury to her brain. Her sense of touch has been affected. Which part of the brain is the most likely site of the damage?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Which of the following is the section of the brain located at the rear of each cerebral hemisphere and contains the visual centres of the brain?

A person's set of observable traits is her/his ________.

What do we call the state of a neuron when there are no neurotransmitters acting on it?

As she walks out of the living room, Gloriann turns out the light. In this example, Gloriann's ________ nervous system is active.

The peripheral nervous system consists of the ________ and the ________ nervous systems.

What is the main function of the reticular activating system?

When a(n)________ ________ occurs, its motion begins near the cell body and works its way down towards the axon terminals.

One theory of infantile autism suggests that ________ may be the cause of the disorder.

The pituitary gland is known as the ________ gland because it controls the other glands in the body.

Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology

Research Methods

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Reasoning and Language

Intelligence and Iq Testing

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Stress, Coping and Health

Social Psychology

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological and Biological Treatments

Filters

The peripheral nervous system consists of the and the nervous systems.

When a(n) occurs, its motion begins near the cell body and works its way down towards the axon terminals.