Exam 3: Biological Psychology

The corpus callosum

Which of the following statements is true?

One particular confound for the use of an adoption study of heritability is the phenomenon of ________ placement, in which a child is placed in a home that is similar to the home of the biological parents.

Your friend, Sheila, says she is definitely a right-brained person because she excels in her language and art classes but performs miserably in her maths classes. You tell her that

Because they have similar chemical structures, morphine and other opiates are able to lock into receptor sites for ________.

The two main divisions of the nervous system are the ________ and ________.

The consumption of alcohol, as well as the ingestion of antianxiety drugs, both work to increase the activity of ________, which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter.

As Molly is walking across campus, a car swerves towards her. Her heart races and sweat breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way. This mobilisation of energy is due to the action of Molly's ________ nervous system.

Which part of a neuron is a long, tail-like extension that carries messages out to other cells?

If Darren's brain is like that of most people, then fine-tuned language skills will be handled by his ________.

Ito was driving through a rough part of town late at night when a stray bullet hit the front side of his head. Both the left and right sides of his prefrontal cortex were severely damaged. As a result of the accident, Ito most likely

What is the danger of relying too much on neuroimaging tests?

Neurons that send messages to other neurons are called

Sophia is brown-haired, blue-eyed, and dark-skinned. It is likely that Sophia

Your teacher asks you to describe the sequence of parts of a neuron that the impulse travels during neural conduction. Which of the following sequences will you offer?

Which part of the neuron is responsible for manufacturing proteins?

Electroencephalographs

What are two primary roles of glial cells?

Jack suffered a brain injury as a result of hitting his head while waterskiing. One of the problems that developed was that Jack, until he had extensive speech therapy, could not pronounce certain words correctly for a long period of time. Now Jack can speak as he did before his accident. This is an example of the brain's ________, which allowed the structure and function of Jack's brain cells to change to adjust to the trauma.

Malcolm is studying alone in his room late at night when he hears a loud noise downstairs. His heartbeat increases significantly and his breathing becomes shallow. He wonders if a burglar has entered the house and decides to investigate. When he gets downstairs, he discovers his cat has knocked over a plant stand. His body begins to relax and return to normal. Which part of his nervous system is responsible for returning Malcolm to a normal state?