Question 1

Alcohol is a depressant, and not a stimulant. Although alcohol may make people feel outgoing, it inhibits the nervous system by effectively increasing the binding of:

Accepted Answer

A)  GABA 
B)  epinephrine 
C)  serotonin 
D)  glutamate 
A)  GABA 
B)  epinephrine 
C)  serotonin 
D)  glutamate

Question 2

What do we call the neurons on the receiving side of a synaptic cleft?

Accepted Answer

A)  postsynaptic neurons 
B)  presynaptic neurons 
C)  interneurons 
D)  excitatory neurons 
A)  postsynaptic neurons 
B)  presynaptic neurons 
C)  interneurons 
D)  excitatory neurons

Question 3

A gene is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a segment of DNA that is involved in producing proteins that carry out specific tasks 
B)  the same as a chromosome 
C)  a segment of RNA that carries out specific cellular building tasks 
D)  programmed to produce protein irrespective of the environment 
A)  a segment of DNA that is involved in producing proteins that carry out specific tasks 
B)  the same as a chromosome 
C)  a segment of RNA that carries out specific cellular building tasks 
D)  programmed to produce protein irrespective of the environment

Question 4

Now that scientists have mapped the entire human genome, research in this area is:

Accepted Answer

A)  completed 
B)  now mapping different individual genomes to see how individuals differ 
C)  searching for the individual gene that affects health and illness 
D)  showing that psychological activity does not have a biological basis 
A)  completed 
B)  now mapping different individual genomes to see how individuals differ 
C)  searching for the individual gene that affects health and illness 
D)  showing that psychological activity does not have a biological basis

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT part of the temporal lobes?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary auditory cortex 
B)  fusiform face area 
C)  Wernicke's area 
D)  nucleus accumbens 
A)  primary auditory cortex 
B)  fusiform face area 
C)  Wernicke's area 
D)  nucleus accumbens

Question 6

Adoption studies are an important tool of behavioural genetics because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  allow us to examine the effects of nonrelated mothering 
B)  allow us to look at the contributions of environment and genetics on behaviour 
C)  are so rare 
D)  show that environment overwhelms the effect of genes 
A)  allow us to examine the effects of nonrelated mothering 
B)  allow us to look at the contributions of environment and genetics on behaviour 
C)  are so rare 
D)  show that environment overwhelms the effect of genes

Question 7

What is the typical outcome for young children who, due to disease or injury, have an entire brain hemisphere removed during a hemispherectomy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The remaining hemisphere eventually takes on most of the lost hemisphere's function. 
B)  The children are most likely profoundly cognitively disabled. 
C)  The children will be able to sit, but not walk. 
D)  There is no change in any function immediately after the surgery, due to immediate neural plasticity. 
A)  The remaining hemisphere eventually takes on most of the lost hemisphere's function. 
B)  The children are most likely profoundly cognitively disabled. 
C)  The children will be able to sit, but not walk. 
D)  There is no change in any function immediately after the surgery, due to immediate neural plasticity.

Question 8

Which of the following are NOT basic types of neurons?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory neurons 
B)  motor neurons 
C)  interneurons 
D)  myelin neurons 
A)  sensory neurons 
B)  motor neurons 
C)  interneurons 
D)  myelin neurons

Question 9

Excitatory signals are ____________, whereas inhibitory signals are ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  depolarized; hyperpolarized 
B)  efferent; afferent 
C)  hyperpolarized; depolarized 
D)  afferent; efferent 
A)  depolarized; hyperpolarized 
B)  efferent; afferent 
C)  hyperpolarized; depolarized 
D)  afferent; efferent

Question 10

Heritability can best be understood:

Accepted Answer

A)  in the way it applies to individuals 
B)  as a population estimate 
C)  as a way to understand variations between genetic groups 
D)  as the absolute value for calculating the relative influence of genes on behaviour 
A)  in the way it applies to individuals 
B)  as a population estimate 
C)  as a way to understand variations between genetic groups 
D)  as the absolute value for calculating the relative influence of genes on behaviour

Question 11

Why are the nodes of Ranvier important structures for neural firing?

Accepted Answer

A)  They release neurotransmitters. 
B)  They are involved in reuptake. 
C)  They are the receptor sites for binding with neurotransmitters. 
D)  They are areas along the axon that speed transmission. 
A)  They release neurotransmitters. 
B)  They are involved in reuptake. 
C)  They are the receptor sites for binding with neurotransmitters. 
D)  They are areas along the axon that speed transmission.

Question 12

The ____________ is a communication system that influences thoughts, behaviours, and actions via hormones.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic nervous system 
B)  sympathetic system 
C)  parasympathetic system 
D)  endocrine system 
A)  somatic nervous system 
B)  sympathetic system 
C)  parasympathetic system 
D)  endocrine system

Question 13

Which of the following would be the best example of phantom limb syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  not remembering that you have lost your arm 
B)  experiencing intense sensations in your leg, even though the leg has actually been amputated 
C)  dreaming about your missing limb as if it were still there 
D)  using a prosthetic limb 
A)  not remembering that you have lost your arm 
B)  experiencing intense sensations in your leg, even though the leg has actually been amputated 
C)  dreaming about your missing limb as if it were still there 
D)  using a prosthetic limb

Question 14

How do neurons communicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terminal buttons plug into receptor sites on adjacent dendrites. 
B)  Neurotransmitters cross the synapse and bind with receptors on the postsynaptic dendrite. 
C)  Electric signals jump across the synapse to the adjacent neuron. 
D)  Chemicals released into the synapse are converted to neurotransmitters that bind with receptors. 
A)  Terminal buttons plug into receptor sites on adjacent dendrites. 
B)  Neurotransmitters cross the synapse and bind with receptors on the postsynaptic dendrite. 
C)  Electric signals jump across the synapse to the adjacent neuron. 
D)  Chemicals released into the synapse are converted to neurotransmitters that bind with receptors.

Question 15

As Beatriz works outside in her yard, she works up a pretty good sweat. This is due in part to the functioning of her:

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic nervous system 
B)  autonomic nervous system 
C)  central nervous system 
D)  endocrine system 
A)  somatic nervous system 
B)  autonomic nervous system 
C)  central nervous system 
D)  endocrine system

Question 16

Genotype refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the genetic information carried by a cell 
B)  the physical or behavioural characteristics actually expressed 
C)  the results of a genetic mutation 
D)  the probability of a gene being expressed 
A)  the genetic information carried by a cell 
B)  the physical or behavioural characteristics actually expressed 
C)  the results of a genetic mutation 
D)  the probability of a gene being expressed

Question 17

Cultural neuroscience is least likely to involve:

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of dominant gene effects affecting bone growth and development 
B)  analyses of social and emotional processes in perception of faces 
C)  measurements of eye movements toward particular objects in individuals residing in Japan versus England 
D)  examining brain scans of individuals from Western and Eastern cultures as they listen to voices 
A)  the study of dominant gene effects affecting bone growth and development 
B)  analyses of social and emotional processes in perception of faces 
C)  measurements of eye movements toward particular objects in individuals residing in Japan versus England 
D)  examining brain scans of individuals from Western and Eastern cultures as they listen to voices

Question 18

The two types of ions that control neuron firing are:

Accepted Answer

A)  nitrogen and calcium 
B)  calcium and sodium 
C)  sodium and potassium 
D)  potassium and magnesium 
A)  nitrogen and calcium 
B)  calcium and sodium 
C)  sodium and potassium 
D)  potassium and magnesium

Question 19

Thara's roommate has been complaining about having a "pinched nerve" from moving some furniture. What is she likely referring to as a nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)  a single axon from a portion of her back to her spinal cord 
B)  a neuron that is part of her spinal cord 
C)  a bundle of axons from some nerves in her back 
D)  a neuron that connects to the pain centre in her spine 
A)  a single axon from a portion of her back to her spinal cord 
B)  a neuron that is part of her spinal cord 
C)  a bundle of axons from some nerves in her back 
D)  a neuron that connects to the pain centre in her spine

Question 20

Most behavioural geneticists are primarily interested in:

Accepted Answer

A)  mapping the human genome 
B)  discovering how genes control psychological but not biological behaviours 
C)  proving that genes have a stronger influence on behaviour than does environment 
D)  discovering the degree of genetic and environmental influence on psychological phenomena 
A)  mapping the human genome 
B)  discovering how genes control psychological but not biological behaviours 
C)  proving that genes have a stronger influence on behaviour than does environment 
D)  discovering the degree of genetic and environmental influence on psychological phenomena

Alcohol is a depressant, and not a stimulant. Although alcohol may make people feel outgoing, it inhibits the nervous system by effectively increasing the binding of:

What do we call the neurons on the receiving side of a synaptic cleft?

A gene is:

Now that scientists have mapped the entire human genome, research in this area is:

Which of the following is NOT part of the temporal lobes?

Adoption studies are an important tool of behavioural genetics because they:

What is the typical outcome for young children who, due to disease or injury, have an entire brain hemisphere removed during a hemispherectomy?

Which of the following are NOT basic types of neurons?

Excitatory signals are , whereas inhibitory signals are .

Heritability can best be understood:

Why are the nodes of Ranvier important structures for neural firing?

The ____________ is a communication system that influences thoughts, behaviours, and actions via hormones.

Which of the following would be the best example of phantom limb syndrome?

How do neurons communicate?

As Beatriz works outside in her yard, she works up a pretty good sweat. This is due in part to the functioning of her:

Genotype refers to:

Cultural neuroscience is least likely to involve:

The two types of ions that control neuron firing are:

Thara's roommate has been complaining about having a "pinched nerve" from moving some furniture. What is she likely referring to as a nerve?

Most behavioural geneticists are primarily interested in:

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Research Methodology

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Sensation and Perception

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Exam 3: Biological Foundations

Alcohol is a depressant, and not a stimulant. Although alcohol may make people feel outgoing, it inhibits the nervous system by effectively increasing the binding of:

What do we call the neurons on the receiving side of a synaptic cleft?

A gene is:

Now that scientists have mapped the entire human genome, research in this area is:

Which of the following is NOT part of the temporal lobes?

Adoption studies are an important tool of behavioural genetics because they:

What is the typical outcome for young children who, due to disease or injury, have an entire brain hemisphere removed during a hemispherectomy?

Which of the following are NOT basic types of neurons?

Excitatory signals are ____________, whereas inhibitory signals are ____________.

Heritability can best be understood:

Why are the nodes of Ranvier important structures for neural firing?

The ____________ is a communication system that influences thoughts, behaviours, and actions via hormones.

Which of the following would be the best example of phantom limb syndrome?

How do neurons communicate?

As Beatriz works outside in her yard, she works up a pretty good sweat. This is due in part to the functioning of her:

Genotype refers to:

Cultural neuroscience is least likely to involve:

The two types of ions that control neuron firing are:

Thara's roommate has been complaining about having a "pinched nerve" from moving some furniture. What is she likely referring to as a nerve?

Most behavioural geneticists are primarily interested in:

Introduction

Research Methodology

The Mind and Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Attention and Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Health and Well-Being

Human Development

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Cultural Psychology

Filters

Excitatory signals are , whereas inhibitory signals are .