Question 1

According to research,how does oxytocin affect human behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals become aggressive. 
B) Individuals place trust in others in high-risk situations. 
C) Individuals detect deception in others more often than not. 
D) Individuals show improvement in planning and reasoning skills. 
A) Individuals become aggressive. 
B) Individuals place trust in others in high-risk situations. 
C) Individuals detect deception in others more often than not. 
D) Individuals show improvement in planning and reasoning skills.

Question 2

Where are neurotransmitters stored?

Accepted Answer

A) In synaptic vesicles. 
B) In the nodes of Ranvier. 
C) In the dendrites. 
D) In synaptic clefts. 
A) In synaptic vesicles. 
B) In the nodes of Ranvier. 
C) In the dendrites. 
D) In synaptic clefts.

Question 3

With respect to neuronal transmission,what does the image of a key fitting into a keyhole best illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) How synaptic vesicles are activated by an action potential. 
B) How the end of one neuron fits snugly into another. 
C) How ion channels open and close. 
D) How neurotransmitters bind to receptor molecules. 
A) How synaptic vesicles are activated by an action potential. 
B) How the end of one neuron fits snugly into another. 
C) How ion channels open and close. 
D) How neurotransmitters bind to receptor molecules.

Question 4

Bernard is a split-brain patient undergoing some tests.He is shown a picture of a duck in his left visual field.Which of the following would Bernard likely be able to do?

Accepted Answer

A) Pick up the object with his right hand. 
B) Pick up the object with his left hand. 
C) Label the object. 
D) Tell a story related to the object. 
A) Pick up the object with his right hand. 
B) Pick up the object with his left hand. 
C) Label the object. 
D) Tell a story related to the object.

Question 5

Which technique uses special radio receivers to detect information from resonating atoms in order to assess brain activity?

Accepted Answer

A) MRI 
B) EEG 
C) PET scan 
D) electrical stimulation 
A) MRI 
B) EEG 
C) PET scan 
D) electrical stimulation

Question 6

What happens to the sodium molecule at the initiation of an action potential?

Accepted Answer

A) It moves outside the cell. 
B) It moves inside the cell. 
C) It moves down the axon. 
D) It moves toward the end of the terminal button. 
A) It moves outside the cell. 
B) It moves inside the cell. 
C) It moves down the axon. 
D) It moves toward the end of the terminal button.

Question 7

Which gland is often referred to as the 'master gland' ?

Accepted Answer

A) adrenal. 
B) thyroid. 
C) pituitary. 
D) pineal. 
A) adrenal. 
B) thyroid. 
C) pituitary. 
D) pineal.

Question 8

A research participant is given a dose of naloxone and then his arm placed in a bucket of ice water.Typically this is a painful experience.How will the participant likely respond?

Accepted Answer

A) He will experience little or no pain. 
B) He will experience a placebo effect. 
C) He will undergo a painful experience. 
D) His body will stop producing endorphins. 
A) He will experience little or no pain. 
B) He will experience a placebo effect. 
C) He will undergo a painful experience. 
D) His body will stop producing endorphins.

Question 9

The channels that allow sodium to flow into the neuron close and the channels that allow potassium to flow out open.Which statement about the state of the neuron is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It has reached its action potential threshold. 
B) It is in the process of being depolarized and will soon fire. 
C) It is in the process of returning to its original resting state. 
D) It has an ion exchange malfunction. 
A) It has reached its action potential threshold. 
B) It is in the process of being depolarized and will soon fire. 
C) It is in the process of returning to its original resting state. 
D) It has an ion exchange malfunction.

Question 10

GABA is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Diagram a neuron,label its parts,and describe how it works.In your description,be sure to provide a brief explanation of the resting potential and the action potential.

Accepted Answer

Include soma,dendrites,axon,te

Question 12

Which brain structure is involved primarily in autonomic processes such as heart rate and breathing?

Accepted Answer

A) cerebrum 
B) brain stem 
C) limbic system 
D) amygdala 
A) cerebrum 
B) brain stem 
C) limbic system 
D) amygdala

Question 13

The somatic nervous system is a subdivision of the peripheral nervous that regulates the actions of the body's skeletal muscles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Broca's area of the brain is most closely associated with emotional behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A patient has no difficulty understanding what is said,but finds it impossible to produce words.Which brain structure has most likely been damaged?

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's area. 
B) Wernicke's area. 
C) the angular gyrus. 
D) the visual cortex. 
A) Broca's area. 
B) Wernicke's area. 
C) the angular gyrus. 
D) the visual cortex.

Question 16

The size of a particular region of the body is directly related to the amount of space in the cerebral cortex devoted to that region.For example,the arms and legs occupy nearly one hundred times the space devoted to the fingers and hand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How can research findings on brain plasticity be applied?

Accepted Answer

A) In providing patients with hope for recovery following brain injury. 
B) In promoting the positive effects of electrical brain stimulation. 
C) In promoting the benefits of estrogen replacement therapy in post-menopausal women. 
D) In the management of symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. 
A) In providing patients with hope for recovery following brain injury. 
B) In promoting the positive effects of electrical brain stimulation. 
C) In promoting the benefits of estrogen replacement therapy in post-menopausal women. 
D) In the management of symptoms in patients with schizophrenia.

Question 18

When reading an exam question,which brain structure relays information from the eyes to the occipital cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus 
B) cerebellum 
C) hypothalamus 
D) reticular formation 
A) thalamus 
B) cerebellum 
C) hypothalamus 
D) reticular formation

Question 19

Which statement about the auditory cortex is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) the auditory cortex is located in the two parietal lobes. 
B) the auditory cortex in each hemisphere receives information from the contralateral ear only. 
C) the auditory cortex of the left hemisphere receives information from both ears. 
D) different areas of the auditory cortex are involved in the production of language. 
A) the auditory cortex is located in the two parietal lobes. 
B) the auditory cortex in each hemisphere receives information from the contralateral ear only. 
C) the auditory cortex of the left hemisphere receives information from both ears. 
D) different areas of the auditory cortex are involved in the production of language.

Question 20

Which activity does not require the brain to initiate the response?

Accepted Answer

A) shaking someone else's hand. 
B) pulling one's hand from a hot stove. 
C) imagining what it feels like to be paralyzed. 
D) feeling the difference between velvet and sandpaper. 
A) shaking someone else's hand. 
B) pulling one's hand from a hot stove. 
C) imagining what it feels like to be paralyzed. 
D) feeling the difference between velvet and sandpaper.

Exam 4: A: the Biological Bases of Behaviour

According to research,how does oxytocin affect human behaviour?

Where are neurotransmitters stored?

With respect to neuronal transmission,what does the image of a key fitting into a keyhole best illustrate?

Bernard is a split-brain patient undergoing some tests.He is shown a picture of a duck in his left visual field.Which of the following would Bernard likely be able to do?

Which technique uses special radio receivers to detect information from resonating atoms in order to assess brain activity?

What happens to the sodium molecule at the initiation of an action potential?

Which gland is often referred to as the 'master gland' ?

A research participant is given a dose of naloxone and then his arm placed in a bucket of ice water.Typically this is a painful experience.How will the participant likely respond?

The channels that allow sodium to flow into the neuron close and the channels that allow potassium to flow out open.Which statement about the state of the neuron is accurate?

GABA is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.

Diagram a neuron,label its parts,and describe how it works.In your description,be sure to provide a brief explanation of the resting potential and the action potential.

Which brain structure is involved primarily in autonomic processes such as heart rate and breathing?

The somatic nervous system is a subdivision of the peripheral nervous that regulates the actions of the body's skeletal muscles.

Broca's area of the brain is most closely associated with emotional behavior.

A patient has no difficulty understanding what is said,but finds it impossible to produce words.Which brain structure has most likely been damaged?

The size of a particular region of the body is directly related to the amount of space in the cerebral cortex devoted to that region.For example,the arms and legs occupy nearly one hundred times the space devoted to the fingers and hand.

How can research findings on brain plasticity be applied?

When reading an exam question,which brain structure relays information from the eyes to the occipital cortex?

Which statement about the auditory cortex is accurate?

Which activity does not require the brain to initiate the response?

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