Question 1

Which of the following regions contains the auditory cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) temporal lobes 
B) parietal lobes 
C) frontal lobes 
D) occipital lobes 
A) temporal lobes 
B) parietal lobes 
C) frontal lobes 
D) occipital lobes

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The brains of males and females do not differ. 
B) There are biochemical,but not anatomical differences between male and female brains. 
C) Males are more likely to be right-brained and females are more likely to be left-brained. 
D) While there are some differences between male and female brains,the effect of those differences on behavior and personality traits is not yet understood. 
A) The brains of males and females do not differ. 
B) There are biochemical,but not anatomical differences between male and female brains. 
C) Males are more likely to be right-brained and females are more likely to be left-brained. 
D) While there are some differences between male and female brains,the effect of those differences on behavior and personality traits is not yet understood.

Question 3

The largest part of the brain is the cauliflower-like cerebrum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Injured or damaged neurons in the central nervous system can never regenerate. 
B) No new neurons are produced in the central nervous system after infancy. 
C) Neurogenesis occurs in the spinal cord but not in the brain. 
D) Recent research suggests that stem cells in the brain may be able to generate new neurons throughout life. 
A) Injured or damaged neurons in the central nervous system can never regenerate. 
B) No new neurons are produced in the central nervous system after infancy. 
C) Neurogenesis occurs in the spinal cord but not in the brain. 
D) Recent research suggests that stem cells in the brain may be able to generate new neurons throughout life.

Question 5

If you look straight ahead,then everything in the left side of the scene before you:

Accepted Answer

A) goes to the right half of your brain. 
B) goes to the left half of your brain. 
C) goes to the front half of your brain. 
D) goes to the back half of your brain. 
A) goes to the right half of your brain. 
B) goes to the left half of your brain. 
C) goes to the front half of your brain. 
D) goes to the back half of your brain.

Question 6

This procedure shows what happens behaviorally when a brain area is temporarily inactivated.

Accepted Answer

A) transcranial magnetic stimulation 
B) PET scans 
C) needle electrodes 
D) EEGs 
A) transcranial magnetic stimulation 
B) PET scans 
C) needle electrodes 
D) EEGs

Question 7

Serotonin affects neurons involved in sleep,appetite,pain suppression,and mood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Neurons in a newborn's brain:

Accepted Answer

A) are densely spaced with complex connections. 
B) are widely spaced,but immediately begin to form connections. 
C) touch one another,end to end. 
D) are twice as numerous as glial cells. 
A) are densely spaced with complex connections. 
B) are widely spaced,but immediately begin to form connections. 
C) touch one another,end to end. 
D) are twice as numerous as glial cells.

Question 9

Caryn is making a chart to serve as a study aid for her upcoming psychology quiz.She makes a list of different types of nervous system chemicals and their functions.She writes that the function of hormones is to:

Accepted Answer

A) enable neurons to excite or inhibit each other. 
B) modulate the effects of neurotransmitters. 
C) affect the functioning of target organs and tissue. 
D) reduce pain and promote pleasure. 
A) enable neurons to excite or inhibit each other. 
B) modulate the effects of neurotransmitters. 
C) affect the functioning of target organs and tissue. 
D) reduce pain and promote pleasure.

Question 10

The gray matter in the brain consists of long,myelin-covered axons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following transmit messages away from the cell body to neurons,muscles,or gland cells?

Accepted Answer

A) axons 
B) myelin sheaths 
C) dendrites 
D) glial cells 
A) axons 
B) myelin sheaths 
C) dendrites 
D) glial cells

Question 12

Transcranial magnetic stimulation uses a powerful magnetic field produced by a wire coil placed on a person's head in order to temporarily inactivate neural circuits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In Parkinson's disease,a loss of cells that produce _______________ is responsible for tremors and muscle rigidity.

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) dopamine 
C) serotonin 
D) GABA 
A) acetylcholine 
B) dopamine 
C) serotonin 
D) GABA

Question 14

The diagram of the limbic system in our textbook showed a small almond-shaped structure that appears to be responsible for evaluating sensory information,quickly determining its emotional importance,and contributing to the initial decision to approach or withdraw from a person or situation.This structure is the:

Accepted Answer

A) cingulate gyrus. 
B) septal nuclei. 
C) hippocampus. 
D) amygdala. 
A) cingulate gyrus. 
B) septal nuclei. 
C) hippocampus. 
D) amygdala.

Question 15

Which structure controls the pituitary gland through chemical signals?

Accepted Answer

A) thalamus 
B) cerebellum 
C) hypothalamus 
D) limbic system 
A) thalamus 
B) cerebellum 
C) hypothalamus 
D) limbic system

Question 16

People with brain damage sometimes experience amazing recoveries.What term describes this flexibility within the nervous system? Cite two examples that illustrate this amazing flexibility.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 17

The brain's most startling accomplishment is its:

Accepted Answer

A) ability to maintain heart rate and breathing for years on end. 
B) self-awareness of its own different capabilities and knowledge. 
C) transmission of information quickly and accurately between the hemispheres. 
D) production of dopamine to prevent the development of Parkinson's disease. 
A) ability to maintain heart rate and breathing for years on end. 
B) self-awareness of its own different capabilities and knowledge. 
C) transmission of information quickly and accurately between the hemispheres. 
D) production of dopamine to prevent the development of Parkinson's disease.

Question 18

If your cerebellum were damaged,you would probably become exceedingly clumsy and uncoordinated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Julia sells Saint-John's-wort in her health food store.Her customers purchase this item in order to relieve:

Accepted Answer

A) convulsive disorders. 
B) eating disorders. 
C) high blood pressure. 
D) depression. 
A) convulsive disorders. 
B) eating disorders. 
C) high blood pressure. 
D) depression.

Question 20

The somatic nervous system regulates glands,blood vessels,and internal organs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Exstintion: The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Which of the following regions contains the auditory cortex?

Which of the following statements is true?

The largest part of the brain is the cauliflower-like cerebrum.

Which of the following statements is true?

If you look straight ahead,then everything in the left side of the scene before you:

This procedure shows what happens behaviorally when a brain area is temporarily inactivated.

Serotonin affects neurons involved in sleep,appetite,pain suppression,and mood.

Neurons in a newborn's brain:

Caryn is making a chart to serve as a study aid for her upcoming psychology quiz.She makes a list of different types of nervous system chemicals and their functions.She writes that the function of hormones is to:

The gray matter in the brain consists of long,myelin-covered axons.

Which of the following transmit messages away from the cell body to neurons,muscles,or gland cells?

Transcranial magnetic stimulation uses a powerful magnetic field produced by a wire coil placed on a person's head in order to temporarily inactivate neural circuits.

In Parkinson's disease,a loss of cells that produce _______________ is responsible for tremors and muscle rigidity.

Which structure controls the pituitary gland through chemical signals?

People with brain damage sometimes experience amazing recoveries.What term describes this flexibility within the nervous system? Cite two examples that illustrate this amazing flexibility.

The brain's most startling accomplishment is its:

If your cerebellum were damaged,you would probably become exceedingly clumsy and uncoordinated.

Julia sells Saint-John's-wort in her health food store.Her customers purchase this item in order to relieve:

The somatic nervous system regulates glands,blood vessels,and internal organs.

What Is Psychology

Exstintion: What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Exstintion: How Psychologists Do Research

Genes,evolution,and Environment

Exstintion: Genes,evolution,and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and the Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Exstintion: Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Exstintion: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Exstintion: Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Exstintion: Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion,stress and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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