Question 1

Which of the following statements characterizes the scientific thought of the 1500s and 1600s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human behavior is complex and mysterious and cannot be understood by science. 
B)  The soul's directives could not be the product of some machine-like system. 
C)  Natural phenomena can be understood through relatively straightforward scientific principles such as the reflex arc, acceleration, or the movement of planets. 
D)  Intellectual growth could explain natural phenomena of the world, but could not be similarly applied to human behavior. 
A)  Human behavior is complex and mysterious and cannot be understood by science. 
B)  The soul's directives could not be the product of some machine-like system. 
C)  Natural phenomena can be understood through relatively straightforward scientific principles such as the reflex arc, acceleration, or the movement of planets. 
D)  Intellectual growth could explain natural phenomena of the world, but could not be similarly applied to human behavior.

Question 2

The action potential consists of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a transition from a negative charge (inside the neuron) to a persisting positive charge (inside) 
B)  a transition from a positive charge (inside) to a negative (inside) and a quick return to a positive charge (inside) 
C)  a transition from a negative charge (inside) to a positive (inside) and a quick return to a negative charge (inside) 
D)  the flow of negative ions into the cell followed by the pumping out of these negative ions from the inside of the axon 
A)  a transition from a negative charge (inside the neuron) to a persisting positive charge (inside) 
B)  a transition from a positive charge (inside) to a negative (inside) and a quick return to a positive charge (inside) 
C)  a transition from a negative charge (inside) to a positive (inside) and a quick return to a negative charge (inside) 
D)  the flow of negative ions into the cell followed by the pumping out of these negative ions from the inside of the axon

Question 3

Action is to knowledge as __________ is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  apraxia; agnosia 
B)  aphasia; apraxia 
C)  aphasia; agnosia 
D)  agnosia; apraxia 
A)  apraxia; agnosia 
B)  aphasia; apraxia 
C)  aphasia; agnosia 
D)  agnosia; apraxia

Question 4

Which of the following are divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  spinal cord and somatic division 
B)  spinal cord and autonomic division 
C)  CNS and ANS divisions 
D)  ANS and somatic divisions 
A)  spinal cord and somatic division 
B)  spinal cord and autonomic division 
C)  CNS and ANS divisions 
D)  ANS and somatic divisions

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the actions of agonists and antagonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  mimicking a neurotransmitter 
B)  blocking the receptor site, thus disabling the neurotransmitter 
C)  counteracting the cleanup enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter 
D)  altering the size of the action potential 
A)  mimicking a neurotransmitter 
B)  blocking the receptor site, thus disabling the neurotransmitter 
C)  counteracting the cleanup enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter 
D)  altering the size of the action potential

Question 6

The brain lobe in the front of your head is called the __________ lobe.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The thick bundles of fibers that carry information back and forth between the two hemispheres are called (the) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus 
B)  commisures 
C)  lateral fissures 
D)  nerves 
A)  hippocampus 
B)  commisures 
C)  lateral fissures 
D)  nerves

Question 8

The excitation threshold of most neurons __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is approximately +40 mV 
B)  changes depending on the size of the action potential 
C)  is approximately -70 mV 
D)  all of the above 
A)  is approximately +40 mV 
B)  changes depending on the size of the action potential 
C)  is approximately -70 mV 
D)  all of the above

Question 9

What's wrong with the accompanying diagram of a right-handed person's brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  It fails to show the corpus callosum. 
B)  It shows Broca's area in the right hemisphere. 
C)  The labels for the frontal and occipital lobes should be reversed. 
D)  The auditory area is shown in the wrong lobe of the brain. 
A)  It fails to show the corpus callosum. 
B)  It shows Broca's area in the right hemisphere. 
C)  The labels for the frontal and occipital lobes should be reversed. 
D)  The auditory area is shown in the wrong lobe of the brain.

Question 10

From what you know about the position of the various brain areas, which of the following seems most probable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Damage to Wernicke's area is more likely to be accompanied by paralysis than is damage to Broca's area. 
B)  Damage to Wernicke's area is more likely to be accompanied by deafness in the left ear than in the right ear. 
C)  Damage to Broca's area is more likely to be accompanied by paralysis of the left arm than by paralysis of the right arm. 
D)  Damage to Broca's area is more likely to be accompanied by paralysis than is damage to Wernicke's area. 
A)  Damage to Wernicke's area is more likely to be accompanied by paralysis than is damage to Broca's area. 
B)  Damage to Wernicke's area is more likely to be accompanied by deafness in the left ear than in the right ear. 
C)  Damage to Broca's area is more likely to be accompanied by paralysis of the left arm than by paralysis of the right arm. 
D)  Damage to Broca's area is more likely to be accompanied by paralysis than is damage to Wernicke's area.

Question 11

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, a best-selling book about neurological disorders, describes a man with damage to the association cortex who literally mistook his wife for a hat. Just by looking, he could not tell his wife and his hat apart, but he could as soon as his wife spoke. The disturbance of this patient is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fairly common after cutting the corpus callosum for relief of epilepsy 
B)  probably due to damage in Wernicke's area 
C)  an agnosia 
D)  caused by cataracts in the lens of the eye 
A)  fairly common after cutting the corpus callosum for relief of epilepsy 
B)  probably due to damage in Wernicke's area 
C)  an agnosia 
D)  caused by cataracts in the lens of the eye

Question 12

Following a stroke, a patient shows grossly diminished sensitivity to touch and other stimulation in the right hand and arm. The probable site of the lesion is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  motor homunculus 
B)  left somatosensory area 
C)  right somatosensory area 
D)  left frontal area 
A)  motor homunculus 
B)  left somatosensory area 
C)  right somatosensory area 
D)  left frontal area

Question 13

Scientific advances during the 1500s and 1600s included the advances of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Descartes, Newton, Kepler, and Galileo 
B)  Descartes, Pasteur, Darwin, and Newton 
C)  Descartes, Darwin, Newton, and Galileo 
D)  Descartes, Pasteur, Kepler, and Galileo 
A)  Descartes, Newton, Kepler, and Galileo 
B)  Descartes, Pasteur, Darwin, and Newton 
C)  Descartes, Darwin, Newton, and Galileo 
D)  Descartes, Pasteur, Kepler, and Galileo

Question 14

Many processes in the brain functioned essentially mechanically, according to Descartes, but what truly governed our behavior, what made humans different from animals, what made reason and choice possible, was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  language 
B)  the ego 
C)  intelligence 
D)  the soul 
A)  language 
B)  the ego 
C)  intelligence 
D)  the soul

Question 15

Which of the following is not an important neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin 
B)  gamma-amino butyric acid (GAB
A)  
C)  gastric acid 
D)  dopamine 
A)  serotonin 
B)  gamma-amino butyric acid (GAB
A)  
C)  gastric acid 
D)  dopamine

Question 16

Which drugs work by blocking the reuptake of serotonin in the synapse?

Accepted Answer

A)  morphine 
B)  endorphins 
C)  antidepressants 
D)  sedatives 
A)  morphine 
B)  endorphins 
C)  antidepressants 
D)  sedatives

Question 17

The somatic nervous system would most likely control which function?

Accepted Answer

A)  an eyeblink in response to a puff of air 
B)  digestion 
C)  raising our arm to answer a question 
D)  sneezing 
A)  an eyeblink in response to a puff of air 
B)  digestion 
C)  raising our arm to answer a question 
D)  sneezing

Question 18

The midbrain __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  helps to regulate body temperature 
B)  works with the pons to control sleep-waking cycles 
C)  controls eye movements 
D)  all of the above 
A)  helps to regulate body temperature 
B)  works with the pons to control sleep-waking cycles 
C)  controls eye movements 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

Where do virtually all the peripheral nerves connect to the CNS?

Accepted Answer

A)  brain stem 
B)  hindbrain 
C)  autonomic nervous system 
D)  spinal cord 
A)  brain stem 
B)  hindbrain 
C)  autonomic nervous system 
D)  spinal cord

Question 20

Which of the following is the best analogy of propagation of the action potential?

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of dominoes falling down 
B)  the telephone-game where one person tells the next a message 
C)  a gun firing 
D)  a chain letter 
A)  a series of dominoes falling down 
B)  the telephone-game where one person tells the next a message 
C)  a gun firing 
D)  a chain letter

Which of the following statements characterizes the scientific thought of the 1500s and 1600s?

The action potential consists of __________.

Action is to knowledge as is to .

Which of the following are divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

Which of the following is not one of the actions of agonists and antagonists?

The brain lobe in the front of your head is called the __________ lobe.

The thick bundles of fibers that carry information back and forth between the two hemispheres are called (the) __________.

The excitation threshold of most neurons __________.

What's wrong with the accompanying diagram of a right-handed person's brain?

From what you know about the position of the various brain areas, which of the following seems most probable?

Following a stroke, a patient shows grossly diminished sensitivity to touch and other stimulation in the right hand and arm. The probable site of the lesion is the __________.

Scientific advances during the 1500s and 1600s included the advances of __________.

Many processes in the brain functioned essentially mechanically, according to Descartes, but what truly governed our behavior, what made humans different from animals, what made reason and choice possible, was __________.

Which of the following is not an important neurotransmitter?

Which drugs work by blocking the reuptake of serotonin in the synapse?

The somatic nervous system would most likely control which function?

The midbrain __________.

Where do virtually all the peripheral nerves connect to the CNS?

Which of the following is the best analogy of propagation of the action potential?

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Exam 3: The Brain and the Nervous System

Which of the following statements characterizes the scientific thought of the 1500s and 1600s?

The action potential consists of __________.

Action is to knowledge as __________ is to __________.

Which of the following are divisions of the peripheral nervous system?

Which of the following is not one of the actions of agonists and antagonists?

The brain lobe in the front of your head is called the __________ lobe.

The thick bundles of fibers that carry information back and forth between the two hemispheres are called (the) __________.

The excitation threshold of most neurons __________.

What's wrong with the accompanying diagram of a right-handed person's brain?

From what you know about the position of the various brain areas, which of the following seems most probable?

Following a stroke, a patient shows grossly diminished sensitivity to touch and other stimulation in the right hand and arm. The probable site of the lesion is the __________.

Scientific advances during the 1500s and 1600s included the advances of __________.

Many processes in the brain functioned essentially mechanically, according to Descartes, but what truly governed our behavior, what made humans different from animals, what made reason and choice possible, was __________.

Which of the following is not an important neurotransmitter?

Which drugs work by blocking the reuptake of serotonin in the synapse?

The somatic nervous system would most likely control which function?

The midbrain __________.

Where do virtually all the peripheral nerves connect to the CNS?

Which of the following is the best analogy of propagation of the action potential?

Research Methods

Evolutionary and Genetic Influences on Behavior

Sensation

Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking

Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Development

Personality

Psychopathology

Treatment of Mental Disorders

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Action is to knowledge as is to .