Question 1

Tisha has a disorder that affects the functioning of her somatic nervous system.Of the following,Tisha probably experiences the most trouble with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  digesting food 
B)  thinking 
C)  moving her limbs 
D)  breathing

Question 2

To understand how to better treat depression,Dr.Kloss and his team plan to use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).By using this technology,the research team will be able to____.

Accepted Answer

A)  detect changes in blood flow within the brain 
B)  measure general electrical activity in the brain 
C)  disrupt the activity of neurons in a particular brain region 
D)  trace the activity of axon pathways

Question 3

Neurotransmitters are ____ that travel across the ____ to another cell.

Accepted Answer

A)  electrical signals; neural receptors 
B)  electrical signals; synapse 
C)  chemicals; neural receptors 
D)  chemicals; synapse

Question 4

Blesdo keeps falling asleep at odd times,and generally has issues with arousal and attention.His doctors have ruled out sleep disorders and are now concentrating on certain brain structures.The one that is most likely malfunctioning is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  thalamus 
B)  reticular formation 
C)  substantia nigra 
D)  hippocampus

Question 5

Herman suffers a stroke that destroys the connections between the reticular formation and the rest of his brain.Herman will most likely ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  be in a permanent coma 
B)  have increased activity in the locus coeruleus 
C)  lose automatic control of his heart rate, breathing, and blood pressure 
D)  lose all reflexes

Question 6

A biological psychologist would be most likely to research ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  how you learn a list of words 
B)  the developmental process that leads to your ability to learn 
C)  the physical and chemical changes that occur when you learn 
D)  why learning deficits occur

Question 7

The two major divisions of the nervous system are the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  brain and spinal cord 
B)  central and somatic nervous systems 
C)  sympathetic and parasympathetic systems 
D)  peripheral and central nervous systems

Question 8

Casey gets up one morning after only a few hours of sleep and heats up some water for tea in a pot with a noninsulated handle.As he picks up the pot by the handle a few minutes later,he drops it with a crash.Which part of Casey's nervous system causes him to drop the pot?

Accepted Answer

A)  substantia nigra and sensory neurons 
B)  spinal cord, sensory neurons, and motor neurons 
C)  cerebral cortex and motor neurons 
D)  amygdala and sensory neurons

Question 9

Alcohol slows down the speed with which messages travel through the nervous system.This is best explained by the fact that alcohol increases the amount of ____ in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  GABA 
B)  acetylcholine 
C)  glutamate 
D)  norepinephrine

Question 10

Dr.S.White is currently working with seven patients.Each patient has abnormally high production of a neurotransmitter,and for each patient it is a different neurotransmitter that is affected.Dr.White wants to write up her research using nicknames to hide the true identities of her patients.Choose an appropriate nickname for each patient.Be sure to explain why the nickname is appropriate,as well as the symptoms one would expect to see in that patient.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dr.S.White is currently working with seven patients.Each...

Question 11

Doctor Emarih wants to know what conclusions he can draw from fMRI research.He has been reviewing criticisms of this technology and finds one of them to be incorrect.According to your textbook,which criticism is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  An fMRI scan does not necessarily reveal how the mind works. 
B)  An fMRI scan shows only the location of blood flow and oxygen activity in the brain. 
C)  Researchers may be accepting the value of fMRI too readily. 
D)  fMRI technology shows us how the brain produces thoughts and feelings with a remarkable amount of precision.

Question 12

After Les touches a hot iron,he pulls his hand away almost instantaneously.The command from the brain that instructed Les's muscles to pull his arm away so quickly was passed along by the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  glia 
B)  spinal cord 
C)  pain neurons 
D)  corpus callosum

Question 13

Dr.Wozniak is examining a cell from the nervous system of an animal.He notices that at one end of the cell body is a long,fibrous strand of tissue.He immediately recognizes this as an axon that is responsible for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  carrying signals away from the cell body 
B)  receiving signals from other cells and carrying them toward the cell body 
C)  determining the speed at which an action potential will travel 
D)  determining whether the cell inhibits or excites neighboring neurons

Question 14

The nervous system is directlyresponsible for all of the following activities except ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  receiving information from sensory systems 
B)  secreting hormones into the bloodstream 
C)  integrating new information with past experiences 
D)  directing the movement of muscles

Question 15

When Cade was tackled during a football game,he hit the back of his head on the turf,which results in a concussion.Cade now has trouble with his vision.Cade has most likely injured his ____ lobe.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Suppose that the left hemisphere of Jamal's brain is damaged,but that the right hemisphere is left intact.Jamal would be most likely to experience a deficit in his ability to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  compose new songs on his piano 
B)  feel an insect bite his left hand 
C)  converse with friends 
D)  follow a map

Question 17

Latoria is horseback riding when she falls and hits her head.After the accident,she has difficulty performing finely coordinated movements.Latoria has most likely damaged her ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  medulla oblongata 
B)  recticular formation 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  locus coeruleus

Question 18

Rashaun sees something terrifying.His muscles tense,he begins breathing more rapidly,and he starts to sweat.Having taken introductory psychology,Rashaun realizes that the ____ division of his ____ nervous system has been activated.

Accepted Answer

A)  sympathetic; limbic 
B)  parasympathetic; somatic 
C)  peripheral; central 
D)  sympathetic; autonomic

Question 19

After consuming a few alcoholic beverages,Sejal finds it hard to tie her shoes.This is most likely because the alcohol has affected her ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosum 
B)  hypothalamus 
C)  cerebellum 
D)  hippocampus

Question 20

Neurons are organized into groups that fire in different combinations to produce certain patterns of behavior.These groups are known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  fiber tracts 
B)  cytokines 
C)  glial cell systems 
D)  neural networks

Exam 3: Biological Aspects of Psychology