Question 1

Isabella is putting mustard on her hot dog. She realises she has put on too much and sucks up some of it back into the squeeze bottle. This process is similar to

Accepted Answer

A) the action potential. 
B) receptor site bindings. 
C) binding specificity. 
D) reuptake.

Question 2

Mary put her hand on a hot stove. Which neuron is responsible for sending a pain message up her spinal column, where it would then enter into the main area of the cord?

Accepted Answer

A) Motor nerve 
B) Interneuron 
C) Sensory nerve 
D) Efferent neuron

Question 3

Which of the following nervous systems would be most aptly summarised by the phrase "rest and digest"?

Accepted Answer

A) The sympathetic system 
B) The parasympathetic system 
C) The afferent system 
D) The efferent system

Question 4

Hideki has had difficulty sleeping. His doctor wishes to examine the electrical activity of his brain during different times of the night to help determine the cause of his sleep problems. The doctor will most likely perform a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) EEG. 
B) CT scan. 
C) PET scan. 
D) MRI.

Question 5

The frontal lobe is responsible for motor function, language, and memory, as well as the job of overseeing most other mental functions. We call this ability ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The frontal lobe is responsible for motor...

Question 6

A technique that permits scientists to pinpoint the location of specific brain areas using coordinates is called

Accepted Answer

A) phrenology. 
B) the stereotaxic method. 
C) functional imaging. 
D) magnetoencephalography.

Question 7

Will people paralysed from spinal cord injury walk again someday? How does the use of stem cell research influence this important topic?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Will people paralysed from spinal cord injury...

Question 8

Kayla and Layla are twins who were separated at birth. A researcher interested in studying heredity tracks them down and speaks to their different families about the benefits that can be achieved by studying the two young girls. The girls and their different sets of parents agree to participate, and studies begin to assess various areas of the girls' lives. In order for this type of twin study to be most effective, what kind of twins should Kayla and Layla be?

Accepted Answer

A) conjoined 
B) monozygotic 
C) amorphous 
D) dizygotic

Question 9

A phenotype is

Accepted Answer

A) a person's genetic makeup. 
B) our set of observable traits. 
C) made up of dominant genes only. 
D) made up of recessive genes only.

Question 10

The pathways emanating from the RAS activate the cortex by increasing the ________ ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The pathways emanating from the RAS activate...

Question 11

Which of the following is a likely endocrine-based effect of damage to the hypothalamus?

Accepted Answer

A) Reduced use of left arm 
B) Deregulation of hormones 
C) Development of aphasia 
D) Reduced ability to reason

Question 12

Marta was in an automobile accident and suffered an injury to her brain resulting in the paralysis of her left arm. What part of Marta's brain was injured?

Accepted Answer

A) Auditory association area 
B) Motor cortex 
C) Somatosensory cortex 
D) Broca's area

Question 13

Which of the following extends from the brainstem down to the middle of the back, and is responsible for communicating information between the brain and the rest of the body?

Accepted Answer

A) Spinal cord 
B) Cerebellum 
C) Sympathetic nervous system 
D) Amygdala

Question 14

The brain is divided into several different structures at the bottom part of the brain, referred to as the "hindbrain". Which of the parts of the brain listed below is located in the hindbrain?

Accepted Answer

A) Amygdala 
B) Reticular activating system 
C) Medulla 
D) Thalamus

Question 15

Which of the following is a true statement?

Accepted Answer

A) The male sex hormone is called oestrogen. 
B) The female sex hormone is called testosterone. 
C) Both sexes manufacture some amount of the sex hormone associated with the opposite sex. 
D) Only males secrete testosterone and only females secrete oestrogen.

Question 16

The pituitary hormone that aids milk flow in nursing mothers, and that plays an essential function in both maternal and romantic love, is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) oxytocin 
B) melatonin 
C) oestrogen 
D) progesterone

Question 17

Which of the following is a commonly held misconception about heritability?

Accepted Answer

A) Heritability tells us whether or not a trait can be changed. 
B) Heritability applies to differences among individuals rather than a single individual. 
C) Heritability is a changing, never-constant number. 
D) Heritability is constant across people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Question 18

When a cognitive function relies on one cerebral hemisphere more than the other, this phenomenon is known as

Accepted Answer

A) long-term potentiation. 
B) lateralisation. 
C) self-awareness. 
D) right-brained or left-brained people.

Question 19

The part of the brain dedicated to emotion is the

Accepted Answer

A) endocrine system. 
B) limbic system. 
C) reticular activating system. 
D) lymphatic system.

Question 20

One part of the peripheral nervous system, the ________, helps us with voluntary muscle control. Your ability to voluntarily write an answer to this question, for example, is dictated by this system!

Accepted Answer

The answer of One part of the peripheral nervous system,...

Exam 3: Biological Psychology