Question 1

Rapid eye movement is descriptive of or occurs during

Accepted Answer

A)  slow-wave sleep. 
B)  paradoxical sleep. 
C)  both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep. 
D)  neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep. 
A)  slow-wave sleep. 
B)  paradoxical sleep. 
C)  both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep. 
D)  neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep.

Question 2

EEG arousal is the recording of brain activity of someone who has just been awakened from sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The EEG tracing of a relaxed individual who has closed eyes and is not concentrating on anything in particular is mainly an alpha rhythm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Persons suffering from anterograde amnesia continually have short-lived, rapidly changing perceptions of events that they have only imagined, but then cannot recall them later as a consequence of an inability to translate these "false memories" from short-term to long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

This part of the brain is thought to control the various states of consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebral cortex 
B)  reticular activating system 
C)  thalamus 
D)  cerebellum 
E)  hippocampus 
A)  cerebral cortex 
B)  reticular activating system 
C)  thalamus 
D)  cerebellum 
E)  hippocampus

Question 6

Damage to that part of the brain known as Wernicke's area is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  cause difficulty in recognizing faces. 
B)  be associated with impairment of procedural memory. 
C)  impair comprehension of language. 
D)  impair one's ability to speak. 
E)  cause blindness. 
A)  cause difficulty in recognizing faces. 
B)  be associated with impairment of procedural memory. 
C)  impair comprehension of language. 
D)  impair one's ability to speak. 
E)  cause blindness.

Question 7

Neurotransmitters involved in the reward pathways include enkephalin, dopamine, and epinephrine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Lack of an adequate amount of sleep at its worst can cause death, as well as serious memory retention and learning difficulties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Administration of chlorpromazine to a rat that has an electrode implanted in the lateral hypothalamus will cause an increase in rate of the rat's self-stimulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The most nearly correct sequence of activation of brain areas when one responds in writing to a verbal command is:

Accepted Answer

A)  primary auditory cortex; Wernicke's area; Broca's area; supplementary motor cortex; primary motor cortex. 
B)  primary auditory cortex; Broca's area; supplementary motor cortex; Wernicke's area; primary motor cortex. 
C)  primary auditory cortex; Broca's area; Wernicke's area; supplementary motor cortex; primary motor cortex. 
D)  primary auditory cortex; Broca's area; Wernicke's area; primary motor cortex; supplementary motor cortex. 
E)  primary auditory cortex; Wernicke's area; Broca's area; primary motor cortex; supplementary motor cortex. 
A)  primary auditory cortex; Wernicke's area; Broca's area; supplementary motor cortex; primary motor cortex. 
B)  primary auditory cortex; Broca's area; supplementary motor cortex; Wernicke's area; primary motor cortex. 
C)  primary auditory cortex; Broca's area; Wernicke's area; supplementary motor cortex; primary motor cortex. 
D)  primary auditory cortex; Broca's area; Wernicke's area; primary motor cortex; supplementary motor cortex. 
E)  primary auditory cortex; Wernicke's area; Broca's area; primary motor cortex; supplementary motor cortex.

Question 11

About 3%-5% of school-aged children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This neurobehavioral problem is anatomically linked, primarily, to which area of dysfunction in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  basal nuclei 
B)  pituitary gland 
C)  prefrontal cerebral cortex 
D)  both basal nuclei and pituitary gland 
E)  both basal nuclei and prefrontal cerebral cortex 
A)  basal nuclei 
B)  pituitary gland 
C)  prefrontal cerebral cortex 
D)  both basal nuclei and pituitary gland 
E)  both basal nuclei and prefrontal cerebral cortex

Question 12

It is believed that the rhythmic patterns of the EEG most likely originate from this structure in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus 
B)  thalamus 
C)  basal ganglia 
D)  cerebellum 
E)  hippocampus 
A)  hypothalamus 
B)  thalamus 
C)  basal ganglia 
D)  cerebellum 
E)  hippocampus

Question 13

Habituation to a stimulus

Accepted Answer

A)  is due to receptor fatigue. 
B)  is a result of decreased neurotransmitter release secondary to decreased calcium influx at synaptic terminals. 
C)  can be overcome by a stronger stimulus of the same type. 
D)  both "is due to receptor fatigue" and "can be overcome by a stronger stimulus of the same type" are correct. 
E)  both "is a result of decreased neurotransmitter release secondary to decreased calcium influx at synaptic terminals" and "can be overcome by a stronger stimulus of the same type" are correct. 
A)  is due to receptor fatigue. 
B)  is a result of decreased neurotransmitter release secondary to decreased calcium influx at synaptic terminals. 
C)  can be overcome by a stronger stimulus of the same type. 
D)  both "is due to receptor fatigue" and "can be overcome by a stronger stimulus of the same type" are correct. 
E)  both "is a result of decreased neurotransmitter release secondary to decreased calcium influx at synaptic terminals" and "can be overcome by a stronger stimulus of the same type" are correct.

Question 14

The alpha rhythm is the most prominent EEG pattern when an adult is

Accepted Answer

A)  in REM sleep. 
B)  in non-REM sleep. 
C)  awake and relaxed with eyes open. 
D)  awake and thinking hard about something. 
A)  in REM sleep. 
B)  in non-REM sleep. 
C)  awake and relaxed with eyes open. 
D)  awake and thinking hard about something.

Question 15

About 3%-5% of school-aged children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This neurobehavioral problem is anatomically linked, primarily, to which area of dysfunction in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  basal nuclei 
B)  pituitary gland 
C)  prefrontal cerebral cortex 
D)  both basal nuclei and pituitary gland 
E)  both basal nuclei and prefrontal cerebral cortex 
A)  basal nuclei 
B)  pituitary gland 
C)  prefrontal cerebral cortex 
D)  both basal nuclei and pituitary gland 
E)  both basal nuclei and prefrontal cerebral cortex

Question 16

Regarding schizophrenia,

Accepted Answer

A)  people with schizophrenia frequently have disorders of sensory awareness. 
B)  treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease. 
C)  lithium carbonate is the most common drug prescribed for schizophrenia. 
D)  both "people with schizophrenia frequently have disorders of sensory awareness" and "treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease" are correct. 
E)  both "treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease" and "lithium carbonate is the most common drug prescribed for schizophrenia" are correct. 
A)  people with schizophrenia frequently have disorders of sensory awareness. 
B)  treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease. 
C)  lithium carbonate is the most common drug prescribed for schizophrenia. 
D)  both "people with schizophrenia frequently have disorders of sensory awareness" and "treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease" are correct. 
E)  both "treatment of schizophrenia may result in symptoms of Parkinson's disease" and "lithium carbonate is the most common drug prescribed for schizophrenia" are correct.

Question 17

A person with bilateral damage to the hippocampus will probably

Accepted Answer

A)  suffer from aphasia. 
B)  develop symptoms of Parkinson's disease. 
C)  suffer impairment of consolidation of declarative memory. 
D)  have difficulty learning new physical skills. 
E)  experience all of the choices. 
A)  suffer from aphasia. 
B)  develop symptoms of Parkinson's disease. 
C)  suffer impairment of consolidation of declarative memory. 
D)  have difficulty learning new physical skills. 
E)  experience all of the choices.

Question 18

Working memory is labile and can be lost in response to any condition that interrupts electrical activity of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

EEG with waves of high amplitude and low frequency is descriptive of or occurs during

Accepted Answer

A)  slow-wave sleep. 
B)  paradoxical sleep. 
C)  both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep. 
D)  neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep. 
A)  slow-wave sleep. 
B)  paradoxical sleep. 
C)  both slow-wave sleep and paradoxical sleep. 
D)  neither slow-wave sleep nor paradoxical sleep.

Question 20

Dreaming occurs when one is in NREM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Rapid eye movement is descriptive of or occurs during

EEG arousal is the recording of brain activity of someone who has just been awakened from sleep.

The EEG tracing of a relaxed individual who has closed eyes and is not concentrating on anything in particular is mainly an alpha rhythm.

Persons suffering from anterograde amnesia continually have short-lived, rapidly changing perceptions of events that they have only imagined, but then cannot recall them later as a consequence of an inability to translate these "false memories" from short-term to long-term memory.

This part of the brain is thought to control the various states of consciousness.

Damage to that part of the brain known as Wernicke's area is likely to

Neurotransmitters involved in the reward pathways include enkephalin, dopamine, and epinephrine.

Lack of an adequate amount of sleep at its worst can cause death, as well as serious memory retention and learning difficulties.

Administration of chlorpromazine to a rat that has an electrode implanted in the lateral hypothalamus will cause an increase in rate of the rat's self-stimulation.

The most nearly correct sequence of activation of brain areas when one responds in writing to a verbal command is:

About 3%-5% of school-aged children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This neurobehavioral problem is anatomically linked, primarily, to which area of dysfunction in the brain?

It is believed that the rhythmic patterns of the EEG most likely originate from this structure in the brain.

Habituation to a stimulus

The alpha rhythm is the most prominent EEG pattern when an adult is

About 3%-5% of school-aged children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This neurobehavioral problem is anatomically linked, primarily, to which area of dysfunction in the brain?

Regarding schizophrenia,

A person with bilateral damage to the hippocampus will probably

Working memory is labile and can be lost in response to any condition that interrupts electrical activity of the brain.

EEG with waves of high amplitude and low frequency is descriptive of or occurs during

Dreaming occurs when one is in NREM sleep.

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Exam 8: Consciousness, the Brain, and Behavior

Rapid eye movement is descriptive of or occurs during

EEG arousal is the recording of brain activity of someone who has just been awakened from sleep.

The EEG tracing of a relaxed individual who has closed eyes and is not concentrating on anything in particular is mainly an alpha rhythm.

Persons suffering from anterograde amnesia continually have short-lived, rapidly changing perceptions of events that they have only imagined, but then cannot recall them later as a consequence of an inability to translate these "false memories" from short-term to long-term memory.

This part of the brain is thought to control the various states of consciousness.

Damage to that part of the brain known as Wernicke's area is likely to

Neurotransmitters involved in the reward pathways include enkephalin, dopamine, and epinephrine.

Lack of an adequate amount of sleep at its worst can cause death, as well as serious memory retention and learning difficulties.

Administration of chlorpromazine to a rat that has an electrode implanted in the lateral hypothalamus will cause an increase in rate of the rat's self-stimulation.

The most nearly correct sequence of activation of brain areas when one responds in writing to a verbal command is:

About 3%-5% of school-aged children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This neurobehavioral problem is anatomically linked, primarily, to which area of dysfunction in the brain?

It is believed that the rhythmic patterns of the EEG most likely originate from this structure in the brain.

Habituation to a stimulus

The alpha rhythm is the most prominent EEG pattern when an adult is

About 3%-5% of school-aged children are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This neurobehavioral problem is anatomically linked, primarily, to which area of dysfunction in the brain?

Regarding schizophrenia,

A person with bilateral damage to the hippocampus will probably

Working memory is labile and can be lost in response to any condition that interrupts electrical activity of the brain.

EEG with waves of high amplitude and low frequency is descriptive of or occurs during

Dreaming occurs when one is in NREM sleep.

Homeostasis: a Framework for Human Physiology

Chemical Composition of the Body and Its Relation to Physiology

Cellular Structure, Proteins, and Metabolic Pathways

Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes

Cell Signaling in Physiology

Neuronal Signaling and the Structure of the Nervous System

Sensory Physiology

Muscle

Control of Body Movement

The Endocrine System

Cardiovascular Physiology

Respiratory Physiology

The Kidneys and Regulation of Water and Inorganic Ions

The Digestion and Absorption of Food

Regulation of Organic Metabolism and Energy Balance

Reproduction

The Immune System

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