Question 1

What are ions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positively charged particles 
B)  Positively and negatively charged particles 
C)  Negatively charged particles 
D)  Neutral particles 
A)  Positively charged particles 
B)  Positively and negatively charged particles 
C)  Negatively charged particles 
D)  Neutral particles

Question 2

The two main parts of the cerebral cortex are known as the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  corpus callosums 
B)  cerebral hemispheres 
C)  medullas 
D)  temporal lobes 
A)  corpus callosums 
B)  cerebral hemispheres 
C)  medullas 
D)  temporal lobes

Question 3

What is an implication of the use of prenatal genetic testing?

Accepted Answer

Genetic testing of fetuses in the mother

Question 4

Why are humans around the world able to do a lot of similar things like walking,talking,sleeping,and thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because all humans possess 99.9 percent of the same genes 
B)  Because our ancestors did all these things in common 
C)  Because humans are the only species in the world who are able to do all these things 
D)  Because all humans are born and built alike 
A)  Because all humans possess 99.9 percent of the same genes 
B)  Because our ancestors did all these things in common 
C)  Because humans are the only species in the world who are able to do all these things 
D)  Because all humans are born and built alike

Question 5

The pituitary gland is controlled by the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  amygdala 
D)  thalamus 
A)  hypothalamus 
B)  hippocampus 
C)  amygdala 
D)  thalamus

Question 6

Which brain hemisphere is primarily associated with language and logic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Right 
B)  Neither 
C)  Left 
D)  Both 
A)  Right 
B)  Neither 
C)  Left 
D)  Both

Question 7

Which technique measures over several minutes the average amount of brain activity in different regions by showing each region's consumption of sugar glucose?

Accepted Answer

A)  PET 
B)  MRI 
C)  CAT 
D)  EEG 
A)  PET 
B)  MRI 
C)  CAT 
D)  EEG

What are ions?

The two main parts of the cerebral cortex are known as the ____.

What is an implication of the use of prenatal genetic testing?

Why are humans around the world able to do a lot of similar things like walking,talking,sleeping,and thinking?

The pituitary gland is controlled by the ____.

Which brain hemisphere is primarily associated with language and logic?

Which technique measures over several minutes the average amount of brain activity in different regions by showing each region's consumption of sugar glucose?

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Exam 2: Neural and Genetic Bases of Behavior

What are ions?

The two main parts of the cerebral cortex are known as the ____.

What is an implication of the use of prenatal genetic testing?

Why are humans around the world able to do a lot of similar things like walking,talking,sleeping,and thinking?

The pituitary gland is controlled by the ____.

Which brain hemisphere is primarily associated with language and logic?

Which technique measures over several minutes the average amount of brain activity in different regions by showing each region's consumption of sugar glucose?

Psychology As a Science

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language, thinking, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders and Their Treatment

Stress, coping, and Health

Social Behavior

Filters