Question 1

Brain activity is the source of ​

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A)  human consciousness. 
B)  behavior. 
C)  ​intelligence. 
D)  ​all of these. 
A)  human consciousness. 
B)  behavior. 
C)  ​intelligence. 
D)  ​all of these.

Question 2

The association area for the understanding of language for 95 percent of all people is located in the __________ lobe.

Accepted Answer

A)  left frontal 
B)  right frontal 
C)  left temporal 
D)  right temporal 
A)  left frontal 
B)  right frontal 
C)  left temporal 
D)  right temporal

Question 3

Although there is growing evidence of its role in cognition and emotion, which part of the brain primarily regulates posture, muscle tone, and muscular coordination?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  limbic system 
A)  hypothalamus 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  hippocampus 
D)  limbic system

Question 4

Regarding handedness, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Left-handed persons are generally more lateralized than those who are right-handed. 
B)  Left-handed persons recover more quickly from brain injury than do right-handed persons. 
C)  Right-handed persons seem to have better than average pitch memory as compared to left-handed persons. 
D)  Right-handed persons tend to outperform left-handed persons on average arithmetic skills as well as higher forms of mathematics. 
A)  Left-handed persons are generally more lateralized than those who are right-handed. 
B)  Left-handed persons recover more quickly from brain injury than do right-handed persons. 
C)  Right-handed persons seem to have better than average pitch memory as compared to left-handed persons. 
D)  Right-handed persons tend to outperform left-handed persons on average arithmetic skills as well as higher forms of mathematics.

Question 5

How many different transmitter chemicals are found in the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer than 10 
B)  approximately 25 
C)  approximately 50 
D)  more than 100 
A)  fewer than 10 
B)  approximately 25 
C)  approximately 50 
D)  more than 100

Question 6

The inability to identify visually-presented objects is referred to as visual

Accepted Answer

A)  agnosia. 
B)  aphasia. 
C)  lateralization. 
D)  sclerosis. 
A)  agnosia. 
B)  aphasia. 
C)  lateralization. 
D)  sclerosis.

Question 7

As Molly is cutting roses, a thorn pricks her finger, and Molly automatically withdraws her hand.This simple protective mechanism of the body is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  inductor arc. 
B)  conditioned behavior. 
C)  neuro-conductor response. 
D)  reflex arc. 
A)  inductor arc. 
B)  conditioned behavior. 
C)  neuro-conductor response. 
D)  reflex arc.

Question 8

A glandular secretion that affects body functions and behavior is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  a neurotransmitter. 
B)  neurilemma. 
C)  enkephalin. 
D)  a hormone. 
A)  a neurotransmitter. 
B)  neurilemma. 
C)  enkephalin. 
D)  a hormone.

Question 9

The peripheral system is the intricate network of nerves that carries information to and from the __________ nervous system.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

When a nerve impulse travels along an axon at about 200 miles per hour, then you know that

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A)  polarization has begun. 
B)  an action potential is occurring. 
C)  a negative after-potential has been completed. 
D)  a synaptic potential is impossible. 
A)  polarization has begun. 
B)  an action potential is occurring. 
C)  a negative after-potential has been completed. 
D)  a synaptic potential is impossible.

Question 11

In order to determine if Marta had a stroke, the doctors used a computer-enhanced X-ray image of her brain, a technique known as an fMRI.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The "runner's high" and the euphoria sometimes associated with childbirth, painful initiation rites, and sports parachuting are due to the release of

Accepted Answer

A)  acetylcholine. 
B)  endorphins. 
C)  neurilemma. 
D)  epinephrine. 
A)  acetylcholine. 
B)  endorphins. 
C)  neurilemma. 
D)  epinephrine.

Question 13

A person suffering from hypothyroidism will tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  be thin, tense, excitable, and nervous. 
B)  exhibit inactivity, sleepiness, slowness, obesity, and depression. 
C)  have a powerful craving for the taste of salt. 
D)  have enlarged arms, hands, feet, and facial bones. 
A)  be thin, tense, excitable, and nervous. 
B)  exhibit inactivity, sleepiness, slowness, obesity, and depression. 
C)  have a powerful craving for the taste of salt. 
D)  have enlarged arms, hands, feet, and facial bones.

Question 14

One of your college friends who is an athlete tells you that he is thinking about using anabolic steroids in order to "bulk up" his muscle growth and improve his athletic performance.After reading the section on the endocrine system, what would you tell him regarding the effectiveness and side effects of using steroids?

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that almost all majo

Question 15

Injury to even small areas of which brain part can cause deafness, blindness, or loss of any other sense, except smell?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Gina was asked to throw a ball, to kick a ball, to look through a telescope, to listen to a phone, and to write her name.The examiner observed which hand, foot, eye, and ear Gina used to perform these tasks.Gina was being assessed for __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Gina was asked to throw a ball,...

Question 17

Differences between the two sides of the body, especially differences in the abilities of the brain hemispheres, is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ​ablation. 
B)  ​corticalization. 
C)  ​lateralization. 
D)  ​neuroplasticity. 
A)  ​ablation. 
B)  ​corticalization. 
C)  ​lateralization. 
D)  ​neuroplasticity.

Question 18

Jessie is a psychologist who specializes in how a person's biological processes, brain, and nervous system are related to behavior.Jessie would be referred to as a

Accepted Answer

A)  neurogenic psychologist. 
B)  biopsychologist. 
C)  physiological behaviorist. 
D)  cranial behaviorist. 
A)  neurogenic psychologist. 
B)  biopsychologist. 
C)  physiological behaviorist. 
D)  cranial behaviorist.

Question 19

By altering metabolism, which gland can have a sizable effect on personality with overactivity of this gland causing excitability and nervousness and underactivity of this gland causing lethargy and sleepiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  pineal 
B)  pituitary 
C)  adrenal 
D)  thyroid 
A)  pineal 
B)  pituitary 
C)  adrenal 
D)  thyroid

Question 20

The charge that exists across the nerve cell membrane is a result of differing

Accepted Answer

A)  amounts of DNA and RNA. 
B)  types of neurotransmitters on either side of the nerve cell membrane. 
C)  types of neurons inside and outside the nerve cell membrane. 
D)  concentrations of ions on either side of the nerve cell membrane. 
A)  amounts of DNA and RNA. 
B)  types of neurotransmitters on either side of the nerve cell membrane. 
C)  types of neurons inside and outside the nerve cell membrane. 
D)  concentrations of ions on either side of the nerve cell membrane.

Brain activity is the source of

The association area for the understanding of language for 95 percent of all people is located in the __________ lobe.

Although there is growing evidence of its role in cognition and emotion, which part of the brain primarily regulates posture, muscle tone, and muscular coordination?

Regarding handedness, which of the following statements is TRUE?

How many different transmitter chemicals are found in the brain?

The inability to identify visually-presented objects is referred to as visual

As Molly is cutting roses, a thorn pricks her finger, and Molly automatically withdraws her hand.This simple protective mechanism of the body is known as a(n)

A glandular secretion that affects body functions and behavior is known as

The peripheral system is the intricate network of nerves that carries information to and from the __________ nervous system.

When a nerve impulse travels along an axon at about 200 miles per hour, then you know that

In order to determine if Marta had a stroke, the doctors used a computer-enhanced X-ray image of her brain, a technique known as an fMRI.

The "runner's high" and the euphoria sometimes associated with childbirth, painful initiation rites, and sports parachuting are due to the release of

A person suffering from hypothyroidism will tend to

Injury to even small areas of which brain part can cause deafness, blindness, or loss of any other sense, except smell?

Gina was asked to throw a ball, to kick a ball, to look through a telescope, to listen to a phone, and to write her name.The examiner observed which hand, foot, eye, and ear Gina used to perform these tasks.Gina was being assessed for __________.

Differences between the two sides of the body, especially differences in the abilities of the brain hemispheres, is called

Jessie is a psychologist who specializes in how a person's biological processes, brain, and nervous system are related to behavior.Jessie would be referred to as a

By altering metabolism, which gland can have a sizable effect on personality with overactivity of this gland causing excitability and nervousness and underactivity of this gland causing lethargy and sleepiness?

The charge that exists across the nerve cell membrane is a result of differing

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Brain activity is the source of ​

The association area for the understanding of language for 95 percent of all people is located in the __________ lobe.

Although there is growing evidence of its role in cognition and emotion, which part of the brain primarily regulates posture, muscle tone, and muscular coordination?

Regarding handedness, which of the following statements is TRUE?

How many different transmitter chemicals are found in the brain?

The inability to identify visually-presented objects is referred to as visual

As Molly is cutting roses, a thorn pricks her finger, and Molly automatically withdraws her hand.This simple protective mechanism of the body is known as a(n)

A glandular secretion that affects body functions and behavior is known as

The peripheral system is the intricate network of nerves that carries information to and from the __________ nervous system.

When a nerve impulse travels along an axon at about 200 miles per hour, then you know that

In order to determine if Marta had a stroke, the doctors used a computer-enhanced X-ray image of her brain, a technique known as an fMRI.

The "runner's high" and the euphoria sometimes associated with childbirth, painful initiation rites, and sports parachuting are due to the release of

A person suffering from hypothyroidism will tend to

Injury to even small areas of which brain part can cause deafness, blindness, or loss of any other sense, except smell?

Gina was asked to throw a ball, to kick a ball, to look through a telescope, to listen to a phone, and to write her name.The examiner observed which hand, foot, eye, and ear Gina used to perform these tasks.Gina was being assessed for __________.

Differences between the two sides of the body, especially differences in the abilities of the brain hemispheres, is called

Jessie is a psychologist who specializes in how a person's biological processes, brain, and nervous system are related to behavior.Jessie would be referred to as a

By altering metabolism, which gland can have a sizable effect on personality with overactivity of this gland causing excitability and nervousness and underactivity of this gland causing lethargy and sleepiness?

The charge that exists across the nerve cell membrane is a result of differing

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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Brain activity is the source of