Exam 2: C: Brain and Behavior

Discuss mirror neurons,including where they are located,how they were discovered,what their functions are in humans and primates,and how a particular childhood disorder may be caused by damages to these neurons.

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Question 21

What percent of Americans are strongly right-handed or strongly left-handed with the rest showing some inconsistency in hand preference?

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Question 22

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Question 23

After a car accident,which causes brain damage,Santos is experiencing a great deal of difficulty storing new memories about events in his life and verbal information.Santos most likely had damage to a subcortical part of the forebrain known as the __________.

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Question 24

Sam has enlarged hands and feet with his larger facial bones creating very prominent facial features.Sam most likely has a condition known as __________.

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Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a side effect of anabolic steroids?

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Question 26

Children who have premature puberty resulting in full sexual development have

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Question 27

The outer portion of the adrenal glands that secretes corticoids is called the adrenal

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Question 28

The Latin word for "left" means

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Question 29

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Question 30

The painkilling effect of placebos and acupuncture as well as the "runner's high" and the euphoria associated with childbirth are explained by the release of endorphins.

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Question 31

Which of the following statements best describes how anabolic steroids affect young adolescents?

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Question 32

If you are right-handed,which of the following statements is TRUE?

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Question 33

When the sympathetic nervous system is activated,one's salivation,digestion,and production of tears are inhibited.

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Question 34

How has the discovery of neurogenesis changed our view of the aging of the brain,the feasibility of repairing the brain,and our understanding of schizophrenia?

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Question 35

To assess the degree to which one is right-handed or left-handed,you would most likely use the

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Question 36

Anabolic steroids are a synthetic version of which hormone?

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Question 37

The only sure way to check brain dominance is to perform a medical test that involves

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Question 38

The part of the neuron that specializes in receiving messages from other neurons is the axon.

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Question 39

The side effects of anabolic steroids include

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Exam 2: C: Brain and Behavior

Discuss mirror neurons,including where they are located,how they were discovered,what their functions are in humans and primates,and how a particular childhood disorder may be caused by damages to these neurons.

What percent of Americans are strongly right-handed or strongly left-handed with the rest showing some inconsistency in hand preference?

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

After a car accident,which causes brain damage,Santos is experiencing a great deal of difficulty storing new memories about events in his life and verbal information.Santos most likely had damage to a subcortical part of the forebrain known as the __________.

Sam has enlarged hands and feet with his larger facial bones creating very prominent facial features.Sam most likely has a condition known as __________.

Which of the following is NOT a side effect of anabolic steroids?

Children who have premature puberty resulting in full sexual development have

The outer portion of the adrenal glands that secretes corticoids is called the adrenal

The Latin word for "left" means

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The painkilling effect of placebos and acupuncture as well as the "runner's high" and the euphoria associated with childbirth are explained by the release of endorphins.

Which of the following statements best describes how anabolic steroids affect young adolescents?

If you are right-handed,which of the following statements is TRUE?

When the sympathetic nervous system is activated,one's salivation,digestion,and production of tears are inhibited.

How has the discovery of neurogenesis changed our view of the aging of the brain,the feasibility of repairing the brain,and our understanding of schizophrenia?

To assess the degree to which one is right-handed or left-handed,you would most likely use the

Anabolic steroids are a synthetic version of which hormone?

The only sure way to check brain dominance is to perform a medical test that involves

The part of the neuron that specializes in receiving messages from other neurons is the axon.

The side effects of anabolic steroids include

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

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B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

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B: Conditioning and Learning

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D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

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A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

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A: Motivation and Emotion

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