Exam 3: A:The Biological Bases of Behaviour

How are hormones transported throughout the body?

In summarizing recent research in neuroscience, science writer Ronald Kotulak concluded which of the following periods to be critically important to an individual's brain development?

Which of the following comparison groups has a significant similarity with adopted children, based on research on adopted children and intelligence?

What is a person's genotype?

Which lobe of the brain, when electrically stimulated, causes people to report physical sensations as if they had been touched, for example, on the arm?

Milo's doctors believe he might have schizophrenia, but before they make their final diagnosis they want to study detailed, three-dimensional images of Milo's brain structures. Which technique are the doctors most likely to use in this case?

As Trevor is running, what area of his brain is sending signals to his muscles so that they will move?

Zeke has no problem understanding what other people say to him, but he has difficulty producing spoken language. If Zeke's problem stems from damage to the cerebral cortex, where do you expect the damage to be?

What is the term for the specific pattern of genes that an individual inherits at conception?

By altering brain structures, an evil scientist has created superheroes who have specialized powers or abilities. One of these superheroes is absolutely fearless and willing to undertake extremely dangerous missions. In this case, what brain structure was most likely altered?

As Trevor plans out his day, which area of his brain is processing these higher-level thoughts?

Vivian has been experiencing unexplained flashes of light and colour, even when her eyes are closed. She recently saw a neurologist who located a small brain tumour. Where is Vivian's tumour likely to be located?

If our planet were a place where each individual has the opportunity to acquire all necessary resources (including mates) and each individual reproduces one offspring in his or her lifetime, what impact would this have on the process of evolution by natural selection?

Which of the following is known about action potentials?

The voltage at a receptor site has just changed from -70 millivolts to -75 millivolts. What caused the change?

Which system is malfunctioning for individuals who have hormonal imbalances?

Which structure connects the two cerebral hemispheres?

Brenda was startled when a large shadow unexpectedly passed across her living room window. When she realized that it was just a cloud passing in front of the full moon, her racing heart began to slow and her blood pressure started to return to normal. What triggered the reactions as Brenda began to relax?

If you knew that a surgeon was about to do a surgery in which the cerebral hemispheres of the brain would be surgically disconnected, who is he going to operate on?

If a right-handed subject whose corpus callosum has been cut were asked to reproduce a drawing, what could we predict?