Exam 3: C: The Biological Basis of Behaviour

Malcolm had been a professional hockey player with a great sense of his position in space. Even after retiring from professional hockey Malcom continued to play in seniors' hockey leagues. During one of those seniors games, John (a player on the opposite team) knocked Malcolm to the ice and Malcolm hit his head hard enough to acquire brain damage. After the accident, John developed an enormous amount of guilt, which prompted him to enrol in Introduction to Psychology to learn more about brain function and neuroscience. -Malcolm relies on his ______ lobe to be aware of his and his teammates' position in space.

Brian is a 70-year-old man who has recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Because Alzheimer's Disease has a genetic component, Brian is worried that his family is also at risk of developing the neurological disorder. As the disorder progresses Brian has a difficult time remembering details about his personal life or even recognizing his own son. -In response to his disorder,Brian develops depression and his doctor prescribes an SSRI for him.Apart from serotonin,low levels of _________ are also implicated in the development of depression.

Pam has suffered from insomnia for the last few years and it really affects her everyday life. However, Pam's husband Jim claims that Pam is exaggerating and that she sleeps every night and often even snores! To prove he's right (and to help his wife), Jim asks Pam to go to a sleep clinic to test her insomnia. Jim, on the other hand, is a sleeper who routinely gets at least nine hours of sleep at night. -According to the sleep state misperception,what is most likely to happen when Pam goes to a sleep clinic

Diana (aka Wonder Woman) wakes up one morning to discover that her life will never be the same. Diana realizes that she possesses superhuman abilities-her senses and perceptions now surpass those of ordinary people! Though she does not want to show off or become the subject of government or military scientific experiments, Diana cannot help but explore her newfound powers and abilities. At first it overwhelms her, but with practice, she is able to control her superpowers. -While waiting in line at the bank,Diana hears a quiet ticking sound that no one else seems to hear.Diana follows the sound and finds a bomb in the washroom.Diana's ____________.

Mirna is walking home from school and decides to take a shortcut across a small park. As she is walking, a large dog comes running towards her, barking loudly. Mirna is terrified and feels her heart beating hard in her chest and her breathing becomes more erratic. The dog's owner comes over quickly and takes the dog away. Luckily, Mirna is not injured. She then goes home and tells the story to her roommate. -Which part of Mirna's endocrine system was activated during the incident

Ben and Lauren decide to go to a magic show for date night. The magician is supposed to be an expert in hypnosis who has previously taken complete control over the people he hypnotizes. The hypnotist can make people do crazy things like lift a car or even re-live some of their childhood memories. Ben is very excited about the magic show and believes that this type of hypnosis is real, but Lauren is more skeptical. -Lauren is still not impressed after the show and invites Ben to a class of open monitoring meditation she regularly attends.In this class,Ben is instructed to _________________________.

Malcolm had been a professional hockey player with a great sense of his position in space. Even after retiring from professional hockey Malcom continued to play in seniors' hockey leagues. During one of those seniors games, John (a player on the opposite team) knocked Malcolm to the ice and Malcolm hit his head hard enough to acquire brain damage. After the accident, John developed an enormous amount of guilt, which prompted him to enrol in Introduction to Psychology to learn more about brain function and neuroscience. -John is trying to make Malcolm feel better.John tells Malcolm that he will soon be back to normal because brains are plastic and neurogenesis will eventually take place.Is John correct

Sandy has just finished her undergraduate degree and is not sure what to do next. She could go back to her hometown and work at her mother's office where a steady job has been promised to her, or she could move with her best friend to Toronto and look for a job on her own. Sandy has a hard time making the decision and often finds her mind wandering and fantasizing about her possible futures. Sandy's roommate, Stella, has recently read a book about consciousness and is telling Sandy how consciousness changes all the time, sometimes intentionally and other times unintentionally. Stella is trying to give Sandy advice about what to do to help her make the decision. In the meantime, Sandy is working evenings as a waitress, and her shifts often end at 2 a.m. -Sandy's roommate,Stella,is most likely to have read a book about consciousness based on the work of ______________.

Sandra has wanted to be famous ever since she was a little girl, and she will do anything to be on TV. Her latest obsession is the X-Factor. Sandra is determined to be on the show despite not being the best singer. Her audition does not go as well as she would have hoped and Simon Cowell, one of the judges on the show, makes some nasty comments towards her. Those comments do not deter Sandra, and she even talks back to Simon Cowell. -Simon complains that his inner ear hurts after her performance.Simon is referring to his ___________.

Mirna is walking home from school and decides to take a shortcut across a small park. As she is walking, a large dog comes running towards her, barking loudly. Mirna is terrified and feels her heart beating hard in her chest and her breathing becomes more erratic. The dog's owner comes over quickly and takes the dog away. Luckily, Mirna is not injured. She then goes home and tells the story to her roommate. -Which part of Mirna's nervous system was activated when she saw the dog

Pam has suffered from insomnia for the last few years and it really affects her everyday life. However, Pam's husband Jim claims that Pam is exaggerating and that she sleeps every night and often even snores! To prove he's right (and to help his wife), Jim asks Pam to go to a sleep clinic to test her insomnia. Jim, on the other hand, is a sleeper who routinely gets at least nine hours of sleep at night. -Which of the following is true

Sandy has just finished her undergraduate degree and is not sure what to do next. She could go back to her hometown and work at her mother's office where a steady job has been promised to her, or she could move with her best friend to Toronto and look for a job on her own. Sandy has a hard time making the decision and often finds her mind wandering and fantasizing about her possible futures. Sandy's roommate, Stella, has recently read a book about consciousness and is telling Sandy how consciousness changes all the time, sometimes intentionally and other times unintentionally. Stella is trying to give Sandy advice about what to do to help her make the decision. In the meantime, Sandy is working evenings as a waitress, and her shifts often end at 2 a.m. -According to the unconscious thought theory,which of the following would help Sandy make the best decision

Ben and Lauren decide to go to a magic show for date night. The magician is supposed to be an expert in hypnosis who has previously taken complete control over the people he hypnotizes. The hypnotist can make people do crazy things like lift a car or even re-live some of their childhood memories. Ben is very excited about the magic show and believes that this type of hypnosis is real, but Lauren is more skeptical. -Ben is excited to go to the show because he is a smoker who is trying to quit,and he hopes hypnosis will be able to help him quit.Since Ben is a tobacco smoker you would assume he has ____ physical dependence and _____ psychological dependence.

Diem is pregnant with identical twins. She also suffers from schizophrenia. When her sons Wes and Cam are 19 years old, Wes is diagnosed with schizophrenia, but Cam is not. The twins are also different in personality: Wes is very impulsive, indulgent, and not very good at planning, while Cam is more reserved. When they have a conversation, Wes usually does all the talking and Cam the listening. -To trigger contractions during birth,Diem's _________________.

Mitch is an optometrist and his niece has asked him to come to school to talk about his profession at a job fair. Mitch is trying to impress his niece's classmates by telling them cool things about ocular health and the way the visual system works. -Mitch tells the children that hawks who hunt during the day have more ______ and great ________.

Vanessa and her friends meet each other every Sunday for brunch, and they love talking about the dreams they have experienced. Vanessa often dreams about a fire alarm going off, which she finds very distressing, so she asks the group their opinion about why they think she has been having this dream. Rachel is part of the same friend group, but dislikes the conversations about dreams because she rarely dreams and seldom remembers her dreams the following day. -Rachel spends more time in _____ sleep than her friends.

Zoe is a psychologist who studies addiction. Zoe is asked to create a presentation for high school and university students that will inform them about the dangers of using drugs and hopefully deter them from doing so. Zoe places particular emphasis on opioids, due to the current opioid epidemic. However, she will also make sure that she covers marijuana and alcohol in sufficient detail. -Zoe talks a lot about drug dependence and the effects of withdrawal to the students.A person going through cocaine withdrawal would be expected to show symptoms such as _______________.

Diana (aka Wonder Woman) wakes up one morning to discover that her life will never be the same. Diana realizes that she possesses superhuman abilities-her senses and perceptions now surpass those of ordinary people! Though she does not want to show off or become the subject of government or military scientific experiments, Diana cannot help but explore her newfound powers and abilities. At first it overwhelms her, but with practice, she is able to control her superpowers. -Diana's perceptual reality allows her to see the full spectrum of light frequencies.This means she can see not only the colours average humans can perceive,but also the ________ and the __________ spectrums.

Malcolm had been a professional hockey player with a great sense of his position in space. Even after retiring from professional hockey Malcom continued to play in seniors' hockey leagues. During one of those seniors games, John (a player on the opposite team) knocked Malcolm to the ice and Malcolm hit his head hard enough to acquire brain damage. After the accident, John developed an enormous amount of guilt, which prompted him to enrol in Introduction to Psychology to learn more about brain function and neuroscience. -Ever since the accident Malcolm can no longer concentrate and his smoking habit has increased.This is could be because the nicotine in the cigarettes is an agonist for_____ and causes _____.

Diem is pregnant with identical twins. She also suffers from schizophrenia. When her sons Wes and Cam are 19 years old, Wes is diagnosed with schizophrenia, but Cam is not. The twins are also different in personality: Wes is very impulsive, indulgent, and not very good at planning, while Cam is more reserved. When they have a conversation, Wes usually does all the talking and Cam the listening. -Based on their communication patterns,fill in the following analogy.Wes is to Cam as ______ are to _______.