Question 1

A nerve cell carrying information from your brain to muscles and glands is called a sensory neuron.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Regarding handedness, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The finding that left-handed persons are more accident-prone may really be a result of having to live in a right-handed world. 
B) Left-handed locomotive engineers have higher accident rates with a possible cause being that the locomotive controls were designed for the right hand. 
C) The shortage of very old lefties may reflect that more left-handed children were forced to become right-handed, so the lefties are masquerading as righties. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) The finding that left-handed persons are more accident-prone may really be a result of having to live in a right-handed world. 
B) Left-handed locomotive engineers have higher accident rates with a possible cause being that the locomotive controls were designed for the right hand. 
C) The shortage of very old lefties may reflect that more left-handed children were forced to become right-handed, so the lefties are masquerading as righties. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 3

Regarding handedness, which of the following is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Students who are extremely gifted in math are much more likely to be left-handed or ambidextrous. 
B) Left-handed persons typically experience more language loss after damage to the brain and recover more slowly than right-handed persons. 
C) Left-handers are more symmetrical in eye dominance, fingerprints, and foot size than right-handers. 
D) The physical size and shape of the two cerebral hemispheres are more alike in lefties than in righties. 
A) Students who are extremely gifted in math are much more likely to be left-handed or ambidextrous. 
B) Left-handed persons typically experience more language loss after damage to the brain and recover more slowly than right-handed persons. 
C) Left-handers are more symmetrical in eye dominance, fingerprints, and foot size than right-handers. 
D) The physical size and shape of the two cerebral hemispheres are more alike in lefties than in righties.

Question 4

The ____________________ is the part of the forebrain that stores lasting verbal memories.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ is the part of the...

Question 5

The physical size and shape of the two cerebral hemispheres of left-handed persons is more alike than that of right-handed persons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The longitudinal fissure separates the

Accepted Answer

A) midbrain and hindbrain. 
B) forebrain and midbrain. 
C) frontal and temporal lobes. 
D) right and left hemispheres. 
A) midbrain and hindbrain. 
B) forebrain and midbrain. 
C) frontal and temporal lobes. 
D) right and left hemispheres.

Question 7

Clear hand preferences can be determined

Accepted Answer

A) in fetal ultrasound images. 
B) by age 6 months. 
C) by age 18 months. 
D) by age 36 months. 
A) in fetal ultrasound images. 
B) by age 6 months. 
C) by age 18 months. 
D) by age 36 months.

Question 8

Clark was skateboarding and fell backwards hitting his head.He told his friends that he "saw stars" because he hit the ____________________ lobe of the brain when he fell.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Clark was skateboarding and fell backwards hitting...

Question 9

The _____ is a bundle of about 200 million nerve fibers that handles communication between the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

Accepted Answer

A) reticular formation 
B) limbic system 
C) corpus callosum 
D) hippocampus 
A) reticular formation 
B) limbic system 
C) corpus callosum 
D) hippocampus

Question 10

The hypothalamus, the hippocampus, the amygdala, and parts of the thalamus make up the ____________________ system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The hypothalamus, the hippocampus, the amygdala, and...

Question 11

Describe Haier and his associates' experiment on brain efficiency, including a description of the brain technique they used.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that Haier used posi

Question 12

During an action potential, the axon's ion channels pop open to allow chlorine ions to rush into the axon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Within the nucleus of the cell body is the _____ that transcribes information in the genes into RNA, which makes the substances that the neuron needs to live and function.

Accepted Answer

A) cytoplasm 
B) mitochondria 
C) nucleolus 
D) lysosome 
A) cytoplasm 
B) mitochondria 
C) nucleolus 
D) lysosome

Question 14

Nerve gases prevent the normal breakdown and inactivation of which neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholine 
B) dopamine 
C) histamine 
D) serotonin 
A) acetylcholine 
B) dopamine 
C) histamine 
D) serotonin

Question 15

The central nervous system is composed of the autonomic and somatic systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In general, left-handed people _____ than right-handed people.

Accepted Answer

A) have more difficulty learning math 
B) have less symmetry between the right and left side of their body 
C) have more difficulty visualizing three-dimensional objects 
D) recover more easily from brain injury 
A) have more difficulty learning math 
B) have less symmetry between the right and left side of their body 
C) have more difficulty visualizing three-dimensional objects 
D) recover more easily from brain injury

Question 17

Caleb fell out of his tree house and hit his head.To help rule out brain damage, the doctors at the hospital put Caleb in a chamber in which sound waves were utilized to give the doctors a three-dimension picture of Caleb's brain.The doctors were using a technique known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Caleb fell out of his tree house...

Question 18

The frontal lobe is separated from the parietal lobe by the _____, while the frontal lobe is separated from the temporal lobe by the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) myelin channel; reticular formation 
B) reticular formation; myelin channel 
C) central sulcus; Sylvian fissure 
D) Sylvian fissure; central sulcus 
A) myelin channel; reticular formation 
B) reticular formation; myelin channel 
C) central sulcus; Sylvian fissure 
D) Sylvian fissure; central sulcus

Question 19

If you gesture more with your left hand, you probably process language

Accepted Answer

A) in your right hemisphere. 
B) in your left hemisphere. 
C) more inefficiently than if you gestured with your right hand. 
D) in both hemispheres, since you do not have a dominant hemisphere. 
A) in your right hemisphere. 
B) in your left hemisphere. 
C) more inefficiently than if you gestured with your right hand. 
D) in both hemispheres, since you do not have a dominant hemisphere.

Question 20

Superior human intelligence is related to the fact that humans have brains with larger cerebellums.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Extension C: Brain and Behavior

A nerve cell carrying information from your brain to muscles and glands is called a sensory neuron.

Regarding handedness, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Regarding handedness, which of the following is FALSE?

The ____________________ is the part of the forebrain that stores lasting verbal memories.

The physical size and shape of the two cerebral hemispheres of left-handed persons is more alike than that of right-handed persons.

The longitudinal fissure separates the

Clear hand preferences can be determined

Clark was skateboarding and fell backwards hitting his head.He told his friends that he "saw stars" because he hit the ____________________ lobe of the brain when he fell.

The _____ is a bundle of about 200 million nerve fibers that handles communication between the left and right cerebral hemispheres.

The hypothalamus, the hippocampus, the amygdala, and parts of the thalamus make up the ____________________ system.

Describe Haier and his associates' experiment on brain efficiency, including a description of the brain technique they used.

During an action potential, the axon's ion channels pop open to allow chlorine ions to rush into the axon.

Within the nucleus of the cell body is the _____ that transcribes information in the genes into RNA, which makes the substances that the neuron needs to live and function.

Nerve gases prevent the normal breakdown and inactivation of which neurotransmitter?

The central nervous system is composed of the autonomic and somatic systems.

In general, left-handed people _____ than right-handed people.

Caleb fell out of his tree house and hit his head.To help rule out brain damage, the doctors at the hospital put Caleb in a chamber in which sound waves were utilized to give the doctors a three-dimension picture of Caleb's brain.The doctors were using a technique known as ____________________.

The frontal lobe is separated from the parietal lobe by the _____, while the frontal lobe is separated from the temporal lobe by the _____.

If you gesture more with your left hand, you probably process language

Superior human intelligence is related to the fact that humans have brains with larger cerebellums.

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

The frontal lobe is separated from the parietal lobe by the _, while the frontal lobe is separated from the temporal lobe by the _.