Question 1

Regarding brain cells regeneration and repair, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Doctors are testing a method of treating stroke damage by injecting millions of immature nerve cells into the damaged areas of the brain. 
B) Doctors are testing a method in which drugs that speed up neurogenesis are injected into the damaged areas of the brain. 
C) Because of aging, a healthy 75-year-old brain has only about 75% of the brain cells of a healthy 25-year-old brain. 
D) Although the brain loses cells daily, it simultaneously grows new neurons to replace them. 
A) Doctors are testing a method of treating stroke damage by injecting millions of immature nerve cells into the damaged areas of the brain. 
B) Doctors are testing a method in which drugs that speed up neurogenesis are injected into the damaged areas of the brain. 
C) Because of aging, a healthy 75-year-old brain has only about 75% of the brain cells of a healthy 25-year-old brain. 
D) Although the brain loses cells daily, it simultaneously grows new neurons to replace them.

Question 2

Every time you learn something, you are reshaping your living brain, a process known as

Accepted Answer

A) brain osmosis. 
B) synaptic malleability. 
C) self-directed neuroplasticity. 
D) self-directed neural induction. 
A) brain osmosis. 
B) synaptic malleability. 
C) self-directed neuroplasticity. 
D) self-directed neural induction.

Question 3

The behavior sequence resulting from the actions of a sensory neuron, a connector neuron, and an effector cell is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) autonomic chain. 
B) cranial arc. 
C) effector reflex. 
D) reflex arc. 
A) autonomic chain. 
B) cranial arc. 
C) effector reflex. 
D) reflex arc.

Question 4

Which of the following techniques allow scientists to observe the activity of parts of the brain without doing any damage at all?

Accepted Answer

A) EEG 
B) fMRI 
C) PET scan 
D) all of these 
A) EEG 
B) fMRI 
C) PET scan 
D) all of these

Question 5

Enkephalins and endorphins are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) brain disregulators. 
B) neural inductors. 
C) neuropeptides. 
D) ion channeling agents. 
A) brain disregulators. 
B) neural inductors. 
C) neuropeptides. 
D) ion channeling agents.

Question 6

______ is the process by which nerve impulses conducted down the axons of neurons coated with myelin jump from gap to gap in the myelin layer.

Accepted Answer

A) Neuroplasticity 
B) Synaptic transmission 
C) Saltatory conduction 
D) Positive after-potential 
A) Neuroplasticity 
B) Synaptic transmission 
C) Saltatory conduction 
D) Positive after-potential

Question 7

A person exhibiting spatial neglect will have difficulty

Accepted Answer

A) making speech sounds. 
B) understanding speech. 
C) moving their right leg and arm. 
D) attending to the left side of their visual space. 
A) making speech sounds. 
B) understanding speech. 
C) moving their right leg and arm. 
D) attending to the left side of their visual space.

Question 8

Psychiatrist Daniel Langleben and his colleagues have used _____ technology to tell if a person is lying, with the front of the brain being more active when a person is lying rather than telling the truth.

Accepted Answer

A) fMRI 
B) ESB 
C) EEG 
D) ablation 
A) fMRI 
B) ESB 
C) EEG 
D) ablation

Question 9

A single neuron within a(n) ______ "listens" to the neurons that synapse with it and combines that input into an output.

Accepted Answer

A) ion channel 
B) neural network 
C) synapse channel 
D) reflex network 
A) ion channel 
B) neural network 
C) synapse channel 
D) reflex network

Question 10

Neurons are made up of dendrites, a soma, and

Accepted Answer

A) axons. 
B) synapses. 
C) diatons. 
D) peptides. 
A) axons. 
B) synapses. 
C) diatons. 
D) peptides.

Question 11

The simplest behavior sequence, organized in the spinal cord, is the

Accepted Answer

A) reflex arc. 
B) autonomic reflex. 
C) somatic reflex. 
D) central synapse. 
A) reflex arc. 
B) autonomic reflex. 
C) somatic reflex. 
D) central synapse.

Question 12

Which of the following functions is NOT controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A) utilization of the sense organs 
B) heart rate and respiration 
C) secretion of hormones 
D) digestion 
A) utilization of the sense organs 
B) heart rate and respiration 
C) secretion of hormones 
D) digestion

Question 13

When a car suddenly brakes in front of you,

Accepted Answer

A) neurilemma repair the myelin layer so that you can stop. 
B) myelin slows your response time. 
C) small gaps in the myelin speed reaction time. 
D) nerve impulses move faster through the tunnel formed by the myelin. 
A) neurilemma repair the myelin layer so that you can stop. 
B) myelin slows your response time. 
C) small gaps in the myelin speed reaction time. 
D) nerve impulses move faster through the tunnel formed by the myelin.

Question 14

Communication between neurons is considered to be a(n)____ change involving _____.

Accepted Answer

A) electrical; sodium ions 
B) electrical; neurotransmitters 
C) chemical; neurotransmitters 
D) chemical; potassium ions 
A) electrical; sodium ions 
B) electrical; neurotransmitters 
C) chemical; neurotransmitters 
D) chemical; potassium ions

Question 15

Neurons are tiny cells that

Accepted Answer

A) cannot be seen without a microscope. 
B) are made up of nerves. 
C) are scientifically classified as neurilemmas. 
D) are characterized by all of these. 
A) cannot be seen without a microscope. 
B) are made up of nerves. 
C) are scientifically classified as neurilemmas. 
D) are characterized by all of these.

Question 16

The increased size and wrinkling of the cerebral cortex in higher animals is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) cerebralization. 
B) hemispherization. 
C) corticalization. 
D) reticulation. 
A) cerebralization. 
B) hemispherization. 
C) corticalization. 
D) reticulation.

Question 17

When you touch a hot stove, neurotransmitters cause you to jerk your hand away, while the pain produced causes your brain to release

Accepted Answer

A) acetylcholines. 
B) histamines. 
C) enkephalins. 
D) neurilemmas. 
A) acetylcholines. 
B) histamines. 
C) enkephalins. 
D) neurilemmas.

Question 18

Horror movies and science fiction stories are often based on the premise that one person's brain has been surgically removed and implanted in the body of another person.This would actually be impossible because

Accepted Answer

A) damage to the brain is almost always fatal. 
B) if the corpus callosum is cut, the brain cannot function. 
C) damage to neurons in the CNS is usually considered permanent. 
D) the blood brain barriers would not protect against infection. 
A) damage to the brain is almost always fatal. 
B) if the corpus callosum is cut, the brain cannot function. 
C) damage to neurons in the CNS is usually considered permanent. 
D) the blood brain barriers would not protect against infection.

Question 19

Which area of the brain is responsible for the human intellectual superiority within the animal kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus 
B) corpus callosum 
C) cerebellum 
D) cerebral cortex 
A) hippocampus 
B) corpus callosum 
C) cerebellum 
D) cerebral cortex

Question 20

An action potential refers to the traveling of a nerve impulse along the

Accepted Answer

A) axon. 
B) dendrite. 
C) synapse. 
D) ionic membrane. 
A) axon. 
B) dendrite. 
C) synapse. 
D) ionic membrane.

Exam 2: Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Regarding brain cells regeneration and repair, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Every time you learn something, you are reshaping your living brain, a process known as

The behavior sequence resulting from the actions of a sensory neuron, a connector neuron, and an effector cell is a(n)

Which of the following techniques allow scientists to observe the activity of parts of the brain without doing any damage at all?

Enkephalins and endorphins are examples of

______ is the process by which nerve impulses conducted down the axons of neurons coated with myelin jump from gap to gap in the myelin layer.

A person exhibiting spatial neglect will have difficulty

Psychiatrist Daniel Langleben and his colleagues have used _____ technology to tell if a person is lying, with the front of the brain being more active when a person is lying rather than telling the truth.

A single neuron within a(n) ______ "listens" to the neurons that synapse with it and combines that input into an output.

Neurons are made up of dendrites, a soma, and

The simplest behavior sequence, organized in the spinal cord, is the

Which of the following functions is NOT controlled by the autonomic nervous system?

When a car suddenly brakes in front of you,

Communication between neurons is considered to be a(n)____ change involving _____.

Neurons are tiny cells that

The increased size and wrinkling of the cerebral cortex in higher animals is referred to as

When you touch a hot stove, neurotransmitters cause you to jerk your hand away, while the pain produced causes your brain to release

Horror movies and science fiction stories are often based on the premise that one person's brain has been surgically removed and implanted in the body of another person.This would actually be impossible because

Which area of the brain is responsible for the human intellectual superiority within the animal kingdom?

An action potential refers to the traveling of a nerve impulse along the

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 B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: 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

Communication between neurons is considered to be a(n) change involving _.