Exam 3: Biological Psychology

The "binding problem" is the question of how we

Nicotine is classified as a

The resting potential of an axon is due to different distributions inside and outside the cell of

A single nerve cell, which sends and receives information, is called a

Which of the following drugs dissolves in the fats of the body and remains in the body for weeks after it is used?

The numerous short, widely branching fibers of a neuron that receive input from other neurons are known as

The main distinction between the functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain is that the left hemisphere controls __________ and the right hemisphere controls __________.

After damage to the cerebral cortex Joshua has an impairment in planning and organizing movements. Where is the damage probably located?

Al seems to have lost his motor skills. He can still move each muscle, but he cannot organize his muscle movements into a smooth, rapid sequence. Which part of his nervous system is probably damaged?

After damage to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex, what is impaired?

Symptoms of withdrawal from opiate drugs include

Someone who has control of speech in the left hemisphere and whose corpus callosum has been split can describe what he or she sees if and only if it is seen

Which of the following would NOT be considered a stimulant?

Where would you expect to find myelin?

People who have had their corpus callosum severed to treat severe epilepsy

During the action potential, just after __________ ions enter the axon, __________ ions leave, restoring the original charge.

An adult who has become blind because of damage to the eyes (with the visual cortex of the brain intact) can still

Which of the following is an example of an opiate drug?

When Otto Loewi collected the fluid from synapses that were involved in slowing a frog's heart, then injected it near the heart of a second frog, he demonstrated that

Marijuana slows the release of