Question 1

People with Williams syndrome tend to look like

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A)  leprechauns. 
B)  their fathers more than their mothers. 
C)  Williams. 
D)  their mothers more than their fathers. 
E)  hippies. 
A)  leprechauns. 
B)  their fathers more than their mothers. 
C)  Williams. 
D)  their mothers more than their fathers. 
E)  hippies. A

Question 2

Tinnitus in adults

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A)  is ringing in the ears. 
B)  leads to degeneration restricted to the contralateral auditory cortex. 
C)  leads to a reorganization of primary auditory cortex. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C 
A)  is ringing in the ears. 
B)  leads to degeneration restricted to the contralateral auditory cortex. 
C)  leads to a reorganization of primary auditory cortex. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C E

Question 3

Sperry's experiments on eye-rotation in frogs led to an influential hypothesis that explains how growth cones find their way to their targets: the

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A)  radial glial hypothesis. 
B)  cell-adhesion hypothesis. 
C)  chemoaffinity hypothesis. 
D)  growth cone hypothesis 
E)  CAM hypothesis 
A)  radial glial hypothesis. 
B)  cell-adhesion hypothesis. 
C)  chemoaffinity hypothesis. 
D)  growth cone hypothesis 
E)  CAM hypothesis C

Question 4

Most of the cell death associated with early development of the brain is

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A)  necrotic. 
B)  passive. 
C)  apoptotic. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C 
A)  necrotic. 
B)  passive. 
C)  apoptotic. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C

Question 5

Early experience and the resulting changes in neural activity fine-tune subsequent stages of normal __________ .

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The answer of Early experience and the resulting changes in...

Question 6

The neural groove develops into the neural

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A)  tube. 
B)  plate. 
C)  mesoderm. 
D)  endoderm. 
E)  cord. 
A)  tube. 
B)  plate. 
C)  mesoderm. 
D)  endoderm. 
E)  cord.

Question 7

Many new neural tube cells migrate radially

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A)  along axons of other neurons. 
B)  along radial glial cells. 
C)  to the ventricular zone. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  along axons of other neurons. 
B)  along radial glial cells. 
C)  to the ventricular zone. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 8

The prefrontal cortex seems to play a role in

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A)  working memory. 
B)  planning and carrying out sequences of action. 
C)  inhibiting responses that are inappropriate in the current situation but not in others. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  working memory. 
B)  planning and carrying out sequences of action. 
C)  inhibiting responses that are inappropriate in the current situation but not in others. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 9

Research on the migration of developing neocortical neurons has made one important point: __________ is everything.

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A)  Timing 
B)  Location 
C)  Genetics 
D)  Experience 
E)  Age 
A)  Timing 
B)  Location 
C)  Genetics 
D)  Experience 
E)  Age

Question 10

Eyes and optic tectums grow at different rates. As they grow, the synaptic connections that were originally formed on the tectum by axons of retinal ganglion cells shift so that the retina is always fully and faithfully mapped on the tectum. This finding supports the

Accepted Answer

A)  chemoaffinity hypothesis. 
B)  pioneer hypothesis. 
C)  topographic-gradient hypothesis. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C 
A)  chemoaffinity hypothesis. 
B)  pioneer hypothesis. 
C)  topographic-gradient hypothesis. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and C

Question 11

The very first cells to develop in the embryo are

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A)  multipolar. 
B)  bipolar. 
C)  myelinated. 
D)  totipotent. 
E)  mesodermal. 
A)  multipolar. 
B)  bipolar. 
C)  myelinated. 
D)  totipotent. 
E)  mesodermal.

Question 12

Synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of infants

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A)  is maximal by the seventh or eighth postnatal month, and then it declines. 
B)  almost reaches adult levels by the seventh or eighth prenatal month. 
C)  follows the same course of development as the myelination of prefrontal cortex. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C 
A)  is maximal by the seventh or eighth postnatal month, and then it declines. 
B)  almost reaches adult levels by the seventh or eighth prenatal month. 
C)  follows the same course of development as the myelination of prefrontal cortex. 
D)  both A and C 
E)  both B and C

Question 13

The development of the human brain is unique in that

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A)  there is no early cell death. 
B)  there is no early reorganization. 
C)  it develops so slowly. 
D)  it develops so quickly. 
E)  the PNS develops before the CNS. 
A)  there is no early cell death. 
B)  there is no early reorganization. 
C)  it develops so slowly. 
D)  it develops so quickly. 
E)  the PNS develops before the CNS.

Question 14

Sperry's initial version of the chemoaffinity hypothesis of axon growth has difficulty accounting for

Accepted Answer

A)  the results of Sperry's own eye-rotation regeneration experiments. 
B)  the ability of axons to grow to their correct targets. 
C)  the ability of axons to follow exactly the same circuitous route to their target in every member of a species. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  the results of Sperry's own eye-rotation regeneration experiments. 
B)  the ability of axons to grow to their correct targets. 
C)  the ability of axons to follow exactly the same circuitous route to their target in every member of a species. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 15

Developing cells that have the potential to develop into neurons of any type but into no other class of body cells are said to be

Accepted Answer

A)  multipotent. 
B)  totipotent. 
C)  multipolar. 
D)  pluripotent. 
E)  unipolar. 
A)  multipotent. 
B)  totipotent. 
C)  multipolar. 
D)  pluripotent. 
E)  unipolar.

Question 16

In a classic experiment, Knudsen and Brainard (1991) raised barn owls with vision-displacing prisms over their eyes. This led to the ontogenetic development of

Accepted Answer

A)  a corresponding shift in the auditory topographic map in the tectum. 
B)  a discrepancy between where a stimulus was heard to be and where it was seen to be. 
C)  the degeneration of the tectum. 
D)  the degeneration of the visual tectum. 
E)  the degeneration of the auditory cortex. 
A)  a corresponding shift in the auditory topographic map in the tectum. 
B)  a discrepancy between where a stimulus was heard to be and where it was seen to be. 
C)  the degeneration of the tectum. 
D)  the degeneration of the visual tectum. 
E)  the degeneration of the auditory cortex.

Question 17

The neural __________ is situated just dorsal to the neural tube and develops into the PNS.

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The answer of The neural __________ is situated just dorsal...

Question 18

It has been suggested that human infants between 7 and 12 months old make perseverative errors because they do not have a fully developed

Accepted Answer

A)  cortex. 
B)  prefrontal cortex. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  visual system. 
E)  motor system. 
A)  cortex. 
B)  prefrontal cortex. 
C)  hippocampus. 
D)  visual system. 
E)  motor system.

Question 19

In comparison to the cortices of rats that had been reared in enriched environments, the cortices of rats that had been reared by themselves in barren cages

Accepted Answer

A)  were thinner. 
B)  had less dendritic development. 
C)  had fewer synapses per neuron. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  were thinner. 
B)  had less dendritic development. 
C)  had fewer synapses per neuron. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

At 24 days after conception, the precursor of the PNS is visible in the developing embryo. This structure, which is illustrated here at the end of the pointer line, is the neural

Accepted Answer

A)  tube. 
B)  plate. 
C)  crest. 
D)  groove. 
E)  stem. 
A)  tube. 
B)  plate. 
C)  crest. 
D)  groove. 
E)  stem.

People with Williams syndrome tend to look like

Tinnitus in adults

Sperry's experiments on eye-rotation in frogs led to an influential hypothesis that explains how growth cones find their way to their targets: the

Most of the cell death associated with early development of the brain is

Early experience and the resulting changes in neural activity fine-tune subsequent stages of normal __________ .

The neural groove develops into the neural

Many new neural tube cells migrate radially

The prefrontal cortex seems to play a role in

Research on the migration of developing neocortical neurons has made one important point: __________ is everything.

Eyes and optic tectums grow at different rates. As they grow, the synaptic connections that were originally formed on the tectum by axons of retinal ganglion cells shift so that the retina is always fully and faithfully mapped on the tectum. This finding supports the

The very first cells to develop in the embryo are

Synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of infants

The development of the human brain is unique in that

Sperry's initial version of the chemoaffinity hypothesis of axon growth has difficulty accounting for

Developing cells that have the potential to develop into neurons of any type but into no other class of body cells are said to be

In a classic experiment, Knudsen and Brainard (1991) raised barn owls with vision-displacing prisms over their eyes. This led to the ontogenetic development of

The neural __________ is situated just dorsal to the neural tube and develops into the PNS.

It has been suggested that human infants between 7 and 12 months old make perseverative errors because they do not have a fully developed

In comparison to the cortices of rats that had been reared in enriched environments, the cortices of rats that had been reared by themselves in barren cages

At 24 days after conception, the precursor of the PNS is visible in the developing embryo. This structure, which is illustrated here at the end of the pointer line, is the neural

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Exam 9: Development of the Nervous System

People with Williams syndrome tend to look like

Tinnitus in adults

Sperry's experiments on eye-rotation in frogs led to an influential hypothesis that explains how growth cones find their way to their targets: the

Most of the cell death associated with early development of the brain is

Early experience and the resulting changes in neural activity fine-tune subsequent stages of normal __________ .

The neural groove develops into the neural

Many new neural tube cells migrate radially

The prefrontal cortex seems to play a role in

Research on the migration of developing neocortical neurons has made one important point: __________ is everything.

Eyes and optic tectums grow at different rates. As they grow, the synaptic connections that were originally formed on the tectum by axons of retinal ganglion cells shift so that the retina is always fully and faithfully mapped on the tectum. This finding supports the

The very first cells to develop in the embryo are

Synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of infants

The development of the human brain is unique in that

Sperry's initial version of the chemoaffinity hypothesis of axon growth has difficulty accounting for

Developing cells that have the potential to develop into neurons of any type but into no other class of body cells are said to be

In a classic experiment, Knudsen and Brainard (1991) raised barn owls with vision-displacing prisms over their eyes. This led to the ontogenetic development of

The neural __________ is situated just dorsal to the neural tube and develops into the PNS.

It has been suggested that human infants between 7 and 12 months old make perseverative errors because they do not have a fully developed

In comparison to the cortices of rats that had been reared in enriched environments, the cortices of rats that had been reared by themselves in barren cages

At 24 days after conception, the precursor of the PNS is visible in the developing embryo. This structure, which is illustrated here at the end of the pointer line, is the neural

Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What is Biopsychology, Anyway?

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking About the Biology of Behavior

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brain’s Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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