Exam 2: Foundations of Behavior

What part of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sensory information?

________ is the creation of new neurons in the adult brain.

A researcher wants to obtain a "movie" of changes in the activity of the brain using images during different activities.Which of these would be the best choice for this researcher?

Neuroplasticity is the concept that when the brain is injured it is able to change the structure and function of the cells to adjust to the damage.

Within the biopsychosocial model,which of the following levels of variables would include consideration of one's thoughts,emotions,and actions?

In neurons,the branchlike structures that receive messages from other neurons are called __________.

Small metal disks are pasted onto Miranda's scalp and they are connected by wire to a machine that records her brain waves.From this description,it is evident that Miranda's brain is being studied through the use of ___________.

What is the term used to describe the projections located at the end of the axon?

During a resting potential,the neuron is positively charged inside and negatively charged outside.

A young woman returns from a day at the beach to find she has developed a severe sunburn.Which neurons are sending the messages from her burned skin to her brain informing her of the pain from the burn?

Monique has been diagnosed with a specific psychological disorder.She researches her condition so that she can better understand it,and learns that this particular illness has been linked to problems with the reticular formation in her midbrain.What diagnosis has Monique probably received?

The neural impulse traveling down the axon is _______; it gets across the synapse by _______.

The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that consists of nerves that control all of the involuntary functions in the body is called the ________ nervous system.

The complete set of all genes within a human cell is ________.

What do we call the state of a neuron when it is not firing a neural impulse?

Which of the following are the three basic types of neurons?

The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and coordinating bodily arousal is called the ________ nervous system.

Shared physical features is to ________ as shared or common history is to ________.

Mauricio is examining the engine of his motorcycle,trying to understand why he can't get maximum performance out of it.If he was a proponent of the concept of reductionism ,what would he do?

Culture is a biologically created phenomenon within humanity.