Question 1

The movement of the arms and legs is accomplished by the _____ subdivision of the peripheral nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) somatic 
B) sympathetic 
C) parasympathetic 
D) spinal cord 
A) somatic 
B) sympathetic 
C) parasympathetic 
D) spinal cord

Question 2

With respect to the electrical charge present in a neuron, when a neuron is at rest the inside:

Accepted Answer

A) and outside of the cell have no charge at all. 
B) and outside of the cell are in perfect balance. 
C) of the cell has a negative charge relative to the outside. 
D) of the cell has a positive charge relative to the outside. 
A) and outside of the cell have no charge at all. 
B) and outside of the cell are in perfect balance. 
C) of the cell has a negative charge relative to the outside. 
D) of the cell has a positive charge relative to the outside.

Question 3

Approximately how many cells are in the human brain?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 million 
B) 50 million 
C) 1 billion 
D) 100 billion 
A) 10 million 
B) 50 million 
C) 1 billion 
D) 100 billion

Question 4

What is the amygdala responsible for?

Accepted Answer

A) motor coordination, such as balance 
B) communication, both verbal and written 
C) emotions and emotional memories 
D) intentional movement of limbs, such as waving your hands 
A) motor coordination, such as balance 
B) communication, both verbal and written 
C) emotions and emotional memories 
D) intentional movement of limbs, such as waving your hands

Question 5

An informant brings a tip to a police department about suspicious activity at the docks. After detectives meet and process this information, they decide that the best course of action is to send undercover officers to the scene. If the police department was a neural network, the detectives are functioning as:

Accepted Answer

A) sensory neurons. 
B) motor neurons. 
C) dendrites. 
D) interneurons. 
A) sensory neurons. 
B) motor neurons. 
C) dendrites. 
D) interneurons.

Question 6

The neurons that receive information from the external world and convey information through the spinal cord are called:

Accepted Answer

A) sensory neurons. 
B) motor neurons. 
C) interneurons. 
D) bipolar neurons. 
A) sensory neurons. 
B) motor neurons. 
C) interneurons. 
D) bipolar neurons.

Question 7

Paul Broca and Carl Wernicke provided some of the earliest evidence that:

Accepted Answer

A) the cortex operates as a single unitary organ. 
B) brain damage can change the personality. 
C) speech functions are typically served by the right side of the brain. 
D) there are separate areas of the brain for speech production and for speech comprehension. 
A) the cortex operates as a single unitary organ. 
B) brain damage can change the personality. 
C) speech functions are typically served by the right side of the brain. 
D) there are separate areas of the brain for speech production and for speech comprehension.

Question 8

The _____ is(are) a set of subcortical structures that direct intentional movement.

Accepted Answer

A) basal ganglia 
B) hippocampus 
C) amygdala 
D) hypothalamus 
A) basal ganglia 
B) hippocampus 
C) amygdala 
D) hypothalamus

Question 9

When a methyl group is ____ DNA it turns _____ gene expression.

Accepted Answer

A) added to; on 
B) added to; off 
C) removed from; on 
D) removed from; off 
A) added to; on 
B) added to; off 
C) removed from; on 
D) removed from; off

Question 10

When walking home alone late one night, you are startled by a moving shadow that you glimpse out of the corner of your eye. The _____ division of the autonomic nervous system mobilizes your body's defenses. When you see that the shadow is just the neighbor's cat, the _____ division lessens your physiological arousal.

Accepted Answer

A) sympathetic; parasympathetic 
B) peripheral; somatic 
C) somatic; peripheral 
D) parasympathetic; sympathetic 
A) sympathetic; parasympathetic 
B) peripheral; somatic 
C) somatic; peripheral 
D) parasympathetic; sympathetic

Question 11

The split-brain procedure involves severing the _____, usually to stop the spread of debilitating seizures.

Accepted Answer

A) anterior commissure 
B) corpus callosum 
C) pons 
D) pituitary gland 
A) anterior commissure 
B) corpus callosum 
C) pons 
D) pituitary gland

Question 12

The actor Christopher Reeve died from complications related to:

Accepted Answer

A) spinal cord injury. 
B) multiple sclerosis. 
C) Alzheimer's disease. 
D) Parkinson's disease. 
A) spinal cord injury. 
B) multiple sclerosis. 
C) Alzheimer's disease. 
D) Parkinson's disease.

Question 13

Which of these is the best film analogy of epigenetics?

Accepted Answer

A) two different movies based on different scripts by the same writer 
B) a single movie based on the works of multiple screenwriters 
C) two different movies based on a common script 
D) a movie sequel starring the same actors 
A) two different movies based on different scripts by the same writer 
B) a single movie based on the works of multiple screenwriters 
C) two different movies based on a common script 
D) a movie sequel starring the same actors

Question 14

Which statement is NOT true of the cerebral cortex?

Accepted Answer

A) It is visible to the naked eye. 
B) It is divided into two hemispheres. 
C) It contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. 
D) It is the outermost layer of the brain. 
A) It is visible to the naked eye. 
B) It is divided into two hemispheres. 
C) It contains the thalamus and hypothalamus. 
D) It is the outermost layer of the brain.

Question 15

Loss of feeling in the limbs, partial blindness, and difficulty in coordinated movement may indicate a(n) _____ disease such as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) athleroscleritic; epilepsy 
B) demyelinating; Alzheimer's 
C) athleroscleritic; Parkinson's 
D) demyelinating; multiple sclerosis 
A) athleroscleritic; epilepsy 
B) demyelinating; Alzheimer's 
C) athleroscleritic; Parkinson's 
D) demyelinating; multiple sclerosis

Question 16

The first neurons appeared in simple invertebrates, such as:

Accepted Answer

A) protozoa. 
B) flatworms. 
C) jellyfish. 
D) lizards. 
A) protozoa. 
B) flatworms. 
C) jellyfish. 
D) lizards.

Question 17

The two main sections of the forebrain are the:

Accepted Answer

A) cerebral cortex and the subcortical structures. 
B) cerebral cortex and the cerebellum. 
C) pons and the subcortical structures. 
D) cerebral cortex and the neocortex. 
A) cerebral cortex and the subcortical structures. 
B) cerebral cortex and the cerebellum. 
C) pons and the subcortical structures. 
D) cerebral cortex and the neocortex.

Question 18

The striatum is part of the:

Accepted Answer

A) basal ganglia. 
B) cerebellum. 
C) tegmentum 
D) hypothalamus 
A) basal ganglia. 
B) cerebellum. 
C) tegmentum 
D) hypothalamus

Question 19

The neurotransmitter that influences movement, motivation, emotional pleasure, and arousal is called:

Accepted Answer

A) GABA. 
B) acetylcholine. 
C) dopamine. 
D) norepinephrine. 
A) GABA. 
B) acetylcholine. 
C) dopamine. 
D) norepinephrine.

Question 20

Adults who suffer damage to their hippocampus will be MOST likely to have problems remembering:

Accepted Answer

A) a conversation that they had an hour ago. 
B) how to ride a bicycle. 
C) the meaning of commonly used words. 
D) how to solve basic arithmetic problems. 
A) a conversation that they had an hour ago. 
B) how to ride a bicycle. 
C) the meaning of commonly used words. 
D) how to solve basic arithmetic problems.

Exam 3: Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

The movement of the arms and legs is accomplished by the _____ subdivision of the peripheral nervous system.

With respect to the electrical charge present in a neuron, when a neuron is at rest the inside:

Approximately how many cells are in the human brain?

What is the amygdala responsible for?

The neurons that receive information from the external world and convey information through the spinal cord are called:

Paul Broca and Carl Wernicke provided some of the earliest evidence that:

The _____ is(are) a set of subcortical structures that direct intentional movement.

When a methyl group is ____ DNA it turns _____ gene expression.

The split-brain procedure involves severing the _____, usually to stop the spread of debilitating seizures.

The actor Christopher Reeve died from complications related to:

Which of these is the best film analogy of epigenetics?

Which statement is NOT true of the cerebral cortex?

Loss of feeling in the limbs, partial blindness, and difficulty in coordinated movement may indicate a(n) _____ disease such as _____.

The first neurons appeared in simple invertebrates, such as:

The two main sections of the forebrain are the:

The striatum is part of the:

The neurotransmitter that influences movement, motivation, emotional pleasure, and arousal is called:

Adults who suffer damage to their hippocampus will be MOST likely to have problems remembering:

Section 1: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 2: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 3: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 4 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 5: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 6 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 1: Methods in Psychology

Section 2: Methods in Psychology

Section 3: Methods in Psychology

Section 4: Methods in Psychology

Section 5: Methods in Psychology

Section 6: Methods in Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 5: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 6: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 1 : Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 5: Sensation and Perception

Section 6: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Consciousness

Section 2: Consciousness

Section 3: Consciousness

Section 4: Consciousness

Section 5: Consciousness

Section 6: Consciousness

Section 1: Memory

Section 2: Memory

Section 3: Memory

Section 4: Memory

Section 5: Memory

Section 6: Memory

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 5 : Learning

Section 6: Learning

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation

Section 3: Emotion and Motivation

Section 4: Emotion and Motivation

Section 5: Emotion and Motivation

Section 6: Emotion and Motivation

Section 1: Language and Thought

Section 2: Language and Thought

Section 3: Language and Thought

Section 4: Language and Thought

Section 5: Language and Thought

Section 6: Language and Thought

Section 1: Intelligence

Section 2: Intelligence

Section 3: Intelligence

Section 4 : Intelligence

Section 5: Intelligence

Section 6 : Intelligence

Section 1: Development

Section 2: Development

When a methyl group is DNA it turns _ gene expression.

Loss of feeling in the limbs, partial blindness, and difficulty in coordinated movement may indicate a(n) _ disease such as _.