Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus 
B) thalamus 
C) cerebellum 
D) pituitary gland

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) Neurogenesis 
B) Neural plasticity 
C) Long term potentiation 
D) Synaptogenesis

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

A) electroencephalography (EEG) 
B) computed tomography (CT) 
C) positron emission tomography (PET) 
D) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

Question 4

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) biological variables 
B) psychological variables 
C) cultural variables 
D) social variables

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) axons 
B) nerve bundles 
C) dendrites 
D) synapses

Question 7

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 ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) a CT scan 
B) functional magnetic resonance imaging 
C) a microelectrode 
D) an electroencephalograph

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) axon terminals 
B) synaptic vesicles 
C) synapses 
D) receptor sites

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

A) sensory neurons 
B) motor neurons 
C) synaptic neurons 
D) association neurons

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

A) attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D)  
B) major depressive disorder 
C) generalized anxiety disorder 
D) schizophrenia

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) electrical; remaining electrical but changing from positively charged to negatively charged 
B) electrical; remaining electrical but changing from negatively charged to positively charged 
C) electrical; being changed into a chemical message 
D) chemical; being changed into an electrical message

Question 13

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.

Accepted Answer

A) somatic 
B) autonomic 
C) sympathetic 
D) parasympathetic

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) polygenetic inheritance 
B) the human genome 
C) the human phenotype 
D) homogenetic inheritance

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) action potential 
B) resting potential 
C) myelination signal 
D) transmission impulse

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) reflexes,sensory neurons,motor neurons 
B) sensory neurons,motor neurons,stem cells 
C) motor neurons,stem cells,reflexes 
D) interneurons,sensory neurons,motor neurons

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) central 
B) somatic 
C) sympathetic 
D) parasympathetic

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) ethnicity; race 
B) culture; subculture 
C) ethnicity; culture 
D) race; ethnicity

Question 19

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?

Accepted Answer

A) He would try adding different fuel additives to it to see if that would get better horsepower. 
B) He would break it down into its smaller pieces to examine what each one does. 
C) He would go out for a drive and listen carefully to the sound of the engine as it revs. 
D) He would switch out the entire engine for one that he knows is working properly.

Question 20

Culture is a biologically created phenomenon within humanity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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.