Question 1

Which of the following are governed by the simplest neural pathways?

Accepted Answer

A)   emotions
B)   physiological drives, such as hunger
C)   reflexes
D)   movements, such as walkingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The nucleus accumbens has been identified as a(n)

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A)   myelin sheath.
B)   association area.
C)   reward center.
D)   endocrine gland.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Sensory neurons are located in the

Accepted Answer

A)   thalamus.
B)   reticular formation.
C)   peripheral nervous system.
D)   sensory cortex.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a simple reflex?

Accepted Answer

A)   sensory neuron, interneuron, sensory neuron
B)   interneuron, motor neuron, sensory neuron
C)   sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron
D)   interneuron, sensory neuron, motor neuronE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Although phrenology incorrectly suggested that bumps on the skull revealed a person's character traits, phrenology did succeed in focusing attention on

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A)   synaptic gaps.
B)   action potentials.
C)   the localization of function.
D)   reward deficiency syndrome.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

A psychologist working from the biological perspective would be most interested in conducting research on the relationship between

Accepted Answer

A)   neurotransmitters and depression.
B)   skull shape and bone density.
C)   self-esteem and popularity.
D)   genetics and eye color.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

Migraines are most closely linked with an

Accepted Answer

A)   oversupply of GABA.
B)   undersupply of serotonin.
C)   oversupply of glutamate.
D)   undersupply of acetylcholine.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Transferring messages from a motor neuron to a leg muscle requires the neurotransmitter known as

Accepted Answer

A)   dopamine.
B)   epinephrine.
C)   acetylcholine.
D)   insulin.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Neural stimulation that exceeds a threshold triggers

Accepted Answer

A)   a fight-or-flight response.
B)   a refractory period.
C)   an action potential.
D)   neurogenesis.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Which brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell?

Accepted Answer

A)   hippocampus
B)   amygdala
C)   pons
D)   thalamusE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Which brain structure relays information from the eyes to the visual cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)   thalamus
B)   amygdala
C)   medulla
D)   cerebellumE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter that

Accepted Answer

A)   causes sleepiness.
B)   lessens physical pain.
C)   reduces depressed moods.
D)   triggers muscle contractions.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter

Accepted Answer

A)   dopamine.
B)   epinephrine.
C)   acetylcholine.
D)   serotonin.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The spinal cord is part of the ________ nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A)   central
B)   peripheral
C)   autonomic
D)   somaticE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Those whose corpus callosum is surgically severed are said to be patients with

Accepted Answer

A)   brain plasticity.
B)   phrenology.
C)   neurogenesis.
D)   split brains.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

The nineteenth-century theory that bumps on the skull reveal a person's abilities and traits is called

Accepted Answer

A)   evolutionary psychology.
B)   behavior genetics.
C)   biological psychology.
D)   phrenology.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as

Accepted Answer

A)   serotonin.
B)   endorphins.
C)   dopamine.
D)   epinephrine.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

A laboratory cat could be made to twitch its whiskers by direct stimulation of the ________ lobes of its cerebral cortex.

Accepted Answer

A)   temporal
B)   occipital
C)   frontal
D)   parietalE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

You feel the pain of a sprained ankle when ________ relay(s)  messages from your ankle to your central nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A)   the limbic system
B)   interneurons
C)   motor neurons
D)   sensory neuronsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

Beginning at the front of the brain and moving toward the back of the head, then down the skull and back around to the front, which of the following is the correct order of the cortical regions?

Accepted Answer

A)   occipital lobe; temporal lobe; parietal lobe; frontal lobe
B)   temporal lobe; frontal lobe; parietal lobe; occipital lobe
C)   frontal lobe; occipital lobe; temporal lobe; parietal lobe
D)   frontal lobe; parietal lobe; occipital lobe; temporal lobeE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following are governed by the simplest neural pathways?

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Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter

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Transferring messages from a motor neuron to a leg muscle requires the neurotransmitter known as

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Which brain structure receives information from all the senses except smell?

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