Psychology 200 quiz two

In position emission tomography, to track the metabolism of glucose, a radioactive compound called a(n) _____ is mixed with glucose and injected into the bloodstream.

Tracer

Which of the following describes the electrical impulses that provides the basis of the conduction of a neural impulse along an axon of a neuron?

An action potential

A _____ reveals deformities in shape and structure that are connected with blood cots, tumors, and other health problems.

Computerized axial tomography scan

Alia was just about to fall asleep when she heard something crash in the kitchen. The noise jolted her awake. This was due to a selection of oxytocin.

False

Dizygotic Twins are formed when a zygote divides into two cells that share the same genetic code.

False

Instinctive behavior is absent in an individual who is reared in isolation from others of its kind.

False

The term _____ is used to describe the nucleotides found along just one of the rungs of a DNA double helix.

Genetic code

Which of the following is a function of norepinephrine?

It is involved in general arousal, learning and memory, and eating.

Which of the following is a function of oxytocin?

It stimulates labor in pregnant women.

What role does the somatic nervous system play?

It transmits messages about sights, sounds, smells, and so on, to the central nervous system.

______ are specialized cells of the nervous system that receives and transmits messages.

Neurons

Which of the following statements highlights the relationship between dopamine and schizophrenia?

People with schizophrenia may have more receptor sites for dopamine in an area of the brain that is involved in emotional responding.

Allen was adopted at an early age by a Japanese American couple. As a result, he grew up speaking both Japanese and English fluently. In terms of genetics, this manifestation of Allen's ability to speak is an example of a(n) _____.

Phenotype

The _____ is a bulge in the hindbrain that lies forward the medulla and transmits information about body movement.

Pons

The hearing or auditory area of the cortex lies in the _____ lobe along the lateral version of the cerebral cortex.

Temporal

Being left-handed it appears to provide a somewhat greater-than-average probability of having _____.

Dyslexia

The two main divisions of the central nervous system or the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.

False

Shana is a young girl who was in a bus accident a few years ago. Since her accident, Shana is only able to remember people she had met before the accident and instances from her childhood. However, she is unable to remember people she met recently or events that are currently happening in her life. She reads the same newspaper for several days without realizing that she has read it before. The accident has disabled Shana's ability to permanently store new information because she sustained an injury to her ____.

Hippocampus

Among the lower animals, stimulation of various areas of the ____ can trigger instinctual behaviors such as fighting, mating, or nest building.

Hypothalamus

Heredity defines one's _____, which is based on biological structures and processes.

Nature