AP Psych: Unit 2
Aggression
Electricity stimulating a rat's amygdala would most likely produce...
Acetylcholine
Researchers looking to create a drug to reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease would most likely focus their efforts on which of the following neurotransmitters?
Medulla
This area of the brain stem that is important in controlling breathing is the
Difficulty with speech production
A person with damage to Broca's area would most likely demonstrate what symptom?
The parathyroid gland
Abnormalities in calcium regulation are most likely to arise from problems with...
A depressant
Based on its effects on the central nervous system, alcohol can be classified as...
Sympathetic nervous system
Ben was enjoying a walk in the woods on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. As he went around a curve, he noticed a bear walking towards him. Immediately his pupils dilated, he began to perspire, and his heart accelerated. These changes are most closely related to the function of the...
Neuroplasticity
Beth received a hemispherectomy to treat a seizure disorder when she was two years old. However, by the time she was five, her cognitive abilities were the same as those of a neurotypical five year old. What best explains her abilities?
Broca's area
Brain damages that leaves a person capable of understanding speech but with an impaired ability to produce speech most likely indicates injury to which of the following?
Inclination for certain cognitive processes to be specialized to one hemisphere of the brain or the other
Brain lateralization refers to
Dopamine
Cocaine blocks the reuptake of which neurotransmitter
The occipital lobe
George was invloed in an accident and experienced head trauma. Although his eyes were functioning normally, he was unable to see. Which area of the brain was most likely affected by the accident?
Spatial reasoning
In right-handed individuals, which of the following abilities is predominantly a function of the right hemisphere of the brain?
positronemission tomography (PET)
In what technique do researchers inject a harmless, radioactive substance into the living human brain to examine activity?
Sympathetic
Joel's pupils become dilated, his digestion is reduced, and his skin becomes cold. What system is controlling his bodily changes?
Identical twins reared apart have more similar intelligence that scores than do fraternal twins reared together.
What findings provide the strongest evidence for the role of heredity in intellectual performance?
A tricyclic antidepressant, because they block serotonin and norepinephrine transporters
What is classified as an antagonist?
Sleeping, walking, and dreaming
What is the primary function of the brain region indicated by the arrow?
Positron emission tomography (PET)
What provides information regarding brain function by monitoring the brain at work through metabolism of glucose?
Computerized and tomography
Which of the following allows the examination of living brain tissue visually without performing surgery?
