exam #1 form b

a _________ scan involves taking a number of x-rays of a particular section of a person's body or brain. A.) computerized tomography (CT) scan B.) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) C.) magnet resonance imaging (MRI) D.) positron emission tomography (PET)

A.) computerized tomography (CT) scan

a state of _____, as shown by EEG recordings of new practitioners, is not an altered state of consciousness; however, patterns of brain waves exhibited by expert practitioners may represent a unique state of consciousness. A.) narcolepsy B.) meditation C.)insomnia D.) cognizance

B.) meditation

__________ is the differences between hemispheres in the areas underlying language function. A.) synaptogenesis B.) brain organization C.) lateralization D.) wernicke's area

C.) Lateraliation

the hidden meaning of a dream is called the __________ content. A.) alpha B.)Freudian C.) latent D.) manifest

C.) latent

tayla smokes marijuana. at first, just a few inhalations were enough to cloud her mind. over time, she needs to smoke more and more to achieve the same affect. this is an example of _______. A.) physical dependence B.) psychological dependence C.)tolerance D.) withdrawal

C.) tolerance

the two major divisions of the nervous system are the ______ and___________. A.) autonomic; somatic nervous systems B.) autonomic; sympathetic nervous systems C.) parasympathetic; sympathetic nervous system D.) central; peripheral nervous systems

D.) central; peripheral nervous systems

Bev likes to be up late at night and sleep in; caleb likes to wakee up with the sun and go to bed early. A PSYCHOLOGIST WOULD SAY THEY HAVE DIFFERENT _____. A.) chromatins B.) chromotropes C.) chromlogies D.) chronotypes

D.) chronotypes

Jereny has Parkinson's disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor skills. in addition to motor symptoms, jeremy has noticed changes in his mood, and he feelss the need to smoke more cigarettes than he used to. it is likely that jeremy's ________ is producing less_________ than it needs to. A.) motor cortex; acetylcholine B.) motor cortex; dopamine C.) substantia nigra; acetylcholine D.) substania nigra; dopamine

D.) substania nigra; dopamine.