Biological bases of behavior
While walking through the living room at night, Daniella steps on her little brothers toy car. Danielle feels pain in her foot because her sensory neurons generated a(n)
Action potential
In a moment of danger, the autonomic nervous system activates the endocrine system to release epinephrine and norepinephrine. Which part of the endocrine system releases these two hormones?
Adrenal gland
Which of the following accurately depicts the relationship between afferent and efferent neurons?
Afferent neurons tell the brain the hand is on a ht stove and the efferent neurons move the hand off the stove.
A constant pressure that cuts communication between neurons in the peripheral nervous system can cause paresthesia and in some instances, paralysis. Which neurons, when cut off, cause paresthesia and which neurons can cause paralysis.
Afferent; efferent
A person is trying to wait smoking through the use of a prescribed drug that mimics some of the effects of nicotine in the brain. Through the use of the medication, dopamine is still released, but less so than its nicotine. In this instance which of the following BEST identifies the role of the prescribed drug?
Agonist
Which of the following NOT a class of drugs used to treat psychological disorders?
Anticoagulants
Which of the following classes of drugs works by blocking the neural receptors for dopamine?
Antipsychotics
which part of the neuron is responsible for sending neural impulses into the synapse for connection with other neurons?
Axon terminal
Damage to the occipital lobe is MOST likely to result in
Blindness
susan was recently involved in an accident. while she has the ability to understand what those around her are saying, she is unable to respond verbally. susan may have suffered damage to her....
Brocas area
A demyelinating disorder, such as multiple sclerosis, would cause all of the following symptoms EXCEPT
an increased rate of neuronal conduction.
Someone under the influence of alcohol is MOST likely to experience
an increases in energy
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) were created for the treatment of
depression
Split-brain research has revealed that individuals who have had their corpus callous severed are likely to
fail to name a picture of a familiar object
The cells that transfer signals between neurons and communicate another are called
interneurons
Which of the following parts of a neuron serves as an insulator and speeds up neural transmission
myelin sheath
REM sleep is also known as
paradoxical sleep
madison encounters a snake on her walk home. after her initial fright, her breathing and heart slow down and she begins to feel calm again. which division of the nervous system helped calm madison down?
parasympathetic
Which part of an individuals consciousness involves their habits and what some believe is the ability to multitask
subconscious
Reuptake
the process through which neurotransmitters are reabsorbed by the cell
katrina has problems coordinating her movement and keeping her balance. which part of her brain is NOT functioning properly?
Cerebellum
Researchers removed part of the rats brain so that the two hemispheres of the rats brain can no longer communicate with each other. which part of the rats brains did the researchers take out?
Corpus callosum
Martin is connected to an EEG and researchers are watching his brain waves to determine his sleep patterns, after being asleep for 25 minutes, the researcher note that Martin is in stage 2 sleep. as Martin moves into the next stage of sleep, which top of brain waves can researchers expect to see?
Delta waves
which of the following is true regarding depressants?
Depressants are agonists for GABA and slow neural activity
The stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine are released from which of the following systems?
Endocrine system
Hannah receives a text that a friend has had gone through a serious car accident. Which neurotransmitter will her body immediately release after reading the text?
Epinephrine
Kayla has a dream in which she is falling, and when she is about to land, she wakes up. After awakening, she spends hours researching the symbolism oof her dream. Which sleep Theory best describes Kaylas approach to researching her dream?
Frued's wish fulfillment
Which of the following is TRUE about the work of Paul Broca?
He discovered that the left hemisphere of the brain is important for the production of speech.
Which of the following drugs is NOT classified as a stimulant?
Heroin
Due to a brain tumor, a dog has started t avoid food and has lost weight. The tumor is MOST likely located in the
Hypothalamus
which of the following demonstrated how aging can be influenced by heredity?
Identical twins are mire likely to have similar lifespan compared to fraternal twins.
After a child with severe epilepsy has a brain hemisphere surgically removed, which of the following is MOST likely to occur?
Long-term impact if cognitive and other abilities will be minimal.
People with schizophrenia have been shown to have larger than average ventricles, the fluid-filled spaces in the brain. What did scientists MOST likely use to make this discovery?
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Split-brain, a condition caused by the partial or complete severing of the corpus callous, was notably studied by
Michael Gazzaniga
Medications that treat multiple sclerosis work by slowing the degeneration of which of the following parts of the neuron?
Myelin sheath
Ronnie is conducting research on the part of the neuron that helps speed the transmission of neural impulses, which is called the
Myelin sheath
Which of the following is the best example of an antagonist?
Naloxone binds to receptors to block the effects of opioids
At a concert, Joan's listening to the words of her favorite song and watching her favorite band perform. Which two lobes of her brain are active during these activities?
Occipital and temporal
What brain imaging instrument would MOST likely be used to determine whether a patients brain shows increased fontal lobe activity after taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)?
Positron emission tomography (PET)
In order to identify which of Lucys brain areas were most active when she talked, neuroscientists gave her a temporarily radioactive form of glucose and used which of the following neural measures
Positron emission tomography(PET)
Researchers found that monkeys with an anxious glucose in regions related to fear, memory, and expectations of rewards and punishments. Which type of neural measure was MOST likely used to gather this information?
Positron emission tomography(PET)
Afferent and efferent nerve fibers make up the
Somatic nervous system
Which part of the nervous system is responsible for relaying information from the brain to the muscles so they can walk across the room and pick something up
Somatic nervous system
jackson was preparing to study for his psychology exam when the fire alarm went off. his heart raced and his breathing sped up. which part of the nervous system activated jackon's stress response?
Sympathetic nervous system
The evolution of human language is attributed to expansion of which area of the cerebral cortex?
Temporal lobe
Which of the following BEST defines neuroplasticity?
The ability of brain issue to take on new functions.
Which of the following statements BEST described the implications that new discoveries in epigenetic and brain plasticity hold for the nature versus nurture debate in psychology?
The expression of genetic predispositions and brain psychology are both influenced by environmental factors, therefore nature and nurture are interrelated.
Why is rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep often called paradoxical sleep?
The nervous system is highly active, while the voluntary muscles hardly move.
Which of the following of the following part of the nervous system constricts the pupils, stimulates salivation and digestion, and causes the bladder to contract?
The parasympathetic nervous system
Which of the following would indicate a user has built up a tolerance to a drug?
The user needs a larger amount than before in order to feel the drugs effect.
Dr. Jones, the intrepid jungle explorer, is bitten by a large spider and experiences partial paralysis and difficulty breathing. Which of the following statements is MOST likely to be True about the spider vemon?
The venom is an acetylcholine (Ach) antagonist.
Which of the following describes the major findings of recent twin studies
There are strong similarities between adults identical twins who had been separated at birth
When a neuron is capable of firing, it is said to have reached its
Threshold
Evolutionary psychologists are MOST likely to study
Why so many more people have phobias of spiders and snakes than guns and electricity
