Psychology Unit 2 Test
c
"Role theory" suggests that people who are hypnotized a. revert to childish behaviors. b. are faking it to please other observers. c. believe what they are doing is real. d. alter their state of consciousness through stimulants.
d
A person's vestibular sense helps control a. depth perception. b. the perception of pain. c. the process of eyes adjusting to a darkened room. d. balance.
a
According to the biopsychological approach, dreaming occurs because of the a. random firing of neurons. b. dreamer's unconscious wishes or urges. c. effects of sleep disorders. d. dreamer's circadian rhythms.
b
Acetylcholine and dopamine, which help control movement, are examples of a. axons. c. glands. b. neurotransmitters. d. chromosomes.
d
Amphetamines have been used to a. cure addiction to morphine. b. deaden the pain of soldiers suffering battle wounds. c. slow the activity of the nervous system. d. help people stay awake.
b
Conductive deafness occurs because of damage to the a. inner ear. c. cochlea. b. middle ear. d. auditory nerve.
c
Damage to Broca's area and Wernicke's area of the brain can cause a. short-term memory loss. b. loss of hearing. c. difficulties in producing and understanding speech. d. all of the above.
b
During REM sleep, dreaming a. never occurs. c. is usually vague and fleeting. b. is the most vivid. d. usually involves clear, realistic plots.
d
For most people, the ability to create language originates in the a. hypothalamus. c. right hemisphere. b. thalamus. d. left hemisphere.
d
In addition to deadening pain, cocaine a. raises blood pressure. b. decreases the supply of oxygen to the heart. c. can cause hallucinations and delusions. d. does all of the above.
a
Maintenance programs help people addicted to narcotics by all of the following except a. removing all drugs from the addict. b. giving controlled amounts of a less addictive drug. c. reducing the amount of the narcotic an addict takes. d. providing moral support during group talks.
c
Many of our basic biological functions, such as breathing, exist at the a. preconscious level. c. nonconscious level. b. unconscious level. d. conscious level.
a
Many older people become farsighted as a. the lenses in their eyes become more brittle. b. their pupils respond more slowly to light. c. they lose photoreceptors. d. all of the above occur.
a
Marijuana is an example of a a. hallucinogen. c. stimulant. b. narcotic. d. depressant.
c
One of the most useful types of studies for showing the influence of heredity and environment examines a. identical twins. c. twins who have been reared apart. b. siblings and step-siblings. d. fraternal twins.
d
Psychologists suggest that people try to combat insomnia by a. taking sleeping pills. b. drinking coffee or another kind of stimulant. c. trying harder to fall asleep. d. using daydreams to relax.
d
Researchers have discovered that certain psychological disorders can be inherited, including a. alcoholism. c. anxiety and depression. b. schizophrenia. d. all of the above.
b
Rods in the retina allow us to recognize a. colors. c. the depth, or distance, of objects. b. outlines of objects. d. the size of distant objects.
c
Rubbing a sore area may lessen the pain because a. this numbs the skin's sensory neurons. b. it causes more prostaglandins to flood the brain. c. the nervous system can only handle a certain amount of information at one time. d. of all of the above.
c
Sensorineural deafness prevents people from hearing a. very quiet sounds. c. sounds of certain frequencies. b. anything but the loudest sounds. d. any sounds at all.
d
Sharpness of vision is known as a. retinal disparity. c. visual continuity. b. retinal convergence. d. visual acuity.
a
Sleep and meditation are examples of a. altered states of consciousness. c. meditation. b. circadian rhythms. d. hallucinations.
d
Sleep is considered a necessary vital function because it a. helps people recover from stress. b. builds up a person's resistance to infection. c. maintains the brain's proper functioning. d. does all of the above.
b
Sleep researchers define our sleep stages in terms of a. the length of time each takes. c. the time of night each occurs. b. brain wave patterns. d. the number of times we wake up.
b
Sleepwalking in children is probably caused by a. an inability to fall into a deep sleep. c. stimulants such as coffee or sugar. b. immaturity of the nervous system. d. all of the above.
d
Some people who have taken LSD suffer long-term side effects that include a. heart problems. c. memory loss. b. high blood pressure. d. all of the above.
d
Synapses are located between a. the forebrain and the midbrain. b. the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus. c. the hemispheres of the cerebral cortex. d. the axons of one neuron and the dendrites of another.
c
The "fight-or-flight" response to a stressful event is activated by the a. thyroid gland. c. sympathetic nervous system. b. hypothalamus. d. parasympathetic nervous system.
a
The basic building blocks of the nervous system are a. neurons. c. pons. b. medullas. d. glands.
c
The cones in the retina are sensitive to a. yellow and orange light. c. blue, green, and red light. b. black and white. d. all of the above.
b
The gateway from the outer ear to the middle ear is the a. stirrup. c. cochlea. b. eardrum. d. auditory nerve.
c
The lens of the eye is responsible for a. allowing enough light to enter the eye. b. processing an image. c. keeping objects in focus. d. carrying visual input to the brain.
b
The main colors of the visible spectrum are a. red, green, black, white, orange, and brown. b. red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. c. red, blue, and green. d. yellow, orange, blue, black, and purple.
b
The main function of the peripheral nervous system is to a. relay messages between the brain's right and left hemispheres. b. transmit information from the central nervous system to other parts of the body. c. speed up respiration and heart rate to increase alertness. d. produce growth hormones.
b
The pituitary gland is known as the "master gland" because it a. is the largest gland. b. secretes many hormones that affect a wide range of behaviors. c. controls which information travels between the brain's hemispheres. d. does all of the above.
a
The sense of taste can be disrupted by a. loss of the sense of smell. b. damage to the taste buds' receptor neurons. c. damage to hearing or sight. d. all of the above.
d
The two main divisions of the central nervous system are the a. somatic and autonomic nervous systems. b. right and left hemispheres. c. sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. d. brain and the spinal cord.
d
The way we perceive objects is determined by a. our emotional state. b. our expectations and attitudes about what we see. c. learning and past experiences. d. all of the above.
a
Through the process of sensory adaptation, we learn a. to block out sounds we hear frequently. b. to block out sounds that are unfamiliar. c. to pay closer attention to sounds we hear frequently. d. to pay closer attention to familiar images.
d
When you touch a hot object with your right hand, that information is sent to the a. limbic system. c. right hemisphere of the brain. b. pituitary gland. d. left hemisphere of the brain.
