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Psych 11 Module 3 and 4 Practice
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Which type of psychologist most directly investigates the links between biological activity and our
thinking and behaviors?
a. behaviorist
b. psychotherapist
c. biological psychologist
d. cognitive psychologist
e. psychometrician
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2. Dendrites are branching extensions of
a. neurotransmitters.
b. endorphins.
c. neurons.
d. myelin.
e. endocrine glands.
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3. In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the ________ of a
single neuron.
a. cell body to the axon to the dendrites
b. dendrites to the axon to the cell body
c. axon to the cell body to the dendrites
d. dendrites to the cell body to the axon
e. axon to the dendrites to the cell body
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4. A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the
a. synapse.
b. agonist.
c. action potential.
d. myelin sheath.
e. refractory period.
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5. The slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration of the
a. thresholds.
b. dendrites.
c. endocrine gland.
d. myelin sheath.
e. pituitary gland.
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6. As you are reading this question, the cells in your eyes are firing in response to the light coming
from this paper. Which type of neuron is carrying this message to the brain?
a. interneuron
b. sensory
c. presynaptic
d. motor
e. efferent
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7. The minimum level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse is called the
a. reflex.
b. threshold.
c. synapse.
d. action potential.
e. refractory period.
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8. Increasing excitatory signals above the threshold for neural activation will not affect the intensity of
an action potential. This indicates that a neuron's reaction is
a. inhibited by the myelin sheath.
b. delayed by the refractory period.
c. an all-or-none response.
d. dependent on neurotransmitter molecules.
e. primarily electrical rather than chemical.
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9. Sir Charles Sherrington observed that impulses took more time to travel a neural pathway than he
might have anticipated. His observation provided evidence for the existence of
a. endorphins.
b. hormones.
c. synaptic gaps.
d. interneurons.
e. neural networks.
____ 10. The spatial junctions where impulses are chemically transmitted from one neuron to another are
called
a. neurotransmitters.
b. neural networks.
c. synapses.
d. axons.
e. thresholds.
____ 11. The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons are called
a. hormones.
b. neurotransmitters.
c. synapses.
d. sensory neurons.
e. motor neurons.
____ 12. When the release of ACh is blocked, the result is
a. depression.
b. muscular paralysis.
c. aggression.
d. schizophrenia.
e. euphoria.
____ 13. José has just played a long, bruising football game but feels little fatigue or discomfort. His lack of
pain is most likely caused by the release of
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
glutamate.
dopamine.
acetylcholine.
endorphins.
insulin.
____ 14. Alzheimer's disease is most closely linked to the deterioration of neurons that produce
a. dopamine.
b. acetylcholine.
c. epinephrine.
d. endorphins.
e. glutamate.
____ 15. For you to be able to run, ________ must relay messages from your central nervous system to your
leg muscles.
a. interneurons
b. agonists
c. motor neurons
d. sensory neurons
e. the autonomic nervous system
____ 16. The somatic nervous system is a component of the ________ nervous system.
a. peripheral
b. autonomic
c. central
d. sympathetic
e. parasympathetic
____ 17. An accelerated heartbeat is to a slowed heartbeat as the ________ nervous system is to the ________
nervous system.
a. somatic; autonomic
b. autonomic; somatic
c. central; peripheral
d. sympathetic; parasympathetic
e. parasympathetic; sympathetic
____ 18. The strengthening of synaptic connections facilitates the formation of
a. interneurons.
b. endorphins.
c. neural networks.
d. glial cells.
e. lesions.
____ 19. Hormones are the chemical messengers of the
a. action potential.
b. autonomic nervous system.
c. endocrine system.
d. peripheral nervous system.
e. central nervous system.
____ 20. If a professor accused you of cheating on a test, your adrenal glands would probably release
________ into your bloodstream.
a. endorphins
b. acetylcholine
c. seratonin
d. epinephrine
e. insulin
____ 21. Surgical destruction of brain tissue is called a(n)
a. endorphin.
b. EEG.
c. synapse.
d. lesion.
e. MRI.
____ 22. The concentration of glucose in active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of a(n)
a. MRI.
b. brain lesion.
c. EEG.
d. PET scan.
e. hemispherectomy.
____ 23. The sequence of brain regions from the evolutionarily oldest to newest is
a. limbic system; brainstem; cerebral cortex.
b. brainstem; cerebral cortex; limbic system.
c. limbic system; cerebral cortex; brainstem.
d. brainstem; limbic system; cerebral cortex.
e. cerebral cortex; brainstem; limbic system.
____ 24. The medulla is to the control of ________ as the cerebellum is to the control of ________.
a. eating; sleeping
b. breathing; walking
c. emotion; motivation
d. memory; attention
e. hearing; seeing
____ 25. Your ability to experience physical sensations is most likely to be disrupted by damage to your
a. corpus callosum.
b. angular gyrus.
c. hippocampus.
d. amygdala.
e. thalamus.
____ 26. After Kato's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. Kato is most
likely to have difficulty
a. experiencing intense emotions.
b. reading printed words.
c. understanding what others are saying.
d. tasting the flavors of foods.
e. playing his guitar.
____ 27. To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, a neuroscientist should
electrically stimulate the rat's
a. reticular formation.
b. cerebellum.
c. medulla.
d. amygdala.
e. thalamus.
____ 28. Addictive drug cravings are likely to be associated with reward centers in the
a. thalamus.
b. cerebellum.
c. reticular formation.
d. limbic system.
e. angular gyrus.
____ 29. The thin surface layer of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebrum is called the
a. cerebellum.
b. corpus callosum.
c. reticular formation.
d. cerebral cortex.
e. sensory cortex.
____ 30. The occipital lobes are to ________ as the temporal lobes are to ________.
a. hearing; sensing movement
b. seeing; sensing touch
c. sensing pleasure; sensing pain
d. seeing; hearing
e. speaking; hearing
____ 31. In 1848, Phineas Gage, a railroad construction foreman, survived when an explosion drove an iron
rod through his head. The once friendly, soft-spoken Gage became irritable and dishonest. Gage's
case provided evidence that which region of the brain plays a role in personality and behavior?
a. temporal lobes
b. sensory cortex
c. frontal lobes
d. parietal lobes
e. Broca's area
____ 32. Which part of your brain receives information that you are moving your legs?
a. amygdala
b. motor cortex
c. sensory cortex
d. hypothalamus
e. Broca's area
____ 33. Which brain area is primarily involved with controlling speech?
a. sensory cortex
b. angular gyrus
c. association areas
d. Broca's area
e. hypothalamus
____ 34. The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as
brain
a. tomography.
b. phrenology.
c. hemispherectomy.
d. aphasia.
e. plasticity.
____ 35. Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by the
a. medulla.
b. corpus callosum.
c. angular gyrus.
d. limbic system.
e. reticular formation.
Psych 11 Module 3 and 4 Practice
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