Question 1

The somatic nervous system processes information between the central nervous system and one's

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A)   glands.
B)   internal organs.
C)   skin,muscles,and joints.
D)   eyes,ears,nose,and mouth.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Which of the following phenomena would NOT be part of a study in behavioral genetics?

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A)   the effect of one environment on another environment
B)   the effect of genes on one's environment
C)   the effect of environmental and genetic interactions on biological phenomena
D)   the effect of environmental and genetic interactions on psychological phenomenaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

During the integration phase of neural communication,the presence of inhibitory signals will ________ firing an action potential.

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A)   increase the likelihood
B)   decrease the likelihood
C)   not affect the
D)   block the neuron fromE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

During your lifetime,it is possible for your ________ to change.

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A)   taxonomic rank
B)   archetypes
C)   genotypes
D)   phenotypesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

The human body's nervous system is built from billions of nerve cells,which are called

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A)   neurotransmitters.
B)   neurons.
C)   axons.
D)   cell bodies.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Information travels from our sensory receptors to the ________ in the brain,which relays it to the cortex.

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A)   hippocampus
B)   hypothalamus
C)   thalamus
D)   cerebellumE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Drs.Gazzaniga and Sperry conducted a series of studies testing the abilities of epilepsy patients who had undergone a split-brain procedure,where the left hemisphere was disconnected from the right.How were the brains of epilepsy patients modified during the split-brain procedure?

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A)   Their corpus callosums had been severed.
B)   Their left hemispheres had been partially removed.
C)   Their parietal lobes had been partially removed.
D)   Their somatosensory cortexes had been intentionally damaged.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a modern method for accurately measuring brain activity?

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A)   phrenology
B)   transcranial magnetic stimulation
C)   functional magnetic resonance imaging
D)   an electroencephalographE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following brain structures plays an important role in how we respond to fearful things?

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A)   hypothalamus
B)   hippocampus
C)   amygdala
D)   thalamusE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

One's motivations and emotions are controlled by the

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A)   hindbrain.
B)   cerebellum.
C)   forebrain.
D)   parietal lobe.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Teresa was out shopping when she suddenly started convulsing.While in the emergency room,her fried Eva explained to the doctor what she had witnessed,so the doctor ordered an electroencephalograph (EEG)  to assess if Teresa may have experienced an epileptic seizure,given this test is used to study the ________ in the brain.

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A)   electrical activity
B)   overall functioning
C)   blood flow
D)   oxygenationE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Because nicotine increases how the neurotransmitter acetylcholine functions,it is an

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A)   inhibitory neurotransmitter.
B)   excitatory neurotransmitter.
C)   antagonist.
D)   agonist.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

In the nervous system,each neuron communicates with

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A)   one or two other neurons.
B)   a random subset of the other neurons in the nervous system.
C)   many other neurons in an organized network.
D)   all of the other neurons in the nervous system.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Neurons are able to communicate when

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A)   terminal buttons plug into receptor sites on adjacent dendrites.
B)   neurotransmitters cross the synapse and bind with receptors on the postsynaptic dendrite.
C)   electric signals connect across the synapse to the adjacent neuron.
D)   chemical elements released into the synapse are converted to neurotransmitters that bind with receptors.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Basic survival functions such as heart rate are controlled by the hindbrain structure called the

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A)   thalamus.
B)   cerebellum.
C)   hippocampus.
D)   medulla.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The area of the brain that allows one to initiate voluntary motor activity is the

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A)   hindbrain.
B)   midbrain.
C)   occipital lobe.
D)   temporal lobe.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The advantage of studying monozygotic twins is that

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A)   all of their behaviors are identical.
B)   they are treated the same in their environment.
C)   they are easy to locate and track for research.
D)   they are genetically identical.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

A genotype is ________,whereas a phenotype is ________.

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A)   underlying;observed
B)   expressed;inherited
C)   genetic;environmental
D)   dominant;recessiveE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

What is the endocrine system and how does it influence behavior?

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