Psychology - Biological Foundations of Behaviour
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The highest form of learning is:
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A neural impulse is initiated when neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative or even positive. This event is called:
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Neurons convey information about the strength of stimuli by varying:
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Alterations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of:
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Jim just barely avoided a head-on collision on a narrow road. with heart pounding, hands shaking, and body perspiring, jim recognizes that these are signs of the body’s fight of the body’s fight-or-flight response, which is controlled by the:
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The hindbrain consists of the:
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Akhtar is watching a basketball game the neural impulses from his eyes will ultimately travel to his primary visual cortex, but first they must pass through the:
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The __________________ lobe is to hearing the occipital lobe is to vision
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Pervez has profound difficulty producing spoken language. if his problem attributable to brain damage damage would probably be found in:
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Sounds presented to the right ear are registered:
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Question 11 of 130
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In people whose corpus callosum has not been severed verbal stimuli are identified more quickly and accurately:
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Question 12 of 130
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Hormones are to the endocrine system as_____________are to the nervous system.
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Ainee has brown hair and blue eyes and is 5’8 tall. what is being described is Ainee’s
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Adopted children’s similarity to their biological parents is generally attributed to_____________; adopted children’s similarity to their adoptive parents is generally attributed to____________________
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In evolutionary theory, __________________ refers to the reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population.
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For which of the following assertions is the empirical evidence strongest?
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Darwin suggested that organisms that adapt to their environment would produce more offspring. this is know as
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The outward appearance and repertory of behaviors of an organism is know as the:
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Which of the following contains the instructions for the production of proteins in your body?
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Which part of the brain was damaged in Phineas Gages’ accident?
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Which of the following scans provides information on both the structure and function of the brain?
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The nervous system is divided into two major divisions, the central nervous system and the ___________ nervous system.
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Which nervous system governs responses to emergency situations?
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What is the function of the medulla?
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What is the role of the amygdala?
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All of the following are structures of the limbic system EXCEPT:
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Which lobe is responsible for sensation and spatial ability?
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The motor cortex lies in which lobe?
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Wemicke’s area is responsible for:
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The experience of auditory hallucinations by people with schizophrenia is most closely linked with the activation of areas in their:
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Sania just caught sight of a red hummingbird. The neural impulses from her eye will eventually travel to her occiptial lobe, but first they mus pass through:
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Parkinson’s disease appears to be a function of:
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The master gland of the endocine system is the
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After he suffered a stroke, Mr. Salim’s physical coordination skills and responsiveness to sensory stimulation quickly returned to normal unfortunately, however, he began to experience unusual difficulty figuring out how to find his way to various locations in his neighborhood. it mos t likely that Mr. Salim suffered damage to his:
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severing a cat’s reticular formation from higher brain regions causes that cat to:
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An impaired use of language is know as:
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______ receive information from other neurons; _________ transmit information other neurons.
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A family of chemicals produced in the body that resemble the opiates are the
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A human Sperm cell contains:
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In the split-brain operation, which brain structure is severed?
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The neuron includes all of the following structures EXCEPT:
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The main function of myelin is to
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The part of the nerve cell specialized for conducting information is the:
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The cell body of a neuron is also called the:
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Neurons are made up of dentrites, a soma and:
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Endorphin agonists are likely to ___________ one’s immediate pain and endorphin antagonists are likely to ___________ one’s immediate pain
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Hormones are the chemical messengers of the:
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The drunken driving suspect was unable to hold his hand out to the side and bring this finger to a stop on his nose because on of the brain structures depressed first by alcohol is the:
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The genome is the complete:
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Which of the following body parts is associated with the greatest amount of brain tissue in the motor cortex?
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In a recent car accident, Taimor sustained damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This injury is most likely to reduce Tamior’s ability to:
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Addictive drug cravings are likely to be associated with reward centers in the:
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Jeremy is sitting quietly when the muscles in his left leg begin to “twitch” this activation of movement in his voluntary muscles is most likely due to the release of the neurotransmitter:
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The cerebral cortex is composed of two sides or:
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The brainstem consists mainly of the
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A person who had difficulty _____________ would be described as having aphasia.
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The limbic system is responsible for:
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There is more somato-sensory cortex for the:
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The technique that uses a magnetic field to develop an image of the brain is called the:
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An innovative scanning technique that uses magnetic technology to visualize brain activity is called:
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Rais just came back from seeing a neurologist. Rais tells you that he will be having a test in which images of his brain will be recorded after radioactive chemicals have been injected into his chemicals have been injected into his bloodstream. However, Rais can’t remember the actual name of the test. it appears that his neurologist is planning:
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The occipital lobes are to___________as the temporal lobes are to_______________.
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Left-handedness is ___________than normal among artists and __________ than normal among professional baseball players.
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In order to estimate trait heritability, researchers are most likely to make use of:
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Compared to fraternal twins, identical twins are much more similar in:
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After Rauf’s serious snow-skiing accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebral cortex in Wernicke’s area. Because of the damage, Rauf is most likely to experience difficulty in:
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An african butterfly that is green in the summer turns brown in the fall thnaks to a temperature-controlled genetic switch. This best illustrates that games are:
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Question 68 of 130
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Surgical destruction of brain tissue is called a (n):
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Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures through which information flows in a neuron?
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Jamila is currently in the midst of a major depression. it is most likely that she has:
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The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is know as brain:
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An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitters know as ____________ is linked to seizures.
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The brain structure that controls unconscious but essential functions such as breathing and circulation is the:
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Neural networks refer to:
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A collection of responses that are predetermined by the inheritance of specific nerve or cytoplasmic pathways in multicellular or univellular organisms is:
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An extremely complex behaviour that includes biological rhythms, territorial behaviour, courtship, mating, aggression, altruism and social organizations is:
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The behaviour that depends on the experiences in one’s own life but for this to occur depends upon the development and evolution of the nervous system of that animal is:
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The mechanism that helps to respond a specific stimulus is:
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All plant behaviour is:
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A type of instinct behaviour in which an organism changes the speed of random movements which help them to survive in the environment:
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An innate behaviour in which a directed movement either to or away from a stimulus is shown is:
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A form of learning best know in birds such as geese, ducks and chickens:
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The simplest form of learning that involves modification of behaviour through a diminution of responses to repeated stimuli:
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The process which manifests itself by adaptive changes in individual behaviour as a result of experience is:
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Imprinting, habituation, conditioned reflex type I and conditioned reflex type II are example of:
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According to Darwin a behaviour made up of units compatible with the mechanisms of inheritance and thus a products of natural selection is:
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Which of the following is important for animals with short life spans ad with little or no parental care?
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Rodents respond to alarm calls by others in their group. if these calls are continued and no danger is confirmed further calls may be ignored. it an example of:
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The behaviour that involves the pairing of an irrelevant stimulus within:
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One of the followings conditioned the dogs to secrete saliva on ringing of the bell which is not a normal stimulus for secretion of saliva:
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A more complex type learning than habituations:
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One of the followings demonstrated and studied conditioned reflex type II?
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Instinctive behavior:
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A relatively simple part of stimulus configuration is termed:
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Presence of a characteristic red belly in male three-spined sticklke back that elicits aggression in other territorial males is a:
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An association of indifferent stimuli or situations without patent reward is:
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The “little brain” attached to the rear of the brainsterm is called the:
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A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of neuron is called the:
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99. Question
if a professor accused you of cheating on a test your adrenal glands would probably release ________into your bloodstream.
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Saima took some new medication for her hay fever. The medication made her heart start to race, and she became agitated and jittery. it is likely that the medication is increasing the activity in samis’s
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Message are transmitted from your spinal cord to your heart muscles by the:
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If you experience damage to Broca’s area, you can expect to have difficulty:
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Sensory neurons are located in the:
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Destroying a piece of brain tissue to observe its effect on behavior is referred to as which of the following?
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Reabsorption of neurotransmitters into the presynaptic neuron is refferred to as:
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which of the following is NOT a part of a neuron?
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The nature of a nerve impulse is primarily a/an _____________ event; communication between neurons is primarily a/an_____________
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Acetylcholine, epinephrine, dopamine, and histamine are
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The conduction of a nerve impulse down the axon is called a (n)
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Communication within a neuron is_______________, while communication between neurons is________________.
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The branching fibers of the________________end in________________and link with parts of other neurons.
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MRI scans of schizophrenic patients have indicated that
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Deaf people who use sign language typically:
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The part of the neuron that specializes in receiving massages from other neurons is the:
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Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as:
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Migraine headaches are most closely linked with an:
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The somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system comprise the:
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One function of glial cells is to:
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Nerve cell bodies and dendrites are not the only locations sensitives to neurotransmitters. Receptor sites can also be found on
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The most obvious difference between the human brain and the brain of a carp would be in the
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The major link between the brain and the glandular system is the
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________________ is closely related to grammar and pronunciation.
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When you are walking, the brain sends massages to the skeletal muscles in t he legs by way of:
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An action potential actually occurs because:
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The charge that exists across the nerve cell membrance is result of differing:
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Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in:
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127. Question
The endocrine system:
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128. Question
An elderly acquaintance of your has suffered from partial blindness since she had a stroke. Apparently the stroke damaged her:
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129. Question
The pons acts as a bridge between the medulla and other brain areas and influences
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An EEG records is:
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