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The brain has the capacity to influence our thoughts. Front part of the brain is involved in planning, organizing, problem solving, selective attention, personality and a variety of higher cognitive functions. Take the study questions below on brain and behavior and get to learn more about the relationship between the two.

Questions and Answers

1.

If the SCN is detached from the rest of the brain by a series of knife cuts, its rhythmicity
- A.
  
  Diasappears
- B.
  
  Becomes abnormally short
- C.
  
  Persists
- D.
  
  Becomes infradian
Correct Answer
C. Persists
2.

In mammals, what is the effect of lesions of visual cortex on the rhythms of the SCN?
- A.
  
  They become free-running
- B.
  
  They are not altered
- C.
  
  They shorten
- D.
  
  They cannot be entrained
Correct Answer
B. They are not altered
3.

The cortical EEG pattern of the encephale isole animal is characterized by
- A.
  
  Sustained sleep patterns
- B.
  
  Intense arousal patterns
- C.
  
  Alternating periods of arousal and sleep
- D.
  
  Intense seizure activity
Correct Answer
C. Alternating periods of arousal and sleep
4.

One of the ways the brain influences the immune system is through the
- A.
  
  Dorsal root ganglia
- B.
  
  Spinal cord
- C.
  
  Autonomic nervous system
- D.
  
  Gastric tract
Correct Answer
C. Autonomic nervous system
5.

In men, simply backing the losing team at a baseball game is sufficient to
- A.
  
  Decrease circulating testosterone levels
- B.
  
  Increase circulating cortisol levels
- C.
  
  Decrease serotonin levels
- D.
  
  Increase circulating testosterone levels
Correct Answer
A. Decrease circulating testosterone levels
6.

The theory of stress _________ holds that early stressful experiences may lead to reduced susceptibitity to stress in adulthood
- A.
  
  Tolerance
- B.
  
  Sensitization
- C.
  
  Immunization
- D.
  
  Habituation
Correct Answer
C. Immunization
7.

On the basis of studies of the properites of phencyclindine, a _______ hypothesis of schizophrenia has been advanced.
- A.
  
  Serotonin
- B.
  
  Dopamine
- C.
  
  GABA
- D.
  
  Glutamate
Correct Answer
D. Glutamate
8.

In normal subjects, the substance dexamethoasone
- A.
  
  Increases levels of circulating cortisol
- B.
  
  Suppresses cortisol levels
- C.
  
  Produces major peak periods of cortisol secretion
- D.
  
  Enahcnes the rlease of ACTH
Correct Answer
B. Suppresses cortisol levels
9.

Which of the following is a drug that, used repetitively, produces a psychoitc state akin to paranoid schizophrenia?
- A.
  
  LSD
- B.
  
  Heroin
- C.
  
  Amephetamine
- D.
  
  Aspirin
Correct Answer
C. Amephetamine
10.

During REM, thermoregulation
- A.
  
  Is imparied
- B.
  
  Is maintained in a normal manner
- C.
  
  Depends on body temperatue
- D.
  
  Is enhanced
Correct Answer
A. Is imparied
11.

Stages 3 and 4 SWS are especially prominent during ______ of a night's sleep.
- A.
  
  Sleep periods during the latter half
- B.
  
  Sleep periods during the inital half
- C.
  
  Only the last complete cycle
- D.
  
  The middle third
Correct Answer
B. Sleep periods during the inital half
12.

In comparision with adults, the REM sleep of children
- A.
  
  Takes up a greater proportion of the overall amount of sleep
- B.
  
  Occupies a smaller proportion fo the overall amount of sleep
- C.
  
  Is amuch more predicatable protion of the overall amount of sleep
- D.
  
  Is far less intense in its basic characteristics
Correct Answer
A. Takes up a greater proportion of the overall amount of sleep
13.

Which of the following is not one of the three types of facial expression that have been idenified in nonhuman primates?
- A.
  
  Nose wrinkle
- B.
  
  Tense mouth
- C.
  
  Play face
- D.
  
  Grimace
Correct Answer
A. Nose wrinkle
14.

The muscle that moves the jaw is contrlled by the _______ nerve
- A.
  
  Trochlear
- B.
  
  Facial
- C.
  
  Trigeminal
- D.
  
  Hypoglossal
Correct Answer
C. Trigeminal
15.

According to Hans Seyle, the initial response to stress is a state called the
- A.
  
  General adaption syndrome
- B.
  
  Alarm reaction
- C.
  
  Resistance stage
- D.
  
  Exhaustion phase
Correct Answer
B. Alarm reaction
16.

A principla effect of the drug chloropromazine is the
- A.
  
  Release of norepinephrine
- B.
  
  Postsynaptic blocking of acetylcholine
- C.
  
  Postsynaptic blocking of dopamine receptors
- D.
  
  Facilitation of GABA actions
Correct Answer
C. Postsynaptic blocking of dopamine receptors
17.

Which of the following is not considered a major anxiety disorder?
- A.
  
  Phobic disorder
- B.
  
  Panic disorder
- C.
  
  Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- D.
  
  Bipolar disorder
Correct Answer
D. Bipolar disorder
18.

Benzodiazephine drugs have which of the follwoing effects of GABA synapses?
- A.
  
  Complete blocking of inhibition
- B.
  
  Enhancement of GABA-mediated inhibiton
- C.
  
  Enhancement of GABA-mediated excitation
- D.
  
  Reduction of chloride permeability
Correct Answer
B. Enhancement of GABA-mediated inhibiton
19.

The cells of the raphe nucleus have high levels of
- A.
  
  Acetylcholine
- B.
  
  GABA
- C.
  
  Norepinephrine
- D.
  
  Serotonin
Correct Answer
D. Serotonin
20.

A review of research on facial asymmetry in emotional expression concludes that the ______ cerebral hemisphere is dominant for perception of facial displays of _______ emotions
- A.
  
  Left; unpleasant but not pleasant
- B.
  
  Left: both pleasant and unpleasant
- C.
  
  Right; both pleasnat and unpleasant
- D.
  
  Right; pleansant but not unpleasant
Correct Answer
C. Right; both pleasnat and unpleasant
21.

The drug Prozac is an example of a
- A.
  
  Tricyclic
- B.
  
  Benzodiazephine
- C.
  
  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
- D.
  
  Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
Correct Answer
C. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
22.

Family studies of schizophrenial reveal that
- A.
  
  Virtually all relatives of patients have had or will have schizophrenia at one time or another
- B.
  
  Schizophrenia is more evident among first-degree relatives of patients than it is among more distant relatives
- C.
  
  Schizophrenia is sex-linked
- D.
  
  Schizophrenia is seen only in siblings of patients, never in their parents
Correct Answer
B. Schizophrenia is more evident among first-degree relatives of patients than it is among more distant relatives

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Study Question For Brain And Behavior

If the SCN is detached from the rest of the brain by a series of knife cuts, its rhythmicity

In mammals, what is the effect of lesions of visual cortex on the rhythms of the SCN?

The cortical EEG pattern of the encephale isole animal is characterized by

One of the ways the brain influences the immune system is through the

In men, simply backing the losing team at a baseball game is sufficient to

The theory of stress _________ holds that early stressful experiences may lead to reduced susceptibitity to stress in adulthood

On the basis of studies of the properites of phencyclindine, a _______ hypothesis of schizophrenia has been advanced.

In normal subjects, the substance dexamethoasone

Which of the following is a drug that, used repetitively, produces a psychoitc state akin to paranoid schizophrenia?

During REM, thermoregulation

Stages 3 and 4 SWS are especially prominent during ______ of a night's sleep.

In comparision with adults, the REM sleep of children

Which of the following is not one of the three types of facial expression that have been idenified in nonhuman primates?

The muscle that moves the jaw is contrlled by the _______ nerve

According to Hans Seyle, the initial response to stress is a state called the

A principla effect of the drug chloropromazine is the

Which of the following is not considered a major anxiety disorder?

Benzodiazephine drugs have which of the follwoing effects of GABA synapses?

The cells of the raphe nucleus have high levels of

A review of research on facial asymmetry in emotional expression concludes that the ______ cerebral hemisphere is dominant for perception of facial displays of _______ emotions

The drug Prozac is an example of a

Family studies of schizophrenial reveal that

A review of research on facial asymmetry in emotional expression concludes that the cerebral hemisphere is dominant for perception of facial displays of _ emotions