Psychology Chapter 2

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    Growth, reproduction, moods, and our responses to stress are all influenced by our _______.

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Psychology 100 chapter 2psychology in action 9th edition (huffman)

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  • 2. 

    _______ are chemical messengers secreted into the synapse.

    • Ions

    • Neurotransmitters

    • Nucleotides

    • Neurocommunicators

    Correct Answer
    A. Neurotransmitters
  • 3. 

    The occipital loves are primarily responsible for ______.

    • Vision

    • Hearing

    • Smell and taste

    • Touch and pain

    Correct Answer
    A. Vision
  • 4. 

    The three major parts of a neuron are the _______.

    • Glia, dendrites, and myelin

    • Myelin, dendrites and axon

    • Dendrites, axon and cell body

    • Axon, glia and myelin

    Correct Answer
    A. Dendrites, axon and cell body
  • 5. 

    Neurotransmitters are _________.

    • Charged ions that carry action potential down the axon

    • Hormones that pass electrical energy from the dendrite into the soma

    • Chemical messengers that are released from an axon and stimulate dendrites on another neuron

    • Lubricants and nutrients needed by the soma to keep the neuron alive

    Correct Answer
    A. Chemical messengers that are released from an axon and stimulate dendrites on another neuron
  • 6. 

    _______ studies how biological processes in the nervous system relate to behavior in the nervous system relate to behavior and metal processes.

    • Evolutionary psychology

    • Neuroscience

    • Biofunctionalism

    • None of these options

    Correct Answer
    A. Neuroscience
  • 7. 

    Split-brain patients ______.

    • Do not exist

    • Have split personalities

    • Cannot name an object if they hold it in their left hand without looking at it

    • Deteriorate gradually at first and usually die within a year

    Correct Answer
    A. Cannot name an object if they hold it in their left hand without looking at it
  • 8. 

    _______ are basic cells of the nervous system responsible for reveiving and transmitting electrochemical information.

    • Dendrites

    • Neurons

    • Axons

    • Nucleotides

    Correct Answer
    A. Neurons
  • 9. 

    According to the all-or-nothing law, the __________.

    • Neuron cannot fire again during the refractory period

    • Neurotransmitter either attaches to a receptor site or is destroyed in the synapse

    • Neuron either fires completely or not at all

    • None of these options

    Correct Answer
    A. Neuron either fires completely or not at all
  • 10. 

    Chemicals manufactured by endocrine glands and circulated in the bloodstream to produce bodily changes or maintain normal bodily functions are called _______.

    • Endorphins

    • Neurotransmitters

    • Endoseals

    • Hormones

    Correct Answer
    A. Hormones
  • 11. 

    _______ are branching neuron structures that receive neural impulses from neurons and convey impulses toward the cell body.

    • Axons

    • Cell bodies

    • Dendrites

    • None of these options

    Correct Answer
    A. Dendrites
  • 12. 

    The synapse is the point where _____.

    • The soma attaches to the dendrite

    • Neurotransmitters are manufactured

    • Information transfers from neuron to neuron

    • The action potential begins

    Correct Answer
    A. Information transfers from neuron to neuron
  • 13. 

    If you are accidentally hit on the head and you see flashes of light, mostly likely the blow activated cells in the _________.

    • Frontal lobes

    • Temporal lobes

    • Occipital lobes

    • Parietal lobes

    Correct Answer
    A. Occipital lobes
  • 14. 

    An interconnected group of forebrain structures particularly responsible for emotions, drives, and memory is known as the ________.

    • Subcortical center

    • Homeostatic controller

    • Limbic system

    • Master endocrine system

    Correct Answer
    A. Limbic system
  • 15. 

    Split-brain research has indicated that, in most people, the left hemisphere is largely responsible for ________ abilities.

    • Musical

    • Spatial

    • Artistic

    • Language

    Correct Answer
    A. Language
  • 16. 

    The ______ system prepares your body to respond to stress.

    • Central nervous

    • Sympathetic

    • Peripheral

    • Somatic

    Correct Answer
    A. Sympathetic
  • 17. 

    The corpus callosum __________.

    • Maintains your balance

    • Keeps you breathing

    • Connects your left and right cerebral hemispheres

    • All of these options

    Correct Answer
    A. Connects your left and right cerebral hemispheres
  • 18. 

    The parasympathetic nervous system is dominant when a person is ________.

    • Stressed

    • Relaxed

    • Frightened

    • Angry

    Correct Answer
    A. Relaxed
  • 19. 

    The _______ explains how an axon either fires or does not fire an action potential _______.

    • Sodium-potassium

    • Axon terminal

    • Shotgun

    • All-or-nothing law

    Correct Answer
    A. All-or-nothing law
  • 20. 

    Damage to the medulla can lead to loss of ________.

    • Vision

    • Respiration

    • Hearing

    • Smell

    Correct Answer
    A. Respiration
  • 21. 

    The _____ lobes govern motor control, speech production, and higher functions, such as thinking, personality, emotion and memory.

    • Parietal

    • Master

    • Frontal

    • Temporal

    Correct Answer
    A. Frontal
  • 22. 

    If Hannibal Lector removed and ate the _____ of your brain, you would no longer understand language.

    • Corpus callosum

    • Association areas

    • Wernicke's area

    • Parietal lobes

    Correct Answer
    A. Wernicke's area
  • 23. 

    Your left brain doesn't know what your right brain is doing.  It is MOST likely that your _______ has been severed.

    • Amygdala

    • Frontal lobe

    • Association cortex

    • Corpus callosum

    Correct Answer
    A. Corpus callosum
  • 24. 

    The major divisions of the (Central Nervous System) CNS are the ________ .

    • Sympathetic and parasympathetic

    • Somatic and autonomic

    • Gray matter and white matter

    • Brain and spinal cord

    Correct Answer
    A. Brain and spinal cord
  • 25. 

    A(n) ___________ is an electrochemical impulse that travels through a neuron.

    • Ganglial message

    • Muscular potentiation

    • Action potential

    • Neuroelectrical message

    Correct Answer
    A. Action potential
  • 26. 

    A stroke that damages Broca's area would affect a person's ability to ________.

    • Make speech sounds

    • Read and write

    • Understand language

    • Read, write and understand language

    Correct Answer
    A. Make speech sounds
  • 27. 

    _______ is the brain's ability to reorganize and change the structure and function throughout the life span.

    • Neurogenesis

    • Stem cells

    • Neuroplasticity

    • All of these options

    Correct Answer
    A. Neuroplasticity
  • 28. 

    _________ is a neurotransmitter and suspected factor in Parkinson's disease (PD) and schizophrenia.

    • Acetylcholine

    • Dopamine

    • Serotonin

    • All of these options

    Correct Answer
    A. Dopamine
  • 29. 

    Neurotransmission at the synapse is similar to making an individual phone call.  In contrast, messages from the ______ system resemble a very large group email message.

    • Lympathic

    • Hormonal

    • Endocrine

    • Reticular activating

    Correct Answer
    A. Endocrine
  • 30. 

    Juan has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and has trouble walking because of his poor muscle coordination.  His coordination problem is primarily due to the progressive deterioration of his _________.

    • Axons

    • Myelin sheath

    • Action potential

    • Glial cells

    Correct Answer
    A. Myelin sheath
  • 31. 

    The _______ is part of the neuron that integrates incoming information, absorbs nutrients, and produces proteins necessary for the functioning of the neuron.

    • Axon hillock

    • Myelin sheath

    • Synaptic gap

    • Cell body

    Correct Answer
    A. Cell body
  • 32. 

    A reflex arc occurs in the _________.

    • Skeletal muscles

    • Brain

    • Spinal cord

    • Reticular activating system

    Correct Answer
    A. Spinal cord
  • 33. 

    The __________ carries messages between the CNS and the periphery of your body.

    • Parasympathetic nervous system

    • Spinal cord

    • Peripheral nervous system (PNS)

    • None of these options

    Correct Answer
    A. Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
  • 34. 

    The brainstem is involved with your _________.

    • Ability to move and maintain posture

    • Sense of touch and pain

    • Basic survival functions

    • Emotional behavior

    Correct Answer
    A. Basic survival functions
  • 35. 

    The frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal lobes make up the __________.

    • Brain

    • Left and right hemispheres

    • Subcortex

    • Brain stem

    Correct Answer
    A. Left and right hemispheres
  • 36. 

    Threadlike strands of DNA that carry genetic information are called _______.

    • Stem cells

    • Genes

    • Neurons

    • Chromosomes

    Correct Answer
    A. Chromosomes
  • 37. 

    The proportion of observed variance in a particular trait (such as intelligence) that can be attributed to inherited genetic factors in contrast to environmental ones is known as _____.

    • Behavioral genetics

    • Genetic determinism

    • Heritability

    • Mendelian factors

    Correct Answer
    A. Heritability
  • 38. 

    The sensory and motor nerves that go to and from the CNS, body organs, and skeletal muscles make up the _____ nervous system.

    • Somatic

    • Fight or flight

    • Autonomic

    • Peripheral

    Correct Answer
    A. Peripheral
  • 39. 

    SPecialization of the left and right hemispheres of the brain for particular operations is technically referred to as _________.

    • Centralization

    • Asymmetrical processing

    • Localization of function

    • Lateralization

    Correct Answer
    A. Lateralization
  • 40. 

    The ________ is a hindbrain structure involved in respiration, movement, waking, sleep, and dreaming.

    • Medulla

    • Thalamus

    • Reticular formation (RF)

    • Pons

    Correct Answer
    A. Pons

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