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1. An inexperienced psychology teacher is about to start a lecture on the biological bases of behavior. Which opening line should she use to convince students of the importance of this material?
2. This structure can best be described as being made up of 4 chemicals which form a chemical alphabet.
3. According to the theory of evolution
 humans belong to their own family tree.
different species come from different ancestors.
humans & chimps share only 1% of their DNA.
present day humans descended from a creature related to apes.
4. fMRI is to _______ as MRI is to _______.
structure; function
function; structure
organization; function
x-ray; gamma ray
5. MRI scan is to PET scan as ________ is to ________.
radio frequencies; function
function; structure
structure; function
CNS; PNS
6. What part of your nervous system do you use to correctly answer this question which requires deep thought?
central nervous system
somatic nervous system
autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic division
7. Which one of the following is not included in the peripheral nervous system?
central nervous system
somatic nervous system
autonomic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
8. The somatic nervous system
is in a constant state of homeostasis.
controls the fight or flight response.
regulates heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, & digestion.
consists of nerves connected to either sensory receptors or to muscles.
9. You’re looking at a book entitled Your Autonomic Nervous System. One of the chapter titles is really confusing based upon your knowledge of the autonomic nervous system. Which chapter seems to not fit your knowledge?
The Sympathetic Division: Activating in Times of Stress
The Autonomic Nervous System: Part of The Peripheral Nervous System
The Autonomic Nervous System: You CAN Control It All!
Relaxing with the Parasympathetic Division
10. The three main divisions of the human brain are
forebrain, midbrain, cerebrain
topbrain, midbrain, hindbrain
forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain
neobrain, lateralbrain, medialbrain
11. If you have ever been driving and “nod” for a brief moment or two and then pull your head back up, you can probably thank your ______ for its role in arousal and preparing the forebrain for sensory input.
brainstem
occipital lobe
hypothalamus
reticular formation
12. The human cortex is wrinkled because:
it is very old compared to more primitive brains
the axons pull down on certain parts of the cortex
the cell body causes a constriction at the surface
wrinkling increases the surface area
13. Which of the following descriptions of the lobes of the cortex is incorrect?
parietal – involved with motor behaviors
occipital – involved with processing visual information
frontal – involved with personality and emotion
temporal – involved with processing auditory experience
14. Of the following functions, which is not a function of the frontal lobe?
executing plans
paying attention
performing voluntary movements
processing sensory information from parts of the body
15. A major reason for the decline in the use of frontal lobotomies was that:
antipsychotic drugs controlled behavior better
the majority of patients were turned into "vegetables"
the operation caused severe memory loss in patients
it received negative publicity from movies like
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest
16. The strip of the cortex in the frontal lobe that is involved in the initiation of all voluntary movements is called:
the somatosensory cortex
the sensory homunculus
the motor cortex
Broca's area
17. During the game show "Jeopardy," the host says the answer, “the temporal lobe.” Which of the following is the best question?
“Which lobe is critical to vision?”
“Which lobe is critical to hearing & speech?”
"What is the lobe that does not have an association cortex?”
“What is the name of the lobe that sends motor messages to the body?”
18. Visual agnosia is to neglect syndrome as ______ is to ______.
Broca's area; frontal lobe
understanding; production
Wernicke's area;
temporal lobe
recognizing; seeing
19. What part of the brain do we share in common with the alligator?
cortex
Broca's area
limbic system
Wernicke's area
20. Sympathetic is to arouse as parasympathetic is to ______.
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