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1. 
Which of the following neurotransmitters control heart rate, stress, sexual responsiveness and appetite?

A. acetylcholine
B.dopamine
C.serotonin
D.norepinephrine
2. 
Where is the motor cortex located?

A. the frontal lobes
B.the occipital lobes
C. the cerebellum
D.the parietal lobes
3. 
Which of the following is NOT true of phenotypes?

A. They are partially determined by environment.
B. They are solely determined by heredity.
C.They are related to the organization of the brain.
D. They are the resulting physical structure of genetic inheritance.
4. 
Why is an understanding of genetics important to the study of psychology?

A. Genetics provide the foundation for our behaviors and emotions.
B. An understanding of genetics helps us to understand such disorders as schizophrenia and stroke.
C. Genetics helps us understand the chemistry of the mind.
D. all of the above
5. 
What is the primary function of the thalamus?

A. involved in emotion and memory
B.to regulate coordinated movement
C. to manage the body's internal state
D.to relay sensory information
6. 
What did Wilder Penfield's research demonstrate?

A. that electrical stimulation in the brain could trigger behaviors and emotions
B. that split-brain patients can still function remarkably well
C.that Phinneas Gage's accident was a result of too much dopamine in his brain
D. that the brain has multiple lobes
7. 
The ___ contain neurotransmitters that carry the neuron's message to the synapse.

A. axons
B.glial cells
C.action potentials
D. terminal buttons
8. 
With respect to how natural selection works, the selection of fittest phenotype occurs immediately

A. before competition for resources.
B.before reproductive success.
C. after the frequency of the genotype increases.
D.after competition for resources.
9. 
Keith suffers from ___, since he has an extra 21st chromosome fragment.

A. schizophrenia
B.Parkinson's disease
C. Down syndrome
D.Alzheimer's disease
10. 
The ___ act(s) to bind neurons to each other.

A. myelin sheath
B.soma
C.glial cells
D.terminal buttons
11. 
Behaviors that are innate are believed to be ___.

A. learned
B.part of one's ethnic heritage
C. influenced by personality
D.present at birth
12. 
The ___ nervous system is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system.

A. sympathetic
B.somatic
C.central
D.autonomic
13. 
There are ___ major classes of neurons.

A. countless
B.2
C.3
D.10
14. 
Genes are to ___ as nucleotides are to ___.

A. beliefs; practices
B.letters; words
C. words; letters
D.thoughts; actions
15. 
Which of the following is primarily a function of the left hemisphere?

A. understanding speech and writing
B.regulation of positive emotions
C. memory for words and numbers
D.all of the above
16. 
Which of the following could NOT be used to describe the somatosensory cortex?

A. It processes sensations of touch.
B.It regulates a mental map of the body.
C. It mirrors the motor cortex.
D.It regulates digestion.
17. 
If you sat on a tack, your ___ lobes would tell you.

A. frontal
B.temporal
C.parietal
D.occipital
18. 
Which of the following is the part of the cell that contains the nucleus and the chromosomes?

A. glial cells
B.dendrite
C.axon
D.soma
19. 
A duality of consciousness is found in

A. split-brain patients.
B.adults with a mental disorder.
C. all healthy adults.
D.stroke victims.
20. 
Patients with right-hemisphere damage tend to have difficulties related to ___.

A. logic
B.emotion
C.language
D.spatial orientation
21. 
All of the following are controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system EXCEPT which?

A. increases digestive function of the stomach
B.accelerates heart
C. inhibits tear gland
D.constricts bronchi
22. 
All of the following are substances that affect the action of dopamine EXCEPT ___.

A. Ritalin
B.nicotine
C.cocaine
D.alcohol
23. 
Brain activity during sleep is chiefly regulated by the ___.

A. cerebellum
B.medulla
C.thalamus
D.pons
24. 
The limbic system is associated with ___.

A. motivation
B.emotion
C.memory
D.all of the above
25. 
The endocrine glands release ___ into the ___.

A. neurotransmitters; organs
B.hormones; organs
C. hormones; bloodstream
D.neurotransmitters; bloodstream






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