Psychology 103 - Physiological Psychology » Spring 2022 » Chapter 5 Practice Quiz 1

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Question #1
Vestibular function can be assessed by assessing a patient's reaction to
A.   needles inserted in the face.
B.   electroencephalography.
C.   needles inserted in the foot.
D.   facial nerve stimulation.
E.   cold water flushed in the ear.
Question #2
Which contrast X-ray technique is designed to locate vascular abnormalities in the brains of human patients?
A.   PET scans
B.   X-ray photography
C.   CT scans
D.   cerebral angiography
E.   pneumoencephalography
Question #3
Which of the following provides the most detailed three-dimensional view of the structure of the living human brain?
A.   CT
B.   PET
C.   MRI
D.   angiography
E.   EEG
Question #4
Which method provides structural and functional information about the living human brain on the same image?
A.   EEG
B.   angiography
C.   functional MRI
D.   PET
E.   CT
Question #5
In human patients, EEG activity is commonly recorded directly from
A.   the neocortex.
B.   muscle.
C.   the hippocampus.
D.   the heart.
E.   the scalp.
Question #6
The main difference between an average evoked potential (AEP) and a "raw" evoked potential is that
A.   a raw evoked potential is likely to be larger.
B.   an AEP is a unit response.
C.   an AEP is usually unobservable.
D.   an AEP is an alpha wave.
E.   a raw evoked potential is often unobservable amidst the random noise of the ongoing EEG signal.
Question #7
Which of the following technique measures changes in magnetic fields on the surface of the brain?
A.   fMRI
B.   MRI
C.   EEG
D.   EMG
E.   MEG
Question #8
Electrooculography is a technique for monitoring
A.   penile engorgement.
B.   blood pressure.
C.   muscle tension.
D.   eye movement.
E.   cortical activity.
Question #9
Which of the following is a record of a person's heart beat?
A.   EKG
B.   all of these
C.   electrocardiogram
D.   ECG
Question #10
Penile erection is
A.   a muscular response.
B.   an electromyographic response.
C.   a plethysmographic response.
D.   an aberrant response.
E.   a sphygmomanometric response.
Question #11
Unlike subcortical lesions, cortical lesions are often made by
A.   radio-frequency current.
B.   the electrolytic method.
C.   stereotaxic surgery.
D.   aspiration.
E.   transection.
Question #12
Cooling can be used to produce a functional or reversible brain lesion because
A.   it can temporarily suppress neural activity in a particular area of the brain without damaging the brain.
B.   the damage that it produces lasts only a few weeks.
C.   the damage that it produces lasts only a day or two.
D.   the subjects usually survive.
E.   it produces lesions that can be reversed with drugs.
Question #13
Lesions restricted to structures on one half of the brain are called
A.   bipolar lesions.
B.   monopolar lesions.
C.   unilateral lesions.
D.   bilateral lesions.
E.   unitary lesions.
Question #14
Unlike other electrophysiological methods of recording neural activity, intracellular unit recording provides measurements of
A.   EEG activity.
B.   cell firing.
C.   reductions in neural firing.
D.   the membrane potential.
E.   action potentials.
Question #15
IP, SC, and IM are all
A.   drugs.
B.   cranial nerves.
C.   routes of drug administration.
D.   recording methods.
E.   stimulation methods.
Question #16
A method of identifying all of the brain areas of a laboratory animal that were particularly active during a behavioral test is
A.   the 6-OHDA technique.
B.   the kainic acid technique.
C.   cerebral dialysis.
D.   immunocytochemistry.
E.   the 2-deoxyglucose technique.
Question #17
In immunocytochemistry, the labeled ligand is
A.   a microelectrode.
B.   an amino acid.
C.   a neurotransmitter.
D.   a receptor.
E.   an antibody.
Question #18
Melanopsin knockout mice have difficulty
A.   displaying circadian rhythms.
B.   seeing.
C.   recognizing circadian signals.
D.   sleeping on a regular schedule.
E.   adjusting their circadian rhythms in response to changes in the daily light-dark cycle.
Question #19
Neuroscientists insert specific opsin genes into particular neurons so that exposure to light influences their activity. This technique is generally referred to as
A.   in situ hybridization.
B.   brainbow.
C.   immunochemistry.
D.   optogenetics.
E.   autoradiography.

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