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

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