Psychology 1012 - General Psychology » Summer 2022 » Chapter 2

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Question #1
Which of the following is an enhanced X-ray image of the brain or body?
A.   Computed tomographic (CT) scan
B.   Positron emission tomography (PET) scan
C.   Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
D.   Electroencephalograph (EEG)
Question #2
Which of the following would be most likely to cause the sympathetic nervous system to activate?
A.   Holding your hand in ice water
B.   Lounging on a beach chair
C.   Meditation
D.   Eating a large meal
Question #3
If norepinephrine is released, which of the following systems is activated?
A.   Somatic nervous system
B.   Central nervous system
C.   Sympathetic nervous system
D.   Parasympathetic nervous system
Question #4
If you experience a great deal of anxiety, which neurotransmitter might you be deficient in?
A.   Norepinephrine
B.   GABA
C.   Dopamine
D.   Acetylcholine
Question #5
When your doctor taps your knee to see if your leg moves upward automatically, what type of bodily messaging is she looking for?
A.   How your spinal cord produces a response from interaction with your brain
B.   How your brain communicates with your motor neurons
C.   How your spinal cord produces a response without your brain
D.   How your brain responds to pain
Question #6
An individual is under the influence of drugs and can't remember making plans to and actually robbing a bank. What brain region was affected?
A.   Frontal lobes
B.   Temporal lobes
C.   Occipital lobes
D.   Parietal lobes
Question #7
Which of the following is a division of the nervous system that is activated when a baseball player attempts to hit a ball thrown by the pitcher?
A.   Autonomic
B.   Parasympathetic
C.   Endocrine
D.   Somatic
Question #8
A person's heart rate increasing during physical activity is an example of the activation of what nervous system?
A.   Somatic nervous system
B.   Autonomic nervous system
C.   Sympathetic nervous system
D.   Parasympathetic nervous system
Question #9
After walking through a haunted house, the body returns to homeostasis through the activation of which nervous system?
A.   Parasympathetic nervous system
B.   Sympathetic nervous system
C.   Autonomic nervous system
D.   Somatic nervous system
Question #10
Since the day we are born, our brain is continuously learning as we observe and explore the world around us. The brain's ability to engage in this process is known as _____.
A.   ablation
B.   neurogenesis
C.   synaptic transmission
D.   neuroplasticity
Question #11
Scientists previously believed that as people aged they inevitably began to lose neurological functioning. However, recent studies show that adults can continually produce new brain cells through a process known as __________.
A.   localization
B.   neurogenesis
C.   neuroplasticity
D.   lesioning
Question #12
What do neuroplasticity and neurogenesis have in common?
A.   Both are involved with the rewiring of the brain
B.   Both create new brain cells
C.   Both are responses to a change in brain physiology
D.   Both prevent recovery from spinal cord injuries
Question #13
What part of the CNS can function without the direct involvement of the brain?
A.   Motor movements
B.   Sight
C.   Smell
D.   Balance
Question #14
What would be the clearest demonstration of the flooding of Jesse's potassium ions (K+) into the axions?
A.   Jesse stops running for a moment.
B.   Jesse is stretching before a run.
C.   Jesse is sleeping.
D.   Jesse is running as fast as he can.
Question #15
What activity would likely activate the sympathetic nervous system the most?
A.   Eating a thirteen-course meal
B.   Weeping at a funeral
C.   a. Meditating
D.   Making onion soup
Question #16
What technique likely has the most potential for physical harm of the brain being studied?
A.   PET scan
B.   Ablation
C.   ESB
D.   CT scan
Question #17
Frances is an artist who has had damage to the right hemisphere of her brain. How will this likely affect her portrait of her father?
A.   She will only be able to paint on an extremely small scale.
B.   She will not paint his left eye.
C.   Her colors will be more garish.
D.   She will not paint his right ear.
Question #18
Jane was in a bike accident, not wearing a helmet. Now she has trouble producing language. What part of her brain was most likely damaged?
A.   Wernicke's area
B.   The primary somotosensory area
C.   Broca's area
D.   The temporal lobes
Question #19
Gabrielle fell down the stairs and injured her head. What is the most likely symptom that would develop as a result of this injury?
A.   She does not recognize her son.
B.   She can speak, but points to a glass and clearly asks for "an elephant of tree."
C.   She has lost feeling in her hands.
D.   She asks for a "glash of wasssther."
Question #20
Karen wants to quit smoking, but she loves the way that inhaled nicotine makes her feel. Where in her brain is Karen's pleasure processed?
A.   The cerebral cortex
B.   The limbic system
C.   The hindbrain
D.   The reticular formation (RF)

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