Question 1

Endorphins are

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A)   neurotransmitters.
B)   sex hormones.
C)   endocrine glands.
D)   glial cells.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

A human sperm cell contains

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A)   23 chromosomes.
B)   23 genes.
C)   46 chromosomes.
D)   46 genes.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Mutations are random errors in ________ replication.

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A)   gene
B)   chromosome
C)   DNA
D)   proteinE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Some neurons enable you to grasp objects by relaying outgoing messages to the muscles in your arms and hands. These neurons are called

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A)   glial cells.
B)   sensory neurons.
C)   stem cells.
D)   motor neurons.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Every nongenetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us, is an aspect of our

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A)   heredity.
B)   plasticity.
C)   environment.
D)   neurogenesis.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Describe how an understanding of both a normally functioning brain and a split brain enables us to better appreciate the fact that most information processing takes place outside of conscious awareness.

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The answer of Describe how an understanding of both a...

Question 7

The impact of our cultural backgrounds on the development of our personal values best illustrates

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A)   homeostasis.
B)   lateralization.
C)   tomography.
D)   environmental influences.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

If a professor accused you of cheating on a test, your adrenal glands would probably release ________ into your bloodstream.

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A)   endorphins
B)   acetylcholine
C)   epinephrine
D)   oxytocinE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The regions of the parietal lobes that are involved in mathematical and spatial reasoning are known as

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A)   the amygdala.
B)   reward centers.
C)   the reticular formation.
D)   association areas.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

In a clinical trial of brain-implanted microelectrodes, a paralyzed 25-year-old man constructed shapes on a computer screen by activating neurons in his

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A)   hypothalamus.
B)   cerebellum.
C)   motor cortex.
D)   amygdala.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The reproductive advantage enjoyed by organisms best suited to a particular environment is known as

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A)   self-regulation.
B)   behavior genetics.
C)   natural selection.
D)   homeostasis.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

People have always responded so positively to Alyssa's good looks that she has developed a socially confident and outgoing personality. This best illustrates the interaction of

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A)   genes and chromosomes.
B)   neurogenesis and plasticity.
C)   nature and nurture.
D)   the CNS and the PNS.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The sensory cortex is most critical for our sense of

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A)   sight.
B)   hearing.
C)   touch.
D)   smell.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

In emphasizing that heredity's effects on behavior depend on a person's home environment, psychologists are highlighting the importance of

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A)   tomography.
B)   neurogenesis.
C)   lateralization.
D)   nature-nurture interactions.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Those whose corpus callosum is surgically severed are said to be patients with

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A)   brain plasticity.
B)   a reward deficiency syndrome.
C)   neurogenesis.
D)   split brains.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

A picture of a dog is briefly flashed in the left visual field of a split-brain patient. At the same time a picture of a boy is flashed in the right visual field. In identifying what she saw, the patient would be most likely to

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A)   use her left hand to point to a picture of a dog.
B)   verbally report that she saw a dog.
C)   use her left hand to point to a picture of a boy.
D)   verbally report that she saw a boy.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

In the nervous system, I outnumber neurons. I also provide nutrients to the neurons and help remove excess neurotransmitters. I am a

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A)   hormone.
B)   myelin sheath.
C)   glial cell.
D)   gland.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Several organisms from a strain of bacteria infecting patients in a hospital setting inherited a mutation that increased their resistance to the hospitals' antibacterial drugs. Over time, the drug-resistant bacteria increasingly outnumbered the bacteria without the mutation. This best illustrates

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A)   neurogenesis.
B)   lateralization.
C)   natural selection.
D)   neural plasticity.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 19

Degeneration of the myelin sheath results in

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A)   neurogenesis.
B)   multiple sclerosis.
C)   the fight-or-flight response.
D)   a reward deficiency syndrome.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

An evolutionary psychologist would suggest that people are genetically predisposed to

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A)   fear dangerous animals.
B)   love their own children.
C)   seek healthy-looking mates.
D)   do all of these things.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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