Chapter 2 Practice Test #3
1. The study of bumps of the skull reveal a person’s abilities and traits is called:
A. phrenology
B. behavior genetics
C. molecular biology
D. biological psychology
2. The branches coming off of nerve cells tat receive incoming signals from other
neurons are called the:
A. axons
B. synapses
C. cell bodies.
D. Neurotransmitters.
3. Which part of a neuron is often covered by the myelin sheath?
A. dendrite
B. glial cell
C. cell body
D. axon
4. The space where impulses are chemically transmitted from one neuron to another
are called:
A. synapses
B. interneurons
C. neurotransmitters.
D. Dendrites
5. Acetylcholine is a(n):
A. choline molecule
B. hormone
C. endorphin
D. neurotransmitter
6. Phineas Gage suffered a terrible accident as a railroad worker. Phineas had the
greatest change in his
A. mind
B. speech
C. memory
D. sight
7. Charles Darwin set forth the theory of ______ in his book The Origin of Species.
A. mankind
B. evolution
C. theology
D. the origin of man
8. As you enter the crowded room, you see your friend’s blond hair and well-built body.
What are you noticing most is called your friend’s
A. genotype
B. phenotype
C. physical description
D. physical attraction
9. Broca’s area in the brain is most closely associated with
A. personality
B. balance
C. language
D. brain accidents
10. Which technique uses radio receivers to detect information in order to assess a level
of activity?
A. MRI
B. GMRI
C. PET scan
D. RMRI
11. The brain and spinal cord make up the _______ nervous system.
A. central
B. somatic
C. autonomic
D. peripheral
12. A student is looking at a brain and going form the outer layers of the brain to its
deepest recesses. That is the correct order of the structures?
A. cerebrum, brain stem, limbic system
B. brain stem, limbic system, cerebrum
C. cerebrum, limbic system, brain stem
D. limbic system, cerebrum, brain stem
13. As you scan this question, the _______ is relaying information from the eyes to
cortical areas of vision.
A. thalamus
B. reticular formation
C. hypothalamus
D. amygdala
14. A loss of physical coordination and balance is most likely to result from damage to
the:
A. hypothalamus
B. cerebellum
C. corpus callosum
D. amygdala
15. The activity of the hypothalamus most directly influences:
A. hunger and thirst.
B. Muscular coordination.
C. Attention and memory.
D. Heartbeat and breathing.
16. A woman is a hypochondriac. She is always reading medical journals and is
constantly experiencing imagined symptoms of medical problems. She has been
gaining a lot of weight, and feels that her weight gain is due to he internal physiological
processes being out of balance. She probably thinks that she has suffered brain
damage to her:
A. pons
B. amygdala and thalamus
C. hypothalamus
D. occipital lobe
17. Which region of the human brain best distinguishes us from other animals?
A. reticular formation
B. limbic system
C. cerebral cortex
D. hypothalamus
18. As the result of a stroke, a man has lost his ability to plan, make decisions, and set
goals. Which lobe has been damaged?
A. frontal
B. rear
C. parietal
D. occipital
19. Hearing is processed in the _____ lobes and seeing is processed in the ______
lobes.
A. parietal; frontal
B. occipital; frontal
C. parietal; temporal
D. temporal; occipital
20. Paul Broca carried out the autopsy on the patient known as “Tan.” He discovered
damage in the _______ hemispheres; other patients studied by Broca who showed
similar disruption of the language abilities had damage on the _______ side of their
brains.
A. left; left
B. left; center
C. right; right
D. right; center
21. A split-brain patient is shown pictures of a bat, a pencil, a chicken, an a baseball,
and is asked to choose to items that “go together.” The right hemisphere is most likely
to choose the _____; the left hemisphere is mostly likely to choose the _____.
A. bat and baseball; bat and chicken
B. bat and chicken; chicken and pencil
C. pencil and bat; chicken and baseball
D. chicken and football; bat and baseball
22. In the brain, the ______ serves as a relay station between the endocrine system
and the central nervous system.
A. thalamus
B. hippocampus
C. hypothalamus
D. cerebral cortex
23. At one end of the neuron are bulblike structures called ______, which make it
possible for the neuron to communicate with glands, muscles, or other neurons.
A. soma
B. axons
C. dendrites
D. terminal buttons
24. The primary function of ______ is to carry messages away from the central nervous
system toward the muscles and glands.
A. glial cells
B. interneurons
C. motor neurons
D. sensory neurons
25. The electrically charged particles that are involved in neural conduction are called
________, and they have ________ charges.
A. glia; only negative
B. ions; only negative
C. ions; either positive or negative
D. myelin; either positive or negative
26. During the absolute refractory period,
A. neurons can fire continuously
B. no amount of further stimulation can induce another action potential to develop
C. only the strongest stimulation will cause another action potential to be generated
D. the neuron will fire to a stimulus that is slightly stronger than what is normally
necessary
27. A student is interrupted while making notes for a test on neurotransmitter
substances. When he returns to the task, he makes a mistake. Can you see the error?
A. norephinephrine- depression
B. dopamine- schizophrenia
C. dopamine- Parkinson’s disease
D. norepinephrine- botulism
28. Which part of your brain receives information as to whether your arms are swinging
in the air?
A. limbic system
B. motor cortex
C. sensory cortex
D. Broca’s area
29. After a car accident, Sue was unable to make sense of other’s speech. It is likely
that her cortex was damaged in:
A. the sensory area
B. Broca’s area
C. The angular gyrus
D. Wernicke’s area
30. Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by
the:
A. medulla
B. limbic system
C. angular gyrus
D. corpus callosum
31. The cells that are the building blocks of the body’s nervous system are called:
A. neurons
B. neurotransmitters
C. genes
D. glial cells
32. The part of a neuron that transmits neural massages to other neurons is called the:
A. axon
B. synapse
C. association area
D. dendrite
33. The myelin sheath helps to protect and increase the ___ of neural impulses.
A. frequency
B. intensity
C. threshold
D. speed
34. Neurotransmitter receptor sites are located on the:
A. dendrites
B. myelin sheath
C. vesicles
D. axon
35. Information is carried from the tissues of the body of the central nervous system by:
A. interneurons
B. sensory neurons
C. motor neurons
D. efferent neurons
36. Phineas Gage, a railroad worker injured in 1848 in a freakish accident, is important
because it is the first time that connection is made about
A. speech and motor behavior
B. the brain and psychological processes
C. experiences and memory
D. intellectual talents and abilities
37. Phenotype is to Genotype
A. heredity is to genetics
B. habitats are to variations
C. outward appearance is to genetic structure
D. appearance is to psychological structure
38. The case of injured railroad worker Phineas Gage and Paul Broca’s “Tan” are
examples in that both
A. direct recorded activity
B. of brain damage as a result of accidents
C. had used scanning devices
D. relied on the method of scientific evidence
39. The ______ shows where the sources of activity are occurring in the brain and
involves giving the person a safe radioactive substance.
A. RMRI
B. GMRI
C. PET scan
D. None of the above
40. The nervous system is subdivided into two major divisions: what are they called?
A. psychological and autonomic
B. autonomic and somatic
C. central and peripheral
D. central and parasympathetic
41. The peripheral nervous system is composed of two subdivisions. The ______
nervous system regulates the body’s muscles, and the _____ nervous system, which
sustains life processes.
A. autonomic; central
B. somatic; autonomic
C. central; peripheral
D. central; parasympathetic
42. In the brain, the ______ and its surface layer, the _____, integrates sensory
information, coordinates your movements, and facilitates abstract thinking and
reasoning.
A. cerebrum; cerebral cortex
B. cerebellum; cerebral cortex
C. cerebral cortex; cerebellum
D. cerebral cortex; cerebrum
43. The _____ is a region of the brain that regulates motivation, emotional states,
memory, body temperature, blood pressure and blood sugar levels.
A. brain structures
B. limbic system
C. cerebral lobes
D. occipital formation
44. Which part of the limbic system plays a central role in emotions such as rage and
fear?
A. amygdala
B. thalamus
C. cerebellum
D. medulla
45. The limbic system includes the
A. medulla, hippocampus, and reticular formation
B. hypothalamus, cerebrum, pons and cerebrum
C. hypothalamus, hippocampus and amygdala
D. reticular formation, pons and thalamus
46. The cerebrum is divided into two halves, called the ____, which are connected by
fibers called the _____.
A. amygdala; nerve fibers
B. lobes; cerebral connector
C. cerebral lobes; connecting fibers
D. cerebral hemispheres; corpus callosum
47. While going for the ball in the basketball game, a player slips and hits the back of
his head and he reports “seeing stars.” Which lobe of the brain is used when on “sees
stars?”
A. frontal
B. temporal
C. parietal
D. occipital
48. A patient has no difficult understanding what you say to her, but finds it impossible
to produce words to convey her understanding. Which are of the brain may be
damaged?
A. Broca’s area
B. Wenicke’s area
C. The voice center
D. The verbal cortex
49. There is a patient that is referred to as a “split-brain” patient. You can conclude that
she
A. has had her corpus callosum severed
B. will be unable to talk
C. will probably have multiple problems
D. has been born with less brain cells
50. Glands and hormones are associated most closely with
A. the reflexes
B. the nervous system
C. the cerebral cortex
D. the endocrine system
51. A classmate is working on her presentation on the endocrine system for class. You
overhear he as she says “This gland is often called the ‘master gland’ because is has
an effect on the secretions of all the other endocrine glands.” I sounds as though she is
talking about the
A. adrenals
B. pancreas
C. pituitary
D. hypothalamus
52. Which cell part and description is matched correctly?
A. soma- contains the nucleus and cytoplasm that sustains its life
B. terminal button- extends outward from the cell body and receives incoming signals
C. dendrite- conducts information along its length, at the end of terminal buttons
D. axon- bulblike structure through which stimulation of nearby glands, muscles, or
other neurons is made possible
53. In loose terms, the “decision” as to whether a neuron will produce a response or not
depends upon the
A. excitatory inputs it receives
B. inhibitory inputs it receives
C. removal of the action potential
D. excitatory and inhibitory inputs it receives
54. The many symptoms experienced by those who suffer with multiple sclerosis seem
to be based on
A. deterioration of myelin sheath
B. a deficiency of acetylcholine in the brain
C. the inability of the body to utilize dietary potassium
D. changes in the concentration of ions with the neuron
55. On the neuron, neurotransmitters are stored in
A. synaptic vesicles
B. nodes of Ranvier
C. the myelin sheath
D. synaptic clefts
56. Mark Rosenzwieg’s research on rats raised in impoverished or enriched
environments demonstrated that we would encourage humans to live in
A. an environment that is deprived of unnecessary stimulation
B. an environment that is full of stimulation as children, but not as adults
C. and enriched environment even after childhood
D. a stressful environment in order to strengthen the functioning of the hippocampus
57. Which lobe of the cerebral cortex lies at the back of the head and receives visual
information?
A. occipital lobes
B. parietal lobes
C. temporal lobes
D. association areas
58. The left cerebral hemisphere is typically better in:
A. spatial reasoning
B. language comprehension
C. visual perception
D. musical abilities
59. The chemical messengers of the endocrine system are called:
A. neurotransmitters
B. glial cells
C. agonists
D. hormones
60. Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by
the:
A. medulla
B. limbic system
C. angular gyrus
D. corpus callosum
Answers
1. A
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. B
15. A
16. C
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. A
21. A
22. C
23. D
24. C
25. C
26. B
27. D
28. C
29. D
30. D
31. A
32. A
33. D
34. A
35. B
36. B
37. C
38. B
39. C
40. C
41. B
42. A
43. B
44. A
45. C
46. D
47. D
48. A
49. A
50. D
51. C
52. A
53. D
54. A
55. A
56. C
57. A
58. B
59. D
60. D
Advance Psychology by Jim Matiya 2004 published by TEACHINGpoint as a part of the Expert System
for Teachers Series