Chapter 15 Quiz 2
1. Which type of discrimination allows one to identify a pattern of stimulation?
a. quality discrimination
b. synthetic discrimination
c. spatial discrimination
d. feature abstraction
e. analytic discrimination
2. Which type of brain wave(s) is (are) abnormal in awake adults?
a. alpha only
b. theta and delta
c. beta and theta
d. delta only
e. alpha and delta
3. In which stage of sleep does the most dreaming take place?
a. rapid eye movement sleep
b. Stage 1
c. Stage2
d. Stage3
e. Stage4
4. The impairment of muscle tone is known as
a. myoclonus
b. apraxia
c. dystonia
d. dysartthria
e. hypersomnia
5. Remembering how to ride a bicycle is an example of
a. short-term memory
b. skill memory
c. fact memory
d. memory consolidation
e. long-term memory
6. Which of the following sleep medications reduces slow-wave sleep more than REM sleep?
a. alcohol
b. standard over-the-counter sleep medications
c. valium
d. alcohol and barbiturates
e. barbiturates
7. The component(s) of the somatosensory system that are located in brain is (are)
a. perceptual and receptor levels
b. perceptual level
c. receptor level
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d. circuit level
e. circuit and perceptual level
Nonspecific ascending pathways are also known as the
a. dorsal columns
b. medial lemniscal tracts
c. anterolateral pathways
d. lemniscal system
e. parallel pathways
The lowest level of motor control is know as
a. segmental level
b. direct system
c. multineuronal system
d. projection level
e. indirect system
An example of basal nuclear disease is
a. narcolepsy
b. retrograde amnesia
c. Parkinson’s disease
d. anterograde amnesia
e. insomnia
Which type of brain waves are indicative of an awake, relaxed state?
a. alpha
b. beta
c. delta
d. gamma
e. theta
The sleep stage also known as slow wave sleep is
a. rapid eye movement sleep
b. stage 1
c. stage 2
d. stage 3
e. stage 4
The two structures that are most important in the process of memorization are
a. hippocampus and cerebellum
b. amygdale and pons
c. hippocampus and amygdale
d. pons and medulla oblongata
e. amygdale and cerebellum
A disease that reflects abnormal electrical activity in the brain is
a. narcolepsy
b. epilepsy
c. Huntington’s disease
d. motor aphasia
e. hypotoxia
15. Paradoxical sleep is also know as
a. rapid eyes movement
b. Stage 1
c. Stage 2
d. Stage 3
e. Stage 4
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