AP Psychology Unit 2: First 3 Lessons Review

The autonomic nervous system is most directly involved in

• driving a car

• reading a textbook

• sensing painful stimuli

• digesting food

• experiencing pain

Which of the following biological systems is most likely responsible for an increase in heart rate while experiencing anxiety?

• The central nervous system

• The sympathetic nervous system

• The parasympathetic nervous system

• The endocrine system

• The vestibular system

Which scenario best exemplifies Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection?

• Aaron has larger muscles than Earl because Aaron lifts weights and Earl does not.

• A natural disaster wipes out all of the living creatures on a particular island.

• An ape learns how to use a new tool by observing another ape use that tool.

• A baby spreads out its toes in response to having its foot stroked.

• A mutation in a species of lizards that allows them to better blend into their surroundings leads to greater survival and more offspring possessing this mutation in a later generation.

The part of the endocrine system that is responsible for overseeing and regulating the release of hormones across the entire body is the

• pancreas

• hypothalamus

• adrenal glands

• pineal gland

• thyroid

The result of the evolutionary process that preserves traits that enhance the adaptation of an organism and suppresses traits that do not is called

• habituation

• accommodation

• natural Selection

• eugenics

• species assimilation

The hypothesis that intelligence is in part inherited is best supported by the fact that the IQ correlation for

• pairs of twins reared together is greater than the correlation for pairs of twins reared apart

• pairs of identical twins is greater than for pairs of fraternal twins

• pairs of fraternal twins is greater than the correlation for other pairs of siblings

• adopted children and their adoptive parents is greater than zero

• adopted children and their adoptive parents is greater than the correlation for the same children and their biological parents

Neurotransmitters are typically stored in which of the following parts of a neuron?

• The nodes of Ranvier

• The myelin sheath

• The terminal buttons

• The soma

• The axon

Which part of the nervous system is most immediately activated by sudden fear?

• Parasympathetic

• Sympathetic

• Neostriatum

• Somatic

• Cortical

The part of the neuron that is responsible for receiving signals from other neurons is called

• the axon

• a dendrite

• a neurotransmitter

• the synaptic cleft

• the soma

Activation of the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system results in

• an increase in salivation

• an increase in digestion

• an increase in respiratory rate

• a decrease in heart rate

• a decrease in pupil dilation