Psychology Quiz

What is "Alzheimer's disease" characterized by?

• Improved memory

• Progressive loss of neurons and memory decline

• Enhanced stress response

• Increased neurotransmitter activity

What is the commitment to maximizing benefits and minimizing risks in taking a particular course of action called?

• Beneficence

• Benign-positive

• Biological factors

• Biopsychosocial approach

What is the term for a brain structure that encodes and stores implicit procedural memories?

• Cerebellum

• Hippocampus

• Amygdala

• Thalamus

What is "Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS)"?

• A type of circadian rhythm disorder

• A method to reduce order effects

• A stage in the alarm reaction

• A type of sampling technique

What does an electroencephalograph (EEG) detect and record?

• Electrical activity of the brain

• Electrical activity of the muscles

• Heart rate

• Blood pressure

What is the enteric nervous system?

• The brain's neural network

• The network of nerves in the gut

• The body's immune system

• The cardiovascular system

What is the definition of a hypothesis?

• A proven fact

• A testable prediction

• An untestable theory

• A random guess

What effect occurs when the neurotransmitter decreases the likelihood of the postsynaptic neuron firing an action potential?

• Excitatory effect

• Inhibitory effect

• Neutral effect

• Potentiation effect

What are factors that arise from within the individual?

• External factors

• Internal factors

• Environmental factors

• Genetic factors

What is a stimulus from within a person’s body that prompts the stress response?

• External stressor

• Internal stressor

• Psychological stressor

• Environmental stressor