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WorksheetsPsychology Unit 3
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The nineteenth-century theory that bumps on the skull reveal a person's abilities and traits is called
a)
evolutionary psychology.
b)
behavior genetics.
c)
phrenology.
d)
eugenics.
2.
Which type of psychologist most directly investigates the links between biological activity and our thinking and behaviors?
a)
psychotherapist
b)
biological psychologist
c)
cognitive psychologist
d)
psychometrician
3.
In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the ________ of a single neuron.
a)
dendrites to the cell body to the axon
b)
axon to the dendrites to the cell body
c)
axon to the cell body to the dendrites
d)
dendrites to the axon to the cell body
4.
The speed at which a neural impulse travels is increased when the axon is encased by a(n)
a)
synaptic vesicle.
b)
pituitary gland.
c)
endocrine gland.
d)
myelin sheath.
5.
As you are reading this question, the cells in your eyes are firing in response to the light coming from this screen. Which type of neuron is carrying this message to the brain?
a)
sensory
b)
presynaptic
c)
motor
d)
efferent
6.
The minimum level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse is called the
a)
refractory period.
b)
action potential.
c)
synapes.
d)
threshold.
7.
Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that travel across the
a)
cell body.
b)
synaptic gap.
c)
axon.
d)
myelin sheath.
8.
Some opiate drugs have molecular structures so similar to endorphins that they mimic endorphin's euphoric effects in the brain, making these opiate drugs which kind of molecule?
a)
endocrines
b)
endorphins
c)
antagonists
d)
agonists
9.
Messages are transmitted from your spinal cord to your digestive system's stomach muscles by the
a)
endocrine system.
b)
central nervous system.
c)
sympathetic nervous system.
d)
somatic nervous system.
10.
Which of the following triggers the “fight-or-flight” response, increasing your heart rate and blood pressure, as you run away?
a)
sensory
b)
motor cortex
c)
sympathetic nervous system
d)
somatic nervous system
11.
The chemical messengers of the endocrine system are called
a)
neurotransmitters.
b)
interneurons.
c)
hormones.
d)
antagonists
12.
The master gland of the endocrine system is the
a)
adrenal gland.
b)
pituitary gland.
c)
pancreas.
d)
hypothalamus.
13.
Which of the following structures in the brainstem helps coordinate movements and lies above the medulla?
a)
thalamus
b)
hippocampus
c)
reticular formation
d)
pons
14.
Which of the following structures in the brainstem helps coordinate movements and lies above the medulla?
a)
thalamus
b)
hippocampus
c)
reticular formation
d)
pons
15.
Severing a cat's reticular formation from higher brain regions causes the cat to
a)
become violently aggressive.
b)
cower in fear.
c)
experience convulsive seizures.
d)
lapse into a coma.
16.
The medulla is to the control of ________ as the cerebellum is to the control of ________
a)
eating; sleeping
b)
memory; attention
c)
breathing; walking
d)
emotion; motivation
17.
We are usually least consciously aware of the processes and functions of which brain structure?
a)
brainstem
b)
sensory cortex
c)
motor cortex
d)
cerebral cortex
18.
Which of the following is the component of the limbic system that plays an essential role in the processing of new memories?
a)
medulla
b)
hippocampus
c)
thalamus
d)
hypothalamus
19.
The thin surface layer of interconnected neural cells that covers the cerebrum is called the
a)
cerebellum.
b)
corpus callosum.
c)
reticular formation.
d)
cerebral cortex.
20.
Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back?
a)
parietal
b)
temporal
c)
occipital
d)
frontal
21.
By simply thinking about a move, which activates their brain cells, people may be able to move a robotic arm. This best illustrates
a)
hemispheric specialization.
b)
neurogenesis.
c)
constraint-induced therapy.
d)
neural prosthetics.
22.
The cortical regions that are not directly involved in sensory or motor functions are known as
a)
interneurons.
b)
Broca's area.
c)
frontal lobes.
d)
association areas.
23.
If a blind person uses one finger to read Braille, the brain area dedicated to that finger expands as the sense of touch invades the visual cortex. This is an example of
a)
integrated association areas.
b)
brain plasticity.
c)
hemispheric specialization.
d)
neural transformation.
24.
Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by the
a)
medulla.
b)
corpus callosum.
c)
angular gyrus.
d)
limbic system.
25.
Which of the following is considered the Central Nervous System?
a)
Nerves branching out from the spinal cord
b)
The brain and the spinal cord
c)
The liver and the kidney
d)
The circulatory system and adrenal glands
26.
Which of the following is used to see which brain areas are being activated through radioactive emission of glucose, while preforming tasks?
a)
fMRI
b)
PET
c)
CAT
d)
CT
27.
What are produced in the endocrine glands and are distributed by the blood and other bodily fluids?
a)
Barbituates
b)
Metabolism
c)
Hormones
d)
Adrenaline
28.
Which gland within the endocrine system is considered to be the "Master Gland"?
a)
Adrenal
b)
Pituitary
c)
Thyroid
d)
None of the these choices are correct
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