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Practice for unit 2 BBB

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

1.

Ruth and Debbie are identical twins who were raised by the same family. Vince and Frankie are identical twins who were separated at birth and raised by different families. According to research on the heritability of personality traits, Ruth's and Debbie's personalities are statistically

a)

more likely to be similar to one another than are Vince’s and Frankie’s personalities

b)

likely to be as similar and dissimilar to one another as are Vince’s and Frankie’s personalities

c)

more likely to be dissimilar to one another than are Vince’s and Frankie’s personalities

d)

less likely to match on the personality dimensions of agreeableness and extraversion than are Vince and Frankie but not on other personality dimensions

e)

less likely to match on the personality dimensions of openness and neuroticism than are Vince and Frankie but not on other personality dimensions

2.

1.

Johnny often hits his brother even though his

brother does not do anything to antagonize him. Johnny’s aggression is most likely due to a combination of

his genetic makeup, the fact that aggression can be evolutionarily adaptive, and a lack of neuroplasticity

developmental delays, the fact that aggression can be evolutionarily adaptive, and a lack of neuroplasticity

the environment he grew up in, developmental delays, and the fact that aggression can be evolutionarily adaptive

his genetic makeup, developmental delays, and a lack of neuroplasticity

a)

his genetic makeup, the fact that aggression can be evolutionarily adaptive, and a lack of neuroplasticity

b)

developmental delays, the fact that aggression can be evolutionarily adaptive, and a lack of neuroplasticity

c)

the environment he grew up in, developmental delays, and the fact that aggression can be evolutionarily adaptive

d)

his genetic makeup, developmental delays, and a lack of neuroplasticity

e)

his genetic makeup, the environment he grew up in, and the fact that aggression can be evolutionarily adaptive

3.

1.

Which hormone is released when a person is under stress?

a)

progesterone

b)

testesterone

c)

estrogen

d)

oxytocin

e)

cortisol

4.

1.

The hormone most associated with the fight or flight response is

a)

oxytocin

b)

epinephrine

c)

testesterone

d)

estrogen

e)

dopamine

5.

A neuron sends a signal along its

a)

dendrite

b)

optic chiasm

c)

axon

d)

neurotransmitter

e)

nucleus

6.

the medulla oblongata is a part of the

a)

cerebellum

b)

prefrontal cortex

c)

occipital lobe

d)

brain stem

e)

corpus callosum

7.

1.

Which of the following describes what happens when a neuron sends a signal?

a)

The neuron goes from being positively charged to briefly being negatively charged, and finally returns to being positively charged again. The magnitude of the negative charge is fixed regardless of the strength of the input signal it receives.

b)

The neuron goes from being negatively charged to briefly being positively charged, and finally returns to being negatively charged again. The magnitude of the negative charge is fixed regardless of the strength of the input signal it receives.

c)

The neuron goes from being negatively charged to briefly being positively charged, and finally returns to being negatively charged again. The magnitude of the positive charge varies depending on the strength of the input signal it receives.

d)

The neuron goes from being positively charged to briefly being negatively charged, and finally returns to being positively charged again. The magnitude of the negative charge varies depending on the strength of the input signal it receives.

e)

The neuron goes from being negatively charged to being positively charged, and then it remains at that level until it fires again. The magnitude of the positive charge varies depending on the strength of the input signal it receives.

8.

1.

If a body does not have enough potassium, how might that affect neuronal firing?

a)

The neurons will fire too easily because there will not be enough negatively charged ions to maintain a negatively charged resting state.

b)

The neurons will fire too easily because there will not be enough positively charged ions to maintain a positively charged resting state

c)

The neurons will struggle to fire because there will not be enough positively charged ions to trigger the firing of the neuron.

d)

The neurons will struggle to fire because there will not be enough negatively charged ions to trigger the firing of the neuron.

e)

The neurons will struggle to fire because potassium binds to receptors and inhibits neuronal firing

9.

antagonists function by

a)

mimicking neurotransmitters that bind to neural receptors to cause neural firing

b)

blocking receptors to prevent other neurotransmitters from binding to the neural receptors

c)

prompting the production of neurotransmitters

d)

strengthening the connections between neurons

e)

raising the threshold at which the neuron will fire

10.

A drug that is used to treat seizures functions by preventing inhibitory neurotransmitters from returning to the presynaptic neuron. This slows the rate of neurons firing by increasing the amount of the inhibitory neurotransmitter in the synapse. The drug is most likely to be classified as

a)

GABA reuptake inhibitor (GRI)

b)

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)

c)

halluciongen

d)

stimulant

e)

beta blocker

11.

The phenomenon of declining physiological effects of taking a drug after sustained use is referred

a)

endorphin release

b)

withrawal

c)

long-term potentiation

d)

tolerance

e)

a relapse

12.

Michael Gazzaniga is best known for

a)

showing that cats can learn to escape puzzle boxes

b)

conditioning Little Albert to be fearful of rats

c)

studying attachment styles in children

d)

studying false memories

e)

studying split-brain patients

13.

1.

An adult with a healthy sleep cycle is most likely to enter REM sleep

a)

immediately after falling sleep

b)

after the dream stage is completed

c)

after cycling through the NREM sleep stages

d)

only as necessary to prevent waking

e)

soon after falling asleep and then remain there for the majority of the night

14.

1.

The psychodynamic theory of dreaming would postulate that

a)

time spent dreaming helps with problem solving and creativity

b)

people sleep more after they have engaged in strenuous physical activity

c)

dreams are the brain’s way of making sense of random neural activity

d)

dreams fulfill unconscious wishes

e)

lions sleep more than deer

15.

1.

Carl Wernicke discovered the region of the brain that is responsible for

a)

visual perception

b)

sense of balance

c)

memory consolidation

d)

language comprehension

e)

language production